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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Jamal Director · Palestine Solidarity Campaign | Excluded | Serving politician | NGO campaign Director, not one of the 6 roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Johnson | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Kane Historian | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Activity outside the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Katz Aviation reporter for the Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Aviation reporter for Wall Street Journal. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben LaBolt White House Communications Director | Excluded | Serving politician | White House Communications Director, current political position. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Macintyre Historian, author, and writer-at-large · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Historian, author and writer-at-large at The Times. | 9 | 16 |
| Ben Meindertsma Investigative journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Meiselas Co-founder of MeidasTouch | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Ben Miller Host of GrocerTalk, Omni Talk contributor · GroceryShop | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 4 |
| Ben Parker Founder · Runna | Selected | Commentator | The Bulwark, political analysis, analyst and commentator. | 2 | 6 |
| Ben Paxton | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Platts-Mills Writer and artist | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Activity outside the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Reinberg | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Rhodes | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator at White House, Wikidata political adviser. | 15 | 22 |
| Ben Saul Challis Professor of International Law · University of Sydney | Selected | Academic | Professor of international law, University of Sydney. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Sawyer The Road to Now | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Scallan Commentator and Presenter · Gript Media | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Schoenmaker Military historian | Selected | Academic | Professor, Leiden University, university teacher (Wikidata). | 1 | 2 |
| Ben Segenreich Israel correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | Israel correspondent, correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Shapiro Political commentator, author, co-founder · The Daily Wire | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator, author, co-founder of Daily Wire. | 30 | 374 |
| Ben Terris Author · New York Magazine | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author and journalist at New York Magazine. | 2 | 2 |
| Ben Thomas | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | YouTuber and influencer, content creator. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Tiggelaar | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and author, essayist. | 4 | 35 |
| Ben van der Burg | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Speed skater, not a professional analysis role. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben van Hamersveld | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Van Kerkwyk Travels & studies ancient sites | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Traveler and Ancient Site Researcher, not one of the 6 roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Vance CPA, Director · Faulk & Winkler | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Accounting expert and director, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Wallace Secretary of State for Defence · UK Government | Selected | Former official | Former Secretary of Defense (2019-2023). | 4 | 5 |
| Ben Weisfeld Founder & CEO · Ten Toes | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of Ten Toes, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Westhoff Reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Search Engine | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Weyts | Selected | Former official | Flemish minister until end 2024, former public official. | 2 | 3 |
| Ben Wikler Chairman · Wisconsin Democratic Party | Excluded | Serving politician | President of Wisconsin Democratic Party, political leader in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Wittes Lawfare | Selected | Commentator | Director Lawfare, legal policy analyst. | 6 | 21 |
| Ben Wood Analyst · CCS Insight | Selected | Economist or consultant | Analyst at CCS Insight, consulting firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Zevenbergen AI ethicist and researcher · Stanford University | Selected | Academic | Researcher and AI expert at Stanford University. | 1 | 2 |
| Ben Zhao Professor of computer science · University of Chicago | Selected | Academic | Professor of computer science, University of Chicago. | 1 | 1 |
| Benaouda Abdedaim International columnist · Les Echos | Selected | Commentator | International columnist at Les Echos. | 1 | 1 |
| Benaouda Abdeddaïm International columnist · BFM Business | Selected | Commentator | International columnist at BFM Business. | 2 | 397 |
| Bendik Sagsveen Research leader · FFI | Selected | Think tank | Research leader at FFI, research institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Benedetta Gori Botanist and science communicator | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Botanist and science communicator. | 1 | 1 |
| Benedetto Della Vedova +Europa | Excluded | Serving politician | Director, +Europa party, incumbent politician. | 1 | 2 |
| Benedict Eckhardt Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of ancient history. | 1 | 1 |
| Benedict Evans Former Andreessen Horowitz partner | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former VC partner, not former public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Benedict Wells Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | German novelist, fiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| Benedicte Bakke Health administrator | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bénédicte Bonzi Anthropologist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Benedicte Bull Expert on Latin America | Selected | Academic | Full professor at University of Oslo. | 4 | 6 |
| Bénédicte Ciotti Part-time CFO · StartDAF | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Administrative-Financial Director, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Benedicte Kilander Bakke Fund manager · DNB Bioteknologi og DNB Healthcare | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Fund manager, not an economist by criteria. | 1 | 1 |
| Benedicte Schilbred Fasmer Telenor head | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Telenor, business executive. | 2 | 3 |