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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bel Trew | Excluded | Journalist | Correspondent and reporter for The Independent, not analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Belén Ortega Comics artist and illustrator · Marvel y DC Comics | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Béligh Nabli University professor | Selected | Academic | Professor. | 1 | 1 |
| Belinda Harvey | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Belinda Moore Growth Director at the Hundred | Excluded | Business executive | Growth Director at the Hundred, think tank executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Belinda Olsson Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and program host/presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| Bell Ribeiro-Addy Labour MP | Excluded | Serving politician | Labour MP, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Bella Mackie | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Belle Burden Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Activity outside the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Belle Delphine Adult content creator | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Belle van Heerikhuizen Director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bello Figo Artist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Belmin Nuhic Presenter · Juniornyheterna | Excluded | Journalist | Program presenter, Juniornyheterna. | 1 | 1 |
| Beltrán de la Lastra Investment director · Panza Capital | Excluded | Business executive | Investment director (investment manager). | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Affleck | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Ansell Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions · Oxford University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions at Oxford. | 6 | 27 |
| Ben Beeri Founder · Golden State Memorabilia | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Golden State Memorabilia. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Bergman Reporter · Business Insider | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter at Business Insider | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Berndt Entrepreneur and podcaster | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Carlson Ritholtz Wealth Management | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Ritholtz Wealth Management (wealth manager). | 2 | 2 |
| Ben Chu BBC Verify | Selected | Commentator | Economics editor at Newsnight (economic analysis). | 4 | 7 |
| Ben Clymer Founder · HODINKEE | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of HODINKEE. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Cohen WSJ journalist · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | WSJ Journalist Reporter, not political analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Coley QSR Magazine | Excluded | Journalist | Activity outside the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Cutting CFO · Lithko Contracting | Excluded | Business executive | CFO of Lithko Contracting. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Davis UFC Fight Pass commentator | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Dishman Founder · Fresh Foods | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Fresh Foods. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Domenech | Selected | Commentator | Political pundit, Wikidata opinion journalist. | 8 | 8 |
| Ben Dupont Co-founder and CEO · Kotcha | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO of Kotcha. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Ellencweig Leads M&A work · McKinsey | Selected | Economist or consultant | Leads M&A work at McKinsey consulting firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Ellery Crime Editor · The Times | Excluded | Journalist | Crime Editor and News Reporter The Times. | 1 | 2 |
| Ben Elton Writer and comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Ben Farmer South Africa correspondent · The Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | South Africa correspondent The Telegraph. | 1 | 3 |
| Ben Felix Portfolio manager, head of research · PWL Capital | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Portfolio manager (not an economist). | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Finnegan News anchor · Today FM | Excluded | Journalist | News anchor at Today FM. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Freeman Ph.D | Selected | Think tank | Political scientist at Quincy Institute, Wikidata affiliated. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Fritz Entertainment reporter · WSJ | Excluded | Journalist | Entertainment reporter at Wall Street Journal. | 1 | 2 |
| Ben Glickman Covers payments · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Covers payments Wall Street Journal, reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Goertzel Founder · SingularityNET | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of SingularityNET, not one of the 6 roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Goodwin Co-founder, CEO and formulator · OLIPOP | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO of OLIPOP. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Greenfield Health consultant | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Health consultant, not one of six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Guttmann Marketing entrepreneur and educator | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Marketing entrepreneur, no 6-role match. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Habib Formerly deputy leader of Reform | Selected | Former official | Former vice-leader of Reform UK, former official. | 5 | 13 |
| Ben Hall FT's Europe editor · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | Europe editor at Financial Times (editorial position). | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Hansen UAP researcher | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Activity outside the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Hillman Director of the Australian Centre on China in the World · Australian National University | Selected | Academic | Director of Australian Centre, National University. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Hodges Former Commanding General · US Army Europe | Selected | Former official | Former general commanding U.S. Army Europe. | 17 | 28 |
| Ben Horowitz Cofounder · Andreessen Horowitz | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, venture capital. | 1 | 7 |
| Ben Ingram | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Jacobs US political journalist | Excluded | Journalist | US political journalist reporter, not an analyst. | 1 | 1 |