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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Sørheim | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sarah Tacke ZDF journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist ZDF. | 1 | 1 |
| Sarah Tiedt Influencer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sarah Van de Velde Professor · UGent | Selected | Academic | Professor at UGent. | 1 | 1 |
| Sarah Vandeursen | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sarah Vandoorne Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Generalist journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Sarah von Essen Journalist · Weekendavisen | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at Weekendavisen. | 1 | 1 |
| Sarah von Fischer PwC | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Sarah Wakefield Green Party | Excluded | Serving politician | Director, Green Party. | 1 | 1 |
| Sarah Wang a16z | Excluded | Business executive | a16z venture capital executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Sarah Willen Associate Professor of Anthropology · University of Connecticut | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor of Anthropology UConn. | 1 | 1 |
| Sarah Zhang Staff Writer · The Atlantic | Excluded | Journalist | Staff Writer at The Atlantic. | 1 | 1 |
| Sarah, Duchess of York | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Saraphin Dhanani Legal fellow · The Lawfare Institute | Selected | Think tank | Legal fellow at Lawfare Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Saraï Suarez Freelance journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Venezuelan independent journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Sari Arponen Dr. | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Physician outside university. | 1 | 1 |
| Sari Parviainen | Excluded | Business executive | Real estate investor. | 1 | 1 |
| Sarina Bellissimo Culture journalist and host of The Bellissimo Files | Excluded | Journalist | Culture journalist and podcast host. | 1 | 1 |
| Sarrin Chethik Senior policy analyst · Market Shaping Accelerator | Selected | Think tank | Policy analyst Market Shaping Accelerator. | 1 | 1 |
| Saru Duckworth Doctoral researcher · Oxford University | Selected | Academic | Doctoral researcher at Oxford University. | 1 | 1 |
| Sascha Bruchmann IISS Research Fellow for Defence and Military Analysis | Selected | Think tank | Research Fellow at IISS | 1 | 1 |
| Sascha Chaimowicz Editor-in-chief of ZEITmagazin | Excluded | Journalist | Editor-in-chief, ZEITmagazin. | 1 | 1 |
| Sascha Lobo | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sascha Mallah CEO · Teufel | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Teufel. | 1 | 1 |
| Sascha Matussek Tax advisor | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Tax advisor. | 1 | 1 |
| Sascha Poddey Founder · Music4Friends | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Music4Friends. | 1 | 1 |
| Sasha Ermolenko Design director · VK Design Team | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Design director and teacher in private school. | 1 | 1 |
| Sasha Luccioni Researcher · Hugging Face | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Researcher at Hugging Face. | 1 | 1 |
| Sasha Mendjan Molecular biologist · Austrian Academy of Sciences | Selected | Academic | Molecular biologist Austrian Academy. | 1 | 1 |
| Sasja Beslik Chief Investment Strategy Officer · SDG Impact Japan | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Chief Investment Strategy Officer at SDG Impact. | 1 | 1 |
| Saskia Dekkers | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Saskia Fahrenkrug Psychoanalyst | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychoanalyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Saskia Houttuin France correspondent · NOS | Excluded | Journalist | France correspondent for NOS. | 1 | 1 |
| Saskia Kalb Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of 'De gelukkige neuroot'. | 1 | 1 |
| Saskia Nagel Professor · RWTH Aachen | Selected | Academic | Professor Dr at RWTH Aachen. | 1 | 1 |
| Saskia Pieterse Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Sassy Scott TikTok | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sasu Tarkoma Dean, professor of computer science · University of Helsinki | Selected | Academic | Professor of computer science, University of Helsinki. | 1 | 1 |
| Satona Suzuki Dr | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Satu Vahamäki Entrepreneur · OVV Asuntopalvelut | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Satya Doyle Byock Psychotherapist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychotherapist. | 1 | 1 |
| Satya Nadella Chairman & CEO · Microsoft | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Microsoft. | 1 | 1 |
| Saul Becker Professor · Manchester Metropolitan University | Selected | Academic | Professor Manchester Metropolitan University. | 1 | 1 |
| Saul Justin Newman Researcher · University College London | Selected | Academic | Researcher, University College London. | 1 | 1 |
| Saul Martínez-Horta Doctor of medicine and specialist in neuropsychology | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Physician and neuropsychology specialist. | 1 | 1 |
| Savanna Faith Stone Faith-based creator | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Savannah Guthrie Today Show co-anchor and NBC News' Chief Legal Correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | Anchor and legal correspondent for NBC News. | 1 | 1 |
| Saxo Merrild CEO · Handyhand | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Handyhand. | 1 | 1 |
| Sayeeda Warsi | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of House of Lords in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Saylor Cooper Author, entrepreneur, and radio host · Real Variety Radio | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Author, entrepreneur and radio host. | 1 | 1 |