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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raimond Gaita | Selected | Academic | Philosopher at King's College London. | 1 | 1 |
| Raimund Muscheler Professor of geology · Lund University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Geology, Lund University. | 1 | 1 |
| Rainbow Murray Professor of Politics · Queen Mary University of London | Selected | Academic | Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University. | 1 | 1 |
| Rainer Buck | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rainer Nicolaysen Professor · University of Hamburg | Selected | Academic | Professor, Universitat Hamburg institution. | 1 | 1 |
| Rainer Rupp Commentator · apolut | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 12 |
| Rainer Schanz Bodyguard | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Personal protector, bodyguard. | 1 | 1 |
| Rainer Weiss Physicist | Excluded | Deceased | Décès en 2025. Introduced as physicist discussing LIGO and gravitational waves; Wikidata: American physicist at MIT (1932 to 2025), episodes predate death. | 2 | 2 |
| Rainier Jaarsma Political analyst | Selected | Commentator | Political analyst, political analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Raisa Reys | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Raïsha Zeegelaar | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Raïssa de Haas Co-founder · Double Dutch | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder, beverage company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Raiza Martin Lead PM · Google | Excluded | Business executive | Lead PM at Google, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Raj Chetty Professor · Harvard University | Selected | Academic | Professor, Harvard University institution. | 4 | 5 |
| Raj Fadadu Dermatologist · University of California | Selected | Academic | Dermatologist, University of California. | 1 | 2 |
| Raja Miah Politician | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Raja Shehadeh Palestinian writer, lawyer and activist | Selected | Lawyer | Palestinian lawyer and writer analyzing politics. | 3 | 4 |
| Rajpal Yadav Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rakel Haugen Strand Commentator · Aftenposten | Selected | Commentator | Commentator and legal commentator at Aftenposten, legal analyst. | 2 | 13 |
| Ralf Christensen Music editor and film reviewer · Dagbladet Information | Excluded | Journalist | Music editor and film critic, culture critic. | 1 | 1 |
| Ralf Fayad Technical analyst | Selected | Economist or consultant | Technical analyst, economic and financial analyst. | 2 | 4 |
| Ralf Fücks Zentrum Liberale Moderne | Selected | Think tank | Fellow/director at Zentrum Liberale Moderne. | 3 | 4 |
| Ralf Neukirch Desk head for opinion and debate · SPIEGEL | Selected | Commentator | Section editor, Opinion and Debate at SPIEGEL, editorialist. | 1 | 2 |
| Ralf Paus Dermatologist and hair researcher · Universität Miami | Selected | Academic | Dermatologist and hair researcher, University of Miami. | 1 | 1 |
| Ralf Raths Scientific director · Deutsches Panzermuseum | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Scientific Director museum, not teaching. | 1 | 2 |
| Ralf Schuler Journalist · Nius | Excluded | Journalist | Leading editor and moderator at Nius, journalist animator. | 1 | 3 |
| Ralf Stegner Senior German Social Democrat | Excluded | Serving politician | Senior German Social Democrat, politician in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Ralph Bollmann F.A.S. editor | Excluded | Journalist | F.A.S. editor, journalist editor. | 1 | 1 |
| Ralph Dommermuth United Internet CEO | Excluded | Business executive | United-Internet CEO, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Ralph Hintemann Expert in digitalisation and sustainability · Borderstep Institut | Selected | Think tank | Expert at Borderstep Institute, research think tank. | 1 | 1 |
| Ralph Janik International law expert | Selected | Academic | International Law Expert, university teacher. | 6 | 11 |
| Ralph Kaminski Artist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ralph Leighton Biographer and film producer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Biographer and film producer. | 1 | 1 |
| Ralph Moorman Hormone and lifestyle specialist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Lifestyle specialist, lifestyle coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Ralph Nader Consumer advocate | Selected | Commentator | Consumer advocate, political policy defender. | 2 | 3 |
| Ralph Riegel Southern Correspondent · Irish Independent | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Ralph Schöllhammer Political scientist | Selected | Academic | Political scientist, university teacher. | 3 | 15 |
| Ralph Simon Nuremberg Zoo | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Tiergarten Nürnberg, zoo director. | 1 | 1 |
| Ralph Wicki Radio presenter · Radio SRF 1 | Excluded | Journalist | Radio moderator at Radio SRF 1, radio host. | 1 | 1 |
| Ramalho Eanes | Selected | Former official | Former President of Portuguese Republic. | 1 | 1 |
| Ramez Naam Writer, speaker, technologist | Selected | Commentator | Writer and Speaker Explaining Clean-Energy Economy. | 4 | 4 |
| Rami Heled Translator | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rami Jokela CEO · Solar Foods | Excluded | Business executive | CEO at Solar Foods, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Rami Kurimo | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rami Luisto Docent in mathematics · Digital Workforce Services Plc | Selected | Academic | Mathematics lecturer university title. | 1 | 2 |
| Rami Raulas CEO · SSH | Excluded | Business executive | CEO at SSH, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Ramin Nakisa | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ramiro Iglesias CEO · Crescenta | Excluded | Business executive | CEO and founder of Crescenta. | 3 | 3 |
| Ramit Sethi Personal finance and business expert | Selected | Commentator | Author of I Will Teach You To Be Rich. | 20 | 33 |
| Ramita Navai Foreign affairs investigative journalist · The Times | Excluded | Journalist | Foreign affairs investigative journalist at The Times. | 1 | 1 |