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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosamund Urwin Media Editor · The Sunday Times | Excluded | Journalist | Media Editor The Sunday Times = editor-in-chief. | 1 | 1 |
| Rosanna Charles | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rosanne de Jong | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rosanne Peters Tech editor · BNR | Excluded | Journalist | Tech reporter at BNR. | 1 | 2 |
| Rosario De Luca President of the Order of Labour Consultants | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Presidente dell'Ordine dei Consulenti del lavoro. | 1 | 1 |
| Rosario Rasizza President of the Italian Association of Employment Agencies · Assosomm | Excluded | Business executive | Presidente d'Assosomm, professional association. | 1 | 2 |
| Rose Gottemoeller Lecturer at Stanford University, former Deputy Secretary General of NATO · Stanford University, NATO | Selected | Academic et Former official | Lecturer at Stanford University, former Deputy SG of NATO. | 3 | 3 |
| Rose Hudson-Wilkin Bishop | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rose Kudabayeva BBC World Service | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rose Lamy Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of essays and analyses. | 2 | 3 |
| Rose Mutiso | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Physicist and former CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Rose Soffel Talent & Culture Consultant · SoffelHaus | Selected | Economist or consultant | Talent and culture consultant at SoffelHaus. | 1 | 1 |
| Rose Spillane Business owner | Excluded | Business executive | Business owner. | 1 | 1 |
| Roseanne Barr Comedian and actress | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Rosell Utne Berge | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Roselyne Bachelot Former minister | Selected | Former official | Former minister. | 4 | 6 |
| Rosemary Coleman Consultant Dermatologist · Blackrock Clinic | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Consultant dermatologist, outside roles. | 1 | 2 |
| Rosemary Coogan European Space Agency | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Astrophysicist at European Space Agency. | 1 | 1 |
| Rosemary DiCarlo | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. Ambassador to United Nations. | 1 | 1 |
| Rosemary Durkan Nocomed | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Nocomed. | 1 | 1 |
| Rosemary J. Jolly Author and activist | Selected | Commentator | Author and activist. | 1 | 1 |
| Rosi Braidotti Feminist philosopher | Selected | Academic | Professor at Utrecht University. | 2 | 6 |
| Rosie Kay Coreografa | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rosie Maguire Policy and Programmes Manager · Centre for Thriving Places | Selected | Think tank | Policy Manager, Centre for Thriving Places. | 1 | 1 |
| Rosmarie Wydler-Wälti Climate activist · KlimaSeniorinnen | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ross Adam CEO · Acast | Excluded | Business executive | Acast CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Ross Aimer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Aviation expert, not a role on the list. | 1 | 1 |
| Ross Brakman American Treasure Tour Museum | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ross Coulthart Journalist, author and podcast host | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and podcast host = host. | 1 | 3 |
| Ross Douthat Correspondent for the CBS News program 60 Minutes | Excluded | Journalist | CBS News 60 Minutes correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Ross Kemp Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ross Noble Comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ross O'Lochlainn Copywriter · Conversion Engineering | Excluded | Business executive | Copywriter at Conversion Engineering. | 1 | 1 |
| Ross Peel Nuclear power researcher · King's College London | Selected | Academic | Nuclear researcher at King's College. | 1 | 1 |
| Ross Perlin Linguist · Endangered Language Alliance | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Linguist, NGO director. | 1 | 1 |
| Ross Rayburn Peloton instructor and author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Peloton instructor. | 1 | 1 |
| Ross Simmonds CEO · Foundation | Excluded | Business executive | Foundation CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Rossana Martorelli Archaeologist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Roula Khalaf Journalist · Financial Times | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist editor Financial Times = editor-in-chief. | 1 | 1 |
| Rounak Bose Doctoral student in History · University of Delaware | Selected | Academic | Doctoral student at University of Delaware. | 1 | 1 |
| Rouzbeh Parsi Programme director at the Middle East and North Africa programme · UI | Selected | Think tank | Program director, UI think tank. | 6 | 9 |
| Rowan Douglas CEO of Climate Risk and Resilience · Howden Group | Excluded | Business executive | Howden Group CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Rowan Jacobsen Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of In Defense of Sunlight. | 3 | 3 |
| Rowena Mason Whitehall Editor · The Guardian | Excluded | Journalist | Whitehall Editor The Guardian, editor-in-chief. | 1 | 1 |
| Roy Lee Cofounder and CEO · Cluely | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO of Cluely. | 1 | 1 |
| Roy Osing Founder, Operator | Excluded | Business executive | Founder, operator. | 1 | 1 |
| Roy Wood, Jr. Host · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | NPR host. | 2 | 2 |
| Roya Hakakian Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Journey from the Land of No. | 3 | 3 |
| Rozina Sabur Deputy US Editor · The Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Deputy US Editor The Telegraph = editor-in-chief. | 1 | 1 |
| Ru Marshall Author · OR Books | Selected | Commentator | Author, OR Books. | 1 | 1 |