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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomasz Poręba MEP · PiS | Excluded | Serving politician | MEP, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Tomasz Rożek | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Physicist and science communicator. | 1 | 5 |
| Tomasz Sajewicz Correspondent · Polskie Radio | Excluded | Journalist | Correspondent at Polish Radio. | 1 | 1 |
| Tomasz Sawczuk | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Tomasz Siara HIV advocate | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Tomasz Siemoniak Minister of internal affairs and administration · Polska | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Interior Affairs in office. | 1 | 2 |
| Tomasz Słomka Political scientist · UW | Selected | Academic | Political scientist, doctorate at University of Warsaw. | 1 | 6 |
| Tomasz Słupik | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Tomasz Sobczak Dr inż. | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Tomasz Stawiszyński | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Tomasz Stockinger Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Tomasz Surdel | Excluded | Journalist | Position not specified. | 1 | 1 |
| Tomasz Szatkowski Polish ambassador to NATO | Selected | Former official | Philippines Ambassador to NATO recently recalled. | 3 | 5 |
| Tomasz Terlikowski Philosopher, publicist | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 4 | 7 |
| Tomasz Tomasiak ARP TFI | Selected | Economist or consultant | ARP TFI, technology investment analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Tomasz Trela Member of parliament · Lewica | Excluded | Serving politician | Deputy in office. | 2 | 3 |
| Tomasz Trzcinski Researcher · Princeton | Selected | Academic | Researcher and senior lecturer, Warsaw University of Technology. | 2 | 2 |
| Tomasz Walczak Super Express | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Super Express. | 1 | 1 |
| Tomasz Wiśniewski KPMG | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Tomasz Witkowski Psychologist and pseudoscience hunter | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist, profession outside classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Tomasz Wróblewski Expert on internal security | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Security expert, former police official. | 1 | 1 |
| Tomasz Zdzikot | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Polish politician, council member. | 1 | 1 |
| Tomasz Żółciak Publicist · Money.pl | Excluded | Journalist | Money.pl analyst, economic analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Tomé Martínez Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Director and journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Tomek Sawczuk | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Tomer London Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer · Gusto | Excluded | Business executive | Co-Founder and CPO, startup executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Tomi Långstedt | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Tomi Tuominen Security director · Wolt | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Head of security at Wolt, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Tommaso Cerno | Selected | Former official | Member of Italian Senate until 2022. | 1 | 1 |
| Tommaso Colliva Founder and producer · Calibro 35 | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and producer of music group. | 1 | 1 |
| Tommaso Foti Minister for European Affairs, the PNRR and Cohesion Policy | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Tommaso Frattini Professor of Economics · University of Milan | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics at the University of Milan. | 1 | 1 |
| Tommaso Koch | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Tommaso Mazzanti Founder · Antico Vinaio | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of restaurant, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Tommaso Paradiso Musician | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Tommaso Sermanni | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Tommi Nieminen Helsingin Sanomat | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Helsingin Sanomat. | 1 | 2 |
| Tommi Saarinen Analyst · Inderes | Selected | Economist or consultant | Analyst at Inderes, analysis firm. | 1 | 2 |
| Tommi Schmitt Comedy writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Humor Writer, joke author, humorist. | 1 | 1 |
| Tommy Conlon | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Tommy Eklund CEO · Fortnox | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Fortnox, CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Tommy Gulliksen Filmmaker | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Filmmaker, filmmaker. | 1 | 1 |
| Tommy Lepaus Medical specialist · Puolustusvoimat | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Tommy Nilsson Former detective inspector · Malmöpolisen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Tommy Tuberville Senator · Alabama | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator in office. | 1 | 2 |
| Tommy Vietor Co-host of Pod Save America, Pod Save the World, and the former National Security Council spokesperson under President Obama | Selected | Commentator | Co-host of Pod Save America, former NSC spokesman. | 15 | 37 |
| Tommy Waad Couples therapist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Couple therapist, psychotherapist. | 1 | 1 |
| Tommy Wieringa Writer | Selected | Commentator | Essay writer, analysis writer. | 5 | 8 |
| Tommye Barie | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Tomoko Yokoi Researcher · IMD Business School | Selected | Academic | Researcher at TONOMUS Global Center, IMD Business School. | 1 | 1 |