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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Bråse Fund manager · Protean | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 3 |
| Richard Bratby Critic · The Spectator | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Briggs Senator | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Brooks Reporter · Private Eye | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Private Eye, investigative reporter | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Busellato Manager at hedge funds | Selected | Economist or consultant | Hedge fund manager. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard C. Schneider Middle East expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Middle East expert and journalist. | 2 | 2 |
| Richard Clark Assistant professor · University of Notre Dame | Selected | Academic | Assistant professor of Political Science at University of Notre Dame. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Curran Columnist · Irish Independent | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Irish Independent, analysis. | 2 | 4 |
| Richard Cytowic Professor of neurology · George Washington University | Selected | Academic | Professor of neurology at George Washington University. | 3 | 3 |
| Richard David Precht Philosopher and author | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and author, analysis of ideas. | 8 | 19 |
| Richard de Mos Parliamentary group leader · Hart voor Den Haag | Excluded | Serving politician | Head of parliamentary party group, political party. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Détente | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard DiZinno PCLOB | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Dolan Historian, researcher & author | Selected | Commentator | Historian, researcher and author specializing in analysis. | 10 | 28 |
| Richard Duncan Economist and bestselling author | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist and bestselling author. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Feynman Physicist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Physicist, deceased 1988. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Fitzpatrick | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Guest on a politics podcast (Free State, Brolly and Fanning); the profile is an Australian cinematographer and marine biologist. Unrelated, namesake. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Fuchs SWR | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist at SWR radio. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Gowan UN director · International Crisis Group | Selected | Think tank | UN Director of think tank International Crisis Group. | 4 | 9 |
| Richard Grannon Narcissism Expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist, narcissism expert. | 2 | 2 |
| Richard Groenendijk | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Haas Veteran diplomat · Council on Foreign Relations | Selected | Think tank | President Emeritus of Council on Foreign Relations. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Haass Foreign policy veteran · Council on Foreign Relations | Selected | Think tank | Veteran Diplomat at Council on Foreign Relations. | 10 | 15 |
| Richard Hanania | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Hartel Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor, author of university book. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Herring Comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Hiault Senior reporter · Les Echos | Excluded | Journalist | Les Echos senior reporter, international reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Hill Chairman · Marvell Technology | Excluded | Business executive | President of the board of a technology company. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Hogenkamp Spain correspondent · Het Financieele Dagblad | Excluded | Journalist | Spain correspondent, Spain correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Holden Chemical engineer, site manager | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Chemical engineer and Under Secretary of State in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Richard Hull Expert in chemistry and fire science | Selected | Academic | Professor of chemistry and fire science, University of Lancashire. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Jomshof | Excluded | Serving politician | Swedish politician, member of Riksdag (late 2022). | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Kammerer Paul Scherrer-Institut | Selected | Academic | Dr. attached to Paul Scherrer-Institut research. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Kemper Cabaret performer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Layard Professor · LSE | Selected | Academic | Professor at LSE (London School of Economics). | 4 | 4 |
| Richard Lenski Evolutionary biologist · Michigan State University | Selected | Academic | Evolutionary biologist at Michigan State University. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Lloyd Parry Asia Editor · The Times and the Sunday Times | Excluded | Journalist | Asia Editor The Times, regional editor. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Madeley Presenter, author and journalist · The Spectator | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Richard Marquise FBI investigator | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | FBI investigator, field agent, not former executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Matthews Researcher · Change Oracle | Selected | Economist or consultant | Researcher and sustainability consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Millet | Selected | Commentator | Writer, essayist and non-fiction diarist. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Moncrieff | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Monvoisin Science education specialist · France Culture | Selected | Academic | Science education specialist, teaching researcher. | 1 | 7 |
| Richard Moore Head of MI6 | Excluded | Serving politician | Head of MI6 in office, government official in service. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Newell | Selected | Academic | Economist and researcher at Duke University. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Noble Head of European Public Relations · Audible | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Head of public relations, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard O'Donoghue Independent Ireland TD | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of parliament (TD) Independent Ireland in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Orange Nordic editor · The Local | Excluded | Journalist | Nordic editor at The Local. | 1 | 13 |
| Richard Osman Author, producer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Novelist and television presenter, outside spec. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Portes Founder and honorary president of CEPR | Selected | Economist or consultant | Founder and president of CEPR, economic think tank. | 1 | 1 |