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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartosz Kalinowski | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Bartosz Malinowski Chilloutdoor.pl | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bartosz Marczuk Former deputy minister of labour and social policy · Instytut Sobieskiego | Selected | Former official et Think tank | Former deputy minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Bartosz Margol | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Bartosz Migas | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bartosz Rdułtowski Historian | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Bartosz Romowicz MP · Polska 2050 | Excluded | Serving politician | Polish deputy in office. | 1 | 2 |
| Bartosz Rutkowski Reserve lieutenant commander · Orla Straż | Excluded | Serving politician | Military reserve officer, association founder. | 1 | 1 |
| Bartosz Sobotka Dr · Fundacja Solidarności Międzynarodowej | Selected | Think tank | Dr. at International Solidarity Foundation. | 1 | 1 |
| Bartosz T. Wieliński Gazeta Wyborcza | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at Gazeta Wyborcza. | 1 | 1 |
| Bartosz Tesławski Analyst of Eastern policy | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Bartosz Turek | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Bartosz Węglarczyk Editor-in-chief · Onet | Selected | Commentator | Editor-in-Chief (redactor naczelny) Onet | 2 | 57 |
| Bartosz Wieliński Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Activity outside the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Bartosz Wójcik Teaching lecturer · Maria Curie-Skłodowska University | Selected | Academic | Teaching assistant at Maria Curie-Sklodowska University. | 2 | 3 |
| Baruch Jakow-Janowicz Conference organiser | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bas Birker | Excluded | Journalist | Comedian. | 1 | 2 |
| Bas Blokker | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Screenwriter. | 1 | 1 |
| Bas Knoop Housing market editor · Het Financieele Dagblad | Excluded | Journalist | Housing Market Editor and Political Reporter. | 1 | 5 |
| Bas van der Veldt CEO · AFAS Software | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of AFAS Software. | 1 | 1 |
| Bas van Werven | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bas Verplanken Behavioural researcher · University of Bath | Selected | Academic | Behavioral Researcher at University of Bath. | 1 | 1 |
| Bas Witvoet | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur (Tech pioneer, angel investor). | 1 | 1 |
| Basel Adra Director | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Basia Pietruszczak Sex educator | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Sex educator, does not match any role. | 1 | 1 |
| Basil Farraj Al-Shabaka analyst | Selected | Think tank | Al-Shabaka analyst at Al-Shabaka. | 2 | 2 |
| Basil Smikle | Selected | Commentator | American political analyst, television commentator. | 1 | 1 |
| Basim Khandaqji Palestinian writer | Selected | Commentator | Palestinian non-fiction writer and activist. | 1 | 1 |
| Bassem Youssef Comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bastiaan van de Laar CFO · Team Visma Lease a Bike | Excluded | Business executive | CFO of cycling team, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Bastian Willenborg Specialist in psychosomatic medicine, psychiatry, psychotherapy and nutritional medicine · care4mind.de | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Specialist doctor, healthcare professional outside university. | 1 | 1 |
| Bastien Bonnefous Industry reporter · Le Monde | Excluded | Journalist | Industry coverage reporter at Le Monde. | 1 | 1 |
| Bastien Bouchaud Correspondent · Les Echos | Excluded | Journalist | Correspondent for Les Echos in New York. | 1 | 3 |
| Bastien François Professor of political science · Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University | Selected | Academic | Professor of political science at Paris 1 University. | 1 | 1 |
| Batseba N'Diaye | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Batya Ungar-Sargon Columnist · The Free Press | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for The Free Press. | 21 | 55 |
| Bauke Schram Reporter in The Hague | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter in The Hague, correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Bayo Holsey Associate Professor · Emory University | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor at Emory University. | 1 | 1 |
| Bé Hoiting | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bea Knecht Tech pioneer | Excluded | Business executive | Tech pioneer, entrepreneur, not one of the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Bea Polo | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bea Triguero | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Beat Richert Media educator | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Media educator (educator), does not correspond to any role. | 1 | 1 |
| Beata Gorka-Winter Expert · Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego | Selected | Academic | Expert and doctor at University of Warsaw. | 2 | 2 |
| Beata Javorcik | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics, Wikidata professor of economics. | 3 | 5 |
| Beata Lubecka Radio Zet | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and reporter at Radio Zet, no analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Beata Mazurkowa | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Beata Napieraj | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Beata Płomecka Polskie Radio, Bruksela | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and reporter at Polskie Radio, no analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Beata Szydło Former prime minister, MEP · Prawo i Sprawiedliwość | Selected | Former official | Former prime minister. | 1 | 4 |