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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Wouter Slot Technical analyst · IEX/Tostrams | Selected | Economist or consultant | Technical analyst in stock strategy firm. | 1 | 3 |
| Wu Qi Journalist | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Wylin D. Wilson Associate professor of theological ethics · Duke Divinity School | Selected | Academic | Professor of theological ethics at Duke Divinity School. | 1 | 1 |
| Wynn Thomas Professor | Selected | Academic | Welsh literature researcher, professor. | 1 | 1 |
| Xan López Writer · Corriente cálida | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer attached to a literary magazine. | 1 | 1 |
| Xander van der Wulp Explainer · NOS | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| 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 Bertrand LR president of the Hauts-de-France region · Région Hauts-de-France | Excluded | Serving politician | Regional politician in office. | 1 | 2 |
| Xavier Brun Global Arrow | Excluded | Business executive | Business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Xavier Colás Correspondent · EL MUNDO | Excluded | Journalist | El Mundo correspondent, geopolitical reporter. | 2 | 5 |
| 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 Hélary Historian | Selected | Academic | Medieval historian at Paris-Sorbonne University. | 2 | 13 |
| Xavier Iacovelli Senator | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Xavier Jaravel Professor · London School of Economics | Selected | Academic et Economist or consultant | Professor at LSE and president of the CAE. | 2 | 3 |
| Xavier Marcet | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Xavier Martinez WSJ reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | WSJ Reporter, Wall Street Journal reporter. | 1 | 2 |
| Xavier Mitjana Popularizer | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| Xavier Perret Director of the Azure entity · Microsoft | Excluded | Business executive | Executive at Microsoft. | 1 | 2 |
| Xavier Poussard French Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | French journalist, no indication of analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Xavier Ragot President · OFCE | Selected | Think tank | President of OFCE, research organization. | 1 | 2 |
| Xavier Timbeau Senior director · OFCE | Selected | Think tank | Senior director at OFCE. | 1 | 5 |
| Xavier Vidal-Folch Analyst | Selected | Commentator | Explicit analyst, El analysis of Xavier Vidal-Folch. | 2 | 41 |
| 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 |
| Xi Van Fleet | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Xiang Biao Social anthropologist | Selected | Academic | Social anthropologist at Oxford University. | 2 | 2 |
| Xiangrui Kong Researcher · University of Gothenburg | Selected | Academic | Researcher at University of Gothenburg. | 1 | 1 |
| Ximena Cely Charité | Selected | Academic | Researcher in Charité research team. | 1 | 1 |
| Xiomara Cantera | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| Xosé Hermida Parliamentary correspondent · EL PAÍS | Excluded | Journalist | Parliamentary correspondent for EL PAÍS, reporter. | 1 | 2 |
| Xosé María Dios Doctor | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Xueqin Jiang YouTube personality | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Xurxo Mariño Contributor | Selected | Academic | Neuroscientist, University of A Coruña. | 1 | 1 |
| Ya-Wen Lei Professor of sociology · Harvard University | Selected | Academic | Professor of sociology at Harvard. | 2 | 2 |
| Yadong Li PhD student · Tulane University | Selected | Academic | Doctoral student in anthropology at Tulane. | 2 | 4 |
| Yael Adler Dermatologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Dermatologist, medical specialist. | 2 | 2 |
| Yaël Braun-Pivet President of the Assemblée nationale | Excluded | Serving politician | Sitting president of the National Assembly. | 2 | 4 |
| Yael Eckstein CEO and president · International Fellowship of Christians and Jews | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of a religious association. | 1 | 1 |
| Yaël Vinckx | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Yago Álvarez Journalist at El Salto | Excluded | Journalist | Economics section coordinator at El Salto, reporting. | 2 | 4 |
| Yair Ettinger Kan News | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Kan News, indeterminate role. | 1 | 1 |
| Yair Hirschfeld Professor | Selected | Academic | Israeli historian at University of Haifa. | 1 | 1 |