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 Véron Co-founder of Bruegel, scholar at Peterson Institute · Bruegel, Peterson Institute for International Economics | Selected | Think tank | Co-Founder of Bruegel. | 2 | 7 |
| Nicole Bacharan Historian and political scientist | Selected | Academic | Historian and political scientist at Sciences Po Paris. | 2 | 3 |
| Nicolás Olea Professor of Radiology and Physical Medicine · University of Granada | Selected | Academic | Professor at Universidad de Granada. | 2 | 2 |
| Niels Overgaard Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of bestseller 'Det hele handler ikke om dig'. | 2 | 2 |
| Nikolai Grube Americanist (pre-Columbian) | Selected | Academic | Anthropologist and historian at University of Bonn. | 2 | 5 |
| Nikolaus Wolf Professor of economic history · Humboldt Universität | Selected | Academic | Professor of Economic History at Humboldt University. | 2 | 2 |
| Nils Minkmar | Selected | Commentator | Non-fiction writer and journalist at Spiegel. | 2 | 5 |
| Noah Giansiracusa Associate professor of mathematics · Bentley University | Selected | Academic | Associate professor of mathematics, Bentley University. | 2 | 2 |
| Nomi Kaltmann Journalist, lawyer, Rabbanit | Selected | Lawyer | Journalist, lawyer, Rabbanit. | 2 | 4 |
| Noni Kooiman Cookbook writer and chef | Selected | Commentator | Author of nonfiction cookbooks. | 2 | 2 |
| Nora Kenworthy Associate professor | Selected | Academic | Associate professor. | 2 | 2 |
| Noëlle McAfee Author · Columbia University Press | Selected | Commentator | Author, Columbia University Press. | 2 | 2 |
| Nuno Garoupa | Selected | Academic | Economist at Nova School of Business and Economics. | 2 | 11 |
| Nuno Rico Economist · DECO Proteste | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist at DECO Proteste. | 2 | 4 |
| Ole-Andreas Elvik Næss Researcher · NHH | Selected | Academic | Researcher at NHH, business and economics school. | 2 | 2 |
| Olivier Véran Former Minister of Health | Selected | Former official | Former Health Minister. | 2 | 12 |
| Onno Ruding Former minister of finance | Selected | Former official | Former Dutch Finance Minister. | 2 | 2 |
| Oriel FeldmanHall Professor of Cognitive, Linguistics, and Psychological Sciences · Brown University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Brown University. | 2 | 2 |
| Orlando Figes Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian and lecturer at Birkbeck, University of London. | 2 | 3 |
| Orly Lobel Warren Distinguished Professor · University of San Diego | Selected | Academic | Distinguished Professor, University of San Diego. | 2 | 2 |
| Otto Scharmer Sociology professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of sociology, explicit academic title. | 2 | 2 |
| Padraig Óg Ó Ruairc Historian | Selected | Commentator | Historian, author of non-fiction book on the far right. | 2 | 3 |
| Paloma Rando Television scriptwriter · EL PAÍS | Selected | Commentator | Screenwriter and columnist (commentator). | 2 | 2 |
| Pascal Dendooven Economics journalist | Selected | Commentator | Economics journalist, specialized analyst. | 2 | 5 |
| Pasquale Cirillo Professor of Data Science · ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences | Selected | Academic | Professor of Data Science at ZHAW. | 2 | 2 |
| Pat Rabbitte Former government minister & Tusla Chairperson | Selected | Former official | Former government minister. | 2 | 2 |
| Patricia Casey Professor Of Psychiatry | Selected | Academic | Professor of Psychiatry. | 2 | 4 |
| Patrick Boucheron | Selected | Academic | Historian and professor at Collège de France. | 2 | 9 |
| Patrick De Haan Head of petroleum analysis · GasBuddy | Selected | Economist or consultant | Head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. | 2 | 5 |
| Patrick Moreau Researcher · CNRS | Selected | Academic | Researcher at CNRS, public research organization. | 2 | 2 |
| Patrik Magnusson PhD in medical science, head of the twin registry | Selected | Academic | Doctor in medical science, registry head. | 2 | 5 |
| Paul Kenyon Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of historical nonfiction books. | 2 | 2 |
| Paul Pettitt Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof., professor. | 2 | 2 |
| Paul Sagar Professor of political science · King's College London | Selected | Academic | Professor, King's College London. | 2 | 3 |
| Paul Scully Former Minister for London | Selected | Former official | Former Minister for London. | 2 | 2 |
| Paul van Hooft Defense specialist and nuclear weapons expert · HCSS | Selected | Think tank | Defense specialist at HCSS. | 2 | 2 |
| Paulina Wankiewicz | Selected | Think tank | Analyst at Center for Eastern Studies. | 2 | 5 |
| Paweł Skibiński Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor. | 2 | 2 |
| Paweł Zerka Senior policy fellow · European Council on Foreign Relations | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow at European Council on Foreign Relations. | 2 | 2 |
| Pedro Ortega Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of 'Tarot: Significado e historia', historical non-fiction. | 2 | 2 |
| Pekka Sauri Professor of working life, author | Selected | Academic et Former official | Work-life professor, former deputy mayor. | 2 | 2 |
| Perth Tolle Founder · Life and Liberty indexes | Selected | Economist or consultant | Founder of Life and Liberty indexes. | 2 | 2 |
| Peta Greenfield Podcast host and author | Selected | Commentator | Podcast host and author, analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Peter Brimelow | Selected | Commentator | Journalist, writer, financial analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Peter Harmsen | Selected | Commentator | Author of non-fiction military history books. | 2 | 3 |
| Peter Hyman Former adviser | Selected | Former official | Former adviser to Keir Starmer. | 2 | 2 |
| Peter Iwaniewicz Animal columnist · FALTER | Selected | Commentator | Animal columnist at FALTER, writes columns. | 2 | 2 |
| Peter Lagerlof Manager · Lannebo | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fund manager at Lannebo. | 2 | 2 |
| Peter Lodahl Professor of quantum optics and quantum technology · Niels Bohr Institutet | Selected | Academic | Professor at Niels Bohr Institute (research institute). | 2 | 2 |
| Peter Norvig Leading AI expert, Stanford Fellow, former Director of Research at Google | Selected | Academic | Stanford Fellow and former Director of Research Google. | 2 | 3 |