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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Moore | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Oudkerk | Selected | Former official | Former politician. | 6 | 7 |
| Rob Rosenthal Host of Sound School Podcast | Excluded | Journalist | Host of Sound School Podcast. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Savelberg Germany correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | Germany correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Schneider Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Stein Health correspondent · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | Health correspondent at NPR = correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Vanoudenhoven Television icon | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Vreeken Correspondent · de Volkskrant | Excluded | Journalist | Turkey correspondent for Volkskrant. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Wertheimer Author of Lessons from the Titans · Melius Research | Selected | Economist or consultant | Analyst Melius Research. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Wilson Professor of Applied Sports Finance · UCFB | Selected | Academic | Professor of sports finance, UCFB. | 1 | 1 |
| Robbert Booij CEO · Eurex Frankfurt AG | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Eurex Frankfurt. | 1 | 1 |
| Robbert Manders Portfolio manager · Antaurus | Selected | Economist or consultant | Antaurus portfolio manager. | 4 | 16 |
| Robbie Collin Chief Film Critic · The Telegraph | Selected | Commentator | Principal film critic Telegraph. | 1 | 1 |
| Robbie Gramer Journalist · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | National security reporter Wall Street Journal. | 2 | 2 |
| Robbin Stalma Vigilans Group | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Crowd safety consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Robby Roks Associate professor · Erasmus University Rotterdam | Selected | Academic | Senior lecturer at Erasmus Rotterdam. | 1 | 1 |
| Robero Red Sox | Excluded | Doubtful participation | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert A. Schneider Professor of history · Indiana University Bloomington | Selected | Academic | Professor of history, Indiana University. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Ahldin Investor and chair · Edastra | Excluded | Business executive | Investor and president Edastra. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Armstrong U.S. financial commentator · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | U.S. financial commentator at Financial Times, analyst. | 4 | 253 |
| Robert Arnott | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Personal finance podcast guest; the linked profile is a medical archaeologist who died in 2024, so a namesake. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Aschberg Presenter and journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Program presenter and journalist, host/animator. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Badinter Lawyer and politician | Selected | Lawyer | French lawyer. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Bagiński Commentator · Radio Wnet | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Bair President · Pennsylvania Building Trades | Excluded | Serving politician | President of construction union. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Barrington Former head of Transparency International | Selected | Think tank | Former director of Transparency International. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Barron Bishop in the Catholic Church · Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Word on Fire | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Bishop of Winona-Rochester diocese. | 2 | 2 |
| Robert Bartlett Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor, Wikidata: medievalist and historian at University of Edinburgh. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Bednarski Country director CEE · Meta | Excluded | Business executive | Meta Poland country director. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Belot Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian, according to Wikidata: historian and university professor. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Berendes Executive Partner · Flagship Pioneering | Excluded | Business executive | Partner, Flagship venture capital. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Bernatowicz UFO researcher · Nautilus | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | UFO researcher, Nautilus Foundation. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Biedroń MEP · Lewica | Excluded | Serving politician | Lewica MEP in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Bigelow Skinwalker Ranch | Excluded | Business executive | Owner of Skinwalker Ranch. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Biswas-Diener Pioneer of positive psychology coaching | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Positive psychology coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Booth UK technology editor · The Guardian | Excluded | Journalist | UK technology editor at Guardian. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Bosch CEO/CMO · Sunday Natural | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Sunday Natural. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Bremner Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of nonfiction economics book. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Bridgeman Modern mystic, healer, speaker, author and light worker · Bridgeman Academie | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Mystical author and healer. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Chojnacki Tabelaofert.pl | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Cialdini Regents Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Marketing · Arizona State University | Selected | Academic | Professor Regents Arizona State. | 8 | 9 |
| Robert Citino Senior historian, National WWII Museum | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Senior historian in a museum. | 1 | 4 |
| Robert Cornels Nordli Mayor · Arendal | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of Arendal in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Costa National correspondent · CBS News | Excluded | Journalist | National correspondent CBS News. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Crumbach Deputy minister-president · Brandenburg | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Minister President Brandenburg. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Cujo Teschner Retired F-15/F-22 fighter pilot · VMax Group | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former F-15 and F-22 pilot. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Davitt Founder · Fam World | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Fam World. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Doornbos Former Formula 1 driver | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former Formula 1 pilot. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Draper | Excluded | Journalist | Without specified function, journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Dur Professor of economics | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics. | 1 | 1 |