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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Moore The Spectator | Excluded | Journalist | The Spectator, magazine not position. | 1 | 1 |
| Will O'Callaghan Off The Ball | Excluded | Journalist | Off The Ball, sports program. | 1 | 2 |
| Will Parker WSJ reporter · The Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | WSJ Reporter, newspaper reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Will Pavia Correspondent · The Times | Excluded | Journalist | The Times correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Will Saletan Author · The Bulwark | Selected | Commentator | The Bulwark and Author, political opinion site. | 3 | 6 |
| Will Sandbrook NEST | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| Will Sommer Author · The Bulwark | Excluded | Journalist | Author and reporter for The Bulwark, ambiguous role. | 4 | 7 |
| Will Stancil Policy researcher and attorney | Selected | Think tank | Policy researcher and attorney (political research). | 3 | 4 |
| Will Stone Science reporter · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | Science reporter NPR, science reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Will Tiemeijer Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof. dr. (associate professor). | 2 | 2 |
| Will Vernon Reporter · BBC World Service | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter BBC World Service | 1 | 1 |
| Will Weissert The Associated Press | Excluded | Journalist | The Associated Press, news agency. | 1 | 1 |
| Will Witt Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Do Not Comply (nonfiction book). | 3 | 11 |
| Will Young Sheep farmer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Will Yun Lee Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Willa Paskin Host · Decoder Ring | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Willeke Slingerland | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| Willem Engel Dance teacher, choreographer, activist · Viruswaarheid | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| 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 Kadijk Researcher of political extremism · NTA | Selected | Think tank | Researcher on political extremism at NTA. | 2 | 2 |
| 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 Bernstein | Selected | Economist or consultant | American financial writer and economist on asset allocation. | 5 | 6 |
| William Blanc | Selected | Commentator | Author of historical non-fiction books. | 3 | 7 |
| William Boeva | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| William Bundy Partner · McKinsey & Company | Selected | Economist or consultant | Partner at McKinsey & Company. | 1 | 1 |
| William Chou Senior Fellow and Deputy Director · Hudson Institute | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute. | 1 | 2 |
| William Crawley BBC Talkback presenter | Excluded | Journalist | BBC Talkback presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| William Dalrymple | Selected | Academic | Historian and author at Brown University. | 6 | 10 |
| William Eldin President · XXII | Excluded | Business executive | President of XXII, business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| William Evanina Former NCSC Director | Selected | Former official | Former NCSC director. | 2 | 2 |
| 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 Hague Former foreign secretary · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Times, former minister. | 3 | 9 |
| 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 Hobbs Leads clinical development for sickle cell disease · Vertex | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Pharma executive (Vertex). | 1 | 1 |
| William Kirby Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of China Studies. | 1 | 1 |