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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Faber Cathedral priest | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Toni Glover Eyewitness | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Toni Laaksonen CEO · Glaston | Excluded | Business executive | CEO at Glaston. | 1 | 1 |
| Toni López | Excluded | Journalist | Position not specified. | 1 | 1 |
| Toni Mononen | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Toni Negri Philosopher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Philosopher interviewed in 2025 and 2026 on current scandals; the linked Antonio Negri died in 2023. Namesake. | 1 | 2 |
| Toni Steimle UX designer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | UX designer, technical profession. | 1 | 1 |
| Toni Townes-Whitley CEO · SAIC | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of SAIC. | 1 | 1 |
| Toni Vartiainen Director of the cybersecurity business · DNA | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Cybersecurity business leader at DNA, executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Tonino Perna | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Tonja Bollinger Schweizer Dachverband Lesen und Schreiben | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Swiss federation, association. | 1 | 1 |
| Tonje Gjevjon Artist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Tonje Tellefsen Journalist · Kapital | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Kapital. | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Aguilar Retired Green Beret Lt. Col. · Gaza Humanitarian Foundation | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Bellew Boxing Analyst & Pundit · DAZN Group | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Boxing analyst DAZN Group. | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Cascarino | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Dalwood Chief Executive Officer · Gresham House | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Executive Officer at Gresham House. | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Deane Col. | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Hawk | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Lee Moral BBC Natural History Unit | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Tony O'Donoghue RTE Soccer Correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | RTE soccer correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Parsons Author and journalist | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author and journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Robbins Author, coach and entrepreneur | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Author, coach and entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Smithers Head of Events · Dublin City Council | Excluded | Business executive | Head of Events at Dublin City Council, public executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Spring Chairman and C.E.O. · Macy's Inc. | Excluded | Business executive | Chairman and CEO, Macy's Inc. | 1 | 1 |
| Tonya Lewis Lee Filmmaker and entrepreneur | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Toon De Pauw | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Topher Payne Playwright | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Topi Turunen Researcher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Topias Kontio | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Tor Dølvik Special adviser · Transparency International Norge | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Senior advisor Transparency International. | 1 | 1 |
| Tor Golid Farmer | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Tor Klaveness Journalist · Kapital | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Kapital. | 1 | 1 |
| Tor Mikkel Wara FrP energy policy spokesperson · Fremskrittspartiet | Excluded | Serving politician | Fremskrittspartiet political spokesman. | 1 | 1 |
| Tor Åge Skagestad Eikerapen Organisational psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Organizational psychologist. | 1 | 1 |
| Torben Hollmann Centre manager for Health and Elderly · Næstved Kommune | Excluded | Business executive | Head of center, Næstved Municipality, municipal executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Torben Ostermann ARD Berlin studio | Excluded | Journalist | ARD Berlin studio correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Torbjørn Pedersen Municipal director for innovation and digitalisation | Excluded | Serving politician | Municipal chief, public administrator. | 1 | 1 |
| Tord Ranheim Sveen | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Tore Tvedt Leader · Vigrid | Excluded | Serving politician | Vigrid movement leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Torger Rød Operations director · Vår Energi | Excluded | Business executive | Driftdirektør at Vår Energi, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Torgny Hinnemo Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist on the Caucasus. | 1 | 1 |
| Tori Dunlap Founder HerFirst 100K | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of HerFirst 100K. | 1 | 1 |
| Tori Tsui | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Climate justice activist. | 1 | 1 |
| Toril Nygreen Grave LEARN Coaching | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | LEARN Coaching, coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Torkel Rogstad Bitcoin enthusiast | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Bitcoin enthusiast. | 1 | 1 |
| Tornike Ramazashvili Organiser · Basement Fight Circle | Excluded | Business executive | Organizer of Basement Fight Circle. | 1 | 1 |
| Torodd Rande CEO · K.A. Rasmussen | Excluded | Business executive | CEO, administrative director. | 1 | 1 |
| Torstein Sanness Chair of the board · Magnora | Excluded | Business executive | Board chair Magnora, board president. | 1 | 1 |
| Torsten Einstmann SPD | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of SPD, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |