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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uwe Froschauer apolut | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 10 |
| Uwe G. Kranz Commentator · apolut | Selected | Commentator | Political analyst commentator at apolut. | 1 | 1 |
| Uwe Gradwohl Science journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Science Journalist, science reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Uwe Jännert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Uwe Jean Heuser ZEIT global economy correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | ZEIT global economics correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Uwe Kammann Media critic and former director of the Grimme Institute · Grimme-Institut | Selected | Commentator | Media critic critical media analysis. | 1 | 2 |
| Uwe Lahl Chemist | Selected | Academic | Prof. Dr. Chemist, university scientist. | 1 | 1 |
| Uwe Lueb ARD Istanbul correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | ARD Istanbul correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Uwe Porters Midwife | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Midwife, healthcare professional. | 1 | 1 |
| Uwe Steimle | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Uwe Steinhoff Philosopher and political scientist · Universität Hongkong | Selected | Academic | Philosopher and political scientist, University of Hong Kong. | 1 | 1 |
| Uwe Tellkamp | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | German novelist and physician. | 1 | 1 |
| Uzair Ahmed Solutions Consultant · Cottonwood Automation | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Solutions consultant, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Uzi Arad Former Head of Mossad Intelligence and National Security Advisor | Selected | Former official | Former Head of Mossad and National Security Advisor. | 2 | 2 |
| V'yacheslav Shvaidak Engineer, PhD and lieutenant | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Engineer and lieutenant, military officer. | 1 | 1 |
| Vadim Khramov Managing partner · Edge Capital | Excluded | Business executive | Managing partner Edge Capital, fund manager. | 1 | 1 |
| Vadim Radaev First vice-rector, professor · Higher School of Economics | Selected | Academic | First pro-rector, professor at Higher School of Economics. | 1 | 1 |
| Vaibhav Donde Associate Program Lead, CIR · LLNL | Selected | Academic | Associate Program Lead LLNL, public research organization. | 1 | 1 |
| Vaishnavi Sundar Feminist filmmaker and activist | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Feminist filmmaker and activist, not commentator. | 1 | 1 |
| Val McDermid | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of crime novels, fiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Val Turner Regional archaeologist | Selected | Academic | Regional archaeologist, university researcher | 1 | 1 |
| Valdemar Lönnroth Journalist · ekonomiredaktionen | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist economics editor, economic editor. | 1 | 1 |
| Valen Esteban | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Valentin Auvinet Decathlon | Excluded | Business executive | Decathlon executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Valentin Ehkirch Science journalist · L'Express | Selected | Commentator | Climate specialist L'Express, analyst. | 1 | 13 |
| Valentin Ehkrich Reporter · L'Express | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Reporter L'Express, journalist | 1 | 1 |
| Valentin Groebner Medieval researcher | Selected | Academic | Medieval researcher, university researcher. | 1 | 1 |
| Valentin Grüner Nature conservationist · Modisa Wildlife Project | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Nature conservationist, environmentalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Valentin Kretz L'Agence | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of real estate agency. | 1 | 1 |
| Valentín Martínez Pillet | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 2 |
| Valentina Iorio Journalist · Corriere della Sera | Excluded | Journalist | Corriere della Sera journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Valentina Melentieva Lecturer · Tilburg University | Selected | Academic | Docent at Tilburg University, academic. | 1 | 1 |
| Valentina Nappi Actor, writer and provocateur | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Valentina Petrini | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Valentina Pigmei Journalist · Internazionale | Excluded | Journalist | Internazionale journalist. | 1 | 3 |
| Valentina Santarpia Journalist · Corriere della Sera | Excluded | Journalist | Corriere della Sera journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Valentine Ainouz Head of interest rate strategy · Amundi Institute | Selected | Economist or consultant | Rate strategy director, Amundi Institute. | 2 | 25 |
| Valentine Low Former writer on royal affairs · The Times | Excluded | Journalist | Former royal affairs writer at The Times. | 1 | 1 |
| Valentine Vendôme | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Valère Corréard Author, producer and journalist | Selected | Commentator | Author specialized in ecological transition. | 1 | 1 |
| Valeria Barbi Biodiversity expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Biodiversity expert, naturalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Valeria Castro | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Valeria Emmi Head of Stategit and Advocacy · CESVI | Excluded | Business executive | Head of Strategy at CESVI NGO, association executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Valeria Mazzeo Reporter · Tamedia | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Tamedia | 1 | 2 |
| Valeria Moretti Expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Valeria Racu Sindicato de Inquilinas de Madrid | Excluded | Serving politician | Union activist, activist. | 1 | 1 |
| Valeria Sinclair-Chapman Deputy Director of the AAAS SEA Change Program, professor of political science · Purdue University | Selected | Academic | Professor of political science, Purdue University. | 1 | 1 |
| Valeria Vecchione Graphologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Handwriting analyst, specialized analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Valérian Giesz Co-founder · Quandela | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of startup Quandela. | 1 | 1 |
| Valérie André Research director · FNRS | Selected | Academic | Research director at FNRS, researcher. | 1 | 1 |