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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saïda Barkani Entrepreneur · Madame Babouche | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur and founder of Madame Babouche. | 1 | 1 |
| Scarlett Johansson Actress | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Scarlett Lewis Choose Love Movement | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Schea Cotton | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Schwester Bernadette Kloster Goldenstein | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Schwester Regina Kloster Goldenstein | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Schwester Rita Kloster Goldenstein | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Aitken Leader · Seacrest Petroleo | Excluded | Business executive | Seacrest Petroleo leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Anthony Barlow CEO · Happen To Your Career | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Happen To Your Career. | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Babwah Brennen UNC Center on Technology Policy | Selected | Academic | Researcher at UNC Center on Technology Policy. | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Berry Teacher and author | Selected | Commentator | Teacher and biography author. | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Bessent Treasury Secretary | Excluded | Serving politician | Secretary of Treasury in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Blackley Chief Financial Officer · Oscar Health | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Financial Officer at Oscar Health. | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Calvert The Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Wall Street Journal, reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Chacon Cofounder and CEO · GitHub, GitButler | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO of GitHub. | 1 | 1 |
| Scott D. Clary CEO · OnMi Patch | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of OnMi Patch. | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Davis Author of Lessons from the Titans · Melius Research | Selected | Economist or consultant | Author and analyst, Melius Research. | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Densmore VP of Engineering · GitHub | Excluded | Business executive | Vice-President Engineering GitHub. | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Duke Kominers Research partner · a16z crypto | Selected | Academic et Economist or consultant | Professor Harvard, research partner a16z. | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Eckert CEO of the Americas · Mirakl | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Mirakl Americas. | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Gunter Meteorologist and extreme weather specialist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Meteorologist specializing in extreme conditions. | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Gutterman Chief Digital Officer · Next League | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Digital Officer at Next League. | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Joyce Energy head for North America · DNB | Excluded | Business executive | Head of energy North America, DNB. | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Keyes Founder · Going.com | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Going.com. | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Likens Global AI and Innovation Technology Leader · PwC | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | AI and innovation leader at PwC. | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Nolan | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Perry Rep. | Excluded | Serving politician | Representative (Rep.) at Congress, politician in office | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Rainey Founder and President · Quest Safety Solutions | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and President of Quest Safety Solutions. | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Snofke REIPrintMail | Excluded | Business executive | Leader of REIPrintMail, no academic or specialized context. | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Welch Chief Investment Officer and Partner · Certuity | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Investment Officer and Partner at Certuity. | 1 | 1 |
| Seamus Daniel Howell | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Seamus Dooley | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sean Ako | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sean Allsop Documentariste · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Documentary maker at BBC. | 1 | 1 |
| Sean Canney TD · Independent | Excluded | Serving politician | Independent member (TD) for Galway East, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Sean Cooksey Federal Election Commission Chairman | Excluded | Serving politician | President of Federal Electoral Commission, regulator in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Sean Davis | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no proof of established analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Sean Evans Host of Youtube smash-hit 'Hot Ones' | Excluded | Business executive | Host of 'Hot Ones', content presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| Sean Feeney Co-founder · Grove House Hospitality Group | Excluded | Business executive | Co-Founder of Grove House Hospitality Group. | 1 | 1 |
| Sean Green Hip-hop choreographer · Sean's Dance Factory | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sean Hannity | Excluded | Journalist | Talk show host, television presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| Sean Hodgman Experimental physicist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Sean Ingle Chief Sports Reporter · The Guardian | Excluded | Journalist | Chief Sports Reporter at The Guardian. | 1 | 1 |
| Sean Joyce Global Cybersecurity and Privacy Leader · PwC | Selected | Economist or consultant | Global Cybersecurity and Privacy Leader at PwC. | 1 | 1 |
| Sean McLain WSJ reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter WSJ | 1 | 1 |
| Sean Michael Crane Founder and CEO · Unstoppable #365MFR | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder and CEO of Unstoppable #365MFR. | 1 | 1 |
| Sean Naylor | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sean O'Brien President · International Brotherhood of Teamsters | Excluded | Serving politician | President of International Brotherhood of Teamsters. | 1 | 1 |
| Sean O'Driscoll Chairman · Infrastructure Taskforce | Excluded | Serving politician | President of Infrastructure Taskforce, government official in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Sean Patrick Flanery Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |