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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Cirincione Expert | Selected | Think tank | Nuclear policy expert, research fellow at institute. | 2 | 5 |
| Justin Haskins Co-author · Our Republic | Selected | Commentator | Co-author of The Great Reset and Dark Future essays. | 2 | 46 |
| Maria Wetterstrand | Selected | Former official | Former member of Swedish Riksdag, positions ended 2010. | 2 | 44 |
| Markku Ruotsila Historian, docent · LCC International University | Selected | Academic | Professor at LCC International University. | 2 | 4 |
| Michael Meyen Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of communications at Munich. | 2 | 6 |
| Mirosław Oczkoś Specialist in image and political marketing · SGH | Selected | Academic | Doctor affiliated with SGH, political image expert. | 2 | 7 |
| Natalie Orpett Executive Editor · Lawfare | Selected | Commentator | Executive Editor at Lawfare Institute, political analysis editor. | 2 | 18 |
| Philip Hensher Writer · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Author and contributor to The Spectator, literary critic. | 2 | 4 |
| Rakel Haugen Strand Commentator · Aftenposten | Selected | Commentator | Commentator and legal commentator at Aftenposten, legal analyst. | 2 | 13 |
| Rich Lowry Editor of National Review | Selected | Commentator | Editor of National Review, ideas journal editor. | 2 | 43 |
| Roar Valderhaug Market commentator · E24 | Selected | Commentator | Markets commentator for E24. | 2 | 41 |
| Trond Omdal Energy analyst and fund manager · Pensum | Selected | Economist or consultant | Energy analyst and manager at Pensum. | 2 | 16 |
| Armin Thurnher FALTER publisher | Selected | Commentator | FALTER publisher and book author, current affairs analysis. | 2 | 7 |
| Bérénice Levet Philosopher | Selected | Commentator | Essayist and columnist, ideas analyst. | 2 | 16 |
| Cliff Taylor Economics columnist · The Irish Times | Selected | Commentator | Economics columnist at The Irish Times. | 2 | 17 |
| Elena Erdmann Editor · ZEIT ONLINE | Selected | Commentator | Science department editor ZEIT, editor | 2 | 4 |
| Elisabeth Niejahr Managing director · Hertie Foundation | Selected | Think tank | CEO of Hertie Foundation. | 2 | 10 |
| Eric Ciaramella Senior fellow · Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow at Carnegie Endowment. | 2 | 17 |
| Finian McGrath Former TD and junior minister | Selected | Former official | Former TD and junior minister. | 2 | 8 |
| Henrik Henriksen Chief strategist · Petersen og Partners | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief strategist at Petersen og Partners consulting firm. | 2 | 4 |
| J. Stephen Morrison Senior Vice President · CSIS Global Health Policy Center | Selected | Think tank | Senior Vice President CSIS Global Health Policy Center. | 2 | 3 |
| Jezabel Couppey-Soubeyran Senior lecturer · Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University | Selected | Academic | Senior lecturer at University Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne. | 2 | 3 |
| Jon Wolfsthal Expert · Global Zero | Selected | Think tank | Expert at Global Zero. | 2 | 8 |
| Jonas Kristiansen Nøland Professor · NTNU | Selected | Academic | Professor at NTNU. | 2 | 13 |
| Joyce Roodnat Journalist and author | Selected | Commentator | Journalist, author, film critic and columnist. | 2 | 3 |
| Jürgen Kaube Publisher · F.A.Z. | Selected | Commentator | Feuilleton editor-in-chief, F.A.Z. | 2 | 8 |
| Kathrin Stainer-Hämmerle Political scientist | Selected | Academic | Political scientist and female professor of higher education. | 2 | 8 |
| Laure Salvaing Chief executive officer · Verian | Selected | Think tank | Director general at Verian. | 2 | 14 |
| 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 |
| Ophélie Roque Literature teacher and essayist | Selected | Commentator | Essayist and literature professor. | 2 | 6 |
| Peter Lindvall Manager · Kavaljer | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fund manager at Kavaljer. | 2 | 3 |
| Philippe Trainar Honorary professor · Cnam | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor, Cnam higher education establishment. | 2 | 4 |
| Piotr Żoch Economist · GRAPE | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist at GRAPE think tank. | 2 | 5 |
| Radosław Markowski Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof., Political scientist at Polish Academy of Sciences. | 2 | 9 |
| Sonny Motké Investigative journalist · Het Financieele Dagblad | Selected | Commentator | Investigative journalist. | 2 | 3 |
| Stephanie Lahrtz Science editor · NZZ | Selected | Commentator | Science editor, domain specialist analyst. | 2 | 7 |
| Vincent Crouzet Former spy · DGSE | Selected | Former official | Former DGSE spy, former public official. | 2 | 3 |
| Xavier Jaravel Professor · London School of Economics | Selected | Academic et Economist or consultant | Professor at LSE and president of the CAE. | 2 | 3 |
| Yangwen Zheng Professor | Selected | Academic | Female history professor. | 2 | 3 |
| Łukasz Zembik Analyst · OANDA TMS Brokers | Selected | Economist or consultant | Analyst OANDA TMS Brokers. | 2 | 3 |
| Alec Russell Foreign editor · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | Foreign editor at Financial Times. | 2 | 3 |
| Alexander Grau Philosopher and publicist · Neue Zürcher Zeitung | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and essayist at NZZ. | 2 | 2 |
| Alexander Meschnig Psychologist and political scientist | Selected | Commentator | Political scientist and publicist. | 2 | 7 |
| Andrea Graziosi Professor | Selected | Academic | Historian at University of Naples Federico II. | 2 | 9 |
| Arkadiusz Stempin Political scientist and historian · Uczelni Korczaka w Warszawie i Uniwersytetu we Fryburgu | Selected | Academic | Profesor, historian and political scientist at multiple universities. | 2 | 4 |
| Arnaud Teyssier Professor at the École normale supérieure · ENS | Selected | Academic | Professor at École Normale Supérieure. | 2 | 5 |
| Bradley Moss Lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer, legal expert Bradley Moss. | 2 | 3 |
| Bronisław Wildstein Publicist | Selected | Commentator | Publicist and writer, political analysis. | 2 | 9 |
| Carl-Vincent Reimers Timbro | Selected | Think tank | Rapporteur of Timbro think tank. | 2 | 3 |