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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Lindesay Geographer, explorer, conservationist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Geographer, explorer and conservationist. | 1 | 1 |
| William Márquez Journalist · BBC Mundo | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist BBC Mundo, journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| William Marx Professor of comparative literature · Collège de France | Selected | Academic | Professor, College of France. | 1 | 2 |
| 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 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 Reno Professor and chair · Northwestern University | Selected | Academic | Professor, Northwestern University. | 1 | 1 |
| William Ury World-class negotiator | Selected | Commentator | American author and anthropologist affiliated with Harvard Law School. | 5 | 5 |
| William van der Maas IVV | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| William von Hippel Former professor of psychology · Ohio State University | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychology, formerly at Ohio State, active in university. | 4 | 5 |
| Willie Soon | Selected | Academic | American astronomer at Harvard University and Smithsonian Institution. | 1 | 2 |
| Willow Bay Dean of the USC Annenberg School of Journalism | Selected | Academic | Dean of USC Annenberg, university. | 2 | 2 |
| Willy Bárcenas Member of the music group Taburete | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Willy Feddersen Director at Næstved Municipality · Næstved kommune | Excluded | Serving politician | Director currently serving for a municipality. | 1 | 2 |
| Willy Pedersen Russia researcher | Selected | Academic | Norwegian sociologist, professor, and researcher. | 3 | 3 |
| Wilma de Rek Head of books · Volkskrant | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Wilson Boldewijn | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Wilson Fache Journalist and winner of the Albert Londres prize 2023 | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and war correspondent. | 1 | 2 |
| Wim Berkelaar Historian | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 4 |
| Wim Blanken Lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer. | 1 | 1 |
| Wim Boonstra Economist · Rabobank | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist at Rabobank. | 1 | 2 |
| 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 Voermans Professor · Universiteit | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Leiden. | 10 | 32 |
| 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 |
| Wimar Bolhuis GroenLinks-PvdA | Excluded | Serving politician | Political official, political party. | 1 | 1 |
| Winand von Petersdorff Correspondent · Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung | Excluded | Journalist | F.A.Z. correspondent, correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Winfried Hensinger Professor of quantum technologies · University of Sussex | Selected | Academic | Professor of quantum technologies. | 1 | 1 |
| Winfried Kretschmann Former Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg · Grüne | Selected | Former official | Former Minister President of Baden-Württemberg. | 4 | 4 |
| Winfried Nerdinger Architectural historian, former head · Architekturmuseum der TU München | Selected | Academic | Art historian and professor at Technical University of Munich. | 1 | 1 |
| Winfried Wehle Romanist, literary scholar · Deutsche Dante-Gesellschaft | Selected | Academic | Romanist and literary scholar, university teacher. | 1 | 1 |
| Winifred Gallagher Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of non-fiction books. | 1 | 1 |
| Winny Matheeussen Doorbraak | Excluded | Journalist | Doorbraak, organization without stated role. | 1 | 1 |
| Winston Gerschtanowitz TV presenter, entrepreneur · Huisdieren.nl | Excluded | Business executive | TV presenter, entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Winston Weinberg CEO and co-founder · Harvey | Excluded | Business executive | CEO and co-founder of Harvey. | 1 | 1 |
| Wiolka Walaszczyk | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |