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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laetitia Bucaille Professor of political sociology · INALCO | Selected | Academic | Professor of Political Sociology at INALCO. | 3 | 4 |
| Ludivine Bantigny Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian professor at University of Rouen Normandy. | 3 | 4 |
| Marco Pastors Former politician | Selected | Former official | Former Dutch politician. | 3 | 4 |
| Marjorie Ingall Co-author | Selected | Commentator | Co-author of Sorry, Sorry, Sorry. | 3 | 4 |
| Mark Cancian CSIS | Selected | Think tank | CSIS, think tank. | 3 | 4 |
| Martin Kolk Lecturer in demography | Selected | Academic | Docent in demography. | 3 | 4 |
| Mathias Clasen Director · The Recreational Fear Lab | Selected | Academic | Director of Recreational Fear Lab. | 3 | 4 |
| Małgorzata Bonikowska Centrum Studiów Międzynarodowych | Selected | Think tank | Political scientist at Centre for International Studies (think tank). | 3 | 4 |
| Michel Dijkstra Writer, philosopher and lecturer | Selected | Academic | Writer, philosopher and docent (teacher) at an institution. | 3 | 4 |
| Miguel Otero Principal researcher in International Political Economy · Elcano Royal Institute for International and Strategic Studies | Selected | Think tank | Principal researcher at Real Instituto Elcano. | 3 | 4 |
| Mårten Arndtzen Art critic · Sveriges Radio | Selected | Commentator | Art critic Sveriges Radio. | 3 | 4 |
| Nadia Martin Wiggen Svelland Capital | Selected | Economist or consultant | Independent oil analyst, Svelland Capital. | 3 | 4 |
| Patricia Suárez Financial expert | Selected | Economist or consultant | Financial expert and analyst. | 3 | 4 |
| Paul Hawken Author | Selected | Commentator | Author and environmentalist on sustainability. | 3 | 4 |
| Pedro Bravo Researcher and author | Selected | Commentator | Researcher and book author, analysis and non-fiction. | 3 | 4 |
| Pedro Góis University professor and researcher | Selected | Academic | University professor and researcher. | 3 | 4 |
| Pekka Virkki | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and non-fiction writer. | 3 | 4 |
| Peter Norhammar Manager · NRP Anaxo Nordic Real Estate | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fund manager at NRP Anaxo. | 3 | 4 |
| Philippe Ledent Senior economist · ING | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior Economist bank ING. | 3 | 4 |
| Pierre Vermeren Professor at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne · Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University | Selected | Academic | Professor Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. | 3 | 4 |
| Raja Shehadeh Palestinian writer, lawyer and activist | Selected | Lawyer | Palestinian lawyer and writer analyzing politics. | 3 | 4 |
| Ralf Fücks Zentrum Liberale Moderne | Selected | Think tank | Fellow/director at Zentrum Liberale Moderne. | 3 | 4 |
| Raphaël Llorca Essayist and co-director · Observatoire at Fondation Jean-Jaurès | Selected | Think tank | Co-Director at Jean-Jaures Foundation. | 3 | 4 |
| Raymond Gradus Prof. dr., economist and waste expert | Selected | Academic | Prof. dr. economist. | 3 | 4 |
| Remedios Zafra Philosopher | Selected | Academic | Philosopher, Wikidata: reader and professor at Autonomous University of Madrid. | 3 | 4 |
| Rita McGrath Researcher · Columbia University | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Columbia University. | 3 | 4 |
| Rob Dunn Evolutionary biologist and professor · North Carolina State University | Selected | Academic | Professor of biology at North Carolina State. | 3 | 4 |
| Ronald Hutton Historian | Selected | Academic | Professor at University of Bristol. | 3 | 4 |
| Rosa Balfour Director · Carnegie Europe | Selected | Think tank | Director of think tank Carnegie Europe. | 3 | 4 |
| Samuel Chong Lawyer, court interpreter, translator, and UFO researcher | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer, court interpreter, translator. | 3 | 4 |
| Stacy Rasgon Senior Analyst · Bernstein | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior Analyst at Bernstein (firm). | 3 | 4 |
| Steen Bocian Economics editor at Børsen | Selected | Commentator | Economics editor of Børsen. | 3 | 4 |
| Stefan Bratzel Automobile analyst | Selected | Academic | Professor of automotive economics, German. | 3 | 4 |
| Steffen Kopetzky Writer | Selected | Commentator | Well-known German writer. | 3 | 4 |
| Stephan Schulmeister Economic researcher | Selected | Economist or consultant | Austrian economist according to Wikidata. | 3 | 4 |
| Sverker Johansson Linguist and author | Selected | Academic | University teacher at Jönköping and Chalmers. | 3 | 4 |
| Sylvaine Bulle Professor of sociology · EHESS | Selected | Academic | Professor of Sociology at EHESS. | 3 | 4 |
| Ségolène Royal | Selected | Former official | Former finalist in French presidential election. | 3 | 4 |
| Tessa Khan Director · Uplift | Selected | Lawyer | Environmental lawyer. | 3 | 4 |
| Thomas de Maizière Former federal interior minister · CDU | Selected | Former official | Former Federal Interior Minister. | 3 | 4 |
| Thomas Legrand Columnist · Libération | Selected | Commentator | Libération columnist. | 3 | 4 |
| Thomas Schlemmer Dr. · Institute for Contemporary History München–Berlin | Selected | Academic | Doctor at Institute for Contemporary History Munich. | 3 | 4 |
| Thomas Zimmer America expert · Georgetown University | Selected | Academic | Americas expert at Georgetown University. | 3 | 4 |
| Tito Boeri Economist · Università Bocconi | Selected | Academic | Economist at Università Bocconi. | 3 | 4 |
| Udo Di Fabio Constitutional lawyer and author | Selected | Academic | Prof. Constitutional lawyer. | 3 | 4 |
| Vesa Puttonen Professors | Selected | Academic | Professor of finance, Aalto University. | 3 | 4 |
| Will Stancil Policy researcher and attorney | Selected | Think tank | Policy researcher and attorney (political research). | 3 | 4 |
| A.J. Jacobs NY Times bestselling author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist and author. | 3 | 3 |
| Adam Smith Congressman · États-Unis | Excluded | Serving politician | Congressman, active politician. | 3 | 3 |
| Adnan Hadziefendic Author and manager · REQ | Selected | Economist or consultant | Portfolio manager at REQ Capital. | 3 | 3 |