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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Hoffmann Entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Horster Global Sustainability Director Agricultural Supply Chain and Head of Environmental Markets · Cargill | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Sustainability director at Cargill. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Jenrick | Excluded | Serving politician | British politician, MP and Secretary of State (late 2021). | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Karjel Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Fiction writer and former military officer. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Kowalczyk Psychologist, sexologist, psychotherapist · Europejskie Towarzystwo Medycyny Seksualnej | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist and psychotherapist. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Kubica Formula 1 driver | Excluded | Business executive | Formula 1 pilot. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Lis | Excluded | Doubtful participation | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Napieraj | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Nowacki Profond | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Pausch Political editor · DIE ZEIT | Excluded | Journalist | Politics editor at DIE ZEIT, political editor. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Peschke CEO · Little John Bikes | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Little John Bikes, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Pożoga Medical doctor | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Reinagl Actor and singer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Skwirczyński | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Snijder Wissenkerke | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Stark | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Guest is a German living in Finland in 2026; the linked profile is a composer who died in 1922, so a namesake. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Svensson Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Szaj | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Treichler Profil | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist for Profil magazine. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Tucker FDNY Commissioner | Excluded | Serving politician | FDNY Commissioner, active. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Valentine | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert van Asten | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert van Hennik Systemic and narrative therapist · Euthopia | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Systemic therapist, healthcare provider outside university. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Veiåker Johansen News head | Excluded | Journalist | News leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Velten Fund manager | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Fund manager, not an economist by definition. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Vitye Gold expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Vuijsje Writer and journalist | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer and journalist, media and creation. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Winnicki | Excluded | Serving politician | Polish politician, member of Sejm. | 1 | 1 |
| Roberta Latini Head of research offices for wildlife studies · Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo Lazio e Molise | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Director of studies, national park, public authority. | 1 | 1 |
| Roberta Marrero Writer, artist and singer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Roberta Villa Science journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Science journalist = science journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Roberto Augusto Philosopher | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Philosopher, Wikidata: Brazilian politician (deputy), not university philosopher. | 1 | 1 |
| Roberto Baggio | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Roberto Benito Deputy director and head of News · EL MUNDO | Excluded | Journalist | Subdirector and chief Information officer = information chief. | 1 | 1 |
| Roberto Bernabò Chief digital development manager · Class Editori | Excluded | Business executive | Head of digital development at Class Editori, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Roberto Carlos Real Madrid | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Roberto Cingolani Energy adviser to the Prime Minister | Excluded | Serving politician | Energy consultant to Italian PM, political. | 1 | 1 |
| Roberto Di Palma Public prosecutor · Tribunale per i minorenni di Reggio Calabria | Excluded | Serving politician | Procureur, serving, judicial authority. | 1 | 1 |
| Roberto Pelta Doctor | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Roberto Pelta Fernández Doctor | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Roberto Scheda Mayor · Città di Torino | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of Turin in office, politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Roberto Sposini Mobility expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Roberto Vivarelli | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Credited as interviewee in a 2025 episode, but the linked historian died in 2014, before it. | 1 | 1 |
| Robin Broos | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Film journalist (film journalism, not political/social analyst). | 1 | 1 |
| Robin Geier Director of digital strategy and business value · mParticle | Excluded | Business executive | Strategy director at mParticle, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Robin Gosens Footballer and German international · Union Berlin | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Robin Li Co-founder, CEO, and chairman · Baidu | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder, CEO and president of Baidu. | 1 | 1 |
| Robin Packalen Artist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Robin Pulkkinen Finance director · Revenio | Excluded | Business executive | Financial director at Revenio, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Robin Roberts Narrator | Excluded | Journalist | Narrator = host/narrator. | 1 | 1 |