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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rational Root Blockchain analyst | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Rauf Aliyev Founder and CEO · Toolbrothers | Excluded | Business executive | Toolbrothers founder and CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Rauni Leena | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ravi Gupta Venture capitalist | Excluded | Business executive | Venture capitalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Ray Connolly Former cult member · Children of God | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ray Mears Survival expert and TV presenter | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Survival expert and TV presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| Ray Shurtleff | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Raymond Arroyo | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Raymond Asquith MI6 Officer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | MI6 Officer in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Raymonde Yerna Managing director · Forem | Excluded | Business executive | General administrator of Forem. | 1 | 1 |
| Raynald Aeschlimann Omega head | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Omega. | 1 | 1 |
| Raza Habib Humanloop | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of Humanloop. | 1 | 1 |
| Raïsha Zeegelaar | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Raïssa de Haas Co-founder · Double Dutch | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder, beverage company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Raúl Castañeda | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Raúl Gordillo Mayor · Jerez de los Caballeros | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of Jerez de los Caballeros. | 1 | 1 |
| Raúl Krauthausen Activist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Activist. | 1 | 1 |
| Raúl Manarte Psychologist | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Raúl Rejón Journalist · elDiario.es | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, elDiario.es, environment specialist. | 1 | 1 |
| Reade Fahs National Vision | Excluded | Business executive | National Vision leader (company). | 1 | 1 |
| Rebeca Arroyo Journalist · EXPANSIÓN | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, EXPANSIÓN, economics journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebeca Carranco Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, investigative journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebeca Falcó Mentoring and spiritual retreats | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebeca Torró Organization secretary · PSOE | Excluded | Serving politician | Secretary of Organization of PSOE. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebeca Yanke Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, news journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca Asker Reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter, general coverage journalist | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca Dibb-Simkin Octopus Energy | Excluded | Business executive | Leader at Octopus Energy. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca Feely Owner · KALE + COCO | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca Katz Democratic strategist | Excluded | Serving politician | Democratic strategist. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca Liu | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Commissioning editor at Guardian. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca Makkai Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of novels, novelist, not non-fiction essayist. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca Nolan Radio producer and folklorist | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca O'Brien Producer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca Ricker Author · Bayerischer Rundfunk | Excluded | Journalist | Author at Bayerischer Rundfunk, science podcaster. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca Russell | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca Shi Director · American Business Immigration Coalition | Excluded | Business executive | Director of professional association. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca Thomas Journalist · Independent | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Independent, investigation reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca Thomson Journalist · Computer Weekly | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Computer Weekly, technology reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecka Bramsved Doctor · Närhälsans vårdcentral Sollebrunn | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Physician (doctor). | 1 | 1 |
| Rebel Wilson Actress | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Red Ronnie Journalist and presenter | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and presenter, journalist-presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| Redouane Bougheraba Comedian, actor and director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Reed Albergotti Tech Editor · Semafor | Excluded | Journalist | Tech Editor Semafor, technology editor. | 1 | 1 |
| Reed Hastings Co-founder and former longtime CEO · Netflix | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and former CEO of Netflix. | 1 | 1 |
| Reena Devgun Senior prosecutor · RIO | Excluded | Serving politician | Prosecutor. | 1 | 1 |
| Refaat Alathamna Dr. | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Regina Halpin Principal | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Regina Ip Pro-Beijing lawmaker | Excluded | Serving politician | Pro-Beijing lawmaker, serving. | 1 | 1 |
| Regina Kehn Illustrator | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Regine Lovinda | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |