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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zakaria Boufangacha Vice chair · FNV | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Chair (vice-president) FNV, union leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Zakia Sewell Writer, DJ & broadcaster | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Zakiya Gibbons Award-winning journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Award-winning journalist, podcast host and producer. | 1 | 1 |
| Zane Rowe CFO · Workday | Excluded | Business executive | CFO of Workday, tech company leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Zara Hedderman Arts and Music Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Arts and Music Journalist, cultural section. | 1 | 1 |
| Zarah Sultana Member of Parliament | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of Parliament (British deputy) in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Zarina Del Mar Fitness personality | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Fitness personality, health/fitness influencer. | 1 | 1 |
| Zbigniew Herbert Polish poet | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Polish poet, poet/fiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Zbigniew Kuźmiuk Member of parliament · Prawo i Sprawiedliwość | Excluded | Serving politician | Law and Justice deputy, politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Zbigniew Rokita Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Polish journalist, no analytical elements. | 1 | 1 |
| Zbigniew Łagosz Religious studies scholar | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| Ze'ev Orenstein Director of internal affairs · City of David Foundation | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Zeb Roche Professional paraglider | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Zeinab Musavi Comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Zelana Montminy Behavioral scientist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Behavioral psychologist, independent. | 1 | 1 |
| Zeljko Uzelac Neurologist · University Hospital Ulm | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Neurologist in clinic, not academic. | 1 | 1 |
| Zen Donen Lawyer and member · Jøder for Retfærdig Fred | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Jurist, not practicing lawyer or academic. | 1 | 1 |
| Zephyr Brüggen Theater director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Zerlina Maxwell | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Zeruya Shalev Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer, fiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| Zeynep Deldag Banking and Capital Markets Leader · EY | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Banking capital leader at EY. | 1 | 1 |
| Zhanna Bezpiatchuk BBC Ukrainian | Excluded | Journalist | BBC Ukrainian journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Zhen Feng Head of International · Roblox | Excluded | Business executive | Head of International at Roblox. | 1 | 1 |
| Zia Yusuf Reform UK | Excluded | Serving politician | Reform UK, politician in office | 1 | 1 |
| Ziemowit Szczerski Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Polish writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Zihni Özdil Publicist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Publicist (public relations). | 1 | 1 |
| Zineb Dryef Journalist · Le Monde | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Le Monde magazine M. | 1 | 1 |
| Zita Langenstein Butler · Buckingham Palace | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Zita Seabra | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Portuguese female politician, member of Assembly. | 1 | 1 |
| Ziya Meral | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Turkey analyst on a government podcast; the linked profile is a Turkish writer and economist, and shared country alone is not proof. | 1 | 1 |
| Zoe Chace Reporter · This American Life | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter This American Life, reportage journalism | 1 | 1 |
| Zoe Lacey-Cooper Managing Director of CPD store · OmniPro | Excluded | Business executive | Managing Director at OmniPro. | 1 | 1 |
| Zoey Tur Former Bob and helicopter reporter in Los Angeles | Excluded | Journalist | Former helicopter reporter in Los Angeles. | 1 | 1 |
| Zofia Dzik Investor, innovator · Instytu Humanites | Excluded | Business executive | Investor, innovator. | 1 | 1 |
| Zofia Kwolek Board member · Fundacja Polskie Centrum Pomocy Międzynarodowej | Excluded | Business executive | Member of foundation board. | 1 | 1 |
| Zofia Smełka-Leszczyńska | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Zohra Saidali Head of Western Europe Desk · Swissquote | Excluded | Business executive | Head of Desk at Swissquote. | 1 | 1 |
| Zoltan Bathory Guitarist · Five Finger Death Punch | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Zooey Zephyr State Representative | Excluded | Serving politician | State Representative in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Zoran Spasojevic Restaurateur | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Zosia Folwarczny Fundacja Głucha Polska | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Zuhdi Jasser U.S. House candidate | Excluded | Serving politician | Political candidate in elections. | 1 | 1 |
| Zuza Nazaruk Journalist · BBC World Service | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist BBC World Service, no analysis indicated. | 1 | 1 |
| Àlex Roca Spanish athlete and speaker | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Athlete and speaker. | 1 | 1 |
| Àngels Barceló | Excluded | Journalist | Spanish journalist and television presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| Áine Flynn Director of Decision Support Service | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Director of Decision Support Service, administrative executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Áine Gladney-Knox | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Áine Kerr | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Álex Algarci International tax expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Álex Mayo | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |