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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willeke Slingerland | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| Willem Frankenhuis Professor · Utrecht University | Selected | Academic | Prof. at Utrecht University (professor). | 1 | 1 |
| Willem Melching Doctor | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Doctor (physician). | 1 | 1 |
| Willem Ouwehand Dr. | Selected | Academic | Dr. researcher at university (academic work). | 1 | 1 |
| Willem Schramade Professor of Finance · Nyenrode | Selected | Academic | Professor of Finance at Nyenrode (professor). | 1 | 1 |
| Willem Treur Dutch celebrity | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Willem van den Berg a.s.r. | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | A.s.r. (insurance company executive). | 1 | 1 |
| Willem van Gogh | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Willem Wallyn Screenwriter | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Screenwriter of series (fiction author). | 1 | 1 |
| Willemijn van Dijk | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| Willemijn Veenhoven | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Dutch radio DJ and presenter, not commentator. | 1 | 1 |
| William Atkinson | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| William Audureau Journalist · Le Monde | Selected | Commentator | Journalist Le Monde, non-fiction book author. | 1 | 1 |
| William Bachman Air traffic controller | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Air traffic controller. | 1 | 1 |
| William Bergh Entrepreneur, founder · Cling Systems | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur, founder of Cling Systems. | 1 | 1 |
| William Bundy Partner · McKinsey & Company | Selected | Economist or consultant | Partner at McKinsey & Company. | 1 | 1 |
| William Crawley BBC Talkback presenter | Excluded | Journalist | BBC Talkback presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| William Eldin President · XXII | Excluded | Business executive | President of XXII, business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| William F. Martin Biologist | Selected | Academic | University teacher (botanist, microbiologist) at University of Düsseldorf. | 1 | 1 |
| William Gale Senior Fellow · Brookings Institution | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution. | 1 | 1 |
| William Gould IV Labor law expert and former NLRB chair | Selected | Former official | Former president of NLRB. | 1 | 1 |
| William Hanson British etiquette expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | British etiquette expert. | 1 | 1 |
| William Higgons Manager | Excluded | Doubtful participation | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| William Kirby Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of China Studies. | 1 | 1 |
| William Lindesay Geographer, explorer, conservationist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Geographer, explorer and conservationist. | 1 | 1 |
| William Max Nelson Historian, associate professor of history · University of Toronto | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Toronto. | 1 | 1 |
| William Moore | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| William Márquez Journalist · BBC Mundo | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist BBC Mundo, journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| William Nash Professor of American Studies and English · Middleburgh College | Selected | Academic | Professor, Middleburgh College. | 1 | 1 |
| William Peters | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| William Pillot Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| William Ralston | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| William van der Maas IVV | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| Willy Bárcenas Member of the music group Taburete | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Wilson Boldewijn | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Wim Blanken Lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer. | 1 | 1 |
| Wim Carton Sustainability researcher · Lund University | Selected | Academic | Sustainability researcher, Lund University. | 1 | 1 |
| Wim Daniëls Professional speaker and writer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Dutch writer of children's fiction, not commentator. | 1 | 1 |
| Wim De Vilder News anchor | Excluded | Journalist | News anchor, TV news presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| Wim Distelmans Doctor | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Physician. | 1 | 1 |
| Wim Kieft | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Wim Klinkert Military historian | Selected | Academic | Military historian and professor at University of Amsterdam. | 1 | 1 |
| Wim Lagae Professor of sports marketing | Selected | Academic | Professor of sports marketing. | 1 | 1 |
| Wim Opbrouck | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Wim Rasschaert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| Wim Tops Professor · UHasselt | Selected | Academic | Professor, UHasselt. | 1 | 1 |
| Wim van der Aar Director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Wim Willaert | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Wim Winckelmans | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Belgian journalist for De Standaard. | 1 | 1 |
| Wim-Hein Pals Investment specialist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |