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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Coller MRNA researcher · Johns Hopkins Universität | Selected | Academic | MRNA researcher at Johns Hopkins University. | 3 | 3 |
| Jeffrey Kopstein | Selected | Commentator | Co-author of The Assault on the State, political essayist. | 3 | 3 |
| Jeh Johnson Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security. | 3 | 3 |
| Jen Smith Personal finance expert | Selected | Economist or consultant | Personal finance expert, finance consultant. | 3 | 3 |
| Jesús Fernández Úbeda Writer, journalist | Selected | Commentator | Writer and journalist. | 3 | 4 |
| Joakim Lamotte Journalist | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and social debater. | 3 | 4 |
| Joanne Freeman Historian · Yale University | Selected | Academic | Historian at Yale University. | 3 | 7 |
| John Brennan | Selected | Former official | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (end of 2017). | 3 | 7 |
| John Fitzgerald Columniste | Selected | Commentator | Columnist. | 3 | 5 |
| John Kaag Professor of philosophy | Selected | Academic | Professor of philosophy and co-author. | 3 | 3 |
| John Mullan Professor of English, author | Selected | Academic | Professor of English and author. | 3 | 3 |
| John Sellars Reader in philosophy · Royal Holloway, University of London | Selected | Academic | Reader in philosophy at Royal Holloway University of London. | 3 | 4 |
| John Tidd Director general and investment director · HAMCO AM | Selected | Economist or consultant | General director and investment director in asset management. | 3 | 3 |
| Jon Kabat-Zinn Molecular biologist | Selected | Academic | Professor emeritus at University of Massachusetts. | 3 | 4 |
| Jonas Bals Historian and author | Selected | Commentator | Historian and author. | 3 | 5 |
| Jonathan Coe Author | Selected | Commentator | Author and fiction novelist. | 3 | 3 |
| Jonathan Eig Biographer | Selected | Commentator | Biographer, author of bestseller on King. | 3 | 3 |
| Jonathan White Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of 'The Future as a Political Idea', essayist. | 3 | 3 |
| Joram Van Klaveren Former PVV member | Selected | Former official | Former PVV politician. | 3 | 5 |
| Jorge Galindo Director of the EsadeEcPol research centre | Selected | Think tank | Director of EsadeEcPol study center. | 3 | 5 |
| Josep Borrell President · CIDOB | Selected | Think tank | President of division, Achmea (insurance). | 3 | 3 |
| José Ignacio Conde-Ruiz Full professor · Complutense University of Madrid | Selected | Academic et Economist or consultant | Professor at Universidad Complutense de Madrid. | 3 | 3 |
| José Pedro Teixeira Fernandes University professor · Instituto Português de relações Internacionais | Selected | Academic | Professor at the Instituto Português de Relações Internacionais. | 3 | 4 |
| Julia Friedlander Managing director · Atlantik-Brücke | Selected | Think tank | CEO of Atlantik-Brücke think tank. | 3 | 3 |
| Julian Jackson Professor of History · Queen Mary College, University of London | Selected | Academic | Professor of History, Queen Mary College London. | 3 | 5 |
| Juliette Kayyem Professor of International Security · Harvard Kennedy School | Selected | Academic | Professor of International Security, Harvard Kennedy School. | 3 | 6 |
| Jörg Rocholl President of ESMT | Selected | Academic | President of ESMT business school. | 3 | 4 |
| Kalle Lind Authority on pop culture | Selected | Commentator | Authority on pop culture, analytical commentary. | 3 | 3 |
| Karen Philippa Larsen Researcher · DIIS | Selected | Think tank | Researcher at DIIS, Danish institute. | 3 | 3 |
| Karim Lakhani Professor · Harvard Business School | Selected | Academic | Professor, Harvard Business School. | 3 | 4 |
| Karolina Wigura Sociologist and publicist · Kultura Liberalna | Selected | Commentator | Sociologist and publicist at Kultura Liberalna. | 3 | 9 |
| Katriona O'Sullivan Dr · Maynooth University | Selected | Academic | Dr. at Maynooth University, academic author. | 3 | 3 |
| Keith Houston Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of non-fiction book on emoji history. | 3 | 4 |
| Kim Darroch Former British ambassador to the United States | Selected | Former official | Former British ambassador to United States. | 3 | 5 |
| Kit Yates Senior lecturer | Selected | Academic | Senior Lecturer explicit university title. | 3 | 3 |
| Kjetil Martinsen Chief economist · Swedbank | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Economist Swedbank analyst. | 3 | 4 |
| Krzysztof Wojczal | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer and specialized blogger. | 3 | 3 |
| Kyle Chayka Staff writer · New Yorker | Selected | Commentator | Staff writer New Yorker. | 3 | 6 |
| Laetitia Bucaille Professor of political sociology · INALCO | Selected | Academic | Professor of Political Sociology at INALCO. | 3 | 4 |
| Larisa Brown Defence editor · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Defence editor The Times. | 3 | 7 |
| Lars-Erik Lundgren Fund manager · Aktie-Ansvar | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fund manager at Aktie-Ansvar. | 3 | 6 |
| Lasse Meholm Consultant · Norges Bank | Selected | Economist or consultant | Consultant for Norges Bank. | 3 | 8 |
| Laura Mae Martin Executive Productivity Advisor · Google | Selected | Economist or consultant | Google productivity advisor. | 3 | 3 |
| Laure de Roucy-Rochegonde Director of the Geopolitics of Technology Centre · Ifri | Selected | Think tank | Director of Geopolitics of Technology Center at Ifri. | 3 | 3 |
| Laurens Ham Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of books on politics and culture non-fiction. | 3 | 3 |
| Leah McMahon Financial planner · Castle Capital | Selected | Economist or consultant | Financial planner, Castle Capital. | 3 | 5 |
| Leike van Oss Change experts | Selected | Commentator | Co-author of non-fiction book Wederopbouw. | 3 | 3 |
| Levi Roach Dr. | Selected | Academic | Dr., specialist in Early Medieval kingship, academic researcher. | 3 | 6 |
| Liaquat Ahamed Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of book '1873', historical non-fiction work. | 3 | 3 |
| Liz Plank | Selected | Commentator | Canadian journalist, culture and gender analysis. | 3 | 3 |