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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Friis Climate editor · Altinget | Excluded | Journalist | Climate editor at Altinget. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Friis Larsen Politician · Konservativt | Excluded | Serving politician | Conservative politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Goddard Music critic | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Music critic. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Goddek Biotechnologist and publicist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Biotechnologist and publisher. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Graf Ice hockey editor · Tages-Anzeiger | Excluded | Journalist | Ice hockey editor at Tages-Anzeiger. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Harris Taoiseach · Irlande | Excluded | Serving politician | Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) IN OFFICE. | 3 | 5 |
| Simon Jack Business editor · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | BBC business editor. | 2 | 8 |
| Simon Joller TV journalist · SRF | Excluded | Journalist | Television journalist at SRF. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Kirketerp Investment editor · Børsen | Excluded | Journalist | Investor editor Borsen. | 2 | 4 |
| Simon Kuper Columnist · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Financial Times. | 10 | 10 |
| Simon Langemann Editor · ZEIT | Excluded | Journalist | Political and economic editor ZEIT | 1 | 2 |
| Simon Larsson | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Guest of a Swedish trading podcast; the linked profile is a historian at Uppsala University. Namesake. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Laumeyer Journalist · NDR | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist NDR. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Leak SAS Operator · UK 22 SAS | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Lelieveldt Compliance expert · Stichting Human Rights in Finance | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Compliance expert and founder of Human Rights in Finance. | 1 | 2 |
| Simon Löw Emeritus professor of engineering geology · ETH Zürich | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor of engineering geology at ETH Zurich. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Lund Music editor · Politiken | Excluded | Journalist | Music editor Politiken. | 1 | 3 |
| Simon Marks Chief Correspondent · Feature Story News | Excluded | Journalist | Chief Correspondent at Feature Story News. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Michaux Associate Professor of Geometallurgy · Geological Survey of Finland | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor Geometallurgy Geological Survey Finland. | 3 | 3 |
| Simon Mo Co-founder and CEO · Inferact | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO of Inferact. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Moores Founder and CEO · Benchmark Minerals Intelligence | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder and CEO of Benchmark Minerals Intelligence. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Opher MP | Excluded | Serving politician | MP (British MP) IN OFFICE. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Otjes Political scientist · Leiden University | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at Leiden University. | 3 | 6 |
| Simon Park Fund manager · Avanza Impact by Circulus | Excluded | Business executive | Fund manager. | 1 | 1 |
| Simón Pérez | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not verifiable. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Plentinger BR | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist from BR. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Portegies Zwart Astronomer | Selected | Academic | Astronomer and university teacher at Leiden University. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Raymonde Musician · Bella Union Records | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Renty | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 4 |
| Simon Riaux Film critic | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Film critic. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Ripperger Bat researcher · LMU München | Selected | Academic | Bat researcher at LMU Munich. | 1 | 2 |
| Simon Rogan Chef and restaurateur · L'Enclume | Excluded | Business executive | Chef and restaurateur. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Roger Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Generalist journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Rosenberg Democratic strategist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Democrat political strategist, political activist. | 1 | 5 |
| Simon Schmid Business editor · Tages-Anzeiger | Excluded | Journalist | Economics Editor Tamedia. | 1 | 3 |
| Simon Sebag Montefiore Historian | Selected | Commentator | Prize-winning historian author writing on geopolitical issues. | 17 | 25 |
| Simon Sharpe Director of Economics for the UNFCCC Climate Champions | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Economics director at UNFCCC. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Sinek Author | Selected | Commentator | Bestselling author of leadership analysis. | 14 | 24 |
| Simon Taylor Co-Founder & Chief R&D Officer · Zapbox | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and R&D director of startup. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Townsley Photographer · The Telegraph | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Verhoeven | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Vigar Royal correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | Royal correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Wakter Timbro | Selected | Think tank | From Swedish think tank Timbro. | 2 | 3 |
| Simon Watt Comedian and biologist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Comedian and biologist on a science show; the profile is only a 1994 UNSW PhD with no field, job or country to compare. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Weiler Marketing head · Fritschi AG Swiss Bindings | Excluded | Business executive | Head of marketing at Fritschi AG. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Weiß Expert · Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung | Selected | Think tank | Expert at Friedrich-Ebert Foundation. | 1 | 2 |
| Simon White Bloomberg macro strategist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Macro strategist at Bloomberg. | 2 | 4 |
| Simon Widmer Germany correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | Germany correspondent and foreign editor. | 1 | 2 |
| Simon Wolfgang Fuchs Iran expert · Hebräische Universität Jerusalem | Selected | Academic | Iran expert at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. | 3 | 5 |
| Simon Wörz | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no function or analytical indicator. | 1 | 1 |