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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Romagnoli Bestselling author, trainer | Selected | Commentator | Bestselling author, primary activity. | 3 | 6 |
| 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 |
| Robert-Jan Smits Chair of the Executive Board of Technische Universiteit Eindhoven and former Director-General for Research and Innovation at the European Commission · Eindhoven University of Technology | Selected | Academic | President of TU Eindhoven, former DG of European Commission. | 3 | 5 |
| Roel Konijnendijk Dr · University of Oxford | Selected | Academic | Doctor at University of Oxford. | 3 | 6 |
| Ron Filipkowski Never-Trump political commentator | Selected | Commentator | Never-Trump political commentator. | 3 | 17 |
| 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 |
| Rose Gottemoeller Lecturer at Stanford University, former Deputy Secretary General of NATO · Stanford University, NATO | Selected | Academic et Former official | Lecturer at Stanford University, former Deputy SG of NATO. | 3 | 3 |
| Rowan Jacobsen Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of In Defense of Sunlight. | 3 | 3 |
| Roya Hakakian Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Journey from the Land of No. | 3 | 3 |
| Rui Gomes da Silva Senior partner · LEGALWORKS | Selected | Lawyer | Senior Partner LEGALWORKS. | 3 | 3 |
| Sabine Kuhlmann Public administration scholar · Nationaler Normenkontrollrat | Selected | Academic | Political scientist female professor at Potsdam. | 3 | 3 |
| Saidi Sulilatu Finanztip | Selected | Commentator | Editor-in-chief, Finanztip. | 3 | 3 |
| Sam McAlister Producer and author · BBC | Selected | Commentator | Producer and author BBC, essay author. | 3 | 3 |
| Sam Quinones Writer | Selected | Commentator | Writer of Narrative Non-fiction. | 3 | 6 |
| Samuel Chong Lawyer, court interpreter, translator, and UFO researcher | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer, court interpreter, translator. | 3 | 4 |
| Santiago Navajas Professor, philosopher and writer | Selected | Commentator | Professor, philosopher and essayist, analyzes cancel culture. | 3 | 3 |
| Sarah Parcak Space archaeologist | Selected | Academic | Space archaeologist, university professor. | 3 | 3 |
| Sarah Posner Writer, scholar · Talking Points Memo | Selected | Commentator | Writer and columnist for Talking Points Memo. | 3 | 3 |
| Saul David Military historian and author | Selected | Commentator | Military historian and author. | 3 | 9 |
| Savita Subramanian Managing director and head of US equity and quantitative strategy · Bank of America Corp | Selected | Economist or consultant | Stock strategy director at Bank of America. | 3 | 3 |
| Sebastian Conrad | Selected | Academic | Historian, university teacher at Freie Universität Berlin. | 3 | 3 |
| Sebastian Payne Columnist · Times | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Times. | 3 | 18 |
| Seyed Mohammad Marandi Professor | Selected | Academic | Explicit professor title. | 3 | 8 |
| Simine Vazire Incoming Editor-in-Chief · APS journal Psychological Science | Selected | Academic | Incoming Editor-in-Chief APS journal Psychological Science. | 3 | 3 |
| Simon Michaux Associate Professor of Geometallurgy · Geological Survey of Finland | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor Geometallurgy Geological Survey Finland. | 3 | 3 |
| Sjeng Scheijen | Selected | Commentator | Biographer, author Van Manen. | 3 | 3 |
| Skjalg Fjellheim Political editor · Nordlys | Selected | Commentator | Politics editor (political editor). | 3 | 3 |
| Snorre Valen | Selected | Former official | Former member of Norwegian Parliament until 2017. | 3 | 9 |
| Solmaz Khorsand Author | Selected | Commentator | Author. | 3 | 33 |
| Sonia Sodha Columnist and broadcaster | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and broadcaster. | 3 | 7 |
| Sonsoles Ónega | Selected | Commentator | Political analysis with Carlota Baró. | 3 | 3 |
| 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 |
| Stefanos Geroulanos Professor of history · New York University | Selected | Academic | Professor of history, New York University. | 3 | 3 |
| Steffen Kopetzky Writer | Selected | Commentator | Well-known German writer. | 3 | 4 |
| Stephan Lamby Political journalist and filmmaker | Selected | Commentator | Political journalist (political journalist). | 3 | 5 |
| Stephan Schulmeister Economic researcher | Selected | Economist or consultant | Austrian economist according to Wikidata. | 3 | 4 |
| Stephanie Baker Veteran Bloomberg investigative journalist | Selected | Commentator | Veteran Bloomberg investigative journalist. | 3 | 3 |
| Stephen Hicks Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of philosophy at Rockford University. | 3 | 6 |
| Steven Rogelberg Chancellor's Professor at UNC Charlotte | Selected | Academic | Chancellor's professor, UNC Charlotte. | 3 | 3 |
| Steven Van Belleghem Bestselling author, global keynote speaker | Selected | Commentator | Bestselling author and keynote speaker. | 3 | 3 |
| Sunder Katwala Director · British Future | Selected | Think tank | Director of think tank British Future. | 3 | 3 |
| Suzanne Breen Political editor · Belfast Telegraph | Selected | Commentator | Political editor at Belfast Telegraph, analyst. | 3 | 20 |
| Sveinung Rotevatn | Selected | Former official | Former minister and MP, mandates ended 2025. | 3 | 3 |
| 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 |
| Sylvia Malinbaum Head of research on India and South Asia · Centre Asie de l'Ifri | Selected | Think tank | South Asia and India research director, Ifri Asia Center. | 3 | 3 |