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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 Damasio | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| 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 |
| Victor Fabricius Manager · Nordea | Selected | Economist or consultant | Portfolio manager at Nordea, bank. | 1 | 1 |
| 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 Marx | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Victor Massiah Università Cattolica di Milano | Selected | Academic | At Università Cattolica di Milano. | 1 | 1 |
| Victor Pak Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Simple journalist, no explicit analytical role. | 1 | 1 |
| Victor Schelstraete Boxer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Victor Snellman CEO · Suomen Osakesäästäjät | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | CEO of Suomen Osakesäästäjät, investor association. | 1 | 1 |
| Victor Stenqvist Expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| Victoria Amelina | Selected | Commentator | Writer and war crimes researcher. | 1 | 1 |
| Victoria Andelsman Alvarez Researcher · University of Copenhagen | Selected | Academic | Researcher at University of Copenhagen. | 1 | 1 |
| Victoria Atkins Conservative | Selected | Former official | Former Minister of State for Prisons and Probation (ended 2022). | 1 | 1 |
| Victoria Burke Law professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of Law and architect. | 1 | 1 |
| Victoria Camps Philosopher, author | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and author, social essayist. | 1 | 1 |
| Victoria Chamberlin | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Victoria Craig Producer · FT | Excluded | Journalist | Producer FT, podcast producer, not journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Victoria Grau Researcher in the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning · Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | Selected | Academic | Researcher in architecture at Bauhaus University Weimar. | 1 | 1 |
| Victoria Luengo Actress | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Victoria Martín | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Victoria Mary Clarke Founding member · Kíla | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Victoria Murphy Royal journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Royal journalist, royal correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Victoria Reichelt Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | German journalist, no analytical function. | 1 | 1 |
| Victoria Rush Director | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Female filmmaker, neither academic nor six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Victoria Skau | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Victoria Song Writer · The Verge | Excluded | Journalist | Writer The Verge, tech reporter without analyst title. | 1 | 1 |
| Victoria Soyan Peemot Research fellow · University of Helsinki | Selected | Academic | Research fellow at University of Helsinki | 1 | 1 |
| Victoria Spartz Ukrainian-born Republican congresswoman | Excluded | Serving politician | Republican congresswoman, active elected official. | 1 | 1 |
| Victoria Tellander Andersson | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Vidar Benjamin Skretting Researcher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| Vidar Lynghammar NTB Arkitekst | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Architect at NTB Arkitekst. | 1 | 1 |
| Vidar Magnussen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Vidar Rognes Landkreditt Eiendom | Selected | Economist or consultant | Landkreditt Eiendom, agricultural finance sector. | 1 | 1 |
| Vidar Skogvoll Physicist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| Vidar Udjus Political editor · Fædrelandsvennen | Excluded | Journalist | Politics editor, chief political editor. | 1 | 1 |
| Vidar Villa Artist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |