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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ségolène Royal | Selected | Former official | Former finalist in French presidential election. | 3 | 4 |
| Tessa Khan Director · Uplift | Selected | Lawyer | Environmental lawyer. | 3 | 4 |
| Theo Baker Author | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and writer, investigation Stanford University. | 3 | 3 |
| Thomas Brudermann Assoc. Prof. Dr. · Universität Graz | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor Dr. University of Graz. | 3 | 8 |
| Thomas de Maizière Former federal interior minister · CDU | Selected | Former official | Former Federal Interior Minister. | 3 | 4 |
| Thomas Hogeling Columnist · NRC | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for NRC. | 3 | 3 |
| Thomas Legrand Columnist · Libération | Selected | Commentator | Libération columnist. | 3 | 4 |
| Thomas Nielsen Fund manager · FIRST Fondene | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fund Manager FIRST Fondene. | 3 | 6 |
| Thomas Schlemmer Dr. · Institute for Contemporary History München–Berlin | Selected | Academic | Doctor at Institute for Contemporary History Munich. | 3 | 4 |
| Thomas Shugart Former U.S. Navy submariner and defense analyst | Selected | Commentator | Former submariner, public defense analyst. | 3 | 3 |
| Thomas Zimmer America expert · Georgetown University | Selected | Academic | Americas expert at Georgetown University. | 3 | 4 |
| Tim Durrant | Selected | Think tank | Researcher at Institute for Government. | 3 | 22 |
| Tine Molendijk | Selected | Academic | Assistant professor at Dutch Defense Academy. | 3 | 5 |
| Tinneke Beeckman Machiavelli expert | Selected | Commentator | Belgian philosopher and columnist. | 3 | 5 |
| Tiril Støle Portfolio manager · Storebrand | Selected | Economist or consultant | Portfolio manager at Storebrand. | 3 | 5 |
| Tito Boeri Economist · Università Bocconi | Selected | Academic | Economist at Università Bocconi. | 3 | 4 |
| Tobias Bunde MSC research director · Munich Security Conference | Selected | Think tank | MSC Research Director (Munich Security Conference). | 3 | 3 |
| Tomasz Szatkowski Polish ambassador to NATO | Selected | Former official | Philippines Ambassador to NATO recently recalled. | 3 | 5 |
| Tore Skeie Historian and author | Selected | Commentator | Historian and author at Klassekampen newspaper. | 3 | 5 |
| Twan Huijsmans PhD researcher · UvA | Selected | Academic | Ph.D. researcher at UvA. | 3 | 3 |
| Ty Tashiro Psychologist and author | Selected | Commentator | Psychologist and author. | 3 | 7 |
| Ty Wiggins Lead of Russell Reynolds Associates' CEO & Transitions Practice | Selected | Economist or consultant | Lead at Russell Reynolds Associates practice. | 3 | 3 |
| Udo Di Fabio Constitutional lawyer and author | Selected | Academic | Prof. Constitutional lawyer. | 3 | 4 |
| Uri Gneezy Economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist. | 3 | 3 |
| Ursula Plassnik Former foreign minister | Selected | Former official | Former Foreign Minister. | 3 | 3 |
| Valter Longo Biochemist and longevity expert | Selected | Commentator | Biochemist expert in longevity, book author. | 3 | 3 |
| Vesa Puttonen Professors | Selected | Academic | Professor of finance, Aalto University. | 3 | 4 |
| Vibe Termansen Eastern Europe expert | Selected | Commentator | Eastern Europe expert, analysis book author. | 3 | 3 |
| Vibeke Schou Tjalve Research Fellow · Dronning Mary Centeret på Københavns Universitet | Selected | Academic | Research Fellow at Dronning Mary Center, University Copenhagen | 3 | 3 |
| Victor Castanet Investigator, author | Selected | Commentator | Investigator and author, reveals shocking investigations. | 3 | 5 |
| Victor Pereira Researcher · Instituto de História Contemporânea da Universidade Nova de Lisboa | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Instituto de Historia Contemporanea, Universidade Nova. | 3 | 3 |
| Vincent Martigny Historian, professor of political science · université de Nice, Ecole Polytechnique | Selected | Academic | Professor of political science at Nice and Polytechnique Universities. | 3 | 3 |
| Walter Siti | Selected | Academic | University teacher (professor) at University of Pisa. | 3 | 3 |
| Wilhelm Schmid Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof. Dr. (philosophy professor). | 3 | 3 |
| Will Stancil Policy researcher and attorney | Selected | Think tank | Policy researcher and attorney (political research). | 3 | 4 |
| Will Witt Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Do Not Comply (nonfiction book). | 3 | 11 |
| William Blanc | Selected | Commentator | Author of historical non-fiction books. | 3 | 7 |
| William Hague Former foreign secretary · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Times, former minister. | 3 | 9 |
| Willy Pedersen Russia researcher | Selected | Academic | Norwegian sociologist, professor, and researcher. | 3 | 3 |
| Witold Sokała Political scientist, security expert, lecturer · Jan Kochanowski University | Selected | Academic | Political scientist, teacher at university. | 3 | 5 |
| Wolfgang Streeck Sociologist | Selected | Academic | Economic sociologist, professor at Cologne. | 3 | 3 |
| Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz | Selected | Former official | Former Prime Minister of Poland (ended 1997). | 3 | 3 |
| Yvonnick Denoël Historian | Selected | Commentator | Historian and author of The Secret Wars of Mossad. | 3 | 15 |
| Łukasz Warzecha | Selected | Commentator | Opinion journalist. | 3 | 6 |
| Valentine Ainouz Head of interest rate strategy · Amundi Institute | Selected | Economist or consultant | Rate strategy director, Amundi Institute. | 2 | 25 |
| Francis Dearnley Assistant Comment Editor · The Telegraph | Selected | Commentator | Assistant Comment Editor. | 2 | 23 |
| Raphaël Legendre Columnist · BFM Business | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at BFM Business. | 2 | 177 |
| Christopher Dembik Investment strategy advisor · Pictet AM | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment strategy advisor. | 2 | 19 |
| Jean-Loup Bonnamy Philosophy professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of philosophy. | 2 | 62 |
| Denis Ferrand Chief executive officer · Rexecode | Selected | Think tank | General director of Rexecode, economic think tank. | 2 | 16 |