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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tapio Nuotio Portfolio manager · UB Uusiutuva Energia -rahasto | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Portfolio manager (salkunhoitaja). | 1 | 1 |
| Tara Brach Psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist, title alone without organization. | 1 | 1 |
| Tara Gartlan Owner, Pastry Chef · Tara Gartlan Chocolate | Excluded | Business executive | Owner and pastry chef. | 1 | 1 |
| Tara Gomez Enologist · Camins 2 Dreams | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Oenologist. | 1 | 1 |
| Tara Kangarlou Journalist and author | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist and author. | 1 | 1 |
| Tara LaFerrara Certified strength and mobility coach · Broadzit | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Strength and mobility certification coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Tara McGowan | Excluded | Business executive | Political strategist and business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Tara Mohr Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of self-help and coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Tara Moshizi Culture journalist · Dagens Nyheter | Excluded | Journalist | Culture journalist, not specialized analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Tara Nome Doyle Musician and songwriter | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Tara Povey | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Tara Reade Former Senate aide | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Tara Shine Environmental scientist · Change by Degrees | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of Change by Degrees, environmental scientist. | 2 | 2 |
| Tara Suwinyattichaiporn Tenured professor of Human Communication Studies · California State University, Fullerton | Selected | Academic | Tenured professor of Human Communication Studies at California State University. | 2 | 2 |
| Tara Varma Managing director of strategic foresight · German Marshall Fund of the United States | Selected | Think tank | Visiting Fellow at Brookings Institution. | 3 | 13 |
| Tara Viswanathan CEO · Rupa | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Rupa. | 1 | 1 |
| Taran O'Sullivan Comedian · 2FM | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Tarek Müller CEO · About You | Excluded | Business executive | About You founder and CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Tareq Baconi Board President · Al-Shabaka | Selected | Think tank | Board president of Al-Shabaka (Palestinian think tank). | 5 | 6 |
| Tarja Larsson Language consultant · Språkrådet | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Language care officer at Language Council, public administrative role. | 1 | 1 |
| Tarmo Kunnas Author and professor | Selected | Academic | Writer and professor, confirmed university position. | 1 | 1 |
| Taryn Thomas Etudiant · Stanford University | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Tatia Bolkvadze Oxford Analytica | Selected | Economist or consultant | Analyst at Oxford Analytica. | 1 | 1 |
| Tatu Airo Editorial chief · Aamulehti | Excluded | Journalist | Editorial manager, general media, not ideas. | 1 | 2 |
| Tatu Leppänen Purser | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Sailor influencer on Instagram. | 1 | 1 |
| Tatu Rauhamäki Palta | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Active municipal councilor. | 1 | 1 |
| Tatyana Beloy | Excluded | Business executive | Belgian actress. | 1 | 1 |
| Tatyana Mitrova Energy policy expert · Columbia University | Selected | Academic | Energy policy expert at Columbia University. | 1 | 1 |
| Taylor Crumpton Music critic and culture writer | Selected | Commentator | Music critic and culture writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Taylor Hartman Psychologist, creator of the Color Code Personality Profile | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist, creator of the Color Code Personality Profile. | 1 | 1 |
| Taylor Lorenz Author of Extremely Online · User Mag | Selected | Commentator | Author of Extremely Online, essayist. | 12 | 20 |
| Teal Swan Spiritual Influencer and Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Spiritual Influencer and Author. | 1 | 1 |
| Teana Baker-Taylor Venice.ai | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Policy Officer at Chamber of Digital Commerce. | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Apter | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Active municipal councilor. | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Cruz Senator · United States Senate | Excluded | Serving politician | US Senator in office. | 4 | 4 |
| Ted Decker Chairman, CEO, and president · The Home Depot | Excluded | Business executive | Chairman, CEO, and president of The Home Depot. | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Kaptchuk Professor · Harvard Medical School | Selected | Academic | Professor at Harvard Medical School. | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Mann Bloomberg | Excluded | Journalist | No specific function, Bloomberg only. | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Oakley Founder · Oxbow Advisors | Selected | Economist or consultant | Managing partner and founder of Oxbow Advisors, financial advisor. | 3 | 23 |
| Ted Sarandos Co-CEO · Netflix | Excluded | Business executive | Co-CEO at Netflix. | 3 | 3 |
| Ted Seides Founder and CIO · Capital Allocators | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder and CIO of Capital Allocators. | 1 | 1 |
| Ted van Lieshout Writer, poet and artist | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author, poet and artist. | 1 | 1 |
| Teddy Gold Founder and CEO · 3i | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of 3i. | 1 | 1 |
| Teddy Tops | Excluded | Journalist | No written function identified. | 1 | 1 |
| Teemu Arina | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Finnish entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Teemu Keskisarja Member of parliament · Perussuomalaiset | Excluded | Serving politician | Deputy in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Teemu Liila Sijoituskästi | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Teemu Luukka | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Simple journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Teemu Muhonen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Teemu Tallberg Professor of military sociology · Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu | Selected | Academic | Military sociology professor at Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu. | 1 | 1 |