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 Bruey Cofounder · Varda Space | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Varda Space. | 1 | 1 |
| Will Carless USA Today | Excluded | Journalist | USA Today, newspaper no position. | 1 | 1 |
| Will Chesney Former elite soldier | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Will Christou Middle East correspondent · The Guardian | Excluded | Journalist | Middle East correspondent The Guardian. | 1 | 1 |
| Will Coss Vice president and executive producer · Macy's Studios | Excluded | Business executive | Vice President at Macy's Studios (business executive). | 1 | 1 |
| Will Grant Correspondent · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | BBC correspondent, special correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Will Guidara Renowned restaurateur · Eleven Madison Park | Excluded | Business executive | Renowned restaurateur at Eleven Madison Park | 1 | 1 |
| Will Hayward Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, not analytical role. | 1 | 1 |
| Will Hodgkinson Chief rock and pop critic · The Times | Excluded | Journalist | Chief rock and pop critic, cultural critic. | 1 | 1 |
| Will Humphries Southwest and Countryside Correspondent · The Times | Excluded | Journalist | Southwest and Countryside Correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Will Hurd Presidential candidate | Excluded | Serving politician | Presidential candidate (serving politician). | 1 | 1 |
| Will Hutton | Excluded | Journalist | Empty position, no analytical title. | 1 | 1 |
| Will Jackson Creator of human-like robot AMECA | Excluded | Business executive | Creator of human-like robot AMECA (entrepreneur). | 1 | 1 |
| Will Jackson-Moore Global Sustainability Leader · PwC | Excluded | Business executive | Global Sustainability Leader at PwC (company executive). | 1 | 1 |
| Will Knight Reporter · Wired | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Wired, tech reporter | 1 | 1 |
| Will Marshall Co-Founder and CEO · Planet Labs | Excluded | Business executive | Co-Founder and CEO of Planet Labs, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Will Moore The Spectator | Excluded | Journalist | The Spectator, magazine not position. | 1 | 1 |
| 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 Sandbrook NEST | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| Will Stone Science reporter · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | Science reporter NPR, science reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| 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 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 Melching Doctor | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Doctor (physician). | 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 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 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 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 Lindesay Geographer, explorer, conservationist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Geographer, explorer and conservationist. | 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 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 |