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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Kammerer Paul Scherrer-Institut | Selected | Academic | Dr. attached to Paul Scherrer-Institut research. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Kemper Cabaret performer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Lenski Evolutionary biologist · Michigan State University | Selected | Academic | Evolutionary biologist at Michigan State University. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Lloyd Parry Asia Editor · The Times and the Sunday Times | Excluded | Journalist | Asia Editor The Times, regional editor. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Marquise FBI investigator | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | FBI investigator, field agent, not former executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Matthews Researcher · Change Oracle | Selected | Economist or consultant | Researcher and sustainability consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Millet | Selected | Commentator | Writer, essayist and non-fiction diarist. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Moncrieff | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Moore Head of MI6 | Excluded | Serving politician | Head of MI6 in office, government official in service. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Newell | Selected | Academic | Economist and researcher at Duke University. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Noble Head of European Public Relations · Audible | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Head of public relations, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard O'Donoghue Independent Ireland TD | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of parliament (TD) Independent Ireland in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Osman Author, producer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Novelist and television presenter, outside spec. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Portes Founder and honorary president of CEPR | Selected | Economist or consultant | Founder and president of CEPR, economic think tank. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Ramos Member of parliament · Les Démocrates du Loiret | Excluded | Serving politician | Member currently serving. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Reeves Local historian | Selected | Commentator | Local historian, history analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Sabin Principal curator · Natural History Museum | Selected | Academic | Principal curator at Natural History Museum. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Speight Jr. Actor, director and musician | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Thompson Chair of M&C Saatchi Sport and Entertainment · Levy UK & Ireland | Excluded | Business executive | President of a marketing agency. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Tice Reform UK | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of Reform UK political party. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Ure | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Walker Executive Chair · Iceland supermarkets | Excluded | Business executive | Executive Chair of supermarkets, business owner. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard White Founder and CEO · Fathom AI | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of tech startup. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Wilkinson Epidemiologist | Selected | Academic | Epidemiologist, economist and professor at University of Nottingham. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Wilson CEO · Interactive Investor | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of financial company. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Woodruff Volunteer Chef · Front Line Kitchen | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Richie Molloy Independent Councillor · Tipperary County Council | Excluded | Serving politician | Independent municipal councilor. | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Ankiel Former Major League Baseball star | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Astley | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Harber Founder and CEO · Decision Digital | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of Decision Digital. | 1 | 1 |
| Rick MacArthur | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Maese Journalist · The Washington Post | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist The Washington Post, reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Pastoor Founder · Cirrux | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of startup Cirrux. | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Ridgeway Former vice president of environmental initiatives · Patagonia | Selected | Commentator | Writer and environmental advocate. | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Rieder Chief Investment Officer of Global Fixed Income · BlackRock | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Investment Officer at BlackRock, financial executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Ross Author and founder · Cult Education Institute | Selected | Commentator | Author and founder of the Cult Education Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Rubin Music producer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Scholte CEO and founder · Sorama | Excluded | Business executive | CEO and founder of startup Sorama. | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Shadyac Jr. CEO | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of nonprofit organization. | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Stengel | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, insufficiently specified role. | 1 | 1 |
| Rickard Broddvall Chief secretary · Vårdansvarskommittén | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Principal Secretary of governmental committee. | 1 | 1 |
| Ricky Rich The rapper | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ricky Sandler Chief investment officer and founder · Eminence Capital | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Investment Officer and fund founder. | 1 | 1 |
| Ricky Williams NFL legend | Excluded | Business executive | NFL football legend. | 1 | 1 |
| Rieke Havert International correspondent for ZEIT Online | Excluded | Journalist | International correspondent ZEIT Online, correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Rien Emmery | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rients Abma Director of Eumedion | Excluded | Business executive | Eumedion Director, financial organization. | 1 | 1 |
| Riet Vijgen | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Riikka Purra Finance minister | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Finance in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Riikka Sipilä Specialist · Suomen Ekonomit | Selected | Economist or consultant | Specialist at Suomen Ekonomit, economic association. | 1 | 1 |