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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Pera Economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Specialized economist. | 1 | 1 |
| Omar Qazi Whole Mars Catalog | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Omar Rueda Psychologist and social educator | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist and social educator. | 1 | 1 |
| Omer Aziz Lawyer and author | Selected | Lawyer et Commentator | Lawyer and author of Shadows of the Republic. | 1 | 1 |
| Omer Benjakob Cybersecurity reporter · Haaretz | Selected | Commentator | Cybersecurity reporter, specialized analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Omid Djalili | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Onur Genç BBVA | Excluded | Business executive | Leader at BBVA. | 1 | 1 |
| Onur Yüce Gün Director of Computational Design · New Balance | Excluded | Business executive | Computational design director at New Balance. | 1 | 1 |
| Onyeka Nubia Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian and lecturer at University of Nottingham. | 1 | 1 |
| Oona-Maaria Hyppölä Research assistant · Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulun Venäjä-ryhmä | Selected | Academic | Research assistant at Defense Academy. | 1 | 1 |
| Oos Kesbeke Owner of the Kesbeke pickle empire | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Kesbeke company. | 1 | 1 |
| Opal Lee | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ophelia Snyder Co-Founder & President · 21Shares | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and president of 21Shares. | 1 | 1 |
| Opokua Britton Okrystat | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ore Oduba Strictly Come Dancing | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ore Ogunbiyi Africa correspondent · The Economist | Excluded | Journalist | Africa correspondent The Economist. | 1 | 1 |
| Oren Jay Sofer Meditation and non-violent communication teacher · Spirit Rock | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Teacher of meditation and communication. | 1 | 1 |
| Oren Kessler | Selected | Commentator | Author of non-fiction works on Middle East history. | 1 | 1 |
| Orfeo Suárez | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ori Inbar Co-founder and CEO · Augmented World Expo | Excluded | Business executive | Co-Founder and CEO of Augmented World Expo. | 1 | 1 |
| Orianne Merger Editor-in-chief of the Dictionnaire Permanent Santé, Bioéthique, Biotechnologies | Excluded | Journalist | Dictionary editor-in-chief (no current events or analysis). | 1 | 1 |
| Orietta Moscatelli Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Oriol Blanch | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Oriol Erausquin | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Oriol Solè Journalist · elDiario.es | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, elDiario.es. | 1 | 1 |
| Orit Meir | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Oritsé Williams JLS | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Orlando Bloom Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Orlando Mir | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Orlando Reade Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of 'What in Me Is Dark', study. | 1 | 1 |
| Orna Guralnik Psychoanalyst | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Practicing psychoanalyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Orsi Husz | Selected | Academic | Historian at Uppsala University. | 1 | 1 |
| Ortrun Huber Science journalist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Science journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Oscar Farinetti Eataly | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and entrepreneur at Eataly. | 1 | 1 |
| Oscar Fredriksson Lawyer and head of investigations · Starck & Partner AB | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer and head of investigations at law firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Oscar García Music journalist · Los 40 | Excluded | Journalist | Music journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Oscar Garschagen Former China correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | Former China correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Oscar Munoz Former United Airlines CEO | Excluded | Business executive | Former General Director of United Airlines. | 1 | 1 |
| Oscar Sjöstedt Sverigedemokraterna | Excluded | Serving politician | Sverigedemokraterna politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Oscar Tarruella | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Osgur Breathnach | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Oshri Moyal CTO & co-founder of Atera | Excluded | Business executive | CTO and co-founder of Atera. | 1 | 1 |
| Oskar Dudycz | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Developer and software architect. | 1 | 1 |
| Oskar Duevang | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Oskar Isvén Backlund SPP | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Oskar Matute Member of parliament for EH Bildu | Excluded | Serving politician | EH Bildu member currently serving. | 1 | 1 |
| Osman Balkan Associate Director of the Huntsman Program · University of Pennsylvania | Selected | Academic | Associate Director Huntsman Program Penn. | 1 | 1 |
| Ossanda Liber Nova Direita | Excluded | Serving politician | Associate of Nova Direita movement. | 1 | 1 |
| Othmas Karas ÖVP politician | Excluded | Serving politician | Austrian ÖVP politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Oti Mabuse Dancer · Strictly Come Dancing | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |