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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Bourdois Co-founder · France SCPI | Excluded | Business executive | Co-Founder of France SCPI. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Bovend'Eert Professor · Radboud Universiteit | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor of constitutional law at Radboud. | 3 | 5 |
| Paul Brand UK Editor · ITV News | Excluded | Journalist | UK Editor at ITV News. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Brandenburg | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 3 |
| Paul Buitink General director · Holland Gold | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | General director Holland Gold. | 2 | 5 |
| Paul Carter Bodybuilding and strength coach | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Bodybuilding and strength coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Cassia Professor of public law · Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University | Selected | Academic | Professor of law, Paris 1 University. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Charon Director of intelligence, foresight and influence strategies · IRSEM | Selected | Think tank | Domain Director at IRSEM. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Clemente Commentator · apolut | Selected | Commentator | Commentator. | 1 | 5 |
| Paul Conti Psychiatrist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychiatrist, physician outside university. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Cornish Professor · University Of Exeter | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Exeter. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Coucke Geneticist · UZ Gent | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Geneticist at UZ Gent, hospital healthcare provider. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Cullen Health correspondent · The Irish Times | Selected | Commentator | Health correspondent, specialized analyst. | 3 | 6 |
| Paul Cunningham | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Duffy Archaeologist · Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte an der Universität Kiel | Selected | Academic | Archaeologist at University of Kiel. | 2 | 2 |
| Paul Eastwick Psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist, outside named university. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Ekins | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Panel guest on COP28 climate negotiations; the linked profile is a University College London economist with no stated climate or environment field. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Embery | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator and writer. | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Enenche Pastor | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Eskelinen Paramedic | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Ambulance paramedic. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul F. Tompkins | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Feig Director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Frambot Morpho | Excluded | Business executive | Leader of company Morpho. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Franklin Oscar-winning Special FX director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Frew DUP MLA | Excluded | Serving politician | DUP MLA, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Frissen Professor · Tilburg University | Selected | Academic | Prof. dr. Tilburg University. | 4 | 5 |
| Paul Gledhill Voiceover · Anomaly Podcast | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Gogo Journalist, author | Selected | Commentator | Journalist author Special Operation. | 8 | 14 |
| Paul Goodman Conservative peer and journalist · Conservative Home | Selected | Commentator | Conservative Home editor, opinion magazine. | 3 | 6 |
| Paul Gorton Traitors contestant | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Griggs US Senior Partner · PwC | Excluded | Business executive | US Senior Partner at PwC, consulting firm executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Hansen Professor · Akita University | Selected | Academic | Professor, Akita University. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Harper Equity strategist · DNB Markets | Selected | Economist or consultant | Stock strategist DNB Markets, analyst. | 5 | 60 |
| Paul Hawken Author | Selected | Commentator | Author and environmentalist on sustainability. | 3 | 4 |
| Paul Heubner Handelshögskolan | Selected | Academic | Professor at business school. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Hosford Deputy Political Editor of the Irish Examiner | Excluded | Journalist | Deputy Political Editor Irish Examiner. | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Hutchinson Founder · The Child Liberation Foundation | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of The Child Liberation Foundation. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Israel Director and General Editor · Thomas A. Edison Papers, Rutgers University | Selected | Academic | Director of Thomas A. Edison Papers at Rutgers. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Johnson Director · Institute for Fiscal Studies | Selected | Think tank | Director Institute for Fiscal Studies. | 12 | 16 |
| Paul Johnston | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Jonas Hildebrandt | Selected | Commentator | ZEIT author, essayist journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Katsen Cofounder · Gym Class VR | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Gym Class VR. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Katz PhD · Jain Family Institute | Selected | Academic | Ph.D., Jain Family Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Kedrosky Managing Partner · SK Ventures | Selected | Economist or consultant | Managing Partner SK Ventures, investor. | 6 | 10 |
| Paul Kelly Professor from the University of Edinburgh | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Edinburgh. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Kemsley Music manager | Excluded | Business executive | Music manager, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Kenyon Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of historical nonfiction books. | 2 | 2 |
| Paul Kessler Lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer. | 1 | 3 |
| Paul Kiernan WSJ reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | WSJ Reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Kimball Retired UFOlogist and filmmaker | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Retired UFOlogist, retired. | 1 | 1 |