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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patryk Jaki MEP · Suwerennej Polski | Excluded | Serving politician | MEP, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Patryk Michalski Wirtualna Polska | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Wirtualna Polska. | 1 | 1 |
| Patrícia Carvalho Journalist · PÚBLICO | Excluded | Journalist | Jornalista PUBLICO. | 1 | 1 |
| Patti LaBelle | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Patti Simpson Union Square Hospitality Group | Excluded | Business executive | Hospitality company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Patty McCord Former HR director · Netflix | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former HR chief, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Patty Nagle | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Pau Antó Real estate expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Pau Rodríguez ElDiario.es journalist in Catalonia | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, elDiario.es. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Allen Founder and CEO · Citizen Portal | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of Citizen Portal. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Antony | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Barnes Founder and Managing Director · MAP | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and Managing Director of MAP. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Bergen Music photographer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Biggar Tech leader | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Tech leader, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Blake Smith Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Blake-Knox | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Bourdois Co-founder · France SCPI | Excluded | Business executive | Co-Founder of France SCPI. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Brand UK Editor · ITV News | Excluded | Journalist | UK Editor at ITV News. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Carter Bodybuilding and strength coach | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Bodybuilding and strength coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Conti Psychiatrist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychiatrist, physician outside university. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Coucke Geneticist · UZ Gent | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Geneticist at UZ Gent, hospital healthcare provider. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Cunningham | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Eastwick Psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist, outside named university. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Ekins | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Panel guest on COP28 climate negotiations; the linked profile is a University College London economist with no stated climate or environment field. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Eskelinen Paramedic | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Ambulance paramedic. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul F. Tompkins | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Feig Director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Frambot Morpho | Excluded | Business executive | Leader of company Morpho. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Franklin Oscar-winning Special FX director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Frew DUP MLA | Excluded | Serving politician | DUP MLA, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Gledhill Voiceover · Anomaly Podcast | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Gorton Traitors contestant | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Griggs US Senior Partner · PwC | Excluded | Business executive | US Senior Partner at PwC, consulting firm executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Hutchinson Founder · The Child Liberation Foundation | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of The Child Liberation Foundation. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Johnston | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Katsen Cofounder · Gym Class VR | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Gym Class VR. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Kemsley Music manager | Excluded | Business executive | Music manager, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Kiernan WSJ reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | WSJ Reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Kimball Retired UFOlogist and filmmaker | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Retired UFOlogist, retired. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Kimmage | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, no function given. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Kirby BBC's Europe digital editor | Excluded | Journalist | Digital editor BBC. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Kircher Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Laverty Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Screenwriter and film actor, fiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Li | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul List Co-author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Litvak | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Lukas Psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist, non-university psychologist. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Luttikhuis Climate editor · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Climate editor NRC | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Lynch Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Novelist. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Martin Chemical engineer · Hydrogen Science Coalition | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Chemical engineer in a coalition, non-academic. | 1 | 1 |