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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per Kuskner Editor-in-chief | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 10 |
| Per Mølgaard Emeritus lecturer at the Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology · University of Copenhagen | Selected | Academic | Lecturer emeritus at Institute for Drug Design Copenhagen University. | 1 | 1 |
| Per Mønsted MOJO Capitals | Excluded | Business executive | MOJO Capitals, venture capital. | 1 | 1 |
| Per Nielsen Historian and Venezuela expert | Selected | Commentator | Historian and Venezuela expert, historical analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Per Olav Ødegård Foreign affairs commentator · VG | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Per Palmström Lawyer and editor · Evida | Selected | Lawyer | Jurist and editor. | 1 | 3 |
| Per Rasmussen Photographer · Ekstra Bladet | Excluded | Journalist | Photographer at Ekstra Bladet. | 1 | 2 |
| Per Rosencrantz Consultant · Bellbird | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Bellbird consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Per Skøien Managing director · Kin | Excluded | Business executive | Daglig leder Kin, director. | 1 | 1 |
| Per Stig Møller Former foreign minister | Selected | Former official | Former foreign minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Per Strömbäck Head · Dataspelsbranschen | Excluded | Business executive | Head of Dataspelsbranschen, executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Per Sundin CEO · Pophouse | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Pophouse, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Per Sydvik Investigative reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Per Thiemann Economics editor · Politiken | Selected | Commentator | Economics editor at Politiken, economics columnist. | 1 | 1 |
| Per-Anders Palmér Teacher | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Per-Einar Binder Psychology specialist and professor · UiB | Selected | Academic | Psychologist specialist and professor at UiB. | 1 | 1 |
| Per-Johan Stenstrand Pastor | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Percival Everett American writer | Selected | Academic | University teacher at University of Southern California. | 3 | 3 |
| Pere Gascón Oncologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Oncologist outside university. | 1 | 1 |
| Pere León Geobiologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Geobiologist, outside the roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Père Matthieu Churchman | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Clergy, religious. | 1 | 1 |
| Pernilla Sjoholm | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Pernille Bjørn Computer scientist · Datalogisk Institut, Københavns Universitet | Selected | Academic | Datalog professor Datalogisk Institut Københavns Universitet. | 1 | 1 |
| Pernille Bügel Climate adviser · Norges Bondelag | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Climate advisor to agricultural union. | 1 | 1 |
| Pernille Holbøll Group Senior Director for Innovation and AI · Better Collective | Excluded | Business executive | Group Senior Director Innovation at Better Collective. | 1 | 2 |
| Pernille Jensen Music critic · Politiken | Excluded | Journalist | Music critic Politiken, culture critic. | 1 | 4 |
| Pernille Knudsen Deputy managing director · Dansk Arbejdsgiverforening | Excluded | Business executive | Vice-Managing Director Danish Employers' Association. | 1 | 3 |
| Pernille Mainz Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Pernille Moen Masdal Manager at Folketrygdfondet | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fund manager at Folketrygdfondet. | 1 | 1 |
| Pernille Skipper Chair of Coop | Excluded | Business executive | Leader of Coop cooperative. | 1 | 1 |
| Pernille Spitz Psychologist at Red Barnet | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist at Red Barnet. | 1 | 1 |
| Pernille Vermund Politician | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Perrie Edwards Singer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Perrine Simon-Nahum | Selected | Commentator | Historian and philosopher, analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Perry Link Distinguished Professor · University of California, Riverside | Selected | Academic | Distinguished Professor at University of California Riverside. | 1 | 2 |
| Perry Samson Atmospheric scientist | Selected | Academic | Atmospheric scientist, university professor. | 1 | 1 |
| Perth Tolle Founder · Life and Liberty indexes | Selected | Economist or consultant | Founder of Life and Liberty indexes. | 2 | 2 |
| Perttu Könönen Special prosecutor | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Specialized prosecutor. | 1 | 1 |
| Peta Greenfield Podcast host and author | Selected | Commentator | Podcast host and author, analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Peta Stapleton World-leading researcher | Selected | Academic | Psychology researcher, university professor. | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Barbrook-Johnson | Selected | Academic | University researcher in policy evaluation. | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Brown Global Workforce Leader · PwC | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Global Workforce Leader at PwC, consulting executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Finn Builder | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Builder. | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Hegseth Defense Secretary · USA | Excluded | Serving politician | Defense Secretary USA, minister in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Pete Holmes Comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Pete JW Saunders Director General · NORAD Continental Defence Modernization Office | Excluded | Serving politician | General director of NORAD Continental Defence. | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Lapp FBI counterintelligence expert | Selected | Former official | Retired FBI counterintelligence expert. | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Lunn Head of the ESRI's Behavioural Unit | Selected | Think tank | Head of ESRI's Behavioral Unit, economic think tank. | 3 | 7 |
| Pete Manning US Special Agent | Excluded | Serving politician | US Special Agent, public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Muntean CNN aviation and transportation correspondent, pilot and flight instructor | Excluded | Journalist | Aviation and transport reporter, not analyst | 1 | 1 |