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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Levine Work futurist, author | Selected | Commentator | Future of work futurist and author. | 2 | 4 |
| Kathleen Claussen University of Miami School of Law | Selected | Academic | University of Miami School of Law. | 2 | 4 |
| Krystyna Kurczab-Redlich Journalist and writer | Selected | Commentator | Journalist author of books on Russia. | 2 | 4 |
| Laurie Garrett Author and science journalist | Selected | Commentator | Author and science journalist. | 2 | 4 |
| Lion Hirth Energy professor | Selected | Academic | University economist, professor of energy. | 2 | 4 |
| Luis Rueda Former CIA officer | Selected | Former official | Former CIA officer. | 2 | 4 |
| Maarten van Buuren Professor · Utrecht University | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor of modern French letters at Utrecht. | 2 | 4 |
| Matt Alt Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of 'Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World'. | 2 | 4 |
| Matt Walker Neuroscientiste | Selected | Academic | Professor of neuroscience at UC Berkeley. | 2 | 4 |
| Matthias Horx Futurist | Selected | Commentator | Opinion journalist, non-fiction writer. | 2 | 4 |
| Mattia Serra Analyst · Osservatorio Medio Oriente dell'ISPI | Selected | Think tank | Analyst ISPI Observatory, Italian think tank. | 2 | 4 |
| Michał Sadłowski Dr · IPW, Université de Varsovie | Selected | Academic | Dr. at Institute of Political Science at University of Warsaw. | 2 | 4 |
| Myriam Benraad Political scientist | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at multiple universities. | 2 | 4 |
| Nicolas Tenzer Geopolitologist | Selected | Commentator et Former official | Essayist and geopolitician, former senior civil servant. | 2 | 4 |
| Nomi Kaltmann Journalist, lawyer, Rabbanit | Selected | Lawyer | Journalist, lawyer, Rabbanit. | 2 | 4 |
| Nuno Rico Economist · DECO Proteste | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist at DECO Proteste. | 2 | 4 |
| Patricia Casey Professor Of Psychiatry | Selected | Academic | Professor of Psychiatry. | 2 | 4 |
| Philippe Muntwyler Financial planner · Caveo | Selected | Economist or consultant | Financial planner, financial consultant at Caveo. | 2 | 4 |
| Pilar Esquinas Lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer, practicing attorney. | 2 | 4 |
| Piotr Matczuk Analyst | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Political analyst on party politics; the linked profile is a Polish economist and manager, a different field with no organization to bridge them. | 2 | 4 |
| Ralf Fayad Technical analyst | Selected | Economist or consultant | Technical analyst, economic and financial analyst. | 2 | 4 |
| Richard Curran Columnist · Irish Independent | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Irish Independent, analysis. | 2 | 4 |
| Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger | Selected | Former official | Former federal Justice Minister. | 2 | 4 |
| Sam Kean Author | Selected | Commentator | Author and science communicator. | 2 | 4 |
| Sherri Goodman First Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental Security · U.S. Department of Defense | Selected | Former official | Former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. | 2 | 4 |
| Signe Krogstrup | Selected | Economist or consultant | Danish economist according to Wikidata. | 2 | 4 |
| Simon White Bloomberg macro strategist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Macro strategist at Bloomberg. | 2 | 4 |
| Steven Kelly Associate Director of Research · Yale Program on Financial Stability | Selected | Academic | Associate Director of Research at Yale. | 2 | 4 |
| Tadeusz Iwański Expert · Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich | Selected | Think tank | Expert at Eastern Studies Center (think tank). | 2 | 4 |
| Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen Professor of mobility and migration law · University of Copenhagen | Selected | Academic | Professor of Mobility and Migration Law, University of Copenhagen. | 2 | 4 |
| Tom Campbell Physicist and consciousness researcher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Guest is a physicist and consciousness researcher; the linked profile is a California politician and law school dean. Namesake. | 2 | 4 |
| Tristan Cabello Historian, associate professor · Johns Hopkins University | Selected | Academic | Historian, lecturer at Johns Hopkins University. | 2 | 4 |
| Øystein Dørum Former chief economist · NHO | Selected | Economist or consultant | Former chief economist at NHO, currently economist. | 2 | 4 |
| Adrian Bąk Reporters | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 4 |
| Akhtar Makoii Foreign correspondent · The Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Foreign correspondent at The Telegraph. | 1 | 4 |
| Alberto Orioli Acting deputy director · Il Sole 24 Ore | Selected | Commentator | Vice-Director Il Sole 24 Ore. | 1 | 4 |
| Alberto Rojas Reporter · El Mundo | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter EL MUNDO, reporter | 1 | 4 |
| Alessandro Alfieri PNRR manager · Partito Democratico | Excluded | Serving politician | PNRR Coordinator, Democratic Party, in office. | 1 | 4 |
| Alice Lhabouz Founder and chair · Trecento Asset Management | Excluded | Business executive | Founder-president of Trecento Asset Management, business leader. | 1 | 4 |
| Alwine de Jong Editor · Het Financieele Dagblad | Excluded | Journalist | Financial media editor Financial Daily | 1 | 4 |
| Andrea Tironi Expert in digital transformation for public administration · Pubblica Amministrazione | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 4 |
| Andrzej Halicki MEP · Koalicja Obywatelska | Excluded | Serving politician | MEP in office. | 1 | 4 |
| Anielle Peterhans Journalist · Tamedia | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative reporter Tamedia, Research desk | 1 | 4 |
| Annelies Moons Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 4 |
| Aoife Barry Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and host, no established analytical function. | 1 | 4 |
| Audrey Garric Journalist · Le Monde | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at Planet service of Le Monde. | 1 | 4 |
| Ben Miller Host of GrocerTalk, Omni Talk contributor · GroceryShop | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 4 |
| Benjamin Coriat Professor of economic sciences · Paris 13 | Selected | Academic | Professor of economic science, University of Paris 13. | 1 | 4 |
| Caitríona Perry Chief Presenter · BBC News | Excluded | Journalist | BBC News presenter. | 1 | 4 |
| Carlo Calenda Secretary · Azione | Excluded | Serving politician | Secretary of Azione, political position in office. | 1 | 4 |