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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Sanz Criminologist · Andacrim | Selected | Former official | Former politician, Andalusia position. | 2 | 4 |
| Antonio Turiel | Selected | Academic | Physicist, marine sciences institute. | 5 | 6 |
| António Valdemar Journalist and researcher · Academia das Ciências de Lisboa | Selected | Academic | Journalist and researcher, Academy of Sciences of Lisbon, researcher. | 1 | 1 |
| Antonio Valitutti CEO · isybank | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of isybank. | 1 | 1 |
| Antonio Vélez Journalist specializing in economic research | Selected | Commentator | Journalist specialized in economic investigation. | 1 | 1 |
| Antonio Vico Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Antonio Villanueva | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Mexican athlete. | 1 | 1 |
| António Vitorino | Selected | Former official | Former Defense Minister, ex-commissioner. | 6 | 12 |
| Antonius Kempmann NDR investigative journalist | Excluded | Journalist | NDR investigative journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Antony Beevor Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of the definitive book on the Battle of Stalingrad. | 5 | 5 |
| Antti Bergholm Portfolio manager · Aristoi Capital Management | Selected | Economist or consultant | Portfolio manager at Aristoi Capital Management. | 1 | 1 |
| Antti Hannunen Director | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Antti Ilmanen Strategist · AQR | Selected | Economist or consultant | Asset allocation strategy specialist at AQR. | 2 | 2 |
| Antti Järvenpää Inderes | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Antti Kaikkonen Country manager · Blastr Green Steel | Excluded | Business executive | Country Director of Blastr Green Steel. | 1 | 1 |
| Antti Luiro Analyst · Inderes | Selected | Economist or consultant | Analyst at Inderes. | 1 | 1 |
| Antti Niitynpää CEO · Luotea | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Luotea. | 1 | 1 |
| Antti Rauhala CEO · Auroora Yhtiöt | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Auroora Yhtiöt. | 1 | 1 |
| Antti Raunio Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Antti Saari Chief Economist · OP Pohjola | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Economist at OP Pohjola. | 1 | 1 |
| Antti Tikkanen Threat hunter · Snap Inc. | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Threat hunter at Snap Inc. | 1 | 1 |
| Antti Vaittinen Insurance handling trainer · Varusteleka | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Asekäsittelykouluttaja at Varusteleka. | 1 | 1 |
| Antti Viljakainen Analyst · Inderes | Selected | Economist or consultant | Analyst at Inderes. | 1 | 3 |
| Antti-Jussi Niemi CEO · Jokerien | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Jokerien. | 1 | 1 |
| Anu Ahokas CEO · StaffPoint-konserni | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of StaffPoint group. | 1 | 1 |
| Anu Bradford Henry L. Moses Professor of Law and International Organization · Columbia Law School | Selected | Academic | Henry L. Moses Professor of Law at Columbia Law School. | 4 | 4 |
| Anu Leena Hankaniemi Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Anurupa Ganguly Founder · Prisms | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Prisms VR. | 1 | 2 |
| Anvee Bhutani WSJ reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | WSJ Reporter, Wall Street Journal. | 1 | 1 |
| Anxo López Designer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Anya Parampil | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Aoibheann Walsh Dr · Lynn Clinic, Temple Street | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Dr. at Lynn Clinic. | 1 | 1 |
| Aoife Barry Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and host, no established analytical function. | 1 | 4 |
| Aoife Dunican Style Bob | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Fashion content creator. | 1 | 1 |
| Aoife Gallagher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Aoife Moore Author and journalist · Sunday Times Ireland | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and reporter. | 3 | 5 |
| Aoife White Tech and Competition Editor · POLITICO | Selected | Commentator | Tech and Competition Editor · POLITICO, specialized analyst. | 3 | 3 |
| AP McCoy Jockey | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Apollo Kalanzi Gesundheitsministerium Uganda | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | From Uganda's Ministry of Health. | 1 | 1 |
| Apoloniusz Tajner Member of parliament · Sejm | Excluded | Serving politician | Deputy to Sejm in office. | 1 | 1 |
| April-Louise Pennant Dr. | Selected | Commentator | Dr., author of book on social analysis and gender. | 1 | 1 |
| Ara Kharazian Lead Economist at Ramp | Selected | Economist or consultant | Lead economist at Ramp. | 5 | 5 |
| Ara Norenzayan Psychologist | Selected | Academic | Psychologist at University of British Columbia | 1 | 1 |
| Arabella Byrne Editor of the Spectator's Life section | Selected | Commentator | Editor of The Spectator's Life section. | 1 | 2 |
| Aragorn Meulendijks Mr. Metaverse | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Metaverse entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Aram Nerguizian Senior associate · CSIS | Selected | Think tank | Senior Associate at CSIS think tank. | 1 | 1 |
| Arancha González Laya Former foreign minister | Selected | Former official | Former Foreign Minister. | 6 | 8 |
| Arancha González-Laya Minister of foreign affairs | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Foreign Affairs in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Arantxa Tirado | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Aránzazu Miró Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of a history book. | 1 | 1 |