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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Véronique Reille-Soult President · Backbone Consulting | Selected | Economist or consultant | President of Backbone Consulting, consulting firm. | 1 | 4 |
| Véronique Tremblay | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Vesa Puttonen Professors | Selected | Academic | Professor of finance, Aalto University. | 3 | 4 |
| Vesa Vihriälä Economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist, financial analysis context. | 1 | 1 |
| Vesapekka Larkkonen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Vesna Prekopic | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| Vibe Termansen Eastern Europe expert | Selected | Commentator | Eastern Europe expert, analysis book author. | 3 | 3 |
| Vibeke Fürst Haugen Broadcasting director at NRK | Excluded | Business executive | Head of broadcasting at NRK, organization director. | 1 | 1 |
| Vibeke Lunding-Gregersen Work psychologist, certified occupational health advisor and director · Mindwork | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Corporate psychologist, director of Mindwork. | 1 | 1 |
| Vibeke Schou Tjalve Research Fellow · Dronning Mary Centeret på Københavns Universitet | Selected | Academic | Research Fellow at Dronning Mary Center, University Copenhagen | 3 | 3 |
| Vibhu Sapra Guest host | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Podcast guest presenter, neither expert nor commentator. | 1 | 1 |
| Vic Cle Influencer and entrepreneur | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Vic Michaelis Comedienne et actrice | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Vicenç Martí | Excluded | Business executive | Spanish entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Vicens Lozano Journalist and Vatican expert | Excluded | Journalist | Vaticanist, religion reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Vicente Cabedo Associate professor of Constitutional Law · UPV | Selected | Academic | Titular professor of constitutional law at UPV. | 1 | 1 |
| Vicente Garrido Criminologist · University of Valencia | Selected | Academic | Professor of criminology, Université de Valence. | 5 | 7 |
| Vicente Moreno PhD student in Agriculture and Applied Economics · Universidad de Texas Tech | Selected | Academic | Doctoral student in agriculture and applied economics at Texas Tech. | 2 | 2 |
| Vicki Hansen Planetary geologist, Venusian expert · Planetary Science Institute | Selected | Academic | Senior planetary geologist, Planetary Science Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Vicki Young Deputy Political Editor · BBC News | Excluded | Journalist | Deputy Political Editor BBC News, editing role. | 1 | 1 |
| Vickie Paladino New York City Councilwoman | Excluded | Serving politician | New York City Councilwoman, current elected official. | 1 | 1 |
| Vicky Benub | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| Vicky Ge Huang Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Wall Street Journal, not explicit analyst | 1 | 1 |
| Vicky Huang WSJ reporter · The Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | WSJ Reporter, general news reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Vicky Jessop Deputy editor | Excluded | Journalist | Deputy editor The Economist, general editorial role. | 1 | 1 |
| Vicky Luengo Lead in the play Prima Facie | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Vicky Spratt Housing correspondent · i newspaper | Excluded | Journalist | Housing correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Victoire Haffreingue-Moulart Journalist · Le Parisien | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Le Parisien, miscellaneous reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza Opposition leader | Excluded | Serving politician | Rwandan opposition leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Victoire Rivaton Independent consultant, founder · Yo ! | Excluded | Business executive | Independent consultant, founder of Yo! | 1 | 1 |
| Víctor Alvargonzález Founder · Nextep Finance | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and strategy director of Nextep Finance. | 2 | 2 |
| Victor Ambros | Selected | Academic | American developmental biologist at Harvard University and University of Massachusetts Medical School. | 1 | 1 |
| Victor Blomdahl | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Victor Castanet Investigator, author | Selected | Commentator | Investigator and author, reveals shocking investigations. | 3 | 5 |
| Victor Damasio | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| Victor Davis Hanson Author | Selected | Commentator | Classical historian and author, historical analyst. | 22 | 610 |
| Victor de Aldama | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Victor de Almeida Youtubekanalen Dialogiskt | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Victor De Potter Partner · Oliver Wyman | Selected | Economist or consultant | Associate at Oliver Wyman, consulting firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Víctor Domínguez Wall Street Wolverine | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Investor and content creator Wall Street Wolverine. | 1 | 1 |
| Víctor F. Clares Grupo Ladilla Rusa | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Victor Fabricius Manager · Nordea | Selected | Economist or consultant | Portfolio manager at Nordea, bank. | 1 | 1 |
| Victor Galaz Political scientist | Selected | Think tank | Political scientist researcher at Stockholm Resilience Centre. | 2 | 3 |
| Victor Garcia Health specialist · L'Express | Excluded | Journalist | Health specialist L'Express, health reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Victor Gignon Co-founder · Octavio | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Octavio, entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Victor Glover Pilot | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Victor Gojdka Finance desk · DIE ZEIT | Excluded | Journalist | Finance section editor at Die Zeit. | 1 | 1 |
| Victor Haghani Wall Street Legend · Elm Wealth | Selected | Economist or consultant | Wall Street legend, Elm Wealth fund. | 10 | 11 |
| Víctor Lapuente | Selected | Academic et Commentator | Professor of political science at the University of Gothenburg. | 1 | 46 |
| Victor Malm Culture chief · Expressen | Excluded | Journalist | Culture chief at Expressen, culture editor-in-chief. | 3 | 4 |