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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otto Anker Nielsen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Otto Bruun 2nd deputy chairperson · Vasemmistoliitto | Excluded | Serving politician | Director, political party, in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Otto Brøns-Petersen Analysis head · Cepos | Selected | Think tank | Chief analyst at Danish think tank Cepos. | 1 | 1 |
| Otto Fricke FDP MP | Excluded | Serving politician | FDP parliamentarian, serving. | 1 | 1 |
| Otto Juote | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Author of audio fiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Otto Neuer CEE · Denodo | Excluded | Business executive | Denodo executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Otto Salminen Store manager · Alepa | Excluded | Business executive | Alepa store manager. | 1 | 1 |
| Otto Schwerdt | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Otto-Pekka Huhtala CEO · Easor | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Easor, company. | 1 | 1 |
| Oumaima Abalhaj Correspondent · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | NRC correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Oussama Ammar | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Outi Juurikainen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Outi Setälä Researcher · SYKE | Selected | Academic | Researcher at SYKE, research agency. | 1 | 1 |
| Ove Kaj Pedersen Professor emeritus | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor (academic position). | 1 | 1 |
| Owain Wyn Evans Former weather presenter and drummer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Owen O'Brien Crime reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Crime reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Owen Simonin Meria | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | YouTuber and Entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Oytun Orhan Coordinator of Levant Studies at the Centre for Middle Eastern Studies · ORSAM | Selected | Academic | Studies coordinator at ORSAM research center. | 1 | 1 |
| Ozan Demircan Insurance reporter · Handelsblatt | Excluded | Journalist | Insurance Reporter (insurance reporter). | 1 | 1 |
| Ołena Żeżera-Szaposznikowa | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| P-A Åhlén Hunting expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Hunting expert, outside the roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Paavo Ritala Professor · LUT | Selected | Academic | Professor LUT. | 1 | 1 |
| Paavo Väyrynen Former foreign minister | Selected | Former official | Former foreign minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Pablo Anzola | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Pablo Bustinduy Minister of social rights · Government of Spain | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Social Rights in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Pablo de Greiff Commissioner · United Nations | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | UN Commissioner on Ukraine, currently in position. | 1 | 1 |
| Pablo Díez Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Pablo Elorduy Coordinator · El Salto | Excluded | Journalist | Coordinator at El Salto. | 1 | 1 |
| Pablo Escobar Economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist. | 1 | 1 |
| Pablo Gallo | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Painter and visual artist. | 1 | 1 |
| Pablo Gonzalo Global head of Knowledge and Culture · Fundación Telefónica | Excluded | Business executive | Fundación Telefónica executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Pablo González Vidal | Excluded | Doubtful participation | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Pablo Herraiz Journalist · El Mundo | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist El Mundo. | 1 | 1 |
| Pablo Linde Head of health news · EL PAÍS | Excluded | Journalist | Health information director, EL PAIS. | 1 | 1 |
| Pablo Lluch Musician and composer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Pablo López Country Manager · Trade Republic | Excluded | Business executive | Country manager Trade Republic. | 1 | 1 |
| Pablo Maille Journalist · Usbek & Rika | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Usbek & Rika. | 1 | 1 |
| Pablo Martín-Aceña Professor of Economic History and Institutions · University of Alcalá | Selected | Academic | Professor of history of economic institutions, Universidad Alcalá. | 1 | 1 |
| Pablo Martínez Bernal Partner and Head of Sales for Iberia at Amiral Gestion | Excluded | Business executive | Head of Sales at Amiral Gestion, financial executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Pablo Meninato Author · Routledge | Selected | Academic | Professor of architecture and author at Routledge. | 1 | 1 |
| Pablo Ordaz Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Pablo Pascual Founder and CTO · SwipCar | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CTO of SwipCar. | 1 | 1 |
| Pablo Planas | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Pablo R. Roces Culture journalist · EL MUNDO | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, Culture section, EL MUNDO. | 1 | 1 |
| Pablo Ruybal | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Filmmaker (likely documentary). | 1 | 1 |
| Pablo Stefanoni Expert in Latin American politics | Selected | Commentator | Latin American politics expert, specialized analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Pablo Sánchez Olmos Journalist · El Mundo | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, El Mundo. | 1 | 1 |
| Pablo Tellería | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Pablo Trincia | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Likely an actor. | 1 | 1 |
| Pablo Villarrubia Reporter · Cuarto Milenio | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Fourth Millennium | 1 | 1 |