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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonia Khan Former Treasury special adviser | Selected | Former official | Former special advisor to British Treasury. | 1 | 1 |
| Sonia Nandzik | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not verifiable. | 1 | 1 |
| Sónia Passos Direção-Geral do Consumidor | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | General management for consumer in Portugal. | 1 | 1 |
| Sonia Poulton | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | British journalist without indication of analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Sonia Rolley Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no precise function. | 1 | 1 |
| Sonia Romero Ruiz Journalist · L'Echo | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist L'Echo. | 2 | 2 |
| Sonia Seneviratne Climatologist · Institut polytechnique de Zurich | Selected | Academic | Climatologist at Zurich Polytechnic. | 1 | 1 |
| Sónia Sénica | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sonia Sodha Columnist and broadcaster | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and broadcaster. | 3 | 7 |
| Sonja Aziz Lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer practicing in Vienna. | 2 | 2 |
| Sonja Breinholst Lecturer · Institut for Psykologi på Københavns Universitet | Selected | Academic | Psychology lecturer at University of Copenhagen. | 1 | 1 |
| Sonja Feichter Physician | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sonja Lyubomirsky Psychologist | Selected | Academic | Professor of Psychology at University of California, Riverside. | 5 | 5 |
| Sonja Scholten Burns physician · Martini Ziekenhuis | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Hospital physician, burn specialist. | 1 | 1 |
| Sonja Tanczos Planner · Stadt Wien | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | City planner for Vienna municipality. | 1 | 1 |
| Sonja Wehsely Executive Vice President · Siemens Healthineers | Excluded | Business executive | Executive Vice President at Siemens Healthineers. | 2 | 2 |
| Sonja Wischmann | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sönke Iwersen Co-author · Handelsblatt | Selected | Commentator | Co-author of The Tesla Files, investigative book. | 8 | 19 |
| Sönke Neitzel Military historian · University of Potsdam | Selected | Academic | Military historian at University of Potsdam. | 13 | 24 |
| Sonny Bunch The Bulwark | Selected | Commentator | The Bulwark contributor, political analysis publication. | 3 | 6 |
| Sonny Motké Investigative journalist · Het Financieele Dagblad | Selected | Commentator | Investigative journalist. | 2 | 3 |
| Sonny Von Cleveland Anti-Recidivism Coalition | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sonsoles Ónega | Selected | Commentator | Political analysis with Carlota Baró. | 3 | 3 |
| Sonu Sood | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sonya LaBosco Executive director · Air Marshal National Council | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sonya Lennon Fashion icon, business leader and social entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | Fashion icon, business leader and social entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Soobin Kim Korea writer · The Economist | Selected | Commentator | Korea writer for The Economist. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophia Bettiza BBC reporter | Excluded | Journalist | BBC reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophia Boddenberg Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no precise function. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophia Gaston Head of foreign policy · Policy Exchange | Selected | Think tank | Head of foreign policy at Policy Exchange. | 2 | 2 |
| Sophia Maier Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no precise function. | 1 | 2 |
| Sophia Money-Coutts Features writer · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Features writer at The Times, host of Freezing Time podcast. | 2 | 3 |
| Sophia Rödiger Chief Marketing Officer · 1KOMMA5 Grad | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Marketing Officer at 1KOMMA5 Grad. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophia Tavares | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophia Yan Senior Foreign Correspondent · The Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Senior Foreign Correspondent The Telegraph. | 2 | 6 |
| Sophia Yang Head of devrel · Mistral | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Head of devrel at Mistral. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophia-Maria Antonulas Journalist & co-publisher · Demokratischer Widerstand | Selected | Commentator | Co-editor Demokratischer Widerstand (analysis publication). | 1 | 1 |
| Sophie Amsili Journalist · Les Echos | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Les Echos. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophie Bessis Historian | Selected | Commentator | Franco-Tunisian historian, essayist and author. | 2 | 3 |
| Sophie Binet General secretary · CGT | Excluded | Serving politician | General Secretary of CGT in office. | 2 | 4 |
| Sophie Blondel CEO and co-founder · FoxBio | Excluded | Business executive | General director and cofounder of FoxBio. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophie Bostock Educator dedicated to the science of sleep and performance | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not verifiable. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophie Chao Senior Lecturer in Anthropology · University of Sydney | Selected | Academic | Senior Lecturer in Anthropology at University of Sydney. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophie Chauvellier Economics research and asset allocation manager · Dorval AM | Selected | Economist or consultant | Research manager, economics at Dorval AM. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophie Cohen Pulmonologist · Utrecht University | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Pulmonologist at University of Utrecht. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophie Coignard Journalist · Le Point | Selected | Commentator | Journalist Le Point and author "Trees in danger". | 1 | 6 |
| Sophie Coste Author | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophie De Goede Joueur rugby · Canada | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophie Des Déserts Senior reporter on the Enquête team at Libération | Selected | Commentator | Investigation service senior reporter at Liberation. | 2 | 2 |
| Sophie Duker Comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 5 |