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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomas Hochstenbach Expert · Tweakers | Selected | Commentator | Chip expert editor, Tweakers tech magazine. | 2 | 4 |
| Wilhelm Agrell Professor of history | Selected | Academic | History professor. | 2 | 4 |
| Charles Grant Director · Centre for European Reform | Selected | Think tank | Director European Reform Center. | 2 | 4 |
| Esperance Hakuzwimana Writer | Selected | Commentator | Writer. | 2 | 4 |
| François Lenglet Commentator · LCI | Selected | Commentator | Commentator, economic news analyst. | 2 | 4 |
| Markku Ruotsila Historian, docent · LCC International University | Selected | Academic | Professor at LCC International University. | 2 | 4 |
| Philip Hensher Writer · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Author and contributor to The Spectator, literary critic. | 2 | 4 |
| Elena Erdmann Editor · ZEIT ONLINE | Selected | Commentator | Science department editor ZEIT, editor | 2 | 4 |
| Henrik Henriksen Chief strategist · Petersen og Partners | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief strategist at Petersen og Partners consulting firm. | 2 | 4 |
| Philippe Trainar Honorary professor · Cnam | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor, Cnam higher education establishment. | 2 | 4 |
| Arkadiusz Stempin Political scientist and historian · Uczelni Korczaka w Warszawie i Uniwersytetu we Fryburgu | Selected | Academic | Profesor, historian and political scientist at multiple universities. | 2 | 4 |
| David Cerdá Economist, PhD in philosophy · ESIC | Selected | Academic | Economist and philosophy doctor at ESIC. | 2 | 4 |
| Emily Ferris Research Fellow · RUSI | Selected | Think tank | Research Fellow at RUSI | 2 | 4 |
| Esbjörn Lundevall Equity strategist · SEB | Selected | Economist or consultant | Equity strategist SEB. | 2 | 4 |
| Henry Laurens Professor · Collège de France | Selected | Academic | Professor at Collège de France. | 2 | 4 |
| Joost Schellevis Tech editor · NOS | Selected | Commentator | Specialized technology editor, NOS. | 2 | 4 |
| Lara Prendergast The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | The Spectator, political analysis. | 2 | 4 |
| Laurent Combalbert Former negotiator · RAID | Selected | Former official | Former RAID negotiator, police unit. | 2 | 4 |
| Mark Horton Archaeologist | Selected | Academic | Archaeologist, university teacher at Bristol. | 2 | 4 |
| Safae el Khannoussi Writer, lecturer and PhD candidate | Selected | Academic | Author, teacher and doctoral student (female PhD student). | 2 | 4 |
| Timothy Morton Philosopher | Selected | Academic | Philosopher and teacher at Rice University. | 2 | 4 |
| Aleksandra Jaskólska Dr · University of Warsaw | Selected | Academic | Dr. at University of Warsaw. | 2 | 4 |
| Antonio Sanz Criminologist · Andacrim | Selected | Former official | Former politician, Andalusia position. | 2 | 4 |
| Ata Ghaderi Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor with explicit university title. | 2 | 4 |
| Bart Jansen Assistant professor · Nyenrode | Selected | Academic | Lecturer in law and philosophy at Nyenrode. | 2 | 4 |
| Bernold Nieuwesteeg Researcher · Erasmus University Rotterdam | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Erasmus University Rotterdam. | 2 | 4 |
| Bill Clinton | Selected | Former official | President of US through end 2001, former head of state. | 2 | 4 |
| Blair Epstein McKinsey & Company | Selected | Economist or consultant | Consultant at McKinsey & Company. | 2 | 4 |
| Bradley Garrett Author · University of Sydney | Selected | Academic | Author and honorary fellow at University of Sydney. | 2 | 4 |
| Carlos Solar Senior Research Fellow · RUSI | Selected | Think tank | Senior Research Fellow RUSI think tank. | 2 | 4 |
| Carolus Grütters Lawyer · Radboud Universiteit | Selected | Academic | Jurist at Radboud University. | 2 | 4 |
| Chantal Meloni Lecturer in international criminal law · Statale di Milano | Selected | Academic | Criminal law teacher at Statale Milano. | 2 | 4 |
| Christian Hanelt Middle East expert | Selected | Think tank | Middle East expert at Bertelsmann Foundation. | 2 | 4 |
| Daniel Kostecki Financial markets analyst · CMC Markets | Selected | Economist or consultant | Financial markets analyst at CMC Markets, financial analyst. | 2 | 4 |
| Danielle Hale Chief Economist · Realtor.com | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Economist at Realtor.com. | 2 | 4 |
| Danièle Cybulskie Medievalist | Selected | Commentator | Medieval historian and podcaster. | 2 | 4 |
| Dave Hone Paleontologist · Queen Mary University of London | Selected | Academic | Paleontologist at Queen Mary University. | 2 | 4 |
| David Grinspoon Planetary astrobiologist | Selected | Academic | Astrobiologist at University of Colorado Boulder. | 2 | 4 |
| Dominique Rousseau Emeritus professor of public law · Université Paris-I Panthéon-Sorbonne | Selected | Academic | Emeritus Professor of Public Law, Paris-I Sorbonne. | 2 | 4 |
| Donatella Della Porta Sociologist · Center on social movement studies | Selected | Academic | Sociologist, director of Center on social movement studies. | 2 | 4 |
| Elaine Pagels Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion · Princeton University | Selected | Academic | Professor of religion at Princeton University. | 2 | 4 |
| Erella Grassiani Anthropologist | Selected | Academic | Anthropologist at University of Amsterdam. | 2 | 4 |
| Fabien Lévy Historian · Université Savoie-Mont-Blanc | Selected | Academic | Historian at University Savoie Mont Blanc. | 2 | 4 |
| George Barros Geospatial Intelligence Team Lead and Russia Analyst · Institute for the Study of War | Selected | Think tank | Team Lead at Institute for the Study of War. | 2 | 4 |
| Gerard DiPippo CSIS | Selected | Think tank | CSIS. | 2 | 4 |
| Gregory Brew Senior analyst · Eurasia Group | Selected | Think tank | Senior Analyst Eurasia Group think tank. | 2 | 4 |
| Hendrik Wieduwilt Political commentator · ntv | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer in practice. | 2 | 4 |
| Henrik Dalgard Author | Selected | Commentator | Author, writer. | 2 | 4 |
| Håkan Jönsson Ethnologist and author | Selected | Academic | Ethnologist, academic title. | 2 | 4 |
| Jorge Fernandes | Selected | Commentator | Identified as commentator in excerpt. | 2 | 4 |