Screening of candidates
Only guests who fit one of the 6 roles of the Atrium spec are kept. This page covers every guest of the POC podcasts, all countries together: screening comes first, and the country of origin is looked up afterwards, only for the selected experts.
Guests identified28,551
Excluded19,870
Selected8,681Of which 2,556 English-speaking world, 4,579 European Union, 1,546 other or unknown country
Selected by role
AcademicNamed position at a university or research institution4,334Think tankNamed position at a think tank or public policy institute730Former officialHeld a position in a public authority: ministry, regulator, central bank, parliament531LawyerPractices law, in a firm, in-house or at the bar251Economist or consultantEconomist, analyst or adviser, in a firm or independent865CommentatorAnalyzes current affairs or ideas for the general public: columnist, essayist1,970
Why the others are excluded
People
27,693 people · the 858 guests named by their first name only are counted above but not listed
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olcay Gulsen TV personality | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 3 |
| Ole André Kjennerud Credit strategist · DNB Markets | Selected | Economist or consultant | Credit strategist at DNB Markets bank. | 1 | 1 |
| Ole Asbjørn Ness Author and podcast host | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Novelist and podcast host. | 1 | 1 |
| Ole Birk Olesen Mayor · Liberal Alliance | Excluded | Serving politician | Party leader in office, politician. | 2 | 2 |
| Ole Bornedal Film director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ole Bouman Historian | Selected | Commentator | Art historian, critic and exhibition curator. | 1 | 1 |
| Ole Christian Madsen Film director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ole Christoffer Riis | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ole Egberg Mikkelsen Denmark's ambassador to Ukraine · Danemark | Excluded | Serving politician | Ambassador in office. Public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Ole Eggers Bjælde Astrophysicist · Science Museerne på Aarhus Universitet | Selected | Academic | Astrophysicist at university. University position. | 1 | 2 |
| Ole Erik Almlid CEO · NHO | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of an employers' organization NHO. Organization chief. | 1 | 1 |
| Ole Gjems-Onstad Professor emeritus · BI, Universitetet i Oslo | Selected | Academic | Professor emeritus at University of Oslo and BI. | 1 | 3 |
| Ole Hall Business journalist · DR | Excluded | Journalist | Business journalist at DR. | 2 | 3 |
| Ole Hansen Commodities analyst | Selected | Economist or consultant | Commodities analyst. | 3 | 12 |
| Ole Henry Snildalsli | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ole Jacob Sandal Managing director · Norske Caox AS | Excluded | Business executive | Daglig leder (director general) of an SME. Business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Ole Johan Østvedt Executive vice president · Nemo Maritime | Excluded | Business executive | Executive vice president of shipping company. Executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Ole Krogh Petersen CEO of PFA | Excluded | Business executive | Administrative director of a pension fund. Organization chief. | 1 | 1 |
| Ole Kværnø Retired brigadier general | Excluded | Serving politician | Retired (brigadier general). Former soldier, not a public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Ole Petter Erlandsen | Selected | Commentator | Wrote book on Christianization of Norway. Historical nonfiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| Ole Ryborg Correspondent · DR | Excluded | Journalist | Correspondent at DR. | 1 | 1 |
| Ole Søeberg CEO · Nordic Investment Partners | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Investor and stock strategist. Investor and wealth manager. | 3 | 12 |
| Ole Toft Health policy analyst · Altinget | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Ambassador to Poland in office. Public official. | 2 | 2 |
| Ole-Albert Rønning Nordby | Selected | Commentator | Wrote book 'Mord, a medieval history'. Historical nonfiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Ole-Andreas Elvik Næss Researcher · NHH | Selected | Academic | Researcher at NHH, business and economics school. | 2 | 2 |
| Ole-Jørgen Schulsrud-Hansen Historian, author · TV2 | Selected | Commentator | Historian, author and royal house expert for media. Public analyst. | 2 | 3 |
| Oleg Dubisz | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Oleg Itskhoki Professor of economics · Harvard University | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics at Harvard University. | 1 | 1 |
| Oleg Shibanov Professor · New Economic School | Selected | Academic | Professor at the Russian Economic School. | 1 | 1 |
| Oleg Simoroz Lawyer · 131-й батальйону 112-ї бригади ТрО ЗСУ | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Oleh Chaban Psychiatrist, scientist | Selected | Academic | Psychiatrist, professor at Bogomolets Medical University. | 1 | 1 |
| Oleksandr Cherniak Physics researcher · Bogolyubovinstitutet för teoretisk fysik | Selected | Academic | Physics researcher at theoretical research institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Oleksandr Zinchenko Footballer · Arsenal | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Oleksii Makeiev Ambassador · Ukraine | Excluded | Serving politician | Ambassador in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Oleksij Makejew Ukrainian ambassador | Excluded | Serving politician | Ukrainian ambassador, incumbent public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Oleną Babakową Migration researcher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Ołena Żeżera-Szaposznikowa | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Olesia Bida Journalist · The Kyiv Independent | Selected | Commentator | War Crimes Investigations Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Olexandra Matwijtschuk | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Human rights activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate. | 1 | 1 |
| Olga Butkevych President · Ukrainian Association of International Law | Excluded | Position not verifiable | President of an association, academic role not established. | 1 | 1 |
| Olga Cronin Senior Policy Officer · Irish Council for Civil Liberties | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Policy director, civil liberties association. | 1 | 1 |
| Olga Fateeva Forensic medical expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Forensic medical expert, medical legal expert, not academic. | 1 | 1 |
| Olga Flor | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Olga Givernet Member of parliament · Ensemble Pour la République | Excluded | Serving politician | Female member currently serving. Politician. | 2 | 2 |
| Olga Khazan Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Me, But Better, scientific nonfiction. | 5 | 6 |
| Olga Koch Comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 4 |
| Olga Lohman | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Olga Malinkiewicz Co-founder of Saule, scientist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Co-Founder Saule, scientist. Start-up co-founder. | 1 | 1 |
| Olga McAteer Small Business of the Year · McAteer Solutions Ltd | Excluded | Business executive | Small business owner. | 1 | 1 |
| Olga Merino Psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist. Non-university psychologist. | 1 | 1 |