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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie Eastaugh BBC's The Climate Question podcast | Selected | Commentator | BBC's The Climate Question podcast. | 2 | 6 |
| Sophie Foster Lecturer · University of Sussex | Selected | Academic | Lecturer at University of Sussex. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophie Frankenmolen NOS | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist NOS. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophie Gosselin Head of the Petit BamBou foundation | Excluded | Business executive | Director, Petit BamBou foundation. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophie Grégoire President · Agnelle | Excluded | Business executive | President of Agnelle, family business. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophie Hæstorp Andersen Lord mayor | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of Copenhagen. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophie Hermans Minister for climate and green growth · Nederland | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Climate and Green Growth in the Netherlands. | 2 | 2 |
| Sophie in 't Veld MEP · Volt | Excluded | Serving politician | Volt party MEP. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophie Landrin Correspondent · Le Monde | Excluded | Journalist | Le Monde correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophie Lichterman | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophie Lorant Head of international relations · Paris 2024 | Excluded | Business executive | International relations director at Paris 2024. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophie Martinez Student | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophie O'Sullivan Journalist and Ukraine: the Latest producer · The Telegraph | Selected | Commentator | Producer Ukraine: the Latest The Telegraph podcast. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophie Obadia Lawyer specializing in criminal law | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer specializing in criminal law. | 1 | 7 |
| Sophie Oliver Director of the Boyzone documentaries | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Documentary director at Boyzone. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophie Passmann Radio presenter | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Sophie Peachey | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no proof of analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophie Pedder Paris Bureau Chief · The Economist | Selected | Commentator | Paris Bureau Chief, The Economist. | 5 | 7 |
| Sophie Primas Government spokesperson | Excluded | Serving politician | Spokesman of French government. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophie Salvo Author · University of Chicago Press | Selected | Commentator | Author of 'Articulating Difference' published by U Chicago Press. | 2 | 2 |
| Sophie Scott Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience · UCL | Selected | Academic | Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at UCL. | 4 | 5 |
| Sophie Sidos-Vicat President of the Conseillers du Commerce Extérieur · Conseillers du Commerce Extérieur de la France | Excluded | Business executive | President of Foreign Trade Advisors. | 1 | 2 |
| Sophie Stegen Head of Listings · Euronext Brussel | Excluded | Business executive | Head of Listings at Euronext Brussel. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophie van der Zee Professor | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Announced only as 'Professor' on a podcast about lying; the profile gives just an employer, Erasmus University Rotterdam, with no field to compare. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophie von Bechtolsheim Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not verifiable. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophie von der Tann ARD correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | ARD correspondent (female). | 1 | 1 |
| Sophie Watson Head of Sociology at The Open University | Selected | Academic | Head of Sociology at The Open University. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophie Wintgens Trade advocacy officer · CNCD-11.11.11 | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Advocacy officer at NGO CNCD-11.11.11. | 1 | 1 |
| Sophus Helle | Selected | Commentator | Opinion journalist and academic in comparative literature. | 1 | 2 |
| Sophy Antrobus King's College London | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Historian and current member of the British House of Lords. | 1 | 1 |
| Soraia Chaves Narrator | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Soran Ismail Comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Soraya Darabi Partner · TMV | Excluded | Business executive | Partner at TMV venture capital fund. | 1 | 1 |
| Soraya Knabel Head · FALTER.morgen-Newsletter | Selected | Commentator | FALTER.morgen newsletter leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Soraya Pechtl Head of FALTER. morgen | Selected | Commentator | FALTER.morgen editor-in-chief. | 1 | 4 |
| Soraya Riem | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sorcha Eastwood MLA of the Alliance party | Excluded | Serving politician | MLA and MP, active politician. | 2 | 2 |
| Søren Bendixen Correspondent in Africa · DR | Excluded | Journalist | Africa correspondent at DR. | 2 | 2 |
| Søren Dahl Editor · Altinget Hovedstaden | Selected | Commentator | Editor Altinget Capital (political editor) | 1 | 2 |
| Soren Dayton Director of Governance · Niskanen Center | Selected | Think tank | Director of Governance at Niskanen Center. | 1 | 2 |
| Søren Frank Wine critic | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Wine Reviewer (wine critic). | 1 | 1 |
| Søren Friis Larsen Head of US affairs · Dansk Erhverv | Excluded | Business executive | USA chief at Dansk Erhverv (association). | 1 | 1 |
| Søren Gade | Excluded | Serving politician | Danish parliamentarian in office, president of Folketing. | 1 | 1 |
| Sören Götz Mobility expert · ZEIT-ONLINE | Selected | Commentator | Mobility expert at ZEIT-ONLINE, expert journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Søren Holm Professor of bioethics · University of Manchester | Selected | Academic | Professor of Bioethics at University of Manchester. | 1 | 1 |
| Sören Holst Theoretical physicist · Stockholm University | Selected | Academic | Theoretical physicist at Stockholm University. | 2 | 6 |
| Søren Jacobsen Damm Food editor and leader writer · Berlingske | Selected | Commentator | Opinion columnist at Berlingske. | 2 | 2 |
| Søren Kaj Andersen Lecturer in labour market studies · University of Copenhagen | Selected | Academic | Lecturer in labor market studies at Copenhagen University. | 1 | 1 |
| Søren Korsholm Journalist · Politiken | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Politiken. | 1 | 2 |
| Søren Kryhlmand Department head · Danish Ministry of Employment | Selected | Former official | Former (previous) department head at ministry. | 1 | 2 |