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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandro Resende Psychologist, artist, founder · P28, Manicómio | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist, artist, founder, outside the roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Sandy Jahn | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sandy Lacey Founding executive director · Howe Innovation Center at Perkins School for the Blind | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founding executive director of Howe Innovation Center. | 1 | 1 |
| Sangcheol Moon University of California | Selected | Academic | Affiliated with University of California. | 1 | 1 |
| Sani Ladan | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Cameroonian activist. | 1 | 1 |
| Sanjaya Dhakal BBC Nepali | Excluded | Journalist | BBC Nepali journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Sanna Kasos Unit head · samisk enhet i äldreboende | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Unit manager at retirement home. | 1 | 1 |
| Sanna Keskinen Responsible editor-in-chief · Aamulehti | Excluded | Journalist | Chief Editor at Aamulehti, not analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Sanna Koskinen Senior lecturer · University of Helsinki | Selected | Academic | Senior University Lecturer (professor), University of Helsinki. | 1 | 1 |
| Sanna Kurronen Economist · Bank of Finland | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist at Suomen Pankki (central bank). | 1 | 2 |
| Sanna Marin Former prime minister of Finland | Selected | Former official | Former prime minister of Finland. | 2 | 2 |
| Sanna Salo Researcher · Finnish Institute of International Affairs | Selected | Think tank | Researcher, Finnish Institute of International Affairs. | 1 | 1 |
| Sanna Sarromaa | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sanna Torén Björling Former US correspondent · Dagens Nyheter | Excluded | Journalist | Former USA correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Sanne Frequin Reviewer | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 4 |
| Sanne Groothuis VU | Selected | Academic | Dr., de-radicalization policy researcher at VU. | 1 | 1 |
| Sanne Kanis Founder · Abel Studios | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Abel Studios. | 1 | 1 |
| Sanne Maasakkers Senior Analyst · Mandiant | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Senior Analyst, Mandiant (cybersecurity). | 1 | 1 |
| Sanne Marcic-van Doornik Therapist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Therapist, outside the defined roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Sanne Troelsgaard Fodboldspiller | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Santeri Korpinen CEO · Sifter-rahasto | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Sifter fund. | 2 | 3 |
| Santi Manchado Head of publishing · elDiario.es | Excluded | Journalist | Editor of elDiario.es. | 1 | 1 |
| Santi Prego Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Santiago Abascal | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician in office: President of Vox, member of Congress. | 1 | 1 |
| Santiago Alba Rico | Selected | Commentator | Essayist, political analysis columnist. | 4 | 72 |
| Santiago Armesilla PhD in Economics and geopolitical analyst | Selected | Economist or consultant | Doctor of Economics, geopolitical analyst. | 4 | 4 |
| Santiago Camacho Journalist and writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist and writer (journalist). | 1 | 1 |
| Santiago Cuadrado Historian, then mayor | Selected | Former official | Historian and former mayor of Barcarrota. | 1 | 1 |
| Santiago Domingo Investment analyst · Magallanes Value Investors | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment analyst, Magallanes Value Investors. | 1 | 1 |
| Santiago Genoves Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Anthropologist, deceased 2013. | 1 | 1 |
| Santiago León "El Cabrero" | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Santiago López | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Santiago Manchado Editorial director · elDiario.es Extremadura | Excluded | Journalist | Director of edition at elDiario.es. | 1 | 2 |
| Santiago Navajas Professor, philosopher and writer | Selected | Commentator | Professor, philosopher and essayist, analyzes cancel culture. | 3 | 3 |
| Santiago Roncagliolo | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer (probably novelist). | 1 | 1 |
| Santiago Zabala ICREA Research Professor of Philosophy · Pompeu Fabra University | Selected | Academic | ICREA research professor at Pompeu Fabra University. | 1 | 1 |
| Sanya Carley Mark Alan Hughes Faculty Director · Kleinman Center | Selected | Academic | Mark Alan Hughes Faculty Director, Kleinman Center. | 2 | 2 |
| São José Almeida Senior editor · PÚBLICO | Excluded | Journalist | Chief Editor at PUBLICO. | 1 | 1 |
| Saoirse Hanley Money writer and columnist · Irish Independent | Selected | Commentator | Money columnist Irish Independent. | 4 | 21 |
| Sara Aagesen Third vice president of the government | Excluded | Serving politician | Third Vice-President of Government (politician in office). | 1 | 1 |
| Sara Bettoni | Excluded | Journalist | Without specified function. | 1 | 1 |
| Sara Blædel | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Danish writer/journalist with no indication of political analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Sara Bolla | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Sara Canals | Excluded | Journalist | Without specified function. | 2 | 2 |
| Sara Carinhas Actress and stage director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sara Castro | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Sara Correia Founder and CEO · SpringEvents | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of SpringEvents. | 1 | 1 |
| Sara Cox Presenter | Excluded | Journalist | Radio presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| Sara Cremers | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sara Cristinelli Researcher · Istituto di Microbiologia di Losanna | Selected | Academic | Researcher, Institute of Microbiology, Lausanne. | 1 | 1 |