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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsey Cormack Associate professor of political science · Stevens Institute of Technology | Selected | Academic | Associate professor of political science at Stevens Institute of Technology. | 2 | 5 |
| Mathieu Souquière Essayist and consultant | Selected | Commentator | Essayist and consultant. | 2 | 5 |
| Piotr Żoch Economist · GRAPE | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist at GRAPE think tank. | 2 | 5 |
| Arnaud Teyssier Professor at the École normale supérieure · ENS | Selected | Academic | Professor at École Normale Supérieure. | 2 | 5 |
| Cora Stephan Writer and historian | Selected | Academic | Female writer and historian with affiliation at Goethe University Frankfurt. | 2 | 5 |
| Isabel Bramsen Lecturer and head · Lund University | Selected | Academic | Lecturer at Lunds University. | 2 | 5 |
| Kyrre Aamdal Macroeconomist · DNB | Selected | Economist or consultant | Macroeconomist at DNB. | 2 | 5 |
| Matthijs Rooduijn Professor · Université | Selected | Academic | Political sociologist at UvA, university professor. | 2 | 5 |
| Sean Birk Bek Craig Biologist · Aarhus Univerisitet | Selected | Academic | Doctoral student attached to Aarhus University. | 2 | 5 |
| Seb Couasnon Columnist | Selected | Commentator | Columnist. | 2 | 5 |
| Tim Bosch Former AIVD employee | Selected | Former official | Former AIVD agent (intelligence). | 2 | 5 |
| Agnès Verdier-Molinié Director · IFRAP | Selected | Think tank | Director of IFRAP think tank. | 2 | 5 |
| Brooks Barnes Writes about show business · The New York Times | Selected | Commentator | Entertainment writer for New York Times. | 2 | 5 |
| Camil Driessen Justice editor · NRC | Selected | Commentator | Justice editor, NRC. | 2 | 5 |
| Carlos da Câmara Climatologist | Selected | Academic | Climatologist at University of Lisbon, Instituto Dom Luiz, 188 publications. | 2 | 5 |
| Carolyne Larrington Author | Selected | Academic | Professor, author of Norse Myths, university faculty. | 2 | 5 |
| David Honnorat | Selected | Commentator | Author, video creator and podcaster. | 2 | 5 |
| Ellie Mackin Roberts Historian | Selected | Academic | Ancient historian, PhD holder. | 2 | 5 |
| Eskil Fagerström Journalist and author | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and author. | 2 | 5 |
| Gaby Hinsliff Columnist · The Guardian | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for The Guardian. | 2 | 5 |
| Harald Birkevold Political editor · Stavanger Aftenblad | Selected | Commentator | Politics editor at Stavanger Aftenblad. | 2 | 5 |
| Harald Hauge Lawyer and tax expert · Wikborg Rein | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer at Wikborg Rein: lawyer in firm. | 2 | 5 |
| Isabell Schierenbeck Professor of political science | Selected | Academic | Professor of Political Science. | 2 | 5 |
| Jacek Raubo | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Guest is a Dr defence analyst; the profile only lists Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, with no field, so nothing precise ties them. | 2 | 5 |
| Jacques Wallage Former informateur · PvdA | Selected | Former official | Former informant and PvdA figure (former politician). | 2 | 5 |
| Jeffrey Lewis | Selected | Academic | Nuclear non-proliferation researcher, university. | 2 | 5 |
| John Plassard Strategist · Cité Gestion | Selected | Economist or consultant | Strategist at Cité Gestion consulting firm. | 2 | 5 |
| Jonathan Leman Researcher · Expo Foundation | Selected | Think tank | Researcher at Expo Foundation, research foundation | 2 | 5 |
| Karen-Anna Eggen Researcher · Institutt for forsvarsstudier | Selected | Think tank | Researcher at Institute for Defence Studies. | 2 | 5 |
| Marek Menkiszak Head of the Russia department at the Centre for Eastern Studies · Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich | Selected | Think tank | Chief of Eastern Studies Center department. | 2 | 5 |
| Mariana Alessandri Professor of philosophy · University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Selected | Academic | Professor of philosophy, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. | 2 | 5 |
| Martin Farstad Jenssen Lecturer and county leader · Norsk Lektorlag | Selected | Academic | Lecturer, teacher union activist. | 2 | 5 |
| Miguel Castanho Researcher · Fundacao GIMM - Instituto Gulbenkian de Medicina Molecular | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Instituto Gulbenkian. | 2 | 5 |
| Miguel Nicolelis Pioneer of brain implants | Selected | Academic | Neuroscientist at Duke University. | 2 | 5 |
| Nikolai Grube Americanist (pre-Columbian) | Selected | Academic | Anthropologist and historian at University of Bonn. | 2 | 5 |
| Nils Minkmar | Selected | Commentator | Non-fiction writer and journalist at Spiegel. | 2 | 5 |
| Pascal Dendooven Economics journalist | Selected | Commentator | Economics journalist, specialized analyst. | 2 | 5 |
| Patrick De Haan Head of petroleum analysis · GasBuddy | Selected | Economist or consultant | Head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. | 2 | 5 |
| Patrik Magnusson PhD in medical science, head of the twin registry | Selected | Academic | Doctor in medical science, registry head. | 2 | 5 |
| Paulina Wankiewicz | Selected | Think tank | Analyst at Center for Eastern Studies. | 2 | 5 |
| Peter Pilz Founder and publisher · Zackzack | Selected | Commentator | Zackzack founder and editor (editor and analyst). | 2 | 5 |
| Romano Prodi President of the Foundation for Cooperation Between Peoples · Fondazione per la Collaborazione tra i Popoli | Selected | Former official | Former President of European Commission, former PM of Italy. | 2 | 5 |
| Sebastian Buczek | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist at SGH Warsaw School of Economics. | 2 | 5 |
| Stewart Chau Director of studies · Verian | Selected | Economist or consultant | Director of Studies at Verian. | 2 | 5 |
| Therese Sollien Commentator | Selected | Commentator | Commentator. | 2 | 5 |
| Adam Bogoryja-Zakrzewski Reportage writer · Polskie Radio | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Polish Radio, reportage | 1 | 5 |
| Alberto Pozas Specializing in courts · elDiario.es | Excluded | Journalist | Legal specialist journalist. | 1 | 5 |
| Alessandro Morelli Undersecretary to the Prime Minister's Office · Lega | Excluded | Serving politician | Undersecretary in office. | 1 | 5 |
| Alexandra Saviana Journalist · L'Express | Excluded | Journalist | L'Express Society section journalist. | 1 | 5 |
| Amy Molloy Journalist · Irish Independent | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Irish Independent, no specialized analysis. | 1 | 5 |