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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krystian Machnik NAPROMIENIOWANI | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Frequent Visitor to Chernobyl, no structured profession. | 1 | 1 |
| Krystian Pracz Managing director · DRF-Luftrettung | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of DRF-Luftrettung. | 1 | 1 |
| Krystyna Melion Reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter | 1 | 1 |
| Krystyna Wrońska | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Krystèle Tachdjian Banking journalist · Les Echos | Excluded | Journalist | Specialized banking journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Kryštof Stupka Activist | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Krzysztof Bolesta Deputy minister of climate and environment | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Minister of Climate, vice-minister in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Krzysztof Bosak President · Ruch Narodowy | Excluded | Serving politician | Prezes Ruch Narodowy, serving party leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Krzysztof Brożek Journalist, reporter, traveler | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Krzysztof Cedrowski Technical director · Transbit | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Technical director at Transbit, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Krzysztof Grabowski From the band Dezerter | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Krzysztof Klęczar Voivode of Małopolska | Excluded | Serving politician | Voivode, voivode in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Krzysztof Kozłowski | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Speaks on BRICS expansion in 2023 but the linked Polish senator and journalist died in 2013, so a namesake. | 1 | 1 |
| Krzysztof Kropidłowski | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Krzysztof Malec | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Krzysztof Malesa Director for security strategy · Microsoft | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Dyrektor for security strategy at Microsoft. | 1 | 1 |
| Krzysztof Niewiadomski Historian · Muzeum Historii Polski | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Historian at Museum of Polish History, civil service. | 1 | 1 |
| Krzysztof Papiernik Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer, author of novels (fiction). | 1 | 1 |
| Krzysztof Przepióka Colonel · GROM | Excluded | Serving politician | Colonel GROM, sitting military officer. | 1 | 1 |
| Krzysztof Puwalski Counter-terrorism techniques instructor · JW GROM | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Counterterrorism instructor GROM in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Krzysztof Renik Correspondent · Polskie Radio | Excluded | Journalist | Polish Radio correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Krzysztof Urban Freenow | Excluded | Business executive | Leader of Freenow, transportation company. | 1 | 1 |
| Krzysztof Zalewski Musician | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Krzysztof Zapała Commune head · Gmina Olszanica | Excluded | Serving politician | Wójt (Mayor) in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Kule Haynes | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kun Yan Dr., researcher · Deltares | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Researcher at Deltares, not a named public organization. | 1 | 1 |
| Kunal Singla CEO and founder · COBO Consult | Excluded | Business executive | CEO and founder of COBO Consult. | 1 | 1 |
| Kurt Björklund Executive Chairman · Permira | Excluded | Business executive | Executive Chairman at Permira. | 1 | 1 |
| Kurt Mosgaard Former commander of Jydske Dragonregiment | Excluded | Serving politician | Former military regiment commander. | 1 | 1 |
| Kurt Pelda | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Kwame Christian Founder and CEO · American Negotiation Institute | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder and CEO of American Negotiation Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Kyla Madonna Kenney | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kyla Scanlon | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Content creator and educator, no structured professional affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle Barr Gizmodo | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Gizmodo. | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle Buchanan Pop culture reporter · The New York Times | Excluded | Journalist | Pop culture reporter at NYT. | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle Dunnigan | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle Hanslovan Co-founder and CEO · Huntress | Excluded | Business executive | Co-Founder and CEO of Huntress. | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle Kranen One of the leading architects of NVIDIA Dynamo | Excluded | Business executive | Senior architect at NVIDIA. | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle Morgan CEO · Blu Bearing | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Blu Bearing. | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle Sweetser | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kylie Robison Senior AI Reporter · The Verge | Excluded | Journalist | Senior AI Reporter The Verge. | 1 | 1 |
| Kyra James Fromologist · OwnYourFunk.com | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Fromologist and content creator. | 1 | 1 |
| Kyriakos Mitsotakis Prime Minister of Greece | Excluded | Serving politician | Prime Minister of Greece in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Kyrre Haugen Rear admiral in the Navy · Sjøforsvaret | Excluded | Serving politician | Flag commander in office in Norwegian Navy. | 1 | 1 |
| Kyrylo Korol Law student · Stanford Law School | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Law student at Stanford. | 1 | 1 |
| Kåre Quist TV host | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kévin Jourdan Co-founder · DotMarket.eu | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of DotMarket.eu. | 1 | 1 |
| L'myah Sherae Director · Enact Equality | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | NGO Enact Equality Director. | 1 | 1 |
| La Boticaria de la Abuela | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Content creator. | 1 | 1 |
| La Cindina | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |