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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samantha Louis | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Samantha López Director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sameer Katiyar Chief Financial Officer · Cleo | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Financial Officer at Cleo, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Sami Abu Salem Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Generic journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Sami Moilanen Nordic Cyber Consulting Lead · AON Finland | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Nordic Cyber Consulting Lead at AON, business consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Sami Niiranen CEO · Kalmar | Excluded | Business executive | CEO at Kalmar. | 1 | 1 |
| Sami Sykkö Style expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Style expert journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Sami-Matti Ruuska Youth psychiatrist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Youth psychiatrist. | 1 | 1 |
| Samia Dahmouni Chair and founder · Cyclezen | Excluded | Business executive | President and founder of Cyclezen, business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Samia El Khalfaoui | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Samir Badran TV personality, artist and entrepreneur | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Samir Yosufi Sports reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Sports reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Samira Ataei Foreign affairs editor · De Standaard | Excluded | Journalist | Foreign correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Sammy Ramsey Entomologist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Samo Burja Founder · Bismark Analysis | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of Bismark Analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Sampo Terho Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Politician in function. | 1 | 1 |
| Samppa Lajunen Three-time Olympic champion · Samla Capital | Excluded | Business executive | Olympic champion and founder at Samla Capital. | 1 | 1 |
| Sampsa Laine CEO · Alisa Pankki | Excluded | Business executive | CEO at Alisa Pankki. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Beirão Jesuit priest · Sociedade de Jesus | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Buisseret | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Graphic designer, director, animator. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Colvin Pydantic | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Pydantic, tech project manager. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Comblez Psychologist, deputy managing director · E-enfance | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist, corporate manager. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Deichmann Deichmann | Excluded | Business executive | Heir and family business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Ducroquet Sports ambassador · Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs | Excluded | Serving politician | Ambassador for sport in office, public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Emch SRF China correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | China correspondent at SRF. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Holmström CEO · Lundqvist Trävaru | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Lundqvist Trävaru, CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Hotte Purchasing director · Verallia France | Excluded | Business executive | Purchasing director at Verallia France, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Jackisch ARD-Studio Washington | Excluded | Journalist | ARD correspondent in Washington. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Keitel Entrepreneur · Senior Connect | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur at Senior Connect, business owner. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Pozzoli | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Santamaria Survival expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Survival expert. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Schmid Captain, head of the Swiss Army chaplaincy · Schweizer Armee | Excluded | Serving politician | Hauptmann · Swiss Army, military in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Tanner NZZ editor | Excluded | Journalist | NZZ editor, journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Vázquez Former police officer | Excluded | Serving politician | Former police officer. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel W. Franklin Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel West Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuli Anttila | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Samuli Niinivuo | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Samy Guessabi Director · Acción Contra el Hambre | Excluded | Business executive | Director at Accion Contra el Hambre, NGO leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Sana Mir Cricket player | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Cricket player, athlete. | 1 | 1 |
| Sanaullah Khan | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Sanchia Berg BBC reporter | Excluded | Journalist | BBC reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Sander 't Sas Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Generic journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Sander de Groot CTO · Thorizon | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | CTO of Thorizon, tech executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Sandie Catala Tax director | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Tax director, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Sandor Dayala DJ | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sandor Martín Professional boxer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sandra Abrevaya | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sandra Banholzer Head of Rausch AG Kreuzlingen | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Rausch AG. | 1 | 1 |
| Sandra Beckerman Dutch MP · SP | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of Second Chamber, SP, incumbent politician. | 1 | 1 |