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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Graves Former F-18 pilot | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Grim Reporter · Drop Site News | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Drop Site News and podcast co-host | 2 | 2 |
| Ryan Grimes CEO · My IT Indy | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of My IT Indy. | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Hamburger Chief Commercial Officer · Instacart | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Commercial Officer at Instacart, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Hledik Principal · The Brattle Group | Selected | Economist or consultant | Principal at The Brattle Group, consulting firm. | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Holiday Bestselling author and entrepreneur · Brass Check | Selected | Commentator | Author of non-fiction bestsellers. | 23 | 31 |
| Ryan Hopkins Future of Well-being Leader · Deloitte | Selected | Economist or consultant | Future of Well-being Leader at Deloitte. | 2 | 2 |
| Ryan Knox CEO · SALAR International | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of SALAR International, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Levitt Co-Head of LP Secondaries at ICG | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Co-Head of LP Secondaries at ICG, fund investor. | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Lucas Justice correspondent · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | Justice correspondent at NPR. | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Mac The tech journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Tech journalist, tech reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Manning Filmmaker and Podcaster | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Martin Psychologist, Dean · University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | Selected | Academic | Dean and psychologist at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. | 3 | 5 |
| Ryan Mauro Counterterrorism expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Counter-terrorism and security expert. | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan McBeth Intelligence analyst, software architect, cybersecurity | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Intelligence analyst and cybersecurity, independent expert. | 2 | 2 |
| Ryan McEntush Investing partner · Andreessen Horowitz | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Partner at Andreessen Horowitz VC, investor. | 1 | 3 |
| Ryan Petersen CEO · Flexport | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Flexport. | 2 | 3 |
| Ryan Purkey Researcher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Rush Consultant · Hogan's Corporate Solutions | Selected | Economist or consultant | Consultant at Hogan's Corporate Solutions consulting firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Sterling CEO · NerdWallet Wealth Partners | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of NerdWallet Wealth Partners. | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Walters State Education Superintendent · Oklahoma | Excluded | Serving politician | State Education Superintendent in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Webb Councilman · Delaware County, Indiana | Excluded | Serving politician | Councilman elected, active politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Zink Texas congressional candidate | Excluded | Serving politician | Texas Congress candidate, active politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Rylan Clark Presentador TV y radio · BBC | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Rym Momtaz Consultant Research Fellow · IISS | Selected | Think tank | Consultant Fellow IISS, Carnegie researcher, think tanks. | 4 | 14 |
| Ryōjun Shionuma Maestro | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ryszard Derdziński | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Polish translator. | 1 | 2 |
| Ryszard Galla Member of parliament | Excluded | Serving politician | Polish deputy in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Ryszard Kaczmarek Professor | Selected | Academic | Historian, university professor. | 1 | 1 |
| Ryszard Legutko Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor at Jagiellonian University. | 1 | 1 |
| Ryszard Petru Candidate for chair · Polska 2050 | Excluded | Serving politician | Polska 2050 deputy, politician in office. | 1 | 2 |
| Ryszard Piotrowski Prof., member of the presidential council | Selected | Academic | Professor at University of Warsaw. | 1 | 1 |
| Ryszard Schnepf Ambassador | Excluded | Serving politician | Ambassador in office, public authority. | 1 | 2 |
| S. Furkan Ozturk Researcher · Harvard University | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Harvard University. | 1 | 1 |
| Saad Eskander Historian, director · Iraq National Library and Archives | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Historian and director of National Library of Iraq. | 1 | 1 |
| Saadia Yacoob U California Press | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Saahil Goel Cofounder and CEO · Shiprocket | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO of Shiprocket. | 1 | 1 |
| Saana Nilsson Suojelupoliisi | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Finnish security police (Suojelupoliisi) in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Saar Slegers | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Saartje van Camp | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Saba-Nur Cheema Expert on Islamophobia and anti-Muslim racism | Selected | Academic | Political scientist female professor at university. | 1 | 1 |
| Sabah Choudrey Speaker, consultant · Trans Pride Brighton | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Speaker, consultant and Trans Pride activist, not among the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Sabby Gill | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Sabiene Jahn | Excluded | Journalist | Without specified function, contributor. | 1 | 1 |
| Sabina Faiz Rashid Author · Routledge | Selected | Commentator | Author of non-fiction on poverty and gender. | 1 | 1 |
| Sabina Urraca | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 3 |
| Sabine Asgodom Author and coach | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Author and coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Sabine Borgignons | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sabine Denell Veterinarian | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Veterinarian. | 1 | 1 |
| Sabine Dobelli Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of novels, fiction writer. | 1 | 1 |