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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Setema Gali Former Super Bowl champion, leadership coach, founder Game Changer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former Super Bowl champion turned leadership coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Seth Blumsack Director · Center for Energy Law and Policy at Penn State University | Selected | Academic | Director of center at Penn State University. | 1 | 1 |
| Seth Doane Journalist · CBS News | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist CBS News. | 1 | 1 |
| Seth G. Jones President of the CSIS Defense and Security Department | Selected | Think tank | Director of CSIS Defense and Security Department, think tank. | 4 | 4 |
| Seth Godin Author | Selected | Commentator | Bestselling author of 21 books. | 22 | 29 |
| Seth Howard Executive vice president of research and development | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Seth Klarman CEO of Baupost Group | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Baupost Group, asset management executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Seth Lazar Philosopher | Selected | Academic | Philosopher, university teacher at ANU. | 1 | 1 |
| Seth Moulton Congressman · Massachusetts | Excluded | Serving politician | Active congressman (representative) from Massachusetts. | 3 | 4 |
| Seung-hoon Jeong Assistant Professor of Cinematic Arts · California State University Long Beach | Selected | Academic | Assistant Professor of Cinematic Arts at California State University. | 1 | 1 |
| Sévastien Lalevée Chief executive officer · Financière Arbevel | Excluded | Business executive | General director of Financiere Arbevel, business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Séverin Benizri President of Apneal | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of APNEAL. | 1 | 2 |
| Seydi Ba | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer according to podcast excerpt. | 1 | 1 |
| Seyed Mohammad Marandi Professor | Selected | Academic | Explicit professor title. | 3 | 8 |
| Shaad D'Souza | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Shachar Shohat Former Commander, Israel Air Defense Forces | Selected | Former official | Brigadier general (Ret.), former commander Israeli Air Force. | 1 | 1 |
| Shadé Zahrai Leadership strategist · Influenceo Global | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Leadership strategist at Influenceo Global, coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Shahar Ziv VP · PayPal | Excluded | Business executive | VP at PayPal, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Shaharzad Akbar Human rights campaigner | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Human rights campaigner. | 1 | 1 |
| Shahid Raza Director of RISE Cybersecurity Unit, Research Director at Cybercampus Sweden, Professor · RISE, Cybercampus Sweden, Mälardalen University | Selected | Academic | Director and professor of cybersecurity at Malardalen University. | 1 | 1 |
| Shahin Aakjær Author | Selected | Commentator | Author and Iran expert. | 2 | 2 |
| Shahrzad Elghanayan Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Titan of Tehran, nonfiction book. | 1 | 1 |
| Shaila Gatta | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Shaker Samman Sports editor · Apple News | Excluded | Journalist | Sports editor at Apple News. | 1 | 1 |
| Shakira Khan Love Island star | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Shakira Maknoon Association for Family Therapy | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Family therapist. | 1 | 1 |
| Shakuntala Banerjee Head of the politics and current affairs editorial team · ZDF | Excluded | Journalist | Head of politics and current affairs department, ZDF. | 1 | 1 |
| Shan-Lyn Ma Co-founder and co-CEO of Zola | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and co-CEO of Zola. | 1 | 1 |
| Shana Sippy Professor of Religion · Centre College | Selected | Academic | Professor of Religion at Centre College. | 1 | 1 |
| Shane Casey Actor · RTÉ Documentary on One | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Shane Coleman | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Shane Frederick Professor of marketing · Yale School of Management | Selected | Academic | Professor of marketing at Yale School of Management. | 1 | 1 |
| Shane Gillis | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Shane Harris National Security reporter | Excluded | Journalist | National Security reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Shane Jackson President of Jackson Healthcare | Excluded | Business executive | President of Jackson Healthcare, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Shane O'Donoghue Editor for CompleteCar.ie | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Editor for CompleteCar.ie, car journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Shane O'Hanlon Consultant in Geriatric Medicine · Mater Private Network | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Consultant in Geriatric Medicine, physician outside university. | 1 | 1 |
| Shane O'Mara Professor of Neuroscience | Selected | Academic | Professor of Neuroscience. | 1 | 9 |
| Shane O'Neill Swissquote | Excluded | Business executive | Leader at Swissquote (fintech executive). | 1 | 1 |
| Shane Parrish Author · Farnam Street | Selected | Commentator | Author and founder of Farnam Street, ideas platform. | 10 | 15 |
| Shane Phelan Guest · Sunday Independent | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at Sunday Independent. | 1 | 5 |
| Shane Ross Former TD, minister and journalist | Selected | Former official | Former TD and minister, former Irish politician. | 4 | 10 |
| Shane Seo | Excluded | Business executive | Marketing entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Shaney Mor Former Director for Foreign Policy for Israel's National Security Council | Selected | Former official | Former Director for Foreign Policy, former Israeli security advisor. | 1 | 1 |
| Shaniqua McClendon Political expert · Crooked | Selected | Commentator | Political expert at Crooked, political analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Shankar Somasundaram CEO · Asimily | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Asimily. | 1 | 1 |
| Shanna Orlik Activist | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Shannen Rossmiller Judge | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Shannon Bond Disinformation correspondent · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | Disinformation correspondent at NPR. | 1 | 2 |
| Shannon Race Co-founder of BioMe · BioMe, Starshot Ventures | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of BioMe. | 1 | 1 |