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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Treyvaud Social commentator | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Restaurateur and chef. | 1 | 4 |
| Pedro Cordeiro International editor · Expresso | Excluded | Journalist | International editor at Expresso. | 1 | 4 |
| Pernille Jensen Music critic · Politiken | Excluded | Journalist | Music critic Politiken, culture critic. | 1 | 4 |
| Peter Slagter Analyst · Bitcoin Alpha | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 4 |
| Phil Holloway MK True Crime host · Holloway Law Group | Excluded | Journalist | MK True Crime host, not analysis journalist. | 1 | 4 |
| Pieter Van Dooren Journalist · De Standaard | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, De Standaard, not analyst. | 1 | 4 |
| Pilar Pérez Head of the health section · El Mundo | Excluded | Journalist | Head Health Section, health section chief. | 1 | 4 |
| Rashif el Kaoui | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 4 |
| Renol Vestergaard Construction editor · Het Financieele Dagblad | Excluded | Journalist | Construction editor, specialized journalist. | 1 | 4 |
| Robert Citino Senior historian, National WWII Museum | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Senior historian in a museum. | 1 | 4 |
| Robert Schuckink Kool Fund manager · ABS Fund Wijs & van Oostveen | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Fund manager and research head, not an economist by definition. | 1 | 4 |
| Salomé Ferraris Journalist · Tech&Co | Excluded | Journalist | Tech journalist at BFM. | 1 | 4 |
| Sander Schaepman | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 4 |
| Sanne Frequin Reviewer | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 4 |
| Sara Gandolfi Journalist · Corriere della Sera | Excluded | Journalist | Corriere della Sera journalist. | 1 | 4 |
| Sara Monaci Economics reporter · Il Sole 24 Ore | Excluded | Journalist | Economic reporter at Il Sole 24 Ore. | 1 | 4 |
| Sarah Caden Guest | Excluded | Journalist | No specific function. | 1 | 4 |
| Sauli Vilén Analyst · Inderes | Selected | Economist or consultant | Financial analyst at Inderes. | 1 | 4 |
| Silvia Stella Osella Fashion expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Fashion expert. | 1 | 4 |
| Simon Renty | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 4 |
| Sivert Bjørnstad The Storting representatives · Frp | Excluded | Serving politician | Representative Storting Frp in office | 1 | 4 |
| Sjoerd de Jong | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Dutch journalist, no indication of analysis. | 1 | 4 |
| Soraya Pechtl Head of FALTER. morgen | Selected | Commentator | FALTER.morgen editor-in-chief. | 1 | 4 |
| Stéphane Mandard Journalist · Le Monde | Selected | Commentator | Journalist Le Monde Planet service. | 1 | 4 |
| Tilo Gräser Commentary · apolut | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 4 |
| Tina Mehrafzoon Music journalist at P3 | Excluded | Journalist | Music expert journalist at P3. | 1 | 4 |
| Tomas Nordenskiöld | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 4 |
| Torsten Ruus Journalist · Ekstra Bladet | Excluded | Journalist | Crime journalist at Ekstra Bladet. | 1 | 4 |
| Viola Stefanello Journalist · il Post | Excluded | Journalist | Il Post journalist, no analyst title. | 1 | 4 |
| Wim Berkelaar Historian | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 4 |
| Zing Tsjeng Journalist · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist BBC World Service, no analysis indicated. | 1 | 4 |
| Ángela Martialay Courts editor · El Mundo | Excluded | Journalist | Head Courts El Mundo, judicial journalist. | 1 | 4 |
| Anders Bjartnes Editor-in-chief · Energi og Klima | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator. | 1 | 4 |
| Anna Juteryd The family lawyer · Lexly | Selected | Lawyer | Family lawyer (lawyer), Lexly. | 1 | 4 |
| Barra Roantree Assistant Professor · Trinity College Dublin | Selected | Academic | Assistant Professor of Economics at Trinity College Dublin. | 1 | 4 |
| Lars-Erik Aas Investment strategist · DNB Wealth Management Investment Office | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment strategist DNB Wealth Management. | 1 | 4 |
| Michael Jarlner International commentator · Politiken | Selected | Commentator | International commentator Politiken. | 1 | 4 |
| Oliver Zihlmann Co-head · Tamedia | Selected | Commentator | Co-Head of Tamedia Investigative Desk, investigative reporter. | 1 | 4 |
| Blanca Schofield Assistant culture and books editor · The Times and The Sunday Times | Selected | Commentator | Culture and books editor at The Times. | 1 | 4 |
| Cesare Damiano Partito Democratico | Selected | Former official | Former minister and Italian MP (positions end 2008, 2018). | 1 | 4 |
| Leos Müller Professor of history · Stockholm University | Selected | Academic | Professor of History at Stockholm University. | 1 | 4 |
| Michael Markovich Investment specialist with a doctorate · Grossbank | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment specialist at large bank. | 1 | 4 |
| Patrick Moorhead CEO and Chief Strategist · Moor Insights and Strategy | Selected | Economist or consultant | CEO and Chief Strategist at Moor Insights. | 1 | 4 |
| Piotr Grochmalski Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof., Political scientist at Nicolaus Copernicus University. | 1 | 4 |
| Sharon Wajsbrot Energy specialist · Les Echos | Selected | Commentator | Energy specialist at Échos, industry news chief. | 1 | 4 |
| Steven Brown Dr. · Ohio State University | Selected | Academic | Philosophy teacher at Ohio State University. | 1 | 4 |
| Adam Macqueen Street Of Shame writer · Private Eye | Selected | Commentator | Street of Shame writer, Private Eye columnist. | 1 | 4 |
| Alain Dieckhoff Sociologist, research director · Sciences Po | Selected | Academic | Research director at Sciences Po. | 1 | 4 |
| Alain Policar | Selected | Academic | Affiliated researcher, CEVIPOF and Institute of Political Studies. | 1 | 4 |
| Alex Iftimie Deputy General Counsel · OpenAI | Selected | Lawyer | Deputy General Counsel at OpenAI. | 1 | 4 |