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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Peter Fahy Counter terrorism expert | Selected | Former official | Former chief of Manchester police. | 1 | 1 |
| Sir Roger Deakins Cinematographer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou Founder · easyJet | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of easyJet. | 1 | 1 |
| Sira Rego Minister of youth and children · Government of Spain | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Youth and Children Spain in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Siri Chilazi Harvard Kennedy School | Selected | Academic | Harvard Kennedy School. | 1 | 1 |
| Siri Hansen Head of KS Ung, project leader for Stemme | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Leader of municipal organization KS Norway. | 1 | 1 |
| Siri Hermo | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not verifiable. | 1 | 1 |
| Siri Kristiansen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sirin Kale Investigative reporter | Selected | Commentator | Investigative reporter. | 1 | 2 |
| Sirke Lohtaja-Ahonen Feedback expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not verifiable. | 1 | 1 |
| Sirkku Juhola Professor · University of Helsinki | Selected | Academic | Professor of Urban Politics, University of Helsinki. | 1 | 1 |
| Sirko Straube Deputy head · Robotics Innovation Center | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Associate Director Robotics Innovation Center. | 1 | 1 |
| Sisanda Nkoala Associate Professor · University of the Western Cape | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor of Linguistics, University of the Western Cape. | 1 | 1 |
| Sissel Kruse Larsen Special adviser at NATO | Excluded | Serving politician | Special advisor to NATO. | 1 | 1 |
| Sissel Monsvold Chief economist · Obos | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief economist, Obos. | 1 | 1 |
| Sissy Feitelberg | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Siv Jensen | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Named only with a top leaders podcast in a board recruitment episode; nothing ties her to the former finance minister's politics and finance. | 1 | 1 |
| Siv Rajendram Eliassen Screenwriters | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Film screenwriter. | 2 | 2 |
| Sivert Bjørnstad The Storting representatives · Frp | Excluded | Serving politician | Representative Storting Frp in office | 1 | 4 |
| Sivert Bjørstad Storting politician · Frp | Excluded | Serving politician | Storting Frp politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Sivert Eimhjellen Judo master | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Sjaak van der Tak Leader · LTO Nederland | Excluded | Serving politician | Leader of agricultural professional organization LTO. | 1 | 2 |
| Sjeng Scheijen | Selected | Commentator | Biographer, author Van Manen. | 3 | 3 |
| Sjoerd Bak Investment adviser | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment advisor. | 2 | 3 |
| Sjoerd de Jong | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Dutch journalist, no indication of analysis. | 1 | 4 |
| Sjoerd Holleman Director, Strategy, Analytics & Digital · Ahold Delhaize | Excluded | Business executive | Strategy director at Ahold Delhaize. | 1 | 1 |
| Sjur Atle Furali Senior lecturer · Teologisk fakultet ved Universitetet i Oslo | Selected | Academic | First reader in theology at University of Oslo. | 1 | 1 |
| Skjalg Fjellheim Political editor · Nordlys | Selected | Commentator | Politics editor (political editor). | 3 | 3 |
| Skjalg Stokke Hougen Political scientist · Civita | Selected | Think tank | Political scientist at Swedish think tank Civita. | 3 | 9 |
| Sky Miller Former State Department official | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. State Department official. | 1 | 1 |
| Skye Neville | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Slavoj Zizek Philosopher | Selected | Academic | Philosopher, professor and director of university institute. | 9 | 19 |
| Sławomir Cenckiewicz Head of BBN | Selected | Former official | Former head of National Security Bureau. | 1 | 1 |
| Sławomir Ćwik Member of parliament · klub Centrum | Excluded | Serving politician | Member currently serving. | 1 | 3 |
| Sławomir Dudek Chair of the Fiscal Council · Rada Fiskalna | Excluded | Serving politician | President of U.S. Oil & Gas Association. | 2 | 2 |
| Sławomir Łukasiewicz Professor · Katolickiego Uniwersytetu Lubelskiego | Selected | Academic | Professor Catholic University of Lublin. | 1 | 1 |
| Sławomir Marzec Professor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sławomir Mentzen Presidential candidate · Konfederacja | Excluded | Serving politician | Presidential candidate and co-leader. | 2 | 2 |
| Sławomir Nitras Minister of sport and tourism | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Sports and Tourism. | 1 | 1 |
| Sławomir Sierakowski Publicist · Krytyka Polityczna | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator for Krytyka Polityczna. | 1 | 1 |
| Sławomir Sikora Chair of the Supervisory Board · Citi Bank Handlowy | Excluded | Business executive | President of Citi Bank Handlowy Council. | 1 | 1 |
| Sławomir Sowiński Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof, political scientist at Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University. | 2 | 3 |
| Slumbering Sun Band | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Snorre K Monsson Comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Snorre Rein Influencer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Snorre Valen | Selected | Former official | Former member of Norwegian Parliament until 2017. | 3 | 9 |
| Sobiesław Kozłowski | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not verifiable. | 1 | 1 |
| Sofia Aparício Actress | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sofia Bodare Läkemedelverket | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Official at Swedish Medical Products Agency. | 1 | 1 |
| Sofía Coca | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |