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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safa Suleiman Elementary school teacher | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Elementary school teacher and author, teacher. | 1 | 1 |
| Saffeya Ahmed Journalist · Financial Times | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Financial Times. | 1 | 1 |
| Safouane Benamer CEO · Opus Aerospace | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Opus Aerospace, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Safwat Al Kalhout | Excluded | Journalist | Without function, podcast guest. | 1 | 1 |
| Saif Rubie British football Agent | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sajeeva Hurtado Tantric therapist, Tao facilitator and author | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Tantric therapist and facilitator, not in the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Sakari Soini Commander · Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Military officer in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Saksia Houttuin Correspondent · Parijs | Excluded | Journalist | Paris correspondent, reporting. | 1 | 1 |
| Sal Rizzolo Branch Manager · New American Funding | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Branch manager at New American Funding. | 1 | 1 |
| Salama bin Mulhim President | Excluded | Business executive | President of organization, outside assigned roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Salim Hassad Partner at Newfund | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Associate at Newfund, fund investor. | 1 | 1 |
| Salim Nesba Journalist · L'Echo | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist L'Echo, reporting. | 1 | 1 |
| Sally Lockwood Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Middle East. | 1 | 1 |
| Sally Munday CEO · UK Sport | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of UK Sport, public organization leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Sally Nabil Egypt correspondent · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Egypt correspondent at BBC. | 1 | 1 |
| Sally Phillips Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sally TM Artiste de Drag Race | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Salma Hayek Actress | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Salma Mediavilla Aboulaoula Researcher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Salma Shah Former advisor | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Salome Müller ZEIT | Excluded | Journalist | Contributor to Die Zeit. | 1 | 1 |
| Salome Zourabichvili President of Georgia | Excluded | Serving politician | President of Georgia, sitting politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Salva López Photographer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Salvador García-Ayllón Civil engineer | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Salvador Illa President of the Generalitat | Excluded | Serving politician | Presidente de la Generalitat, serving politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Salvador Mas CEO · GPTAdvisor | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of GPTAdvisor. | 1 | 1 |
| Salvador Rus Rufino Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of the novel El último Trastámara, fiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Asher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Economics podcast guest with no stated affiliation; the linked profile is only researcher with no field, so nothing precise ties them. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Bhagwat Co-Founder & CEO · Maastra | Excluded | Business executive | Co-Founder & CEO of Maastra, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Borden Global Sports Correspondent · ESPN | Excluded | Journalist | Global Sports Correspondent at ESPN. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Brasch Reporter · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter NPR | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Dillemans Painter | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Forstag Smokejumper | Excluded | Serving politician | Smokejumper, does not match any of the 6 roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Hagens | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Hazen CEO · HCA | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of HCA. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Judah Reporter · BBC World Service | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter BBC World Service | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Knight Writer · New Yorker | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer, The New Yorker, journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Parker Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Multi-media journalist without analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Piranty BBC Eye journalist | Excluded | Journalist | BBC Eye journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Rainsy Cambodian opposition leader | Excluded | Serving politician | Cambodian opposition leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Reese | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Leadership coaching, coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Reich CEO · Dropout | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Dropout. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Reyntjens Crime reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Crime reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Rogers | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Sadi CEO · LiveScore | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of LiveScore. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Schechner Journalist · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist WSJ. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Shoemate Chief Warrant Officer 2 · US Army | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sam The Kid Artist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Samantha Azzopardi | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Samantha Browne Campaigner and former adult performer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |