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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Pape Professor · University of Chicago | Selected | Academic | Professor of political science at the University of Chicago. | 12 | 19 |
| Robert Papp Retired senior executive · CIA | Selected | Former official | Former senior executive at CIA (retired). | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Pausch Political editor · DIE ZEIT | Excluded | Journalist | Politics editor at DIE ZEIT, political editor. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Person Associate Professor of International Relations · United States Military Academy at West Point | Selected | Academic | Associate professor of international relations at West Point. | 1 | 3 |
| Robert Peschke CEO · Little John Bikes | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Little John Bikes, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Peston The Rest Is Money | Excluded | Journalist | The Rest Is Money, podcast host. | 2 | 2 |
| Robert Pożoga Medical doctor | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Rebitsch | Selected | Academic | Historian and professor at University of Innsbruck. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Reinagl Actor and singer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Rix Dr. | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Guest called Dr. or professor in Greenland Viking episodes; the profile is a Copenhagen professor of English. Generic title, no field match. | 2 | 2 |
| Robert Sapolsky Professor of biology and neurology · Stanford University | Selected | Academic | Professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University. | 19 | 94 |
| Robert Schuckink Wijs & van Oostveen | Selected | Economist or consultant | Financial analyst at Wijs & van Oostveen, consulting firm. | 1 | 8 |
| Robert Schuckink Kool Fund manager · ABS Fund Wijs & van Oostveen | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Fund manager and research head, not an economist by definition. | 1 | 4 |
| Robert Shimer Professor of Economics · University of Chicago | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics at the university of Chicago. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Shrimsley FT correspondent · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | Chief political commentator at Financial Times, analyst. | 1 | 25 |
| Robert Skwirczyński | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Snijder Wissenkerke | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Sobiech Dr · Univerzytet Civitas | Selected | Academic | Doctor at Civitas University with academic title. | 2 | 8 |
| Robert Spreeuw Researcher · University of Amsterdam | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Universiteit van Amsterdam. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Stanilewicz | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Robert Stark | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Guest is a German living in Finland in 2026; the linked profile is a composer who died in 1922, so a namesake. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Svensson Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Szaj | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert ten Brink TV presenter | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Robert Treichler Profil | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist for Profil magazine. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Tucker FDNY Commissioner | Excluded | Serving politician | FDNY Commissioner, active. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Valentine | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert van Asten | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert van Hennik Systemic and narrative therapist · Euthopia | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Systemic therapist, healthcare provider outside university. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Vautard Research director · CNRS | Selected | Academic | Research director at CNRS in meteorology and climatology. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Veiåker Johansen News head | Excluded | Journalist | News leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Velten Fund manager | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Fund manager, not an economist by definition. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Vitye Gold expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Vuijsje Writer and journalist | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer and journalist, media and creation. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Weisberg Criminal justice expert · Stanford Law School | Selected | Academic | Criminal justice expert at Stanford Law School. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Winnicki | Excluded | Serving politician | Polish politician, member of Sejm. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert-Jan Smits Chair of the Executive Board of Technische Universiteit Eindhoven and former Director-General for Research and Innovation at the European Commission · Eindhoven University of Technology | Selected | Academic | President of TU Eindhoven, former DG of European Commission. | 3 | 5 |
| Roberta Carlini Economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist. | 1 | 9 |
| Roberta Latini Head of research offices for wildlife studies · Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo Lazio e Molise | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Director of studies, national park, public authority. | 1 | 1 |
| Roberta Marrero Writer, artist and singer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Roberta Villa Science journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Science journalist = science journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Roberto Augusto Philosopher | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Philosopher, Wikidata: Brazilian politician (deputy), not university philosopher. | 1 | 1 |
| Roberto Baggio | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Roberto Benito Deputy director and head of News · EL MUNDO | Excluded | Journalist | Subdirector and chief Information officer = information chief. | 1 | 1 |
| Roberto Bernabò Chief digital development manager · Class Editori | Excluded | Business executive | Head of digital development at Class Editori, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Roberto Bizzocchi Writer | Selected | Academic | Writer, Wikidata: historian and professor at University of Pisa. | 1 | 2 |
| Roberto Carlos Real Madrid | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Roberto Casado Economics correspondent · EXPANSIÓN | Excluded | Journalist | Economic correspondent Expansión = correspondent. | 1 | 9 |
| Roberto Cingolani Energy adviser to the Prime Minister | Excluded | Serving politician | Energy consultant to Italian PM, political. | 1 | 1 |
| Roberto de Lapuente | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |