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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Beirão Jesuit priest · Sociedade de Jesus | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Brownback Former Ambassador | Selected | Former official | Former ambassador. | 1 | 2 |
| Samuel Buisseret | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Graphic designer, director, animator. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Chang PhD student in Accounting · Chicago Booth | Selected | Academic | Ph.D. student in Accounting, Chicago Booth. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Chong Lawyer, court interpreter, translator, and UFO researcher | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer, court interpreter, translator. | 3 | 4 |
| Samuel Colvin Pydantic | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Pydantic, tech project manager. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Comblez Psychologist, deputy managing director · E-enfance | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist, corporate manager. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Deichmann Deichmann | Excluded | Business executive | Heir and family business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Ducroquet Sports ambassador · Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs | Excluded | Serving politician | Ambassador for sport in office, public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Emch SRF China correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | China correspondent at SRF. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Forey Correspondent · Le Monde | Excluded | Journalist | Le Monde correspondent. | 1 | 2 |
| Samuel Franklin Cultural historian · Smithsonian Institution | Selected | Academic | Cultural historian, Smithsonian Institution. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Holmström CEO · Lundqvist Trävaru | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Lundqvist Trävaru, CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Hotte Purchasing director · Verallia France | Excluded | Business executive | Purchasing director at Verallia France, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Issacharoff Reiss Professor of Constitutional Law · New York University School of Law | Selected | Academic | Reiss Professor of Constitutional Law · NYU School of Law | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Jackisch ARD-Studio Washington | Excluded | Journalist | ARD correspondent in Washington. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Keitel Entrepreneur · Senior Connect | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur at Senior Connect, business owner. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuël Kruizenga Military historian · University of Amsterdam | Selected | Academic | Military historian at University of Amsterdam. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Liberty Professor of game design · Boston University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Game Design at Boston University. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Misteli Africa correspondent · NZZ | Excluded | Journalist | Africa correspondent NZZ. | 1 | 3 |
| Samuel Pozzoli | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Rines Managing director · Corbu | Selected | Economist or consultant | Managing director - Corbu, consultant. | 2 | 2 |
| Samuel Ritholtz Author · University of California Press | Selected | Commentator | Author of 'The Way Out' non-fiction book. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Santamaria Survival expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Survival expert. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Schmid Captain, head of the Swiss Army chaplaincy · Schweizer Armee | Excluded | Serving politician | Hauptmann · Swiss Army, military in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Tanner NZZ editor | Excluded | Journalist | NZZ editor, journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Vázquez Former police officer | Excluded | Serving politician | Former police officer. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel W. Franklin Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel West Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuli Anttila | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuli Niinivuo | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Samy Chaar Chief economist · Lombard Odier Group | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief economist, Lombard Odier Group, bank economist. | 2 | 3 |
| Samy Guessabi Director · Acción Contra el Hambre | Excluded | Business executive | Director at Accion Contra el Hambre, NGO leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Sana Mir Cricket player | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Cricket player, athlete. | 1 | 1 |
| Sana Valiulina | Selected | Commentator | Columnist, analysis and opinion. | 1 | 2 |
| Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini Peace strategist | Selected | Commentator | Author and peace strategist at the United Nations. | 1 | 1 |
| Sanam Vakil Director of Middle East and North Africa programme · Chatham House | Selected | Think tank | Director at Chatham House think tank. | 10 | 16 |
| Sanaullah Khan | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Sanchia Berg BBC reporter | Excluded | Journalist | BBC reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Sandeep Singh Klair Researcher · Norwegian Defence Research Establishment | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, public research institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Sander 't Sas Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Generic journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Sander Boon Political scientist · Geotrendlines | Selected | Economist or consultant | Political scientist at Geotrendlines, consulting firm. | 1 | 9 |
| Sander de Groot CTO · Thorizon | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | CTO of Thorizon, tech executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Sander Lie Seafood analyst | Selected | Economist or consultant | Seafood analyst, bank analyst (Pareto). | 1 | 1 |
| Sander Nieuwenhuis Professor · Cognitieve Neurowetenschap | Selected | Academic | Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience. | 1 | 1 |
| Sander Schaepman | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 4 |
| Sander Schimmelpenninck Journalist, columnist, podcast maker | Selected | Commentator | Journalist, columnist and podcast maker. | 6 | 8 |
| Sander van der Linden Professor · Universiteit van Cambridge | Selected | Academic | Professor, Cambridge University. | 6 | 6 |
| Sander Voormolen | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 3 |
| Sandie Catala Tax director | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Tax director, business executive. | 1 | 1 |