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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rika Karpinen | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rikard Forssmed Manager · Handelsbanken | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Portfolio manager at Handelsbanken. | 1 | 1 |
| Rikke Gjol Manso Political journalist and analyst · DR | Excluded | Journalist | Political journalist and analyst, journalist role. | 1 | 1 |
| Rikki Ratliff-Fellman Executive producer · Blaze Media | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Riko Eklundh | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Riku Asikainen Evli Growth Partners | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Evli Growth Partners: investment executive, not consulting economist. | 1 | 1 |
| Riku Pennanen Principal lecturer · Sifter | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Qualitative investment trainer. | 1 | 1 |
| Riley Bray Bigfoot Collectors Club | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rima Abdul Malak Director · L'Orient-Le Jour | Excluded | Journalist | General daily newspaper director, editor-in-chief. | 1 | 1 |
| Rima Hassan Member of the European Parliament | Excluded | Serving politician | Female European Parliament member in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Rime Arodaky Creator · Rime Arodaky | Excluded | Business executive | Fashion creator, brand founder. | 1 | 1 |
| Rinaldo Frignani Journalist · Corriere della Sera | Excluded | Journalist | Corriere della Sera journalist = journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Rinke Zonneveld CEO of InvestNL | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of InvestNL, government agency. | 1 | 1 |
| Rinus van de Velde Visual artist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Riordan Maynard Businessman · Mindfort | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rip Reeves CEO · Institutional Investor | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Institutional Investor. | 1 | 1 |
| Rishi Sunak Prime Minister | Excluded | Serving politician | Prime Minister in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Risto Ahonen Feedback expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Risto E.J. Penttilä | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Risto Linturi | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Entrepreneur and computer scientist. | 1 | 1 |
| Risto Murto CEO · Varman | Excluded | Business executive | Managing director (Toimitusjohtaja) of an insurance company. | 1 | 1 |
| Risto Siilasmaa Founder · F-Secure | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of F-Secure, entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Rita Ann Higgins Poet | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rita Baroud Journalist · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist NRC. | 1 | 1 |
| Rita Blanco Actress | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rita Braver Journalist · CBS News | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist CBS News. | 1 | 1 |
| Rita Ferreira Editor · Expresso | Excluded | Journalist | Society editor at Expresso, section chief editor. | 1 | 1 |
| Rita Gama Ferreira Psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist. | 1 | 1 |
| Rita Halbeisen Forest Service employee | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | US Forest Service employee. | 1 | 1 |
| Rita Redshoes | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rita Rojo | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rita Vilas-Boas | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ritchie Torres Representative · US Congress | Excluded | Serving politician | Representative at U.S. Congress in office | 1 | 1 |
| Ritva Loikkanen Interior designer, salesperson, housing company board worker | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ritxi Ostariz Director of the podcast El Libro Rojo | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Riz Ahmed Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| RJ Magee | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Roald Als Satirical cartoonist at Politiken | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Roald Kruit Co-founder · Mendix, Yamicc | Excluded | Business executive | Co-Founder of Mendix and Yamicc. | 1 | 1 |
| Roana Brogsitter Author · BR | Excluded | Journalist | Author of podcast BR = host and host. | 1 | 1 |
| Roar Krogshus | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Roar Skare Organisational psychologist · Organisasjonspsykologen Skare AS | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Organizational psychology consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Arnott Founder · Research Affiliates | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of Research Affiliates. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Beenders | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Bonta California Attorney General · Californie | Excluded | Serving politician | Procureur général Californie, serving. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Buchert Artist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Chatfield President and CEO · Free To Choose Network | Excluded | Business executive | General director of Free To Choose Network. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Chrane Expert · Down Payment Resource | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Leader of Down Payment Resource. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Cox Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist = function alone. | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Delaney Actor and comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |