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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Noordermeer America correspondent · FD | Excluded | Journalist | America correspondent at FD. | 1 | 1 |
| Barbara Nowacka Minister of education · MEN | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Education in office. | 2 | 4 |
| Barbara Oakley Engineering professor | Selected | Academic | Engineering professor. | 1 | 1 |
| Barbara Perfahl Housing psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Housing Psychologist without university affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| Barbara Schmid Journalist and author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist and author. | 1 | 1 |
| Barbara Schmitz Philosopher · University of Basel | Selected | Academic | Philosopher at Universität Basel. | 1 | 1 |
| Barbara Serra Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Bárbara Silva Journalist in the Economy section of Expresso | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Economics section. | 1 | 1 |
| Barbara Stefanelli Co-director · Corriere della Sera | Selected | Commentator | Co-director of Corriere della Sera. | 1 | 1 |
| Barbara Stelzl-Marx Head of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for War Consequences Research · Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Research on Consequences of War | Selected | Academic | Leader of Ludwig-Boltzmann Institute. | 2 | 3 |
| Barbara Stok Comic strip creator | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Barbara Teresi Translator | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Translator. | 1 | 1 |
| Barbara Törnquist-Plewa Professor · Lund University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Lund University. | 1 | 3 |
| Barbara Tóth Journalist · Falter | Selected | Commentator | Leader of FALTER Media Department (section head). | 6 | 47 |
| Barbara Visentin Corriere della Sera | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at Corriere della Sera. | 1 | 1 |
| Barbara Wittmann Country manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland · LinkedIn | Excluded | Business executive | Country manager Deutschland. | 1 | 1 |
| Barbara Zechmeister Expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Opera singer. | 1 | 1 |
| Barbascura X Chemist and writer | Selected | Commentator | Chemist and writer, science communicator. | 2 | 3 |
| Bärbel Bas President of the Bundestag · SPD | Excluded | Serving politician | Bundestag president in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Barbro Paulsen Lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer. | 2 | 2 |
| Barbro Westerholm The doctor | Excluded | Serving politician | Swedish MP, in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Bård Ludvig Thorheim Business and Industry Committee · Høyre | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Bård Rosef Pareto analyst | Selected | Economist or consultant | Pareto analyst at consulting firm. | 2 | 2 |
| Bård Tufte Johansen | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bård Vegar Solhjell Leader · Fornybar Norge | Excluded | Serving politician | Leader of organization. | 1 | 1 |
| Barend Lubbers Expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Bari Weiss The Free Press | Selected | Commentator | Founder of The Free Press. | 12 | 15 |
| Barney Jopson Financial Times | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at Financial Times. | 1 | 1 |
| Baronen af Øresund X phenomenon | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Baroness Gabby Bertin Conservative peer | Excluded | Serving politician | Active Conservative peer. | 1 | 1 |
| Baroness Grey-Thompson | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Baroness Sayeeda Warsi Conservative peer and former party chair · Conservative Party | Excluded | Serving politician | Active Conservative peer. | 1 | 1 |
| Barra Roantree Assistant Professor · Trinity College Dublin | Selected | Academic | Assistant Professor of Economics at Trinity College Dublin. | 1 | 4 |
| Barry Andrews | Excluded | Serving politician | European Parliament member in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Barry D. Todd U.S. Army veteran, entrepreneur | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Heneghan Independent TD | Excluded | Serving politician | Independent TD in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Lenihan Political Correspondent · RTÉ News | Excluded | Journalist | Political correspondent at RTÉ News. | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Lunn Founder & CEO · Provizio AI | Excluded | Business executive | Founder & CEO of Provizio AI. | 1 | 2 |
| Barry Marston Head of the BBC's jihadist media team | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Head of BBC's jihadist media team. | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Murphy Actor · RTÉ Documentary on One | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Roche Irish Times Southern Correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | Southern Correspondent at Irish Times. | 1 | 2 |
| Barry Schwartz President and Chief Investment Officer · Baskin Wealth Management | Excluded | Business executive | President and Chief Investment Officer. | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Taylor Archeologist | Selected | Academic | Archaeologist at Chester. | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Ward TD · Fine Gael | Excluded | Serving politician | TD and Senator in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Barry Whyte Chief Reporter · Newstalk | Excluded | Journalist | Chief Reporter at Newstalk, senior reporter. | 2 | 3 |
| Barry Wilmore Astronaut | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Astronaut. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Beirlant Europe specialist · De Standaard | Selected | Commentator | Europe specialist and political journalist. | 1 | 3 |
| Bart Belser | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Brinckman Journalist · De Standaard | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Burggraaf Vrij Verbond | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Politician. | 1 | 1 |