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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Kostenko Colonel, Secretary Verkhovna Rada Committee National Security · Security Service of Ukraine | Excluded | Serving politician | Colonel, security committee secretary, active. | 1 | 1 |
| Roman Kuźniar Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor at University of Warsaw. | 1 | 4 |
| Roman Lehberger SPIEGEL reporter | Excluded | Journalist | SPIEGEL reporter = reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Roman Nacht Holistic therapist, thinker, author | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Holotherapist and author. | 1 | 1 |
| Román Ortiz Analyst · Centro para el Bien Común Global, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria | Selected | Academic | Analyst at Center for Common Good at Francisco de Vitoria University. | 1 | 1 |
| Roman Polko General · GROM | Selected | Former official | General, former GROM unit commander. | 2 | 4 |
| Roman Reher Bitcoin strategist and analyst | Selected | Economist or consultant | Analyst and independent Bitcoin strategist. | 14 | 21 |
| Roman Tyborski Business reporter · Handelsblatt | Excluded | Journalist | Corporate reporter at Handelsblatt. | 1 | 2 |
| Roman Vangoitshoven Endocrinologist · KU Leuven | Selected | Academic | Endocrinologist at KU Leuven. | 1 | 1 |
| Romane Fringeli Actress | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Romano Prodi President of the Foundation for Cooperation Between Peoples · Fondazione per la Collaborazione tra i Popoli | Selected | Former official | Former President of European Commission, former PM of Italy. | 2 | 5 |
| Romanus Otte | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Romaric Briand Game designer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of video games. | 1 | 1 |
| Romaric Godin Journalist · Mediapart | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Mediapart = journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Romed Insam Project leader · BBT SE | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Romeo Bissuti Psychologist · White Ribbon Kampagne | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist at White Ribbon Campaign. | 1 | 1 |
| Romeu Costa Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Romke van de Kaa Garden and plant expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Expert in gardens and plants. | 1 | 1 |
| Romuald Sciora Director · IRIS | Selected | Think tank | Director of political observatory and researcher at IRIS. | 5 | 10 |
| Romy Geysen Lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Belgian lawyer. | 2 | 2 |
| Romy Indy Adult film performer | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Biscardi Co-Founder & CEO · iConnections | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO of iConnections. | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Blaauw Head chef | Excluded | Business executive | Chef-entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Ron DeSantis Governor · Florida | Excluded | Serving politician | Governor of Florida in office. | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Diamond 10X Capital | Excluded | Business executive | Investment fund leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Elving Senior political editor and correspondent · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | Senior Political Correspondent NPR. | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Filipkowski Never-Trump political commentator | Selected | Commentator | Never-Trump political commentator. | 3 | 17 |
| Ron Fresen Parliamentary correspondent · NOS | Excluded | Journalist | Parliamentary reporter NOS, parliamentary correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Friedman Psychologist and founder · Superteams, Inc. | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist and founder of Superteams, Inc. | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Geffner Attorney · SEC | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Lawyer at the SEC, government function. | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Ivey Adviser to Popes Francis and Leo XIV on AI · Papieska Akademia Nauk | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Johnson Senator | Excluded | Serving politician | American senator in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Prosor Ambassador · Israel | Excluded | Serving politician | Israeli ambassador in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Simpson Serial entrepreneur · Winwin Agency | Excluded | Business executive | Serial entrepreneur. | 2 | 2 |
| Ron van den Berg | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Weiss Nutritionist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Nutritionist. | 1 | 1 |
| Ronak Doshi Partner · Everest Group | Selected | Economist or consultant | Associate at Everest Group consulting firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Ronald C Po Professor | Selected | Academic | Explicit professor title. | 1 | 1 |
| Ronald de Zoete | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Ronald Griffin IT founder · Seen | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and IT head of Seen. | 1 | 1 |
| Ronald Hutton Historian | Selected | Academic | Professor at University of Bristol. | 3 | 4 |
| Ronald Kraule Head · Ergo Forsikring | Excluded | Business executive | Norden chief at Ergo Insurance, executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Ronald Molendijk | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ronald Poetiray Commander · Korps Mariniers | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Commander of Royal Marines, active. | 1 | 1 |
| Ronald Slabke | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Hypoport CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Ronald van Raak Former politicians | Selected | Former official | Former Politician, former politician. | 6 | 16 |
| Ronald Verhaegen | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ronald-Peter Stöferle Fund manager · Incrementum | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fund manager at Incrementum. | 3 | 3 |
| Ronan Bolton Reader in Science, Technology and Innovation Studies · University of Edinburgh | Selected | Academic | Reader in science and innovation studies at University of Edinburgh. | 1 | 1 |
| Ronan Folgoas Journalist on the police-justice desk · Le Parisien | Excluded | Journalist | Police-justice section journalist at Le Parisien = journalist. | 1 | 3 |