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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam McAlister Producer and author · BBC | Selected | Commentator | Producer and author BBC, essay author. | 3 | 3 |
| Sam McBride Northern Ireland editor · Belfast Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Editor of Belfast Telegraph, general news. | 3 | 12 |
| Sam McPhail Research and data team · The Spectator | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Research and data team · The Spectator, journalist | 1 | 2 |
| Sam North EToro | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | EToro, corporate executive. | 1 | 2 |
| Sam Parker Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Multi-media journalist without analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Piranty BBC Eye journalist | Excluded | Journalist | BBC Eye journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Quinones Writer | Selected | Commentator | Writer of Narrative Non-fiction. | 3 | 6 |
| Sam Rainsy Cambodian opposition leader | Excluded | Serving politician | Cambodian opposition leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Reese | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Leadership coaching, coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Reich CEO · Dropout | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Dropout. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Reyntjens Crime reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Crime reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Rogers | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Sadi CEO · LiveScore | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of LiveScore. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Schechner Journalist · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist WSJ. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Shoemate Chief Warrant Officer 2 · US Army | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Stein Journalist · The Bulwark | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist The Bulwark, politics info. | 3 | 12 |
| Sam The Kid Artist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Zirah Content creator | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 17 |
| Samah Karaki Neuroscientist · France Culture | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 2 |
| Samantha Azzopardi | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Samantha Browne Campaigner and former adult performer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Samantha Gross Fellow in the Cross-Brookings Initiative on Energy and Climate | Selected | Think tank | Fellow in Cross-Brookings Initiative, Brookings. | 1 | 1 |
| Samantha López Director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Samantha Louis | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sameer Katiyar Chief Financial Officer · Cleo | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Financial Officer at Cleo, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Sameer Murthy Physicist · King's College London | Selected | Academic | Physicist, King's College London. | 1 | 2 |
| Samer Atta Allah Professor of economics and associate dean · American University in Cairo | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics, American University of Cairo. | 1 | 1 |
| Samer Sinijlawi Palestinian activist and commentator | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Sami Abu Omar | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 6 |
| Sami Abu Salem Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Generic journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Sami Miettinen AI expert and economic influencer | Selected | Commentator | AI expert and economic influencer. | 5 | 121 |
| Sami Moilanen Nordic Cyber Consulting Lead · AON Finland | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Nordic Cyber Consulting Lead at AON, business consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Sami Niiranen CEO · Kalmar | Excluded | Business executive | CEO at Kalmar. | 1 | 1 |
| Sami Solanki Professor · Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research | Selected | Academic | Prof. at Max-Planck-Institut for Solar System Research. | 1 | 1 |
| Sami Sykkö Style expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Style expert journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Sami-Matti Ruuska Youth psychiatrist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Youth psychiatrist. | 1 | 1 |
| Samia Dahmouni Chair and founder · Cyclezen | Excluded | Business executive | President and founder of Cyclezen, business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Samia El Khalfaoui | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Samir Badran TV personality, artist and entrepreneur | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Samir Yosufi Sports reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Sports reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Samira Ataei Foreign affairs editor · De Standaard | Excluded | Journalist | Foreign correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Samira Rafaela Former MEP | Selected | Former official | Former Member of European Parliament, former government official. | 4 | 5 |
| Sammy Mahdi Chair · CD&V | Excluded | Serving politician | Chair of CD&V, party leader in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Sammy Ramsey Entomologist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Samo Burja Founder · Bismark Analysis | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of Bismark Analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Sampo Terho Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Politician in function. | 1 | 1 |
| Samppa Lajunen Three-time Olympic champion · Samla Capital | Excluded | Business executive | Olympic champion and founder at Samla Capital. | 1 | 1 |
| Sampsa Laine CEO · Alisa Pankki | Excluded | Business executive | CEO at Alisa Pankki. | 1 | 1 |
| Sampsa Tikkala Trader | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Trader. | 2 | 2 |
| Samu Rautio Associate military professor, commander · Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu | Selected | Academic | Assistant military professor at Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu. | 1 | 1 |