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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Berrod Health journalist · Le Parisien | Excluded | Journalist | Society section journalist at Le Parisien. | 2 | 4 |
| Niels Thulesen Dahl Political analyst · Jyllands-Posten | Selected | Commentator | Political analyst and commentator Jyllands-Posten. | 2 | 4 |
| Olga Koch Comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 4 |
| Olivia Peden Journalist · Belfast Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and assistant producer Belfast Telegraph. | 2 | 4 |
| Olof Svensson Reporter · Aftonbladet | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist at newspaper Aftonbladet. | 2 | 4 |
| Pablo Gil Culture editor · EL MUNDO | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Musical critic and journalist (EL MUNDO). | 2 | 4 |
| Paula Caeiro Varela Journalist · Expresso | Excluded | Journalist | Jornalista Expresso. | 2 | 4 |
| Paweł Kowal Chair of the Sejm Foreign Affairs Committee · Koalicja Obywatelska | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician in office. | 2 | 4 |
| Per Bang Thomsen Correspondent · DR | Excluded | Journalist | Correspondent at DR. | 2 | 4 |
| Philip Siefer Co-founder and managing director · Einhorn | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 4 |
| Philippe Manière Chairman and co-founder · Vae Solis Communications | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and president, Vae Solis Communications. | 2 | 4 |
| Piotr Nowak Author | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 4 |
| Rahel Comtesse | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 4 |
| Renate Ell Science journalist · BR | Excluded | Journalist | Science Journalist, science journalist. | 2 | 4 |
| Rita Dinis Journalist · Expresso | Excluded | Journalist | Jornalista Expresso = journalist. | 2 | 4 |
| Robert Misik Bruno Kreisky Forum | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 4 |
| Roe McDermott Movies editor · Hot Press | Selected | Commentator | Sex and relationships columnist Irish Times. | 2 | 4 |
| Roisin Murphy Architect, college lecturer and artist · TU Dublin | Selected | Academic | Architect and lecturer at TU Dublin. | 2 | 4 |
| Shelby Holliday Reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter and national security Wall Street Journal | 2 | 4 |
| Silvia Boccardi Journalist · Emergency | Excluded | Journalist | Freelance journalist. | 2 | 4 |
| Simon Kirketerp Investment editor · Børsen | Excluded | Journalist | Investor editor Borsen. | 2 | 4 |
| Sophie Binet General secretary · CGT | Excluded | Serving politician | General Secretary of CGT in office. | 2 | 4 |
| Stéphanie Delestre Founder · Volubile | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Volubile, former QAPA CEO. | 2 | 4 |
| Susanne Dagen Bookseller and publisher | Excluded | Business executive | Bookseller, publisher, politician. Active politician. | 2 | 4 |
| Thibaud Mulier Constitutional law scholar, associate professor · Paris Nanterre University | Selected | Academic | Senior lecturer in public law at University Paris Nanterre. | 2 | 4 |
| Thomas Birnstiel Speaker | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 4 |
| Topi Manner CEO · Elisa | Excluded | Business executive | CEO at Elisa and Finnair. | 2 | 4 |
| Troels Lund Poulsen Defense minister · Danemark | Excluded | Serving politician | Defense minister, current minister. | 2 | 4 |
| Una Mullally Journalist · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Irish Times. | 2 | 4 |
| Ville Valkonen Member of parliament · Kokoomus | Excluded | Serving politician | Member currently serving (kansanedustaja) at Kokoomus. | 2 | 4 |
| Vítor Matos Resident commissioner | Excluded | Journalist | Resident commissioner and moderator. | 2 | 4 |
| Yadong Li PhD student · Tulane University | Selected | Academic | Doctoral student in anthropology at Tulane. | 2 | 4 |
| Yago Álvarez Journalist at El Salto | Excluded | Journalist | Economics section coordinator at El Salto, reporting. | 2 | 4 |
| Yaël Braun-Pivet President of the Assemblée nationale | Excluded | Serving politician | Sitting president of the National Assembly. | 2 | 4 |
| Fredrik Logevall Historian · Harvard | Selected | Academic | Historian at Harvard. | 2 | 4 |
| Helena Pereira Executive editor · PÚBLICO | Selected | Commentator | PÚBLICO. | 2 | 4 |
| Jean-Christophe Noël Former fighter pilot and associate researcher · Ifri | Selected | Think tank | Associated researcher, IFRI security studies center. | 2 | 4 |
| Jonas Nordin Guest | Selected | Academic | Swedish historian and professor. | 2 | 4 |
| Ketil Solvik-Olsen Social economist at Civita | Selected | Economist or consultant et Former official | Socioeconomist at Civita, former deputy leader FrP. | 2 | 4 |
| Michael Murphy Journalist · The Telegraph | Selected | Academic | Professor of music at IADT (teaching establishment). | 2 | 4 |
| Christophe Ayad Senior reporter · Le Monde | Selected | Commentator | Le Monde senior reporter and author. | 2 | 4 |
| David Carpenter | Selected | Academic | Medieval historian, biographer of Henry III. | 2 | 4 |
| Erica Bailey Professor · UC Berkeley Haas School of Business | Selected | Academic | Professor at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. | 2 | 4 |
| Fernando Vilches Author | Selected | Academic | Profesor and philologist. | 2 | 4 |
| Jesper Dammeyer Professor · Institut for Psykologi Københavns Universitet | Selected | Academic | Professor at the Institute of Psychology of Copenhagen University. | 2 | 4 |
| Joyce Tyldesley Historian | Selected | Academic | Archaeologist and Egyptologist at University of Manchester. | 2 | 4 |
| Maria Tims Professor future work design · VU | Selected | Academic | Professor of Future Work Design, VU. | 2 | 4 |
| Pedro Delgado Alves Commentator | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator. | 2 | 4 |
| Roman Polko General · GROM | Selected | Former official | General, former GROM unit commander. | 2 | 4 |
| Sylvester Eijffinger Emeritus professor of financial economics · Tilburg University | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor of finance at the University of Tilburg. | 2 | 4 |