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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rita McGrath Researcher · Columbia University | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Columbia University. | 3 | 4 |
| Rita Redshoes | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rita Rojo | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rita Tavares Journalist · Observador | Excluded | Journalist | Jornalista Observador = journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Rita Verdonk Former asylum minister | Selected | Former official | Former Asylum Minister (former minister). | 5 | 7 |
| Rita Vilas-Boas | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ritchie Torres Representative · US Congress | Excluded | Serving politician | Representative at U.S. Congress in office | 1 | 1 |
| Rituparna Patgiri Assistant Professor of Sociology · Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati | Selected | Academic | Assistant Professor of Sociology at IIT Guwahati. | 1 | 1 |
| Ritva Loikkanen Interior designer, salesperson, housing company board worker | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ritxi Ostariz Director of the podcast El Libro Rojo | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Riz Ahmed Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| RJ Magee | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ro Khanna Congressman · House of Representatives | Excluded | Serving politician | Congressman at the House of Representatives. | 5 | 7 |
| Roald Als Satirical cartoonist at Politiken | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Roald Kruit Co-founder · Mendix, Yamicc | Excluded | Business executive | Co-Founder of Mendix and Yamicc. | 1 | 1 |
| Roan Asselman America expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 2 |
| Roana Brogsitter Author · BR | Excluded | Journalist | Author of podcast BR = host and host. | 1 | 1 |
| Roar Krogshus | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Roar Skare Organisational psychologist · Organisasjonspsykologen Skare AS | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Organizational psychology consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Roar Valderhaug Market commentator · E24 | Selected | Commentator | Markets commentator for E24. | 2 | 41 |
| Rob Arnott Founder · Research Affiliates | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of Research Affiliates. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Beenders | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Bonta California Attorney General · Californie | Excluded | Serving politician | Procureur général Californie, serving. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Briner Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of organizational psychology at Queen Mary. | 4 | 4 |
| Rob Brydon | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Rob Buchert Artist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Chatfield President and CEO · Free To Choose Network | Excluded | Business executive | General director of Free To Choose Network. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Chrane Expert · Down Payment Resource | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Leader of Down Payment Resource. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Cox Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist = function alone. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Crilly Chief US political correspondent · Daily Mail | Excluded | Journalist | Chief correspondent, US editor. | 2 | 2 |
| Rob de Wijk Professor · Leiden University | Selected | Academic | Professor of international relations, Leiden. | 13 | 40 |
| Rob Delaney Actor and comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Dix Finance expert · The Property Podcast | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Real estate investor and podcast host. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Dunn Evolutionary biologist and professor · North Carolina State University | Selected | Academic | Professor of biology at North Carolina State. | 3 | 4 |
| Rob Dyrdek Serial Entrepreneur and Ridiculousness Creator · Dyrdek Machine | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur and creator. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Ford Professor | Selected | Academic | Political scientist professor. | 3 | 3 |
| Rob Goldstein COO · BlackRock | Excluded | Business executive | Operations Director BlackRock. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Haisfield WebSim.ai | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of WebSim.ai. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Heirbaut Europe expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Europe expert, Belgian journalist, not political analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Hersov Entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Jacob | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Jansen Football agent · Sport-Promotion | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Jetten D66 leader | Excluded | Serving politician | D66 party leader in office. | 2 | 3 |
| Rob Jones | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Kaiser President, Kaiser Leadership Solutions | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Leadership consulting firm Director. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Kalwarowsky High Performance Leadership Coach | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | High-performance leadership coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Kaplan Vice chairman and the former president of the Dallas Fed · Goldman Sachs | Selected | Economist or consultant et Former official | Vice-President Goldman Sachs, former Federal Reserve. | 2 | 3 |
| Rob Kemps Singer, presenter and writer · Snollebollekes | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Kristoffersen UFO encyclopedia | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Rob Luna Wealth and business strategist, CEO of Valtrion | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | CEO business strategist at Valtrion. | 1 | 1 |