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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saksia Houttuin Correspondent · Parijs | Excluded | Journalist | Paris correspondent, reporting. | 1 | 1 |
| Sal Mercogliano Professor · Campbell University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Campbell University. | 6 | 7 |
| Sal Rizzolo Branch Manager · New American Funding | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Branch manager at New American Funding. | 1 | 1 |
| Salama bin Mulhim President | Excluded | Business executive | President of organization, outside assigned roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Salena Zito Columnist · Washington Examiner | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Washington Examiner and author. | 10 | 44 |
| Salim Furth Senior Research Fellow · Mercatus Center | Selected | Think tank | Senior Research Fellow at Mercatus Center, think tank. | 1 | 1 |
| Salim Hassad Partner at Newfund | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Associate at Newfund, fund investor. | 1 | 1 |
| Salim Nesba Journalist · L'Echo | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist L'Echo, reporting. | 1 | 1 |
| Salime Nassur Founder · Maars | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Maars, entrepreneur/business leader. | 1 | 11 |
| Sally Akehurst Sports psychologist and a dean · University of Roehampton, London | Selected | Academic | Sports psychologist and dean at University of Roehampton. | 1 | 1 |
| Sally Grainger Food historian | Selected | Academic | Food historian at University of Reading. | 1 | 1 |
| Sally King Dr | Selected | Commentator | Author of nonfiction book Menstrual Myth Busting published by Policy Press. | 1 | 1 |
| Sally Lockwood Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Middle East. | 1 | 1 |
| Sally Munday CEO · UK Sport | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of UK Sport, public organization leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Sally Nabil Egypt correspondent · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Egypt correspondent at BBC. | 1 | 1 |
| Sally Phillips Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sally TM Artiste de Drag Race | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Salma Hayek Actress | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Salma Mediavilla Aboulaoula Researcher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Salma Shah Former advisor | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Salman Rushdie Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Acclaimed author, fiction novelist. | 2 | 3 |
| Salomé Ferraris Journalist · Tech&Co | Excluded | Journalist | Tech journalist at BFM. | 1 | 4 |
| Salome Müller ZEIT | Excluded | Journalist | Contributor to Die Zeit. | 1 | 1 |
| Salome Zourabichvili President of Georgia | Excluded | Serving politician | President of Georgia, sitting politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Salva López Photographer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Salvador García-Ayllón Civil engineer | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Salvador Illa President of the Generalitat | Excluded | Serving politician | Presidente de la Generalitat, serving politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Salvador Macip Longevity expert | Selected | Academic | Full professor at University of Leicester. | 1 | 1 |
| Salvador Mas CEO · GPTAdvisor | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of GPTAdvisor. | 1 | 1 |
| Salvador Rus Rufino Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of the novel El último Trastámara, fiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| Salvatore Aranzulla CEO · Aranzulla.it | Excluded | Business executive | CEO and founder of Aranzulla.it. | 2 | 3 |
| Sam Altman CEO · OpenAI | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of OpenAI. | 4 | 4 |
| Sam Asher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Economics podcast guest with no stated affiliation; the linked profile is only researcher with no field, so nothing precise ties them. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Bhagwat Co-Founder & CEO · Maastra | Excluded | Business executive | Co-Founder & CEO of Maastra, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Borden Global Sports Correspondent · ESPN | Excluded | Journalist | Global Sports Correspondent at ESPN. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Brasch Reporter · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter NPR | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Bresnick Research Fellow · Georgetown CSET | Selected | Think tank | Research Fellow · Georgetown CSET, security think tank | 1 | 2 |
| Sam Dalrymple Author | Selected | Commentator | Historian and writer. | 4 | 5 |
| Sam Dillemans Painter | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Forstag Smokejumper | Excluded | Serving politician | Smokejumper, does not match any of the 6 roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Friedman Professor of Sociology · London School of Economics | Selected | Academic | Professor of Sociology at London School of Economics. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Gringlas Congressional reporter · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | Congressional reporter for NPR. | 1 | 2 |
| Sam Hagens | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Harris Philosopher, neuroscientist | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher, author of analytical essays. | 22 | 29 |
| Sam Hazen CEO · HCA | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of HCA. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Horn Author · Tongue Fu! Training Institute | Selected | Commentator | Author and founder of institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Judah Reporter · BBC World Service | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter BBC World Service | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Kean Author | Selected | Commentator | Author and science communicator. | 2 | 4 |
| Sam Knight Writer · New Yorker | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer, The New Yorker, journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Leith | Selected | Commentator | Literary critic and poetic essayist. | 1 | 5 |