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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludovic Subran Chief economist · Allianz | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief economist, Allianz, bank economist. | 2 | 2 |
| Léo Péria-Peigné Researcher · IFRI | Selected | Think tank | Researcher at IFRI, think tank institute. | 2 | 6 |
| Marco Caneira Commentator for SIC | Selected | Commentator | SIC political commentator. | 2 | 3 |
| Mark Horton Archaeologist | Selected | Academic | Archaeologist, university teacher at Bristol. | 2 | 4 |
| Marshall Shepherd Professor, author · University of Georgia | Selected | Academic | Professor of geography, University of Georgia. | 2 | 3 |
| Mateusz Piątkowski Dr · University of Łódź | Selected | Academic | Dr. at University of Lodz. | 2 | 7 |
| Matthijs Rooduijn Professor · Université | Selected | Academic | Political sociologist at UvA, university professor. | 2 | 5 |
| Maurice Hoefgen | Selected | Commentator | Economist, author and economics analyst podcaster. | 2 | 22 |
| Michael Birshan Senior partner · McKinsey & Company | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior Partner McKinsey, consultant. | 2 | 3 |
| Michael Sahlin Geopolitics expert · Consilium International | Selected | Former official | Former Swedish Ambassador, title 'tidigare ambassadör'. | 2 | 15 |
| Michael Tomasky Editor · The New Republic | Selected | Commentator | Editor of The New Republic, ideas journal editor. | 2 | 2 |
| Mikko Huotari Head · Mercator Institute For China Studies | Selected | Think tank | Director Mercator Institute for China Studies. | 2 | 2 |
| Niklas Wellfelt Ålandsbanken | Selected | Economist or consultant | Ålandsbanken, bank manager/analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Ole-Jørgen Schulsrud-Hansen Historian, author · TV2 | Selected | Commentator | Historian, author and royal house expert for media. Public analyst. | 2 | 3 |
| Oliver Barnes US deals correspondent · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | US pharmaceutical correspondent at FT, specialized analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Olivier Kempf Director of the strategic consultancy La Vigie · Foundation for Strategic Research | Selected | Think tank | Researcher at Foundation for Strategic Research. | 2 | 3 |
| Paul Adams BBC diplomatic correspondent | Selected | Commentator | BBC diplomatic correspondent. | 2 | 2 |
| Peter Ricketts National security adviser · UK | Selected | Former official | Former national security adviser of United Kingdom. | 2 | 2 |
| Philippe Roger Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian at School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences. | 2 | 13 |
| Piotr Andrzejewski Dr · ISP PAN, Instytut Zachodni | Selected | Academic | Dr., Western Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences. | 2 | 9 |
| Raquel Vaz Pinto Commentator and researcher · Instituto Português de Relações Internacionais | Selected | Academic et Commentator | Female professor at Nova University and commentator. | 2 | 12 |
| Rebecca Grant National security analyst | Selected | Commentator | National security analyst, air power specialist. | 2 | 10 |
| Robert Mood Lieutenant general · FN | Selected | Former official | United Nations retired general. | 2 | 9 |
| Roger Josefsson Analysis head · Brummer & Partners | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief analyst at Nordkinn Asset Management. | 2 | 2 |
| Safae el Khannoussi Writer, lecturer and PhD candidate | Selected | Academic | Author, teacher and doctoral student (female PhD student). | 2 | 4 |
| Samuel Rines Managing director · Corbu | Selected | Economist or consultant | Managing director - Corbu, consultant. | 2 | 2 |
| Sarah Ditum Writer · The Times and The Sunday Times | Selected | Commentator | Writer The Times and Sunday Times, essayist. | 2 | 35 |
| Sean Birk Bek Craig Biologist · Aarhus Univerisitet | Selected | Academic | Doctoral student attached to Aarhus University. | 2 | 5 |
| Seb Couasnon Columnist | Selected | Commentator | Columnist. | 2 | 5 |
| Sophia Gaston Head of foreign policy · Policy Exchange | Selected | Think tank | Head of foreign policy at Policy Exchange. | 2 | 2 |
| Stefan Geier Journalist · BR | Selected | Commentator | Science Journalist BR (science journalist). | 2 | 14 |
| Stephanie Pomboy Expert | Selected | Economist or consultant | Independent macro strategist. | 2 | 33 |
| Tim Bosch Former AIVD employee | Selected | Former official | Former AIVD agent (intelligence). | 2 | 5 |
| Timothy Morton Philosopher | Selected | Academic | Philosopher and teacher at Rice University. | 2 | 4 |
| Toni Stenström Non-fiction writer | Selected | Commentator | Non-fiction author. | 2 | 3 |
| Vijay Govindarajan Professor · Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business | Selected | Academic | Professor at Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business. | 2 | 2 |
| Zohar Palti Former Head of the Political-Military Bureau · Israel's Ministry of Defense | Selected | Former official | Former head of political bureau at Israel's Defense Ministry. | 2 | 3 |
| Adam Szetela Writer and cultural critic | Selected | Commentator | Writer and Cultural Critic, author. | 2 | 2 |
| Agata Szczęśniak OKO.press | Selected | Commentator | OKO.press, investigative news and analysis media. | 2 | 14 |
| Agata Łoskot-Strachota Ośrodka Studiów Wschodnich | Selected | Think tank | Center for Eastern Studies. | 2 | 3 |
| Agnès Verdier-Molinié Director · IFRAP | Selected | Think tank | Director of IFRAP think tank. | 2 | 5 |
| Al Roth Market-design wizard | Selected | Economist or consultant | Market design specialist and economic theorist. | 2 | 2 |
| Alain Decrop Professor of marketing · UNamur | Selected | Academic | Professor of marketing at UNamur. | 2 | 2 |
| Alan Barrett ESRI research professor | Selected | Academic | ESRI research professor. | 2 | 3 |
| Alberto Manguel Writer | Selected | Commentator | Argentine-Canadian essayist and author of nonfiction books. | 2 | 2 |
| Alberto Riva Journalist and writer | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and writer, non-fiction author. | 2 | 8 |
| Aldo Ferrari Professor · Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia; Osservatorio Russia ISPI | Selected | Academic | Professor, Ca' Foscari University and ISPI. | 2 | 3 |
| Alejandro Inurrieta Former housing advisor · gobierno de Zapatero | Selected | Former official | Former housing advisor to Zapatero government. | 2 | 3 |
| Aleksandra Fedorska | Selected | Commentator | Publicist specialist in energy policy. | 2 | 7 |
| Aleksandra Jaskólska Dr · University of Warsaw | Selected | Academic | Dr. at University of Warsaw. | 2 | 4 |