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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megyn Kelly Journalist · The Megyn Kelly Show | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and podcast host. | 3 | 4 |
| Michael Weiss Reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative journalist, investigation reporter. | 3 | 4 |
| Michelle Hackman Immigration policy reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Immigration reporter at Wall Street Journal. | 3 | 4 |
| Morten Messerschmidt Chair · Dansk Folkeparti | Excluded | Serving politician | Leader of Danish People's Party, current party leader. | 3 | 4 |
| Nicolas Dufourcq Chief executive officer · Bpifrance | Excluded | Business executive | General Director Bpifrance (public institution). | 3 | 4 |
| Paweł Łatuszka Deputy head of the transition cabinet · gabinet przejściowy Białorusi | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-President Belarusian transitional cabinet. | 3 | 4 |
| Robin Alexander Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist alone = basic role. | 3 | 4 |
| Ruben Brekelmans Minister of defense · VVD | Excluded | Serving politician | Dutch parliamentarian in office, former defence minister. | 3 | 4 |
| Seth Moulton Congressman · Massachusetts | Excluded | Serving politician | Active congressman (representative) from Massachusetts. | 3 | 4 |
| Stefan Stern The report author · Svenskt Näringsliv | Excluded | Serving politician | City secretary Social Democrats, official. | 3 | 4 |
| Sylvie Kauffmann Columnist · Le Monde | Selected | Commentator | Monde columnist, political analyst. | 3 | 4 |
| Tito Vivas Archaeologist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 3 | 4 |
| Ulf Kristersson Prime minister · Svezia | Excluded | Serving politician | Prime minister Sweden, politician. | 3 | 4 |
| Veit Medick Head of politics · Stern | Excluded | Journalist | Politics chief at Stern, political editor. | 3 | 4 |
| Velina Tchakarova Security expert · FACE | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 3 | 4 |
| Victor Malm Culture chief · Expressen | Excluded | Journalist | Culture chief at Expressen, culture editor-in-chief. | 3 | 4 |
| Klas-Göran Karlsson Historian · Lund University | Selected | Academic | Professor of History, Lund University. | 3 | 4 |
| Ulf Danielsson Professor of theoretical physics · Uppsala University | Selected | Academic | Professor of theoretical physics, Uppsala. | 3 | 4 |
| Elisabeth Kendall President · Girton College, University of Cambridge | Selected | Academic | President of Girton College, Cambridge University. | 3 | 4 |
| Maarten Doorman Philosopher, poet and writer · Université | Selected | Academic | Cultural philosopher, professor emeritus at university. | 3 | 4 |
| Marcin Gabryś Professor · Jagiellonian University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Jagiellonian University. | 3 | 4 |
| Martin Seligman Psychologist · University of Pennsylvania | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychology, University of Pennsylvania. | 3 | 4 |
| Pierre Haski Journalist, geopolitical columnist · France Inter | Selected | Commentator | Geopolitical columnist at France Inter. | 3 | 4 |
| Piotr Oleksy Doctor · Instytut Boyma | Selected | Think tank | Doctor at Boyma Institute think tank. | 3 | 4 |
| Julian Lindley-French Professor · Wilton Park | Selected | Think tank | Professor, Wilton Park think tank. | 3 | 4 |
| Justin Rowlatt Climate editor · BBC News | Selected | Commentator | Climate editor-in-chief, BBC News. | 3 | 4 |
| Kacper Rękawek Dr, terrorism expert · Międzynarodowe Centrum Badań na rzecz Zwalczania Terroryzmu | Selected | Think tank | Terrorism expert at Centre for Counter-Terrorism Research. | 3 | 4 |
| Martin Klingst Author · ZEIT-ONLINE | Selected | Commentator | Author and journalist for ZEIT-ONLINE. | 3 | 4 |
| Annika Wallenskog Chief economist at SKR | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief economist, SKR, organization chief economist. | 3 | 4 |
| David Yeager Professor of psychology · University of Texas at Austin | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychology at University of Texas at Austin. | 3 | 4 |
| Erik Brynjolfsson Economist and Stanford professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics at Stanford University. | 3 | 4 |
| Gilles Moëc Chief economist · Groupe AXA | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief economist, AXA Group. | 3 | 4 |
| James Kynge Senior Research Fellow · Chatham House | Selected | Think tank | Senior Research Fellow at Chatham House. | 3 | 4 |
| Jeff Jarvis Media critic | Selected | Commentator | Media critic (media critic). | 3 | 4 |
| Lars Strannegård President · Stockholm School of Economics | Selected | Academic | President and professor at Stockholm School of Economics. | 3 | 4 |
| Maaike Meijer Historian | Selected | Academic | Literature researcher at Maastricht and Utrecht universities. | 3 | 4 |
| Mariano Sigman Neuroscientist | Selected | Academic | Neuroscientist researcher at Torcuato di Tella University. | 3 | 4 |
| Marjolein Koster Correspondent | Selected | Commentator | Balkans correspondent and expert. | 3 | 4 |
| Paul Mason Author and journalist | Selected | Commentator | Author and journalist, essayist. | 3 | 4 |
| Sir John Major British Prime Minister | Selected | Former official | Former British Prime Minister (1992-1997). | 3 | 4 |
| Thijs Lijster Philosopher · University of Groningen | Selected | Academic | Dr. philosopher at Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. | 3 | 4 |
| Thomas Jäger Professor · University of Cologne | Selected | Academic | Professor of International Politics, University of Cologne. | 3 | 4 |
| Tim Lenton Professor of Climate Change and Earth System Science · University of Exeter | Selected | Academic | Professor of climatology at University of Exeter. | 3 | 4 |
| Giorgio Vacchiano Forest scientist | Selected | Academic | Forest scientist. | 3 | 4 |
| Olivier Lluansi Professor · CNAM | Selected | Academic | Professor at CNAM. | 3 | 4 |
| Alexandre Devecchio Journalist, editor-in-chief of the debates section · Figaro | Selected | Commentator | Debates section head at Figaro. | 3 | 4 |
| Arthur Weststeijn Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian at Utrecht. | 3 | 4 |
| Martha Claeys Philosopher | Selected | Academic | Belgian philosopher at University of Antwerp. | 3 | 4 |
| Michel Wieviorka Sociologist | Selected | Academic | Sociologist at EHESS. | 3 | 4 |
| Thomas Eitzen Credit director · SEB | Selected | Economist or consultant | Credit analysis chief SEB. | 3 | 4 |