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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yann Rousseau Correspondent · Les Echos | Excluded | Journalist | Les Echos correspondent in Tokyo, reporter. | 1 | 6 |
| Jürgen Klatzer Journalist · Falter | Selected | Commentator | Investigative journalist revealing Falter. | 1 | 6 |
| Sophie Coignard Journalist · Le Point | Selected | Commentator | Journalist Le Point and author "Trees in danger". | 1 | 6 |
| Chris Mirasola Assistant professor · University of Houston Law Center | Selected | Academic | Assistant professor at University of Houston Law Center. | 1 | 6 |
| David Sklansky Professor · Stanford Law School | Selected | Academic et Lawyer | Professor at Stanford Law School. | 1 | 6 |
| Eugenia Lostri Fellow in Technology Policy and Law · Lawfare | Selected | Think tank | Technology fellow at Lawfare. | 1 | 6 |
| Radosław Gruca Publicist · Radia ZET | Selected | Commentator | Polish publicist, analysis essayist. | 1 | 6 |
| Alon Pinkas | Selected | Former official | Former Israeli diplomat. | 1 | 6 |
| Catherine Fieschi Political scientist, associate researcher · centre Robert Schuman de l'Institut universitaire européen de Florence | Selected | Academic | Researcher at European University Institute. | 1 | 6 |
| Claudia Durastanti Writer | Selected | Commentator | Writer (journalist-writer) contributing to Internazionale, analysis magazine. | 1 | 6 |
| Craig Murray Former ambassador | Selected | Former official | Former British ambassador. | 1 | 6 |
| Gerhard Schröder | Selected | Former official | Former Federal Chancellor of Germany. | 1 | 6 |
| Jan Chwedeńczuk Professor · Instytut Fizyki Teoretycznej Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego | Selected | Academic | Prof. Theoretical Physics Institute at University of Warsaw. | 1 | 6 |
| Laurent Cohen | Selected | Academic | Neurologist at Sorbonne University Medical Faculty. | 1 | 6 |
| Lorenzo Kamel Lecturer in history of international relations · università di Torino | Selected | Academic | Teacher of history of international relations at University of Turin. | 1 | 6 |
| Maria Sole Colombo Critic | Selected | Commentator | Critic and film programmer, cinema analysis for the public. | 1 | 6 |
| Olivier Schmitt Professor at the Royal Danish Defense College · Center for War Studies | Selected | Academic | Professor at University of Southern Denmark. | 1 | 6 |
| Ainslie Johnstone Data journalist · The Economist | Selected | Commentator | Data journalist The Economist. | 1 | 6 |
| Bonni Stachowiak Dean of Teaching and Learning, Professor · Vanguard University | Selected | Academic | Dean of Teaching and Learning, Professor Vanguard University. | 1 | 6 |
| Brian Mooney Education Columnist and Guidance Counsellor · Irish Times | Selected | Commentator | Education columnist at Irish Times. | 1 | 6 |
| Dipo Faloyin Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Africa Is Not A Country, political non-fiction analysis. | 1 | 6 |
| Eric Le Boucher Economist and columnist · Les Echos | Selected | Commentator | Economist columnist at Les Échos. | 1 | 6 |
| Knut Magnussen Senior economist · DNB Markets | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior Economist DNB Markets. | 1 | 6 |
| Natasha Feroze Writer · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Writer at Spectator. | 1 | 6 |
| Pablo Pombo Political analyst | Selected | Commentator | Political analyst, political analysis for public. | 1 | 6 |
| Tomasz Słomka Political scientist · UW | Selected | Academic | Political scientist, doctorate at University of Warsaw. | 1 | 6 |
| Émilie Olié Professor of psychiatry · CHU de Montpellier | Selected | Academic | Professor of Psychiatry at Montpellier University Hospital. | 1 | 6 |
| Jimmy Wales Co-founder · Wikipedia | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Wikipedia, startup founder. | 5 | 5 |
| Nigel Farage Honorary president · Reform UK | Excluded | Serving politician | Leader and Parliament member, politician in office. | 5 | 5 |
| Volodymyr Zelensky President · Ukraine | Excluded | Serving politician | President of Ukraine in office. | 5 | 5 |
| Wes Streeting Health secretary · UK Government | Excluded | Serving politician | Health Secretary, UK Government, currently in office. | 5 | 5 |
| Christiane Vejlø Tech analyst · Dataetisk Råd | Selected | Commentator | Tech analyst analyzing future trends. | 5 | 5 |
| Mark Miodownik Professor of Materials and Society · University College London | Selected | Academic | Professor of Materials and Society at University College London. | 5 | 5 |
| Rasmus Sinding Søndergaard Senior researcher · DIIS | Selected | Think tank | Senior Researcher at DIIS. | 5 | 5 |
| Sonja Lyubomirsky Psychologist | Selected | Academic | Professor of Psychology at University of California, Riverside. | 5 | 5 |
| Andrew J. Scott Economist and author | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist and author. | 5 | 5 |
| Antony Beevor Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of the definitive book on the Battle of Stalingrad. | 5 | 5 |
| Borja Vilaseca Personal development expert | Selected | Commentator | Writer, speaker, personal development expert. | 5 | 5 |
| David Autor Economist · MIT | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist at MIT. | 5 | 5 |
| Emily Wilson Traductrice, classiciste | Selected | Academic | Classicist and translator, university professor. | 5 | 5 |
| Helen Czerski Physicist and oceanographer · University College London | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering UCL. | 5 | 5 |
| João Miguel Tavares Columnist · PÚBLICO | Selected | Commentator | Columnist PÚBLICO. | 5 | 5 |
| Jöel Broekaert Culinary writer | Selected | Commentator | Writer and food critic. | 5 | 5 |
| Kenneth Roth Former longtime executive director · Human Rights Watch | Selected | Former official | Former executive director of Human Rights Watch. | 5 | 5 |
| Lode Lauwaert Philosopher at KU Leuven | Selected | Academic | Philosopher at KU Leuven. | 5 | 5 |
| Mark Leonard Director · ECFR | Selected | Think tank | Director of European Council on Foreign Relations think tank. | 5 | 5 |
| Patrice Geoffron Professor of economics · Université Paris-Dauphine | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics at University Paris-Dauphine. | 5 | 5 |
| Paul Nurse Director · Francis Crick Institute | Selected | Academic | Director of Francis Crick Institute. | 5 | 5 |
| Robert Lustig Dr. · UCSF | Selected | Academic | Endocrinologist at UCSF. | 5 | 5 |
| Sara Seager Astrophysicist · MIT | Selected | Academic | Planetary scientist, MIT. | 5 | 5 |