Screening of candidates

Only guests who fit one of the 6 roles of the Atrium spec are kept.

Guests identified28,587

Excluded19,663

Selected8,924

Selected by role

AcademicNamed position at a university or research institution4,498 Think tankNamed position at a think tank or public policy institute736 Former officialHeld a position in a public authority: ministry, regulator, central bank, parliament551 LawyerPractices law, in a firm, in-house or at the bar255 Economist or consultantEconomist, analyst or adviser, in a firm or independent873 CommentatorAnalyzes current affairs or ideas for the general public: columnist, essayist2,011

Why the others are excluded

People

27,729 people

Person	Decision	Role or reason	Why	Podcasts	Appearances
Hans Jacob Orning professor · Universitetet i Oslo	Selected	Academic	Professor of history at the University of Oslo.	2	6
Jarosław Kuisz Kultura Liberalna	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	2	6
John Caddell	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	2	6
John Downing Belfast Telegraph	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	2	6
Laura Wismans Wetenschapsredacteur · NRC	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	Science editor at NRC.	2	6
Luc Julia directeur scientifique · Renault Group	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	Scientific director at Renault, business executive.	2	6
Marko de Haan politiek journalist · NRC	Excluded	Journalist	Political journalist at NRC.	2	6
Megan Basham author · Daily Wire	Excluded	Journalist	Daily Wire culture reporter, general cultural reporting.	2	6
Michelle Nørgaard aktiestrateg	Selected	Economist or consultant	Independent stock strategist.	2	6
Molly Ball reporter · Wall Street Journal	Excluded	Journalist	Reporter Wall Street Journal	2	6
Peter Ernstved Rasmussen journalist og forsvarsekspert · Olfi	Excluded	Journalist	Editor-in-chief, no explicit analysis.	2	6
Pim van den Dool politiek journalist	Excluded	Journalist	Political journalist, political reporter.	2	6
René Pfister Bürochef des SPIEGEL in Washington · DER SPIEGEL	Excluded	Journalist	SPIEGEL Washington bureau chief and correspondent.	2	6
Sophia Yan Senior Foreign Correspondent · The Telegraph	Excluded	Journalist	Senior Foreign Correspondent The Telegraph.	2	6
Thomas Grjebine responsable du programme Macroéconomie et finance internationales · CEPII	Selected	Think tank	Macroeconomics program director, CEPII.	2	6
Victor Vlam Amerikadeskundige	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	2	6
Jan Oleszczuk-Zygmuntowski współprzewodniczący · Polska Sieć Ekonomii	Selected	Think tank	Co-Chair Poland Economics Network Think Tank.	2	6
José Eduardo Martins comentador	Selected	Commentator	Explicit commentator.	2	6
Jan Cienski defense editor · POLITICO	Selected	Commentator	Defense editor and defense expert POLITICO, specialized analyst.	2	6
Stefano Montefiori giornalista · Corriere della Sera	Selected	Commentator	Corriere della Sera journalist.	2	6
Michael Meyen Professor	Selected	Academic	Professor of communications at Munich.	2	6
Ophélie Roque prof de lettres et essayiste	Selected	Commentator	Essayist and literature professor.	2	6
Diana Soller investigadora · Instituto Português de Relações Internacionais da Universidade Nova de Lisbia	Selected	Academic	Researcher at Portuguese university institute.	2	6
Guido Tonelli fisico delle particelle, professore all'Università di Pisa, portavoce dell'esperimento CMS al CERN · Università di Pisa, CERN	Selected	Academic	Professor at University of Pisa.	2	6
Léo Péria-Peigné chercheur · IFRI	Selected	Think tank	Researcher at IFRI, think tank institute.	2	6
Anabel Schunke Kolumnistin	Selected	Commentator	Columnist analyzing current events in Weltwoche.	2	6
Borja Barragué profesor de Filosofía del Derecho	Selected	Academic	Profesor de Filosofía del Derecho.	2	6
Cait Donovan culture and leadership keynote speaker, host of Fried: The Burnout Podcast, author	Selected	Commentator	Culture and leadership keynote speaker, author.	2	6
Daniela Nunes investigadora · Instituto de Estudos Políticos da Universidade Católica	Selected	Academic	Researcher at Institute of Political Studies of a university.	2	6
Dario Guarascio professore associato di economia e politiche dell'innovazione · università Sapienza di Roma	Selected	Academic	Associate professor of economics, Sapienza Rome.	2	6
Elsa Fornero economista	Selected	Economist or consultant et Former official	Economist at University of Turin.	2	6
Helen MacNamara former top civil servant	Selected	Former official	Former top civil servant.	2	6
Hugo von Essen analytiker · Centrum för Östeuropastudier, UI	Selected	Think tank	Analyst Center for Eastern European Studies UI.	2	6
James Levy analista de política estadounidense · Merrill Lynch	Selected	Economist or consultant	US policy analyst at Merrill Lynch (bank).	2	6
Josep Martí Blanch	Selected	Commentator	Journalist and analysis columnist.	2	6
Martin Brunt Sky News Crime Commentator · Sky News	Selected	Commentator	Legal commentator for Sky News.	2	6
Péter Techet storico	Selected	Commentator	Historian, historical analysis and writing.	2	6
Rosi Braidotti filosofa femminista	Selected	Academic	Professor at Utrecht University.	2	6
Sophie Eastaugh BBC's The Climate Question podcast	Selected	Commentator	BBC's The Climate Question podcast.	2	6
Sören Holst teoretisk fysiker · Stockholms universitet	Selected	Academic	Theoretical physicist at Stockholm University.	2	6
Thomas Erikson Autor, Leaderschaft-Coach	Selected	Commentator	Author and Leadership Coach.	2	6
Thomas Hoenig	Selected	Economist or consultant	Economist, Federal Reserve and Mercatus Center.	2	6
Tomas Eneroth	Selected	Former official	Former Swedish Infrastructure Minister (end 2022).	2	6
Victoria Gill Science Correspondent · BBC	Selected	Commentator	BBC science correspondent, science analysis.	2	6
Yonah Freemark principal research associate · Urban Institute	Selected	Think tank	Principal research associate at Urban Institute, think tank.	2	6
Łukasz Ogrodnik analityka · PISM	Selected	Think tank	Analyst PISM.	2	6
Aiden Reiter new Unhedged newsletter reporter · Financial Times	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	1	6
Alba Leiva El Orden Mundial	Excluded	Position not verifiable	Insufficiently precise role in texts.	1	6
Alberto Gusmeroli Presidente della Commissione Attività Produttive della Camera · Lega	Excluded	Serving politician	Presidente della Commissione Attività Produttive, serving.	1	6
Alejandro Pelayo musico	Excluded	Artist	Excluded before role classification.	1	6

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Commentator

Sonny Bunch

The Bulwark · United States

Why this role

The Bulwark contributor, political analysis publication.

Appearances in 24 months2

Appearances in 6 months1

Distinct podcasts3

Last appearanceSep 21, 2026

Criteria

G1 Written voiceNext version
G2 Spoken presenceMet
G3 Commercial offeringNot met
G4 Institutional standingNot met
G5 Recent activityNot met

Podcasts

The Next Level4 appearances
The Bulwark Daily1 appearance
Bulwark Takes1 appearance

Latest appearances

MAGA’s Far-Right Feud Is Spilling Into Turning Point USA | MAGA MondaysBulwark Takes · Sep 21, 2026
Laura Rozen and Sonny Bunch: War and DystopiaThe Bulwark Daily · Mar 10, 2026
It's All Bad and We're All DoomedThe Next Level · Aug 31, 2023
The Real Wannabe Dictator (with Sonny Bunch)The Next Level · Jun 15, 2023
The Problem with CNN (with Sonny Bunch)The Next Level · Jun 8, 2023