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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leszek Miller Former prime minister | Selected | Former official | Former prime minister of Poland. | 10 | 36 |
| Alain Bauer Professor of criminology · Conservatoire des arts et métiers | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers. | 7 | 36 |
| Kjersti Haugland Chief economist · DNB | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Economist DNB Markets, bank analyst. | 5 | 36 |
| Emmanuel de Villiers Company head | Excluded | Business executive | Company executive, entrepreneur. | 1 | 36 |
| Quinn Slobodian Professor of History · Wellesley College | Selected | Academic | Professor of History at Wellesley College. | 25 | 35 |
| Paul Krugman Nobel Prize-winning economist, columnist · New York Times | Selected | Economist or consultant | Nobel economist, New York Times columnist. | 20 | 35 |
| Albrecht von Lucke Political scientist · Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik | Selected | Commentator | Political scientist and publicist analyzing current events. | 14 | 35 |
| Dan Ives Managing Director and Global Head of Technology Research · Wedbush Securities | Selected | Economist or consultant | Managing Director Global Head Technology Research Wedbush Securities. | 14 | 35 |
| Miles Taylor Former chief of staff at Department for Homeland Security | Selected | Former official | Former DHS chief of staff. | 11 | 35 |
| Ulrich Vosgerau Legal scholar and lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Legal scholar lawyer. | 6 | 35 |
| Vincent Juvyns Expert · ING | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment strategy director at ING. | 4 | 35 |
| Kees de Kort Independent economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Independent economist. | 4 | 35 |
| Ben Tiggelaar | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and author, essayist. | 4 | 35 |
| Gemma Venhuizen | Selected | Commentator | Science journalist at NRC. | 2 | 35 |
| Sarah Ditum Writer · The Times and The Sunday Times | Selected | Commentator | Writer The Times and Sunday Times, essayist. | 2 | 35 |
| Søren Linding Business commentator · Finans | Selected | Commentator | Business commentator and opinion writer. | 1 | 35 |
| Michael Lewis Bestselling author and financial journalist | Selected | Commentator | Bestselling author and financial journalist. | 27 | 34 |
| Adam Kinzinger Former representative | Selected | Commentator | Former political commentator. | 13 | 34 |
| Gerd Kommer Finance expert | Selected | Economist or consultant | Finance expert and ETF expert. | 11 | 34 |
| Andrzej Bobiński Polityka Insight | Selected | Commentator | Polish linguist and political analyst, Polityka Insight. | 5 | 34 |
| Julia Weigelt Journalist | Selected | Commentator | Expert journalist on security politics. | 3 | 34 |
| Michał Przeperski Dr · Katolickiego Uniwersytetu Lubelskiego | Selected | Academic | Dr. at Catholic University of Lublin. | 3 | 34 |
| Cath Haddon Senior fellow · Institute for Government | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow Institute for Government. | 1 | 34 |
| Ramit Sethi Personal finance and business expert | Selected | Commentator | Author of I Will Teach You To Be Rich. | 20 | 33 |
| Dan Snow Historian | Selected | Commentator | Historian and broadcaster. | 17 | 33 |
| Don Lemon | Selected | Commentator | Opinion journalist at CNN. | 16 | 33 |
| Béatrice Mathieu Editor-in-chief · L'Express | Selected | Commentator | Editor-in-chief and senior specialist correspondent. | 3 | 33 |
| Michael Simmons Economics editor · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Economics editor at The Spectator, economic analyst. | 3 | 33 |
| Solmaz Khorsand Author | Selected | Commentator | Author. | 3 | 33 |
| Stephanie Pomboy Expert | Selected | Economist or consultant | Independent macro strategist. | 2 | 33 |
| Marjorie Taylor Greene Former Congresswoman | Selected | Former official | Former Congresswoman. | 18 | 32 |
| Jake Sullivan Kissinger Professor · Harvard Kennedy School | Selected | Academic | Professor Harvard Kennedy, former Security Adviser. | 17 | 32 |
| Coleman Hughes | Selected | Commentator | Columnist, pundit, podcaster and non-fiction writer. | 16 | 32 |
| Azeem Azhar Investor and author · Exponential View | Selected | Commentator | Author of Exponential View blog. | 11 | 32 |
| Wim Voermans Professor · Universiteit | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Leiden. | 10 | 32 |
| David Rosenberg Economist · Rosenberg Research | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist at Rosenberg Research. | 10 | 32 |
| Kori Schake Senior fellow and director of foreign and defence policy studies · American Enterprise Institute | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow AEI think tank. | 9 | 32 |
| Frédéric Encel Geopolitologist, professor of international relations and political science · Sciences Po Paris | Selected | Academic | Professor at Sciences Po Paris. | 9 | 32 |
| Greta Cristini | Selected | Commentator | Female Italian geopolitical analyst. | 4 | 32 |
| Quinta Jurecic Senior Editor · Lawfare | Selected | Think tank | Senior Editor at Lawfare/The Lawfare Institute. | 2 | 32 |
| Joëlle Dago-Serry Life coach | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Life coach. | 1 | 32 |
| Ryan Holiday Bestselling author and entrepreneur · Brass Check | Selected | Commentator | Author of non-fiction bestsellers. | 23 | 31 |
| Pip Klöckner Tech investor | Selected | Commentator | Tech analyst, tech thought leader analyzing technology news. | 11 | 31 |
| Marc Friedrich Publicist and entrepreneur · Friedrich & Partner Vermögenssicherung GmbH | Selected | Commentator | Publicist finance expert political podcaster. | 9 | 31 |
| Jamie Loftus Historian | Selected | Commentator | Historian essayist for analysis podcasts. | 5 | 31 |
| Eliana Johnson Co-host · Ink Stained Wretches podcast | Selected | Commentator | Co-host of Ink Stained Wretches, editor and analyst. | 5 | 31 |
| Fabrice Epelboin | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Regular guest of a tech podcast with no function announced; the profile is an entrepreneur and Sciences Po teacher with no stated field. | 4 | 31 |
| Frank Knopers Geopolitical analyst · Geotrendlines | Selected | Economist or consultant | Geopolitical analyst at Geotrendlines. | 3 | 31 |
| Bruno Poncet Railway worker | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 31 |
| Florence Gaub Futurist · NATO Defense College | Selected | Think tank | Strategy expert and director at NATO Defense College. | 17 | 30 |