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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine Rutar Palgrave MacMillan | Selected | Academic | Historian professor at Leibniz Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Sabine Rösler Dr, botanist · Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences | Selected | Academic | Dr. botanist at Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences. | 1 | 1 |
| Sabine Vermeire Psychotherapist · Interactie-Academie | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychotherapist, not in the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Sabine Zimmermann Chair · BSW in Sachsen | Excluded | Serving politician | Chair BSW in Saxony, party leader in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Sabir Mustafa Head of BBC's Bengali language service · VOA | Excluded | Journalist | Former head of BBC Bengali service, not an analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Sabreen Dawud Reporter · 19th | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter 19th, reporting | 1 | 1 |
| Sabri Saad El Hamus Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sabrina Cisci Archaeologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Archaeologist, not in six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Sabrina Loi Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Sabrina Rodriguez Washington Post | Excluded | Journalist | Washington Post, generic journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Sabrina Sebaihi Green member of parliament · Assemblée nationale | Excluded | Serving politician | Female green member in office, politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Sabrina Siddiqui National politics reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | National politics reporter WSJ. | 1 | 1 |
| Sabrina Sinha Former GB middle distance runner | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sabrina Strings Sociologist Dr. | Selected | Academic | Sociologist, doctor, university professor. | 1 | 1 |
| Sacha Biazzo Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Generic journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Sacha Kester Israel expert · de Volkskrant | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Israel expert at Volkskrant newspaper, journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Sadanand Dhume Senior fellow · Council on Foreign Relations | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow at Council on Foreign Relations, think tank. | 1 | 1 |
| Saeed Shah Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Generic journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Safa Suleiman Elementary school teacher | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Elementary school teacher and author, teacher. | 1 | 1 |
| Saffeya Ahmed Journalist · Financial Times | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Financial Times. | 1 | 1 |
| Safia El Aaddam Author | Selected | Commentator | Writer and anti-racist activist. | 1 | 1 |
| Safouane Benamer CEO · Opus Aerospace | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Opus Aerospace, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Safwat Al Kalhout | Excluded | Journalist | Without function, podcast guest. | 1 | 1 |
| Saif Rubie British football Agent | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sailaja Krishnamurti Professor of Gender Studies · Queen's University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Gender Studies at Queen's University. | 1 | 1 |
| Sajeeva Hurtado Tantric therapist, Tao facilitator and author | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Tantric therapist and facilitator, not in the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Sakari Soini Commander · Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Military officer in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Saksia Houttuin Correspondent · Parijs | Excluded | Journalist | Paris correspondent, reporting. | 1 | 1 |
| Sal Rizzolo Branch Manager · New American Funding | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Branch manager at New American Funding. | 1 | 1 |
| Salama bin Mulhim President | Excluded | Business executive | President of organization, outside assigned roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Salim Furth Senior Research Fellow · Mercatus Center | Selected | Think tank | Senior Research Fellow at Mercatus Center, think tank. | 1 | 1 |
| Salim Hassad Partner at Newfund | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Associate at Newfund, fund investor. | 1 | 1 |
| Salim Nesba Journalist · L'Echo | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist L'Echo, reporting. | 1 | 1 |
| Sally Akehurst Sports psychologist and a dean · University of Roehampton, London | Selected | Academic | Sports psychologist and dean at University of Roehampton. | 1 | 1 |
| Sally Grainger Food historian | Selected | Academic | Food historian at University of Reading. | 1 | 1 |
| Sally King Dr | Selected | Commentator | Author of nonfiction book Menstrual Myth Busting published by Policy Press. | 1 | 1 |
| Sally Lockwood Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Middle East. | 1 | 1 |
| Sally Munday CEO · UK Sport | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of UK Sport, public organization leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Sally Nabil Egypt correspondent · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Egypt correspondent at BBC. | 1 | 1 |
| Sally Phillips Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sally TM Artiste de Drag Race | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Salma Hayek Actress | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Salma Mediavilla Aboulaoula Researcher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Salma Shah Former advisor | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Salome Müller ZEIT | Excluded | Journalist | Contributor to Die Zeit. | 1 | 1 |
| Salome Zourabichvili President of Georgia | Excluded | Serving politician | President of Georgia, sitting politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Salva López Photographer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Salvador García-Ayllón Civil engineer | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Salvador Illa President of the Generalitat | Excluded | Serving politician | Presidente de la Generalitat, serving politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Salvador Macip Longevity expert | Selected | Academic | Full professor at University of Leicester. | 1 | 1 |