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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger | Selected | Former official | Former federal Justice Minister. | 2 | 4 |
| Sam Kean Author | Selected | Commentator | Author and science communicator. | 2 | 4 |
| Samy Chaar Chief economist · Lombard Odier Group | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief economist, Lombard Odier Group, bank economist. | 2 | 3 |
| Sanna Marin Former prime minister of Finland | Selected | Former official | Former prime minister of Finland. | 2 | 2 |
| Sanya Carley Mark Alan Hughes Faculty Director · Kleinman Center | Selected | Academic | Mark Alan Hughes Faculty Director, Kleinman Center. | 2 | 2 |
| Sara Imari Walker Astrobiologist and theoretical physicist | Selected | Academic | University teacher, astrobiologist at Arizona State University. | 2 | 2 |
| Sarah Pagung Körber Foundation | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at Freie Universität Berlin. | 2 | 3 |
| Sasha Ayad Co-author | Selected | Commentator | Co-author of social essay. | 2 | 2 |
| Saskia Lensink TNO | Selected | Think tank | TNO: public research institution, research engineer. | 2 | 2 |
| Sebastian Buczek | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist at SGH Warsaw School of Economics. | 2 | 5 |
| Sergiu Pasca Scientist · Stanford | Selected | Academic | Scientist at Stanford, researcher at university. | 2 | 3 |
| Shaniqua McClendon Political expert · Crooked | Selected | Commentator | Political expert at Crooked, political analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Sharon Weinberger | Selected | Commentator | Opinion journalist, analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| 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 |
| Sherrilyn Ifill Howard University School of Law | Selected | Academic | Professor at Howard University School of Law. | 2 | 3 |
| Signe Krogstrup | Selected | Economist or consultant | Danish economist according to Wikidata. | 2 | 4 |
| Simon Wakter Timbro | Selected | Think tank | From Swedish think tank Timbro. | 2 | 3 |
| Simon White Bloomberg macro strategist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Macro strategist at Bloomberg. | 2 | 4 |
| Simon Wright Industry editor · The Economist | Selected | Commentator | Industry editor and analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Simon-Pierre Sengayrac Co-director of the Economy Observatory · Fondation Jean Jaurès | Selected | Think tank | Co-Director of Economic Observatory at Jean-Jaures Foundation. | 2 | 3 |
| Simone Tulumello Geographer and researcher · Instituto de Ciências Sociais (ICS) da Universidade de Lisboa | Selected | Academic | Geographer researcher at Instituto Ciências Sociais Lisbon. | 2 | 2 |
| Sjoerd Bak Investment adviser | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment advisor. | 2 | 3 |
| Sonja Aziz Lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer practicing in Vienna. | 2 | 2 |
| Sophie Bessis Historian | Selected | Commentator | Franco-Tunisian historian, essayist and author. | 2 | 3 |
| Sophie Des Déserts Senior reporter on the Enquête team at Libération | Selected | Commentator | Investigation service senior reporter at Liberation. | 2 | 2 |
| Sophie Eastaugh BBC's The Climate Question podcast | Selected | Commentator | BBC's The Climate Question podcast. | 2 | 6 |
| Stacy Mitchell Economic writer and strategist · Institute for Local Self-Reliance | Selected | Commentator | Economic writer and strategist at ILSR. | 2 | 2 |
| Staffan Müller-Wille Professor · Universität Exeter | Selected | Academic | Prof. Dr. at Universität Exeter. | 2 | 2 |
| Stefan Dercon Professor of Economic Policy · Oxford | Selected | Academic | Professor of Economic Policy at Oxford. | 2 | 2 |
| Stefan Fölster Better Future Economics | Selected | Think tank | Think tank Better Future Economics. | 2 | 2 |
| Stefan Heggelund Storting candidate and former Storting member | Selected | Former official | Former Storting representative. | 2 | 2 |
| Stefan Ingvarsson Analyst · Utrikespolitiska institutets Centrum för Östeuropastudier | Selected | Think tank | Analyst Swedish Institute of International Affairs Center. | 2 | 3 |
| Stefan van der Stigchel Dr. | Selected | Academic | Psychologist and researcher at University of Utrecht. | 2 | 2 |
| Stefan Wolle Historian · DDR-Museum Berlin | Selected | Academic | Historian, director of DDR Museum Berlin. | 2 | 3 |
| Stephan Detjen Chief correspondent · Deutschlandradio | Selected | Commentator | Chief correspondent, Deutschlandradio. | 2 | 2 |
| Stephen Cave Philosopher, director · University of Cambridge Institute for Technology and Humanity | Selected | Academic | Philosopher and director at University of Cambridge Institute. | 2 | 2 |
| Stephen Hanson | Selected | Commentator | Co-author of The Assault on the State, political analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Stephen Hawkins Global Director of Research · More in Common | Selected | Think tank | Global Director of Research at More in Common. | 2 | 2 |
| Stephen Richer Former Maricopa County Recorder | Selected | Former official | Former Maricopa County Recorder. | 2 | 2 |
| Steve Feldstein Senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. | 2 | 2 |
| Steven Kelly Associate Director of Research · Yale Program on Financial Stability | Selected | Academic | Associate Director of Research at Yale. | 2 | 4 |
| Steven Swinford Political Editor · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Political Editor at Times, political analyst. | 2 | 16 |
| Stewart Chau Director of studies · Verian | Selected | Economist or consultant | Director of Studies at Verian. | 2 | 5 |
| Stéphanie Dépierre Journalist · LCP | Selected | Commentator | Journalist LCP (parliamentary media). | 2 | 2 |
| Sue Ashford Professor · University of Michigan's Ross School of Business | Selected | Academic | Professor at University of Michigan. | 2 | 2 |
| Susan Hayes Culleton Chartered Financial Analyst · Hayes Culleton Group | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chartered financial analyst, Hayes Culleton Group. | 2 | 18 |
| Susanne Schattenberg Professor | Selected | Academic | University teacher, historian at University of Bremen. | 2 | 2 |
| Susie Maidment Paleobiologist · Natural History Museum | Selected | Academic | Paleobiologist at Natural History Museum. | 2 | 2 |
| Sören Holst Theoretical physicist · Stockholm University | Selected | Academic | Theoretical physicist at Stockholm University. | 2 | 6 |
| Tadeusz Iwański Expert · Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich | Selected | Think tank | Expert at Eastern Studies Center (think tank). | 2 | 4 |