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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arash Azizi Historian · Boston University | Selected | Academic | Historian visiting fellow at Boston University. | 3 | 3 |
| Aravind Srinivas Founder and CEO · Perplexity | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of Perplexity. | 1 | 1 |
| Arber Sejdiji Zenline AI | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Zenline AI executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Arcadi García | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Archie Bland Head of national news · The Guardian | Excluded | Journalist | Head of national news at The Guardian, editorial chief. | 1 | 1 |
| Archie Hall US economics editor · The Economist | Selected | Commentator | US economics editor at The Economist, economic analyst. | 3 | 5 |
| Archie Shepp Saxophonist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Arda Saatçi Extreme athlete | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ardal O'Hanlon Actor, writer, and author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Actor, writer and author of fiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Ardalan Ibrahim Philosopher, coach, founder and federal chair of the Losdemokratie party | Excluded | Serving politician | Federal party chair of Losdemokratie-Partei. | 1 | 1 |
| Are Haram Macro expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Are Sende Osen Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of historical books. | 1 | 3 |
| Are Søberg The waste ombudsman | Excluded | Journalist | Ombudsman for waste prevention (ombudsman in office). | 1 | 1 |
| Arek Jakubik Actor and musician | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Arel Moodie Professional speaker | Excluded | Business executive | Professional speaker. | 1 | 1 |
| Aren Maeir Archaeologist | Selected | Academic | Archaeologist at Bar-Ilan University. | 1 | 1 |
| Arena Brown President of a business group, author | Excluded | Business executive | Presidente de un grupo empresarial. | 1 | 1 |
| Arend Clahsen Editor | Excluded | Journalist | Editor at FD daily newspaper. | 1 | 1 |
| Arend Jan Kamp Market commentator · IEX | Selected | Commentator | Market commentator at IEX. | 3 | 23 |
| Arendo Joustra Former editor-in-chief · Elsevier Weekblad | Excluded | Journalist | Former Editor-in-Chief Elsevier Weekblad. | 1 | 1 |
| Argia Langarika Firefighter · Navarra | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Arhi Kivilahti Retail consultant | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Retail trade consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Ari Daniel Science reporter · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | Science reporter at NPR. | 1 | 1 |
| Ari Emanuel | Excluded | Business executive | CEO businessman. | 1 | 1 |
| Ari Levy Founder, President, and Chief Investment Officer · Lakeview Investment Group | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CIO of Lakeview Investment Group. | 1 | 1 |
| Ari Peskoe Director of the Electricity Law Initiative | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Director of Electricity Law Initiative. | 1 | 1 |
| Ari Shapiro Host · All Things Considered | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ari Tabatabai | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Ari Tulla Entrepreneur · Elo Health | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur (Yrittäjä) at Elo Health. | 1 | 1 |
| Ari Wallach Futurist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Futurist and businessman. | 1 | 1 |
| Ari-Joonas Pitkänen Doctoral researcher | Selected | Academic | Doctoral Researcher (PhD student). | 1 | 1 |
| Aria Mia Loberti Actress | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Aria S. Halliday Associate Professor, Department of Gender and Women's Studies · University of Kentucky | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor University of Kentucky. | 1 | 1 |
| Arian Campo-Flores WSJ | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist WSJ. | 1 | 1 |
| Arian Kashef Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ariana Harwicz Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Fiction writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Ariane Ascaride Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ariane Bonzon Journalist and essayist | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and essayist. | 1 | 1 |
| Ariane Chemin Senior reporter · Le Monde | Excluded | Journalist | Le Monde senior reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Ariane Riou Parisien | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at Parisien. | 1 | 1 |
| Ariane Tabatabai Lawfare | Selected | Think tank | Political scientist at Lawfare think tank. | 1 | 2 |
| Ariane van Heijningen Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of the book Goedbedoeld moeilijk maken. | 3 | 3 |
| Arianna Campbell | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Arianna Huffington Founder · The Huffington Post, Thrive Global, Thrive AI Health | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of The Huffington Post and Thrive. | 1 | 1 |
| Arianne Shahvisi Book's author | Selected | Commentator | Author of analytical work. | 1 | 1 |
| Aric Prather Sleep scientist | Selected | Academic | Sleep scientist UCSF. | 1 | 1 |
| Arie Trouwborst Professor of nature conservation law · Tilburg University | Selected | Academic | Professor of conservation law at Tilburg University. | 1 | 1 |
| Arie Verbaan | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ariel Kalil Harris Policy Professor · University of Chicago | Selected | Academic | Harris Policy Professor at University of Chicago. | 1 | 1 |
| Ariel Rot | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |