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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Riley Author · Manhattan Institute | Selected | Think tank | Author of the Manhattan Institute. | 3 | 5 |
| John Fitzgerald Columniste | Selected | Commentator | Columnist. | 3 | 5 |
| Jonas Bals Historian and author | Selected | Commentator | Historian and author. | 3 | 5 |
| Joram Van Klaveren Former PVV member | Selected | Former official | Former PVV politician. | 3 | 5 |
| Jorge Galindo Director of the EsadeEcPol research centre | Selected | Think tank | Director of EsadeEcPol study center. | 3 | 5 |
| Julian Jackson Professor of History · Queen Mary College, University of London | Selected | Academic | Professor of History, Queen Mary College London. | 3 | 5 |
| Kim Darroch Former British ambassador to the United States | Selected | Former official | Former British ambassador to United States. | 3 | 5 |
| Leah McMahon Financial planner · Castle Capital | Selected | Economist or consultant | Financial planner, Castle Capital. | 3 | 5 |
| Luc Mary Historian and writer | Selected | Commentator | Historian and writer of historical analyses. | 3 | 5 |
| Macarena Olona | Selected | Lawyer | State lawyer, former deputy and regional deputy. | 3 | 5 |
| Marc Hecker Research director · Ifri | Selected | Think tank | Director of research at Ifri. | 3 | 5 |
| Matthew Cox True crime author | Selected | Commentator | True crime author, non-fiction author. | 3 | 5 |
| Mona Sahlin | Selected | Former official | Former Swedish politician (40 years in public service). | 3 | 5 |
| Nancy Fraser Philosopher | Selected | Academic | Philosopher, Northwestern University. | 3 | 5 |
| Natalie Haynes | Selected | Commentator | Author and literary critic. | 3 | 5 |
| Paul Schmidt EU expert | Selected | Think tank | European expert at European policy company. | 3 | 5 |
| Peter Malmqvist Journalist and independent analyst | Selected | Commentator | Independent analyst. | 3 | 5 |
| Piotr Gliński Former deputy prime minister | Selected | Former official | Former vice premier. | 3 | 5 |
| Priya Patel Political commentator | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator, analyst. | 3 | 5 |
| Robert-Jan Smits Chair of the Executive Board of Technische Universiteit Eindhoven and former Director-General for Research and Innovation at the European Commission · Eindhoven University of Technology | Selected | Academic | President of TU Eindhoven, former DG of European Commission. | 3 | 5 |
| Stephan Lamby Political journalist and filmmaker | Selected | Commentator | Political journalist (political journalist). | 3 | 5 |
| Tine Molendijk | Selected | Academic | Assistant professor at Dutch Defense Academy. | 3 | 5 |
| Tinneke Beeckman Machiavelli expert | Selected | Commentator | Belgian philosopher and columnist. | 3 | 5 |
| Tiril Støle Portfolio manager · Storebrand | Selected | Economist or consultant | Portfolio manager at Storebrand. | 3 | 5 |
| Tomasz Szatkowski Polish ambassador to NATO | Selected | Former official | Philippines Ambassador to NATO recently recalled. | 3 | 5 |
| Tore Skeie Historian and author | Selected | Commentator | Historian and author at Klassekampen newspaper. | 3 | 5 |
| Victor Castanet Investigator, author | Selected | Commentator | Investigator and author, reveals shocking investigations. | 3 | 5 |
| Witold Sokała Political scientist, security expert, lecturer · Jan Kochanowski University | Selected | Academic | Political scientist, teacher at university. | 3 | 5 |
| Abel Mestre Journalist · Monde | Selected | Commentator | Political columnist at Le Monde. | 2 | 5 |
| Adélie Pojzman-Pontay Journalist and Producer · The Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and producer at Telegraph. | 2 | 5 |
| Aitor Hernández-Morales Senior reporter · POLITICO | Excluded | Journalist | Senior Reporter Iberian Affairs POLITICO. | 2 | 5 |
| Andrew Madden Reporter · Belfast Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Belfast Telegraph | 2 | 5 |
| Arjen van der Horst Correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | Correspondent. | 2 | 5 |
| Arnaud Auger Director and deputy head of the C.Lab · Cathay Innovation | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 5 |
| Bert van Dijk Energy editor · Het Financieele Dagblad | Excluded | Journalist | Energy editor, Financieele Dagblad. | 2 | 5 |
| Buck Sexton Author · The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 5 |
| Caroline van der Plas BBB leader | Excluded | Serving politician | BBB leader, political party officer. | 2 | 5 |
| Catherine Fegan Guest | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 5 |
| Daniel McConnell Editor · The Business Post | Excluded | Journalist | Editor of The Business Post, editorial direction. | 2 | 5 |
| David Dehenauw Weather presenter · HLN | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 5 |
| David Dinis Deputy director · Expresso | Excluded | Journalist | Deputy director at Expresso. | 2 | 5 |
| David Gómez El Orden Mundial | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 2 | 5 |
| David van Weel Foreign minister · Gouvernement des Pays-Bas | Excluded | Serving politician | Foreign minister and justice minister in office. | 2 | 5 |
| Denis Staunton China correspondent · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | China correspondent. | 2 | 5 |
| Derk Stokmans Investigative journalist · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative journalist. | 2 | 5 |
| Didier Fassin Professor · Collège de France | Selected | Academic | Professor at Princeton and Collège de France. | 2 | 5 |
| Edgar Caetano Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, journalist. | 2 | 5 |
| Elaine Burke | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 5 |
| Ellen Vermorgen Stock market expert · De Tijd | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 5 |
| Florian Flade WDR investigative journalist | Excluded | Journalist | WDR Investigative Journalist, investigative reporter. | 2 | 5 |