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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Maissen Historian · Universität Heidelberg | Selected | Academic | Historian at University of Heidelberg. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Marty | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Max Wolfensberger Palatinus GmbH | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Michaelsen Music editor · Politiken | Excluded | Journalist | Music editor, Politiken. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Milz Latin America correspondent · NZZ | Excluded | Journalist | Latin America correspondent for NZZ. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Mnguni Campaigner · Groundwork | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Groundwork campaigner. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Morwitzer Lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Muntz Political scientist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Müller Specialist veterinarian in virology · Friedrich-Löffler-Institut | Selected | Academic | Virology specialist at Friedrich-Löffler Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Naadi | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Nilsen Editor · Barents Observer | Excluded | Journalist | Editor, Barents Observer. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Nilsson | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Nordby Cand.phil. in Danish · Jung Foreningen København | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Platts-Mills Professor of medicine · University of Virginia | Selected | Academic | Professor of medicine at the University of Virginia. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Ploug Professor of ethics · Aalborg University | Selected | Academic | Professor of ethics at Aalborg University. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Pontiroli Journalist in the Tech-medias section · Les Echos | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Tech-medias Les Echos. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Poupeau Journalist in the society section · Le Parisien | Excluded | Journalist | Society section journalist at Le Parisien. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Procopovich Sales coach · The Elliott Group | Excluded | Business executive | Sales coach at The Elliott Group. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Puccio | Excluded | Deceased | Décès en 2012. Episode retells the Claus von Bülow trial and features him as a historical figure; Wikidata: American lawyer who died in 2012. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Rabino Historian and journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, no proof of news analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Saenz MALDEF's | Selected | Lawyer | President and general counsel of MALDEF. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Saintourens Journalist · Le Monde | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Le Monde. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Schmidinger Political scientist | Selected | Academic | Austrian university political scientist. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Schäfer Head of passenger cars · Volkswagen | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Automotive division at Volkswagen. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Semah Founder and CEO · Yneuro | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of Yneuro. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Seyfried Professor | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Boston College. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Skriver Jensen Spokesperson for immigration and integration · Socialdemokratiet | Excluded | Serving politician | Socialdemokratiet political spokesman. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Smolders Technology journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Technology journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Solignac Founder · Golem.ai | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Golem.ai. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Spekschoor Journalist · NOS-klimaatredactie | Excluded | Journalist | Climate journalist NOS. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Spence Journalist and author | Selected | Commentator | Author of non-fiction book. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Spitzer Comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Starlinger Major general · Bundesheer | Excluded | Serving politician | Generalmajor in office, Austrian army. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Steinmann Capital | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no proof of political analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Stul | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Støvind Berg Historian · Museene i Akershus, avd. Fetsund lenser | Selected | Academic | Historian in Akershus museums. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Teo | Selected | Academic | Psychologist and university researcher. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Terberger Professor | Selected | Academic | Archaeologist at University of Greifswald. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Tirache Midwife and sonographer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Midwife and ultrasound technician. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Toth Managing director · Arnold Magnetics | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Arnold Magnetics. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas van Groningen Foreign affairs spokesperson | Excluded | Journalist | Foreign spokesman. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Veber Long-distance sailor | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Veit Bond manager · Spirit AM | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Bond manager at Spirit AM. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Vogl Parish priest · Waldsassen | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Urban priest (Stadtpfarrer) in Waldsassen. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Volpers Biologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Biologist at nature reserve. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Wagner Co-chairman · Knighthead Capital Management LLC | Excluded | Business executive | Co-president of Knighthead Capital Management. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Waitz MEP · Grüne | Excluded | Serving politician | European Parliament member (Europaabgeordnete) Greens. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Walter Tromm Scientific spokesperson · Karlsruhe Institute of Technology | Selected | Academic | Scientific spokesman at KIT Karlsruhe. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Wedell Wedellsborg Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Wegener Friis Historian · University of Southern Denmark | Selected | Academic | Historian at Syddansk Universitet. | 1 | 1 |