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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulrikke Falch | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulysse Ellian Member of parliament · VVD | Excluded | Serving politician | Parliamentarian VVD, politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Umair Irfan Climate science correspondent · Vox | Excluded | Journalist | Climate science correspondent at Vox. | 1 | 1 |
| Umberto De Giovannangeli | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Un attivista iraniano | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Un Tío Blanco Hetero | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Una Kelly Reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter RTÉ | 1 | 1 |
| Une Bastholm De grønne (MDG) | Excluded | Serving politician | Green party MDG. | 1 | 1 |
| Unn Randi Liahagen Eigarskifter AS | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Eigarskifter company. | 1 | 1 |
| Unni Helen Sørnes | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Urban Björstadius | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Swedish journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Urban Blomstedt | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Urban Lindstedt Former journalist · Internetworld | Excluded | Journalist | Former journalist at Internetworld. | 1 | 1 |
| Urbino Miguel Sales director · DIGI | Excluded | Business executive | Commercial director at DIGI. | 1 | 1 |
| Urs Frei Communications expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Communications expert consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Urs Marti City president · Chur | Excluded | Serving politician | City mayor. | 1 | 1 |
| Urs Meister Managing director of the Federal Electricity Commission ElCom | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | CEO of agency. | 1 | 1 |
| Urs Tischhauser Stadtgärtnerei Chur | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ursel Klein Physiotherapist | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ursina Wey Management · Schweizer Presserat | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Management of organization. | 1 | 1 |
| Ursula Benad Illusion painter | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ursula Danagher Family lawyer · Spencer West | Selected | Lawyer | Family lawyer, lawyer. | 1 | 1 |
| Ursula Immenschuh | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Nurse. | 1 | 1 |
| Ursula Lehmkuhl Prof. Dr., chair of international history · Trier University | Selected | Academic | Prof. Dr. Universität Trier. | 1 | 1 |
| Ursula Renold Professor · ETH Zürich | Selected | Academic | Female professor, ETH Zurich. | 1 | 1 |
| Ursula Savage Commentator | Selected | Commentator | Commentator. | 1 | 1 |
| Ursula Wagner | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Urszula Zoltowska-Tomaszewska Reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Polskie Radio | 1 | 1 |
| Urszula Żółtowska-Tomaszewska Reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Polskie Radio | 1 | 1 |
| Usama Bin Shafqat AI engineer · Google | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | AI engineer at Google, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Ute Bonde Berlin Senator for Transport | Excluded | Serving politician | Berlin transport senator, in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Ute Mahr Dr, psychologist and psychotherapist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist and psychotherapist, healthcare provider. | 1 | 1 |
| Ute Schneider | Selected | Academic | Cultural historian at Technical University of Darmstadt. | 1 | 1 |
| Ute Siemann-Harms Dermatologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Dermatologist, non-university practitioner. | 1 | 1 |
| Ute Wetzel Head of counselling centre · Suchthilfe Region Base | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Management of Addiction Counseling Center, association executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Utkarsh Saxena Adalat AI | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Co-founder of Adalat AI. | 1 | 1 |
| Utti Hietala Bodybuilding coach and competitor | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Uwe Conradt Lord Mayor of Saarbrücken | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of Saarbrücken, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| 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 Jean Heuser ZEIT global economy correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | ZEIT global economics correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Uwe Jännert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| 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 |
| V'yacheslav Shvaidak Engineer, PhD and lieutenant | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Engineer and lieutenant, military officer. | 1 | 1 |