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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Sinclair Artist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Sinclar DJ producer · Yellow Production | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Sternfels Global Managing Partner · McKinsey | Selected | Economist or consultant | Global Managing Partner at McKinsey & Company. | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Sutton Professor · Stanford | Selected | Academic | Professor at Stanford University. | 4 | 4 |
| Bob van Luijt CEO · Weaviate | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Weaviate. | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Woodward Washington Post reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Washington Post | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Allyn Technology correspondent · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | Technology correspondent for NPR. | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Oduncu Celebrity hairdresser and entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur, celebrity hairdresser. | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Pinero CEO and Co-Founder · Equals | Excluded | Business executive | CEO and Co-Founder of Equals. | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Zachariae Professor · Aarhus University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Aarhus University. | 1 | 1 |
| Bodhild Fjelltveit 2nd deputy leader · Norges Bondelag | Excluded | Serving politician | 2nd deputy leader Norges Bondelag, organization leader. | 1 | 2 |
| Bodil Skovgaard Fan and culture journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Culture journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Bodil Vaagsæther | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Bodo Ramelow Vice President of the Bundestag · Die Linke | Excluded | Serving politician | Bundestag vice president Die Linke, in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Bodo Schickentanz Author and commentator · apolut | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bogdan Aurescu Foreign Minister · Romania | Excluded | Serving politician | Foreign Minister of Romania, current minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Bogdan Bodnar Journalist · La Tribune | Excluded | Journalist | Activity outside the six roles. | 1 | 2 |
| Bogdan Góralczyk Professor · University of Warsaw | Selected | Academic | Profesor at University of Warsaw. | 4 | 5 |
| Bogdan Kozyra | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Bogumił Krawczyk | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bogusław Markocki Eng., construction industry expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Bogusław Pacek Lieutenant general, professor · Jagiellonian University | Selected | Academic | Profesor at Jagiellonian University, retired general. | 5 | 6 |
| Bogusław Samol Lieutenant general · Wojsko Polskie | Selected | Former official | Polish army general in retirement. | 2 | 3 |
| Bogusław Szostkiewicz | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bogusz Parzyszek Founder and president · Workplace | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of Workplace, executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Boj Hoppe Dr. · Klinikum der LMU München | Selected | Academic | Dr. at LMU Munich Hospital, university. | 1 | 1 |
| Bojan Krkic Retired footballer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bojan Pancevski Europe correspondent · Wall Street Journal | Selected | Commentator | Chief political correspondent for Wall Street Journal. | 5 | 23 |
| Bonne Reijn Fashion designer and tailor · Bonne Suits | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bonni Stachowiak Dean of Teaching and Learning, Professor · Vanguard University | Selected | Academic | Dean of Teaching and Learning, Professor Vanguard University. | 1 | 6 |
| Bonnie Hammer Vice chair · NBCUniversal | Excluded | Business executive | Vice Chair NBCUniversal, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Bonnie Jo Campbell American author | Selected | Academic | Writer affiliated with Pacific University. | 1 | 1 |
| Bonnie St. Claire | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bonnie Tyler Recording artist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Booi Kluiving Theater maker | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Boris Akunin Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Fiction writer (Russian novelist), not analysis commentator. | 1 | 1 |
| Boris Blokhin Managing director for equity markets · Московская биржа | Excluded | Business executive | Executive director at Moscow Stock Exchange. | 1 | 1 |
| Boris Bondarev Former Russian diplomat | Selected | Former official | Former Russian diplomat Boris Bondarev. | 1 | 1 |
| Boris Brandt Youtuber | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Boris Groysberg Professor · Harvard Business School | Selected | Academic | Professor, Harvard Business School. | 1 | 1 |
| Boris Heifets Anesthesiologist and psychedelics researcher · Stanford | Selected | Academic | Anesthesiologist and psychedelics researcher at Stanford. | 4 | 7 |
| Boris Herrmann Sailor · Team Malizia | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Boris Johnson Former PM · The Spectator | Selected | Former official | Former Prime Minister. | 15 | 18 |
| Boris Palmer Lord Mayor of Tübingen | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of Tübingen Boris Palmer, incumbent mayor. | 1 | 1 |
| Boris Thomas | Excluded | Business executive | Management engineer according to Wikidata, irrelevant management engineer. | 1 | 2 |
| Boris van der Spek | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Boris Vanacker | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Borja Barragué Professor of Philosophy of Law | Selected | Academic | Profesor de Filosofía del Derecho. | 2 | 6 |
| Borja Bergareche Partner in communication and corporate leadership · Harmon Corporate Affairs | Selected | Economist or consultant | Partner Harmon Corporate Affairs, consulting firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Borja Cobeaga Screenwriter and film director | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Screenwriter and film director, filmmaker. | 1 | 1 |