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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andreas Rasch Christensen Research director · Via University College | Selected | Academic | Research director at Via University College. | 2 | 2 |
| Andrew Przybylski Professor of human behavior and technology · University of Oxford | Selected | Academic | Professor at University of Oxford. | 2 | 2 |
| Andrés Malamud Political scientist | Selected | Academic | Political scientist, political scientist at University of Lisbon. | 2 | 3 |
| Anja Meulenbelt Writer and feminist | Selected | Commentator et Former official | Dutch writer and feminist, former Senate member 2011. | 2 | 2 |
| Anna Rotkirch Research professor · Väestöliitto | Selected | Academic | Research professor (university title). | 2 | 2 |
| Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer Chair of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation | Selected | Think tank et Former official | President of Konrad Adenauer Foundation (political foundation). | 2 | 3 |
| Annelieke Mooij Lawyer and economist · Tilburg University | Selected | Academic | Jurist and economist at Tilburg University. | 2 | 2 |
| Anthony Bale Professor of medieval history · Cambridge | Selected | Academic | Profesor of history at Cambridge, university professor. | 2 | 2 |
| Anthony Burrow Psychologist · Cornell University | Selected | Academic | Psychologist at Cornell University, university researcher. | 2 | 2 |
| Antoine Gara US private equity and deals editor · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | US private equity and deals editor at Financial Times, specialized analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Antonio Pascual-Leone Psychologist | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychology at the University of Michigan. | 2 | 2 |
| Arne Lohmann Rasmussen Chief strategist at Global Risk Management | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief strategist, Global Risk Management. | 2 | 2 |
| Azzurra Rinaldi Economist | Selected | Academic | Female professor and economist. | 2 | 7 |
| Barbascura X Chemist and writer | Selected | Commentator | Chemist and writer, science communicator. | 2 | 3 |
| Bart Kerremans Professor of American politics · KUL | Selected | Academic | Professor of American Politics at KUL. | 2 | 2 |
| Bartosz Wójcik Teaching lecturer · Maria Curie-Skłodowska University | Selected | Academic | Teaching assistant at Maria Curie-Sklodowska University. | 2 | 3 |
| Beata Gorka-Winter Expert · Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego | Selected | Academic | Expert and doctor at University of Warsaw. | 2 | 2 |
| Bethanie Carney Almroth The environmental scientist · University of Gothenburg | Selected | Academic | Ecotoxicologist at University of Gothenburg. | 2 | 2 |
| Birgitte Rahbek Kornum Sleep researcher · Institut for Neurovidenskab på Københavns Universitet | Selected | Academic | Professor of neuroscience, Copenhagen. | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Sternfels Global Managing Partner · McKinsey | Selected | Economist or consultant | Global Managing Partner at McKinsey & Company. | 2 | 2 |
| Bogusław Samol Lieutenant general · Wojsko Polskie | Selected | Former official | Polish army general in retirement. | 2 | 3 |
| Camille Pascal Historian, senior civil servant | Selected | Commentator | Writer, author of The Labyrinth Queen. | 2 | 2 |
| Carine Durrieu-Diebolt Lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer, attorney in practice. | 2 | 2 |
| Carla Hoetink Political historian · Université | Selected | Academic | Prof. dr., university historian. | 2 | 2 |
| Carsten Rahbek Professor · University of Copenhagen | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Copenhagen, biodiversity. | 2 | 2 |
| Catherine Carr Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of nonfiction book on sibling relationships. | 2 | 2 |
| Cathrine Thorleifsson Researcher · University of Oslo | Selected | Academic | Researcher at University of Oslo. | 2 | 3 |
| Celeste Kidd Psychologist | Selected | Academic | Psychologist and researcher at UC Berkeley. | 2 | 2 |
| Celia Huber Senior partner · McKinsey & Company | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior associate at McKinsey & Company. | 2 | 3 |
| Charlie Taylor Chief prisons inspector · Business Post | Selected | Commentator | Technology and Innovation Editor at Business Post. | 2 | 2 |
| Christian Lammert Professor · FU Berlin | Selected | Academic | Professor of political science, FU Berlin. | 2 | 7 |
| Christine Abely Assistant professor · New England Law | Selected | Academic | Assistant professor New England Law. | 2 | 2 |
| Christine Dugoin-Clément Researcher · Université Paris 1-Sorbonne | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Paris 1-Sorbonne University. | 2 | 2 |
| Christophe Ayad Senior reporter · Le Monde | Selected | Commentator | Le Monde senior reporter and author. | 2 | 4 |
| Christophe Jaffrelot Research director · CNRS | Selected | Academic | Research director at CNRS. | 2 | 3 |
| Christopher Mellon Former deputy assistant secretary of Defense of Intelligence · Senate Intelligence Committee | Selected | Former official | Former deputy assistant secretary of Defense. | 2 | 2 |
| Daniela Melo Political scientist and professor · Universidade de Boston | Selected | Academic | Political scientist and professor at Boston University. | 2 | 5 |
| Dave Hannigan Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of The Big Fight. | 2 | 2 |
| David Carpenter | Selected | Academic | Medieval historian, biographer of Henry III. | 2 | 4 |
| David Lidington Distinguished Fellow · RUSI | Selected | Think tank et Former official | Distinguished Fellow at RUSI, former MP. | 2 | 2 |
| Dominique Bourg Honorary professor · University of Lausanne | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor of philosophy, University of Lausanne. | 2 | 2 |
| Doris Weßels Professor · Fachhochschule Kiel | Selected | Academic | Prof. at Fachhochschule Kiel and Technical University. | 2 | 2 |
| Douglas Stuart Writer | Selected | Commentator | Writer. | 2 | 2 |
| Ernesto Castañeda Director of the Centre for Latin American and Latino Studies and its Immigration Lab · American University | Selected | Academic | Director of Centre for Latin American Studies at American University. | 2 | 3 |
| Duy Lap Nguyen Associate Professor in World Cultures and Literatures · University of Houston | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor at University of Houston. | 2 | 2 |
| Eirin Eikefjord Political editor · BT | Selected | Commentator | Politics editor at BT, female political editor. | 2 | 2 |
| Elena Foulis Author · Ohio State UP | Selected | Commentator | Author at Ohio State University Press. | 2 | 2 |
| Elisabeth van Houts Professor · Yale University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Yale University. | 2 | 2 |
| Elissa Epel Psychologist · UCSF | Selected | Academic | Professor of Psychiatry at UCSF. | 2 | 2 |
| Ellen Huet Journalist · Bloomberg | Selected | Commentator | Features writer at Bloomberg, analyst. | 2 | 2 |