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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reshum van Til | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Reto Niedermann Lieutenant colonel on the general staff · Chance Armee | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Military officer in office, Lieutenant Colonel. | 1 | 1 |
| Rewert Hoffe Israel correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | Israel correspondent, Middle East correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Reyes Monforte Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author: fiction writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Reza Farahan Top LA realtor, serial entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | Real estate agent and serial entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Reza Ghaemi Author and podcast host | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Rhasidat Adeleke University of Texas at Austin | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rhitu Chatterjee NPR mental health correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | NPR mental health correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Rhonda Motil VP of Marketing · J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines | Excluded | Business executive | VP Marketing at J. Lohr Vineyards. | 1 | 1 |
| Rhonda Patrick Biomedical scientist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Biomedical scientist and health podcast presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| Rianne Riemens Postdoctoral researcher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Ric Grenell Former acting DNI director | Excluded | Serving politician | American presidential envoy in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Ric O'Barry Founder of the Dolphin Project | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of Dolphin Project, activist. | 1 | 1 |
| Ric Wasserman Reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter, general coverage journalist | 1 | 1 |
| Ricardo Araújo Pereira | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ricardo Costa CEO · Grupo Bernardo Costa | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Grupo Bernardo Costa. | 1 | 1 |
| Ricardo Dias Felner | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ricardo F. Colmenero | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist, according to Wikidata: not analysis journalist, information reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Ricardo González Writer and traveler | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Ricardo Jiménez Computer engineer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Software engineer and financial advisor. | 1 | 1 |
| Ricardo Kandelman Member of the executive council · SHV | Excluded | Business executive | Member of SHV executive board. | 1 | 1 |
| Ricardo Luz Founder · Gestluz | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Gestluz. | 1 | 1 |
| Ricardo Martínez Contacted | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ricardo Parreira CEO · PHC Software | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of PHC Software. | 1 | 1 |
| Ricardo Peixe | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ricardo Salinas Pliego Founder and chair · Grupo Salinas | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and president of Grupo Salinas. | 1 | 1 |
| Ricardo Seabra Co-founder of the Alternative Investments Department · BiG (Banco de Investimento Global) | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of BiG investment fund. | 1 | 1 |
| Ricardo Silva Chemical engineer, chief executive of Tintex | Excluded | Business executive | Chemical engineer, CEO of Tintex. | 1 | 1 |
| Ricardo Silva Romero Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer, fiction writer (novelist, screenwriter). | 1 | 1 |
| Riccarda Mecklenburg Founder of CrowdConsul.ch and president of the women's business association · CrowdConsul.ch, Verband Frauenunternehmen | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and president of companies. | 1 | 1 |
| Riccardo Zanotti | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Riccardo Zucconi Fratelli d'Italia | Excluded | Serving politician | Fratelli d'Italia politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Rich Baris MAGA pollster | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | MAGA pollster, political pollster. | 1 | 1 |
| Rich Cooper Entrepreneur, bestselling author of The Unplugged Alpha | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur and bestselling author. | 1 | 1 |
| Rich Diviney Retired Navy SEAL commander | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Retired Navy SEAL, former military commander. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Bacon Broadcaster and producer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Barth Nuclear Missile Guard | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Beneder | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Birke Chief Architect of JAMS Pathways | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Chief Architect at JAMS arbitration firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Blumenthal Senator | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Branson Founder of the Virgin Group | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of Virgin Group. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Bratby Critic · The Spectator | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Briggs Senator | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Brooks Reporter · Private Eye | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Private Eye, investigative reporter | 1 | 1 |
| Richard de Mos Parliamentary group leader · Hart voor Den Haag | Excluded | Serving politician | Head of parliamentary party group, political party. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard DiZinno PCLOB | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Détente | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Feynman Physicist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Physicist, deceased 1988. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Fitzpatrick | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Guest on a politics podcast (Free State, Brolly and Fanning); the profile is an Australian cinematographer and marine biologist. Unrelated, namesake. | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Fuchs SWR | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist at SWR radio. | 1 | 1 |