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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocco Delli Colli Dieci-Patron | Excluded | Business executive | Owner and director of Dieci, business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Rocco Siffredi | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Roch Dunin-Wąsowicz Professor · University College London | Selected | Academic | Professor at University College London. | 1 | 1 |
| Rocquan Lucas VP of Content · Groceryshop | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rocío Guerra Head of scientific operations · Agencia Espacial Europea | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Director of scientific operations at ESA, public executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Rod Demery Homicide detective | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rod Liddle The Spectator | Excluded | Journalist | The Spectator, magazine journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Roddy Collins | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Roderick Phillips Author, professor of History · Carleton University | Selected | Academic | Professor of history at Carleton University. | 1 | 1 |
| Rodericka Applewhaite | Selected | Former official | Former White House collaborator, indication 'alum'. | 1 | 1 |
| Rodney Alfvén Senior adviser · Hallvarssson & Halvarsson | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior Advisor at Hallvarssson & Halvarsson firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Rodney Fox | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rodney Zemmel Senior partner · McKinsey & Company | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company, firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Rodolfo Antonio Salido Benítez Scientist · SPT Labtech | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Scientist at SPT Labtech, biotech company. | 1 | 1 |
| Rodolfo Montero del Palacio Filmmaker and director | Excluded | Business executive | Filmmaker and director, arts and creation. | 1 | 1 |
| Rodolphe Gelin AI expert leader · Renault Group | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | AI expert at Renault Group, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Rodrigo Arenas Member of parliament · LFI | Excluded | Serving politician | LFI member in office, politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Rodrigo Bourbon Founder · Condoroo | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Condoroo, business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Rodrigo Costa Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rodrigo García Platas Psychologist, transformational coach | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist and transformational coach, healthcare provider. | 1 | 1 |
| Rodrigo Medellin Conservationist · Mexico City | Selected | Academic | Conservationist, Wikidata: ecologist at National Autonomous University of Mexico. | 1 | 1 |
| Rodrigo Ponce de León Correspondent in Brussels and chief editor of Economía · eldiario.es | Excluded | Journalist | Correspondent Brussels, head of Economics = correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Rodrigo Sepulveda | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rodrigo Sepulveda Schulz | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rodrigo Terrasa | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Roek Lips Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer, literature type not specified. | 1 | 1 |
| Roel Bolsius Political reporter · NOS | Excluded | Journalist | Political correspondent at NOS, political correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Roel Verrycken | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Roeland Termote Journalist · De Standaard | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist De Standaard = journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Roelof Hut University of Groningen | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Universiteit Groningen. | 1 | 1 |
| Roemer Ockhuijsen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rogelio Goertzen II | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rogelio Núñez Professor · Universidad de las Hespérides | Selected | Academic | Professor at Universidad de las Hespérides. | 1 | 1 |
| Rogelio Segovia Professor of geography and history | Selected | Academic | Professor of geography and history. | 1 | 1 |
| Roger Berntsen | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Roger Bjørnstad LO chief economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief economist of LO union, economic analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Roger Byard Emeritus Professor of pathology · University of Adelaide, Forensic Science SA (FSSA) | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor of pathology at the University of Adelaide. | 1 | 1 |
| Roger Carstels Former US Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. presidential envoy, indication 'former'. | 1 | 1 |
| Roger Cox Climate lawyer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Climate lawyer and activist, not a bar association lawyer. | 1 | 1 |
| Roger de Weck Republik | Excluded | Journalist | Republik = journalist, insufficiently specified function | 1 | 1 |
| Roger Karoutchi Senator · LR | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator in office, politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Roger Köppel Weltwoche | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Roger Nam Professor of Hebrew Bible · Emory University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Hebrew Bible at Emory University. | 1 | 1 |
| Roger Schawinski | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Radio 24 and TeleZüri, media entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Roger Svensson Detective inspector | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Roger Viladrosa Founder · Vilvic Media | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Vilvic Media. | 1 | 1 |
| Roger Waters Pink Floyd co-founder | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Roger Zogg | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rogier Groen Co-founder of online broker LYNX | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of LYNX brokerage, entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Roland Abold Pollster · Infratest DIMAP | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Pollster at Infratest DIMAP, opinion expert. | 1 | 1 |