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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfgang Böhm Journalist · Presse | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Press, journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolfgang Fellner Presenter · oe24 | Excluded | Journalist | Moderator oe24, show moderator. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolfgang Fercher Head of Kleine Zeitung Kärnten | Excluded | Journalist | Editor-in-chief of Kleine Zeitung Kärnten. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolfgang Fickus | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolfgang Fiedler Dr. | Selected | Academic | Ornithologist at Max Planck Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolfgang Fink CEO of Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Goldman Sachs. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolfgang Herles | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | TV personality. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolfgang Jacobs Theologian and hospital chaplain | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Theologian, hospital chaplain. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolfgang Kemp Art historian | Selected | Academic | Art historian, professor in Hamburg. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolfgang Krohn Prof. Dr., philosopher and social scientist · Bielefeld University | Selected | Academic | Prof. Dr. at Universität Bielefeld. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolfgang Krüger Psychologist and author | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist and author, not affiliated with university. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolfgang Lucht Professor · Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research | Selected | Academic | Prof. at Potsdam Institute for Climate Research. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolfgang Maderthaner | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolfgang Merkel Director of the Democracy and Democratisation department · Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Sociales de Berlín | Selected | Think tank | Director at Berlin Center for Social Science Research. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolfgang Palaver Theologian | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Theologian without mentioned university affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolfgang Rosam PR consultant | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Public relations consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolfgang Thierse SPD politician | Excluded | Serving politician | SPD politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolfram Eilenberger Philosopher | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Philosopher without university affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolfram Windisch Professor · Witten/Herdecke University | Selected | Academic | Prof. Dr. at Universität Witten Herdecke. | 1 | 1 |
| Won Yip Hospitality tycoon, property investor · YIP Group | Excluded | Business executive | Hospitality magnate and real estate investor. | 1 | 1 |
| Woody Morris Documentary maker · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Documentary maker at BBC. | 1 | 1 |
| Worth Parker Col. · MARSOC | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Military colonel in service. | 1 | 1 |
| Wouke van Scherrenburg Political journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Political journalist, political journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Wout Jennes | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Wout Lambrecht Veteran forex trader · Archer | Selected | Economist or consultant | Seasoned forex trader in financial firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Wouter Hart | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| Wouter Kolff Chair of the Security Council, mayor · Dordrecht | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician in office, security president, mayor. | 1 | 1 |
| Wouter Koolmees | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Wouter Kusters Philosopher, linguist and writer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Philosopher, linguist and author. | 1 | 1 |
| Wouter Mensink Philosopher and conflict mediator | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Philosopher and conflict mediator. | 1 | 1 |
| Wynn Thomas Professor | Selected | Academic | Welsh literature researcher, professor. | 1 | 1 |
| Władysław Teofil Bartoszewski Deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs · Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Head Ministry of Foreign Affairs in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Włodzimierz P. Rdzanek Former manager | Excluded | Business executive | Former company manager. | 1 | 1 |
| Włodzimierz Sokołowski Colonel · wywiadu polskiego | Excluded | Serving politician | Colonel in Polish intelligence, active. | 1 | 1 |
| Xan López Writer · Corriente cálida | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer attached to a literary magazine. | 1 | 1 |
| Xander Vlassenbroeck Banking journalist · L'Echo | Excluded | Journalist | Banking specialist journalist at L'Echo. | 1 | 1 |
| Xavi Brun Head of Equity · TREA AM | Selected | Economist or consultant | Head of Equity at asset management firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Xavi Cañellas Clinical psychoneuroimmunology expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychoneuroimmunology expert without organization. | 1 | 1 |
| Xavier Aldekoa Journalist · Revista 5W | Excluded | Journalist | Co-founder of 5W magazine, investigative reporting. | 1 | 1 |
| Xavier Brun Global Arrow | Excluded | Business executive | Business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Xavier Crettiez Professor · Sciences Po Saint-Germain-en-Laye | Selected | Academic | Professor at Sciences Po Saint-Germain-en-Laye. | 1 | 1 |
| Xavier Cugat Renewable energy expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Renewable energy expert without organization. | 1 | 1 |
| Xavier Fontanet Former President · Essilor | Excluded | Business executive | Former CEO of Essilor, now consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Xavier Guix Licentiate in psychology · University of Barcelona | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Licensed psychologist. | 1 | 1 |
| Xavier Iacovelli Senator | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Xavier Marcet | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Xavier Mitjana Popularizer | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| Xavier Poussard French Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | French journalist, no indication of analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Xenia Heiberg Heurlin Freelance journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Independent journalist, no indicated analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Xenia Tiling | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |