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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Bernatowicz UFO researcher · Nautilus | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | UFO researcher, Nautilus Foundation. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Biedroń MEP · Lewica | Excluded | Serving politician | Lewica MEP in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Bigelow Skinwalker Ranch | Excluded | Business executive | Owner of Skinwalker Ranch. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Biswas-Diener Pioneer of positive psychology coaching | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Positive psychology coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Booth UK technology editor · The Guardian | Excluded | Journalist | UK technology editor at Guardian. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Bosch CEO/CMO · Sunday Natural | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Sunday Natural. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Bremner Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of nonfiction economics book. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Bridgeman Modern mystic, healer, speaker, author and light worker · Bridgeman Academie | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Mystical author and healer. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Chojnacki Tabelaofert.pl | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Cornels Nordli Mayor · Arendal | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of Arendal in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Costa National correspondent · CBS News | Excluded | Journalist | National correspondent CBS News. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Crumbach Deputy minister-president · Brandenburg | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Minister President Brandenburg. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Cujo Teschner Retired F-15/F-22 fighter pilot · VMax Group | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former F-15 and F-22 pilot. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Davitt Founder · Fam World | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Fam World. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Doornbos Former Formula 1 driver | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former Formula 1 pilot. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Draper | Excluded | Journalist | Without specified function, journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Dur Professor of economics | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Englebretson Linguist | Selected | Academic | Linguist, professor at Rice University. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Finger Professor of agricultural economics and policy · ETH Zürich | Selected | Academic | Professor agroeconomy ETH Zurich. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Fleischer Well-known face · Ancient aliens | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Television series personality. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Francis Author · Bird History Substack | Selected | Commentator | Author of ornithological history. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Friedland Founder and executive co-chairman of Ivanhoe Mines | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Ivanhoe Mines. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Glazer Founder and CEO · Acceleration Partners | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of Acceleration Partners. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Guest Deputy editor | Excluded | Journalist | Deputy editor The Economist = editor-in-chief. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Harris Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Novelist, author of Conclave. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Hoffmann Entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Holzmann Governor · Austrian National Bank | Selected | Economist or consultant | Central bank governor Austria. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Horster Global Sustainability Director Agricultural Supply Chain and Head of Environmental Markets · Cargill | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Sustainability director at Cargill. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Hutchinson Intelligence historian | Selected | Commentator | Intelligence historian, Wikidata: author and popular history essayist. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Jenrick | Excluded | Serving politician | British politician, MP and Secretary of State (late 2021). | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Karjel Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Fiction writer and former military officer. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Kempe ARD football expert | Selected | Commentator | Football commentator at ARD. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Kerschbaumer Lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Kirsch | Selected | Commentator | Political theorist, author. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Kloosterman Professor of economic geography · UvA | Selected | Academic | Professor of economic geography, UvA. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Kowalczyk Psychologist, sexologist, psychotherapist · Europejskie Towarzystwo Medycyny Seksualnej | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist and psychotherapist. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Kubica Formula 1 driver | Excluded | Business executive | Formula 1 pilot. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Lis | Excluded | Doubtful participation | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Malenka Nancy Friend Pritzker Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · Stanford | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychiatry, Stanford. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Napieraj | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Nowacki Profond | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert O. Mendelsohn Professor · Yale School of the Environment | Selected | Academic | Professor at Yale School of the Environment. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Offner Prof. Dr., head of transfusion medicine · Uniklinikum Regensburg | Selected | Academic | Prof. Dr., head of transfusion medicine at Uniklinikum Regensburg. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Papp Retired senior executive · CIA | Selected | Former official | Former senior executive at CIA (retired). | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Pausch Political editor · DIE ZEIT | Excluded | Journalist | Politics editor at DIE ZEIT, political editor. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Peschke CEO · Little John Bikes | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Little John Bikes, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Pożoga Medical doctor | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Rebitsch | Selected | Academic | Historian and professor at University of Innsbruck. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Reinagl Actor and singer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Shimer Professor of Economics · University of Chicago | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics at the university of Chicago. | 1 | 1 |