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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klaudia Pingot | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Klaudia Tanner ÖVP minister | Excluded | Serving politician | Austrian minister in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Klaus Harisch Serial founder, founder | Excluded | Business executive | Serial founder, entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Klaus Köther Teacher · VBE | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Klaus Nielsen Rumdata-lydmester | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Sound engineer. | 1 | 1 |
| Klaus Rader Founder · L'Osteria | Excluded | Business executive | L'Osteria restaurant founder. | 1 | 1 |
| Klaus Seltenheim | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Klaus Siedenhans Personality, mental and feel-good coach | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Professional business coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Klaus Stimeder Correspondent · Der Standard | Excluded | Journalist | Der Standard correspondent, not analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Klaus-Rüdiger Mai Novelist and essayist | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Novelist, fiction writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Knut Hellandsvik Equities head · DNB | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Stock manager bank. | 1 | 1 |
| Knut Houge | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Knut Risvik Microsoft | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Executive at Microsoft. | 1 | 1 |
| Kodjo Akolor President Kodjo | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Koen Broucke Artist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Koen Geens Minister of Finance | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Finance in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Koen Leysen Natuurpunt | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Natuurpunt employee. | 1 | 1 |
| Koen Naert European marathon champion | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Koen Schuiling Mayor · Groningen | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Koen Thewissen Communications expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Koen Van Boxem | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Koen Voskuil Journalist · RTL | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist RTL, not analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Koert Lindijer Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Simple journalist, not an analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Koko Kondo | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kole Whitty Co-founder · The Condor Approach | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of company. | 1 | 1 |
| Kommandeur des Zentrums Digitalisierung der Bundeswehr Commander · Bundeswehr | Excluded | Doubtful participation | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Konrad Braciak Transgender man | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Konrad Hummler | Excluded | Business executive | Private banker and entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Konrad Karwat Polish strongman, combat sports athlete · Strong Ekipa | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Konrad Schuller F.A.Z. | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist F.A.Z., not analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Konrad Wernicki NSZZ Solidarność | Excluded | Serving politician | Solidarność union leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Konrada Gołotę Deputy minister for state assets · Nowa Lewica | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Minister, government position. | 1 | 1 |
| Konstantin Deblikow YouTube author · Bionic Russia | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Konstantin Tuonihovi Host · Rihmastosignaali-podcast | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Isanta podcast media producer. | 1 | 1 |
| Konstanty Pilawa Board member · Klub Jagielloński | Excluded | Serving politician | Board member of elite intellectual club. | 1 | 1 |
| Korbinian Frenzel | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist, not analyst or editorialist. | 1 | 1 |
| Kostas Gavrilakis Gedenkstätte Kaisariani | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kousha Torabi Entrepreneur · Ninepine | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur and founder of Ninepine. | 1 | 1 |
| Kozeen Shiwan Michelin star | Excluded | Business executive | Michelin-star chef. | 1 | 1 |
| Kreeta Karvala Iltalehti | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Iltalehti, not analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Kresten Schultz Jørgensen CEO · SJ+K | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | CEO of company. | 1 | 1 |
| Kris Brown President of Brady | Excluded | Business executive | President of Brady, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Kris Heyndrikx | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kris Krohn Real estate investor, business coach, motivational speaker | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Real estate investor, business coach, motivational speaker. | 1 | 1 |
| Kris Maher WSJ reporter · The Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter WSJ, not analyst | 1 | 1 |
| Kris Rabideau Senior Director of Global Strategic E-commerce & Marketplace Partnerships · Avalara | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Senior Director at Avalara, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Krista Jordan Dr. | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Filmmaker, does not fit any role. | 1 | 1 |
| Kristan Kornø | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kristen Carder Hosts the podcast I Have ADHD and runs a group coaching program called Focused | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Hosts podcast and runs coaching program. | 1 | 1 |
| Kristen Fortney Cofounder and CEO · BioAge | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO of BioAge. | 1 | 1 |