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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas D. Anderson Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs · The George Washington University | Selected | Academic | Assistant Professor at George Washington University. | 1 | 1 |
| Nicholas Hardie Entrepreneur and non-executive director · Moorfields Eye Hospital | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur and non-executive director, executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Nicholas Hopton RUSI | Selected | Think tank et Former official | Distinguished Fellow at RUSI (think tank) and former ambassador. | 1 | 1 |
| Nicholas Kathios Music researcher · Northeastern University | Selected | Academic | Music researcher at Northeastern University. | 1 | 1 |
| Nicholas Megaw FT reporter · Financial Times | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Financial Times | 1 | 1 |
| Nicholas Meyer Filmmaker | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Nicholas Moch Chief Information Officer · SEB | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Information Officer at SEB, banking executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Nicholas Rasmussen | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, currently in position. | 1 | 1 |
| Nicholas Reynolds Historian and former CIA officer | Selected | Former official | Former CIA officer. | 1 | 1 |
| Nicholas Shea Professor of Philosophy · Institute of Philosophy, University of London | Selected | Academic | Professor of Philosophy at University of London. | 1 | 1 |
| Nicholas Vinocur POLITICO | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist POLITICO. | 1 | 1 |
| Nici Schmidhofer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Beake Europe correspondent · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Europe correspondent for BBC. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Boles | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : General Spectator debate on Ukraine and other topics, no function stated; nothing specific ties him to this former British MP. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Corasaniti | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no specified function. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Couldry Professor · LSE | Selected | Academic | Professor at LSE (London School of Economics). | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Daley Sound designer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick De Leu Music journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Music journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Delehanty | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Ferrari Radio host · LBC | Excluded | Journalist | Radio host at LBC. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Gerli Founder · Reventure Consulting | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Reventure Consulting. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Gray | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Entrepreneur and author on the art of entertaining. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Huber Entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur, business owner. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Hækkerup Former defence minister | Selected | Former official | Former defense minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Kyrgios Tennisspieler | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Mathew Coach | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Maynard Consultant surgeon · Oxford University Hospital | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Consultant surgeon at Oxford University Hospital. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Mitzevich NGA Director | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | NGA (National Gallery of Australia) Director. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Mohammed Comedian, actor, magician | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Mucha Director of Environmental Issues and Strategy · Patagonia | Excluded | Business executive | Patagonia executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Mulder Owner and operator · Mulder Shipyards | Excluded | Business executive | Owner and operator of Mulder Shipyards. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Nielsen | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Noel Associate partner · McKinsey & Company | Selected | Economist or consultant | Associate partner at McKinsey & Company. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Overton Archeologist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Pisa Senior Global Reporter · Daily Mail | Excluded | Journalist | Senior Global Reporter Daily Mail. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Schader Investigative journalist · SWR Recherche-Unit | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative journalist at SWR. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Shaxson Investigative journalist and author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Investigative journalist and author. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Shirley Independent journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Independent journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Sleep | Excluded | Business executive | Investor and portfolio manager. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Sonnenberg Consultant | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Productivity consultant, company founder. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Thomas Symonds MP | Excluded | Serving politician | Member currently serving (Labour MP). | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Thompson CEO · The Atlantic | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of The Atlantic. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Wallis Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Generalist journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Watt Political editor · Newsnight | Excluded | Journalist | Political editor at Newsnight. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Yule AEPO Artis | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Member of AEPO Artis (association). | 1 | 1 |
| Nickey Brennan Irish hurler, and former President of the GAA | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Nicki Monti Licensed marriage, family, and child psychotherapist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychotherapist for families and children. | 1 | 1 |
| Nicklas Paulson CEO · Öresund | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Öresund. | 1 | 1 |
| Nickolas Sharp Ubiquiti | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Nicky Whiffin Professor · Oxford University's Big Data Institute | Selected | Academic | Professor at Oxford University. | 1 | 1 |