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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Luxuria | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Vladimir Putin Russian leader | Excluded | Serving politician | Russian leader, incumbent head of state. | 1 | 1 |
| Vladimir Tyazhelnikov Professor · Sorbonne University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Sorbonne University. | 1 | 1 |
| Vladislav Belyayev Co-founder and executive director · AutoFAQ.ai | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO of AutoFAQ.ai. | 1 | 1 |
| Vladislav Chupeyev Psychiatrist and psychotherapist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychiatrist and psychotherapist. | 1 | 1 |
| Vladislav Gorin Journalist · Meduza | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Meduza, reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Vladislav Zubok Professor · London School of Economics | Selected | Academic | Professor at the London School of Economics. | 2 | 2 |
| Vocalistka Pagan Lords Pagan Lords | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Vojtech Berger Investigative journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative journalist, investigator not analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Volker Bräutigam | Selected | Commentator | German opinion journalist specializing in international analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Volker Nachtmann Technical plant manager for urban drainage · Stadtentwässerung Nürnberg | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Technical works manager, technical administrator. | 1 | 1 |
| Volker Pabst Correspondent · NZZ | Excluded | Journalist | NZZ correspondent. | 1 | 2 |
| Volker Resing Desk head · CICERO | Excluded | Journalist | Section editor, CICERO, section editor-in-chief. | 1 | 1 |
| Volker Schmid Aerospace engineer · Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt | Selected | Academic | Aerospace engineer at German Aerospace Center (research). | 1 | 1 |
| Volker Wissing Former FDP minister | Selected | Former official | Former FDP Transport Minister. | 10 | 13 |
| Volodymyr Kryzhanivskyi First ambassador of Ukraine to France, deputy of the 1st convocation | Selected | Former official | First ambassador of Ukraine to France, former deputy. | 1 | 1 |
| Volodymyr Zelensky President · Ukraine | Excluded | Serving politician | President of Ukraine in office. | 5 | 5 |
| Volodymyr Zelenskyi President | Excluded | Serving politician | Presidentti (Finnish president, serving). | 1 | 1 |
| Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine | Excluded | Serving politician | President of Ukraine, serving. | 1 | 1 |
| Vonda Wright Board-certified orthopedic sports surgeon | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Board-certified orthopedic sports surgeon. | 1 | 1 |
| Vyacheslav Savitsky Laboratory researcher · Harvard University | Selected | Academic | Laboratory researcher at Harvard University. | 1 | 1 |
| W. Joseph Campbell Professor of communications · American University | Selected | Academic | Professor of communications at American University. | 1 | 1 |
| Wacław Radziwinowicz Former correspondent · Gazeta Wyborcza | Excluded | Journalist | Former correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Wade Lightheart Former professional bodybuilder · BiOptimizers Nutrition | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | President of BioOptimizers (business leader). | 1 | 2 |
| Wael Abou Magd Special representative of the COP27 climate summit president | Excluded | Serving politician | Special representative for COP27 in office | 1 | 1 |
| Wafa Al Ali Justice editor · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Justice editor NRC, justice editor | 2 | 3 |
| Wahid Doss Professor of liver diseases · Cairo University | Selected | Academic | Professor of medicine at the University of Cairo. | 1 | 1 |
| Wahid Sui Mahmoud Actor and educator | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Wailin Wong Host · NPR The Indicator | Excluded | Journalist | Host of NPR's The Indicator podcast. | 1 | 1 |
| Walaa Quisay Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| Waldemar Kasperczak Reporter · Polskie Radio | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Polskie Radio, reporter | 1 | 1 |
| Waldemar Rozynkowski Professor · Nicolaus Copernicus University | Selected | Academic | Prof. at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun. | 1 | 1 |
| Waldemar Skrzypczak General | Excluded | Serving politician | General (military in office). | 1 | 1 |
| Waldemar Wasiluk | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| Waldemar Wąśniewski Teacher · II Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Marii Konopnickiej | Selected | Academic | Secondary school teacher. | 1 | 1 |
| Waldemar Żurek Minister of justice | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Justice in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Walker Lamond Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| Waller Newell Professor of political science | Selected | Academic | Professor of political science (explicit academic title). | 1 | 1 |
| Wallerand Moullé-Berteaux | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Walt Bogdanich Investigative journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative journalist, investigator. | 1 | 1 |
| Walter Andreas Müller Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Walter Damen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Walter Denz | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| Walter Feichtinger Security expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Military officer, outside the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Walter Frankenstein | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Walter Galbiati | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| Walter Hämmerle Kleine Zeitung | Excluded | Journalist | Kleine Zeitung, newspaper without position. | 1 | 1 |
| Walter Kalmaru Designer | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Walter Kirn Editor-at-large · County Highway | Excluded | Journalist | Editor-at-large at County Highway, general editor. | 1 | 1 |
| Walter Parkes Filmmaker | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |