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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Novosad | Selected | Academic | Economist and researcher at Dartmouth College. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Page Ex-royal protection officer · Buckingham Palace | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Piccarreta Journalist and essayist · Le Cri | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and essayist at Le Cri. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Pierson Political scientist | Selected | Academic | Political scientist, academic title. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Preston Hispanist | Selected | Academic | Hispanic studies specialist, academic historian. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Péretié Co-founder · Adok | Excluded | Business executive | Co-Founder of Adok. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Rabil Co-founder · Premier Lacrosse League | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Premier Lacrosse League. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Raphaël Co-founder of Felix & Paul Studios | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Felix & Paul Studios. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Rieckhoff | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Ripke Influencer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Rosen Assistant Treasury Secretary for Investment Security | Excluded | Serving politician | Assistant Treasury Secretary, civil servant. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Rudd Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Röttger Postdoc · Università Bocconi | Selected | Academic | Post-Doc at Università Bocconi. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Saladino MD | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | MD, non-university physician. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Schram Global Head of M&A and ECM · Rabobank | Excluded | Business executive | Global Head M&A ECM at Rabobank, executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Schreyer Commentator | Selected | Commentator | News commentator. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Sloane Author | Selected | Commentator | Author and recognized authority on innovation and creativity. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Smeets Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof. dr., professor. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Solis Police officer · Brighton | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Spiegel Director · Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health | Selected | Academic | Director of Johns Hopkins Center. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Staines Chief · Guido Fawkes | Selected | Commentator | Head of Guido Fawkes political website. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Starobin Journalist · The Atlantic | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist The Atlantic. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Surtees | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Sutton Creative director | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Creative director, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul van der Steen | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist, possible homonyms not confirmed. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Vaughn Pro-life activist | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Viel Security researcher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Véronique Journalist · L'Express | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist L'Express. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Waggott | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Waldman Author | Excluded | Journalist | Author with no indication of analytical work. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Wallace Former Ireland international | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Walsh Chief Executive of Peopl Insurance | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Peopl Insurance. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Watson | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Waugh The Independent | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist The Independent. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Yeboah Singer, artist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul-François Fournier Innovation executive director · Bpifrance | Excluded | Business executive | Executive director of innovation at Bpifrance. | 1 | 1 |
| Paula Barrachina Spokesperson for a UN organisation · ACNUR | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Spokesman of UNHCR. | 1 | 1 |
| Paula Brito Silva Executive administrator · CUF Saúde | Excluded | Business executive | Executive administrator of CUF Saúde. | 1 | 1 |
| Paula Costa Entrepreneur for positive social impact and mentor · YesMomYouCan | Excluded | Business executive | Female social impact entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Paula García Philosopher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Paula Hawkins Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of suspense novels. | 1 | 1 |
| Paula Hergar elDiario.es | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist elDiario.es. | 1 | 1 |
| Paula Lochte Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Paula Marques Specialist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Paula Perfeito President · PWN Lisbon | Excluded | Business executive | President of PWN Lisbon. | 1 | 1 |
| Paula Rebelo | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paula Rodak Entertainment journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Entertainment journalist, culture critic. | 1 | 1 |
| Paula Río President of the Spanish Society of Cell Therapy | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | President of scientific society. | 1 | 1 |
| Paula Shields | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paula Sofia Luz | Excluded | Journalist | Freelance journalist. | 1 | 1 |