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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Haw Allensworth Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of Law. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca Heiss Evolutionary biologist | Selected | Commentator | Evolutionary biologist and author of Instinct. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca Ingber Just Security | Selected | Think tank | Affiliated with Just Security. | 2 | 7 |
| Rebecca Ingle University College London | Selected | Academic | Affiliated with University College London. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca Kase | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Therapist and trainer. | 1 | 2 |
| Rebecca Katz Democratic strategist | Excluded | Serving politician | Democratic strategist. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca L. Davis Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Fierce Desires history of sexuality. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca Legendre Professor of private law and criminal sciences · Paris Nanterre University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Paris Nanterre University. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca Liu | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Commissioning editor at Guardian. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca Makkai Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of novels, novelist, not non-fiction essayist. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca Mistereggen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 3 |
| Rebecca Nagle Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of By the Fire We Carry. | 2 | 3 |
| Rebecca Nolan Radio producer and folklorist | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca O'Brien Producer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca Picciotto Reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Wall Street Journal, real estate specialist | 2 | 5 |
| Rebecca Ricker Author · Bayerischer Rundfunk | Excluded | Journalist | Author at Bayerischer Rundfunk, science podcaster. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca Roache Philosopher | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and author of For F*ck's Sake. | 3 | 3 |
| Rebecca Russell | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca Saxe Cognitive scientist · MIT | Selected | Academic | Cognitive scientist at MIT. | 2 | 2 |
| Rebecca Shi Director · American Business Immigration Coalition | Excluded | Business executive | Director of professional association. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca Simon Historian | Selected | Commentator | Historian and author of Why We Love Pirates. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca Slan Jerusalim Executive director · Russell Reynolds Associates | Selected | Economist or consultant | Executive director at Russell Reynolds Associates. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca Smethurst Astrophysicist | Selected | Academic | Astrophysicist at University of Oxford. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca Thomas Journalist · Independent | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Independent, investigation reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca Thomson Journalist · Computer Weekly | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Computer Weekly, technology reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca Tuck KC KC · Old Square Chambers | Selected | Lawyer | King's Counsel at Old Square Chambers. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca Warren Doctor · University of Kent | Selected | Academic | Doctor affiliated with University of Kent. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca Zung Attorney | Selected | Lawyer | Attorney and negotiation expert. | 3 | 3 |
| Rebecka Arnsrud Godtman Lecturer in urology · Sahlgrenska akademin | Selected | Academic | Docent in urology at Sahlgrenska Academy. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecka Bramsved Doctor · Närhälsans vårdcentral Sollebrunn | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Physician (doctor). | 1 | 1 |
| Rebel Wilson Actress | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Red Ronnie Journalist and presenter | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and presenter, journalist-presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| Redouane Bougheraba Comedian, actor and director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Reed Albergotti Tech Editor · Semafor | Excluded | Journalist | Tech Editor Semafor, technology editor. | 1 | 1 |
| Reed Hastings Co-founder and former longtime CEO · Netflix | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and former CEO of Netflix. | 1 | 1 |
| Reena Devgun Senior prosecutor · RIO | Excluded | Serving politician | Prosecutor. | 1 | 1 |
| Refaat Alathamna Dr. | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Regina Bruckner Business editor · DER STANDARD | Excluded | Journalist | Economics Editor DER STANDARD, business journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Regina Halpin Principal | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Regina Ip Pro-Beijing lawmaker | Excluded | Serving politician | Pro-Beijing lawmaker, serving. | 1 | 1 |
| Regina Kehn Illustrator | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Regina Vitório Founder · LSI Stone | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of LSI Stone. | 1 | 2 |
| Réginald Moreels Surgeon, state secretary | Selected | Former official | Former State Secretary (staatssecretaris). | 1 | 1 |
| Regine Lovinda | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Régis Genté Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, insufficiently established function. | 1 | 1 |
| Régis Le Sommier French journalist. Former deputy director of Paris Match, senior reporter · RT France | Excluded | Journalist | Editorialist journalist, former deputy director of Paris Match. | 1 | 1 |
| Regitze Rohlfing Deputy director · Nyt Europa | Selected | Think tank | Vice-Director Nyt Europa. | 1 | 1 |
| Regitze Rosenvinge Founder · Rose PR | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of public relations agency. | 1 | 1 |
| Reid Hoffman Co-founder · LinkedIn | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of LinkedIn and PayPal. | 5 | 6 |
| Reid Robinson Zapier | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Zapier: technology executive, outside the 6 roles. | 1 | 1 |