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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naveen Rao CTO · 4D Computing | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | CTO at 4D Computing, tech executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Navin Singh Khadka Global Environment correspondent · BBC World Service | Excluded | Journalist | Environment correspondent for BBC. | 1 | 1 |
| Navio Kwok Leadership advisor · Russell Reynolds Associates | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Leadership advisor at Russell Reynolds Associates, consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Nawal Al Maghafi Senior International Investigations Correspondent · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | BBC investigations correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Nawal Al-Maghafi Investigative journalist · BBC Arabic | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative journalist at BBC Arabic. | 1 | 1 |
| Nayomi Polcar Author · Quarks | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Nazaret Martín | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Naïm Derbali Critical Mass | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Naïma Lafrarchi Lawyer and education expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Neal Baer Hollywood TV writer and producer | Excluded | Business executive | Hollywood TV writer and producer. | 1 | 1 |
| Neal Foard Founder of Storyfire | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Storyfire. | 1 | 1 |
| Neal Lawson Mainstream | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Spokesman of Mainstream political group. | 1 | 1 |
| Neale Richmond TD and Minister of State · Fine Gael | Excluded | Serving politician | TD and Minister of State in office, active politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Nedžad Avdić | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Negar Zarassi Opera singer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Negin Farsad Comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Negra Efendić Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and author. | 1 | 1 |
| Neige Sinno Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Female novelist, fiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| Neil Briscoe Motoring journalist · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist automotive Irish Times. | 1 | 1 |
| Neil Callanan Private Companies Managing Editor · Bloomberg | Excluded | Journalist | Managing Editor Bloomberg. | 1 | 1 |
| Neil Greenberg | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Neil Jackman Archaeologist · Tuath.ie | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Archaeologist, leader of Tuath Archaeology. | 1 | 1 |
| Neil Kenward Interim Director General of Markets · Ofgem | Excluded | Serving politician | Interim Director General of Ofgem (regulator), active public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Neil McDonnell Chief Executive · ISME | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Executive at ISME, organization executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Neil Oliver Presenter | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Neil Samworth Ex-prison officer | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Neil Shortland Dr., expert on military decision making · Department for Defense | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Military decision making expert at Department of Defense, public executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Neil Stern CEO · Good Food Holdings | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Good Food Holdings. | 1 | 1 |
| Neil Strauss Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Music journalist, no analytical work. | 1 | 1 |
| Nejma Brahim Journalist · Mediapart | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Mediapart. | 1 | 1 |
| Nele Rößler | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Nele Van den Broeck | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no specified function. | 1 | 1 |
| Nelio Biedermann Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer (likely fiction). | 1 | 1 |
| Nell Scovell Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer without clear context on content type. | 1 | 1 |
| Nellie Bowles Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist with no demonstrated analytical work. | 1 | 1 |
| Nelly Kronstrand Reporter · Aftonbladet | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Aftonbladet | 1 | 1 |
| Nelson Dellis 6x USA Memory Champion | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | 6x USA Memory Champion, athlete/performer. | 1 | 1 |
| Nelson Faria Jesuit priest · Sociedade de Jesus | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Nelson Freitas Artist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Nerea León | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Nerea Rodríguez | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Nerina Ramlakhan Sleep expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Physiotherapist outside university context. | 1 | 1 |
| Nery Anderson Commissioner | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Commissaris, executive title. | 1 | 1 |
| Nessa Cosgrove Senator · Labour Party | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator from Labour Party in office, active politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Nestori Syynimaa Azure AD PhD · Microsoft | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Azure AD doctor at Microsoft, tech company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Neus Tomás Journalist · elDiario.es | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at elDiario.es. | 1 | 1 |
| Neven Cagal Fisherman | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Fisherman, manual labor. | 1 | 1 |
| Neven Maguire Chef · MacNean House and Restaurant | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Nevin Galmarini Snowboarder | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Nevin Truesdale CEO · The Jockey Club | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of The Jockey Club, organization leader. | 1 | 1 |