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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd Arild Grefstad Group CEO · Storebrand | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of financial bank, financial company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen Mayor · Bodø | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor in office, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Odd Harry Arnesen Researcher · FFI | Selected | Academic | Researcher at FFI, public research institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Odd Isungset | Excluded | Journalist | Vague position. | 1 | 1 |
| Odd Richard Valmot Longtime journalist · Teknisk Ukeblad | Excluded | Journalist | Long-time journalist at Teknisk Ukeblad. | 1 | 1 |
| Odd Sverre Arnøy Head · Homeco | Excluded | Business executive | CEO Homeco, business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Ofer Bronchtein President and co-founder · Forum International pour la Paix | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | President and founder of International Peace Forum. | 1 | 1 |
| Ohad Tal Far-right Israeli politician | Excluded | Serving politician | Israeli politician, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Oisin Coughlan Policy Advisor · Environmental Pillar | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Political advisor to Environmental Pillar. | 1 | 1 |
| Oksana Antonenko Russian Service journalist · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Russian Service journalist, BBC. | 1 | 1 |
| Ola Bjerkestrand Mo Manager · Storebrand | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Fund manager at a bank. Financial executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Ola Bratt Professor of clinical cancer epidemiology · University of Gothenburg | Selected | Academic | Professor of Clinical Cancer Epidemiology at Gothenburg University. | 1 | 1 |
| Ola Piotrowska PCPM | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Representative of NGO PCPM | 1 | 1 |
| Ola Svenonius FOI | Selected | Academic | Researcher at FOI, Swedish public research institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Ola Trovatn Seafood specialist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Olaf Koens RTL correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | RTL correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Olaf Lies Minister-President of Lower Saxony · Basse-Saxe | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister-president of Lower Saxony in office, public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Olaf Sleijpen President of DNB · De Nederlandsche Bank | Excluded | Serving politician | President of DNB central bank in office. Government official. | 1 | 1 |
| Olaf Tempelman Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of non-fiction book, De kunst van het missen. | 1 | 1 |
| Olaf van Paassen Director and chief editor | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Olaug Bollestad | Selected | Former official | Former Minister of Agriculture and Parliament member, ended 2021. | 1 | 1 |
| Olav Carlsson Expert historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Olav Mydland Special envoy for municipal and regional affairs · Norges delegasjon til EU | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Special envoy on assignment to Norwegian delegation. | 1 | 1 |
| Olav Svarstad Haugland | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Olav Øvrebø Editor · Energi og Klima | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Olaya Dorado | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Ole André Kjennerud Credit strategist · DNB Markets | Selected | Economist or consultant | Credit strategist at DNB Markets bank. | 1 | 1 |
| Ole Asbjørn Ness Author and podcast host | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Novelist and podcast host. | 1 | 1 |
| Ole Bornedal Film director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ole Bouman Historian | Selected | Commentator | Art historian, critic and exhibition curator. | 1 | 1 |
| Ole Christian Madsen Film director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ole Christoffer Riis | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ole Egberg Mikkelsen Denmark's ambassador to Ukraine · Danemark | Excluded | Serving politician | Ambassador in office. Public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Ole Erik Almlid CEO · NHO | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of an employers' organization NHO. Organization chief. | 1 | 1 |
| Ole Henry Snildalsli | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ole Jacob Sandal Managing director · Norske Caox AS | Excluded | Business executive | Daglig leder (director general) of an SME. Business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Ole Johan Østvedt Executive vice president · Nemo Maritime | Excluded | Business executive | Executive vice president of shipping company. Executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Ole Krogh Petersen CEO of PFA | Excluded | Business executive | Administrative director of a pension fund. Organization chief. | 1 | 1 |
| Ole Kværnø Retired brigadier general | Excluded | Serving politician | Retired (brigadier general). Former soldier, not a public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Ole Petter Erlandsen | Selected | Commentator | Wrote book on Christianization of Norway. Historical nonfiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| Ole Ryborg Correspondent · DR | Excluded | Journalist | Correspondent at DR. | 1 | 1 |
| Ole-Albert Rønning Nordby | Selected | Commentator | Wrote book 'Mord, a medieval history'. Historical nonfiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Oleg Dubisz | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Oleg Itskhoki Professor of economics · Harvard University | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics at Harvard University. | 1 | 1 |
| Oleksandr Cherniak Physics researcher · Bogolyubovinstitutet för teoretisk fysik | Selected | Academic | Physics researcher at theoretical research institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Oleksandr Zinchenko Footballer · Arsenal | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Oleksii Makeiev Ambassador · Ukraine | Excluded | Serving politician | Ambassador in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Oleksij Makejew Ukrainian ambassador | Excluded | Serving politician | Ukrainian ambassador, incumbent public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Oleną Babakową Migration researcher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Olesia Bida Journalist · The Kyiv Independent | Selected | Commentator | War Crimes Investigations Journalist. | 1 | 1 |