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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Coe Author | Selected | Commentator | Author and fiction novelist. | 3 | 3 |
| Jonathan Eig Biographer | Selected | Commentator | Biographer, author of bestseller on King. | 3 | 3 |
| Jonathan White Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of 'The Future as a Political Idea', essayist. | 3 | 3 |
| Josep Borrell President · CIDOB | Selected | Think tank | President of division, Achmea (insurance). | 3 | 3 |
| José Ignacio Conde-Ruiz Full professor · Complutense University of Madrid | Selected | Academic et Economist or consultant | Professor at Universidad Complutense de Madrid. | 3 | 3 |
| Julia Friedlander Managing director · Atlantik-Brücke | Selected | Think tank | CEO of Atlantik-Brücke think tank. | 3 | 3 |
| Kalle Lind Authority on pop culture | Selected | Commentator | Authority on pop culture, analytical commentary. | 3 | 3 |
| Karan Malhotra Nous Research | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : AI lab co-founder (Nous Research), whereas the profile is an academic researcher at biological sciences and university institutes; unrelated namesake. | 3 | 3 |
| Karen Philippa Larsen Researcher · DIIS | Selected | Think tank | Researcher at DIIS, Danish institute. | 3 | 3 |
| Katriona O'Sullivan Dr · Maynooth University | Selected | Academic | Dr. at Maynooth University, academic author. | 3 | 3 |
| Kit Yates Senior lecturer | Selected | Academic | Senior Lecturer explicit university title. | 3 | 3 |
| Krzysztof Wojczal | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer and specialized blogger. | 3 | 3 |
| Laura Mae Martin Executive Productivity Advisor · Google | Selected | Economist or consultant | Google productivity advisor. | 3 | 3 |
| Laure de Roucy-Rochegonde Director of the Geopolitics of Technology Centre · Ifri | Selected | Think tank | Director of Geopolitics of Technology Center at Ifri. | 3 | 3 |
| Laurens Ham Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of books on politics and culture non-fiction. | 3 | 3 |
| Leike van Oss Change experts | Selected | Commentator | Co-author of non-fiction book Wederopbouw. | 3 | 3 |
| Liaquat Ahamed Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of book '1873', historical non-fiction work. | 3 | 3 |
| Liz Plank | Selected | Commentator | Canadian journalist, culture and gender analysis. | 3 | 3 |
| Loris Zanatta Professor of Latin American history · University of Bologna | Selected | Academic | Professor of Latin American history at the University of Bologna. | 3 | 3 |
| Love Dalén Biologist and professor · Stockholm University | Selected | Academic | Biologist and professor of evolutionary genetics at University of Stockholm. | 3 | 3 |
| Lucy Easthope Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor, explicit academic title. | 3 | 3 |
| Luís Aguiar-Conraria | Selected | Academic et Commentator | Professor of economics at the University of Minho, commentator. | 3 | 3 |
| M. Taylor Fravel Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science · Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Selected | Academic | Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science at MIT. | 3 | 3 |
| Marc van Oostendorp Professor of Modern Languages and Cultures | Selected | Academic | Professor of Modern Languages and Cultures. | 3 | 3 |
| Marcin Faliński Lt. Col. · Agencja Wywiadu | Selected | Former official | Former officer of Polish intelligence agency. | 3 | 3 |
| Marcus Bull Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of historical essays. | 3 | 3 |
| Marcus Gräser Historian · Universität Linz | Selected | Academic | Historian at University of Linz. | 3 | 3 |
| Marek Dukaczewski Former head of the Military Information Services | Selected | Former official | Former head of Military Intelligence Services. | 3 | 3 |
| Marek Józefiak Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of nonfiction book Polska Rzeczpospolita Leśna. | 3 | 3 |
| Mariana Vieira da Silva | Selected | Former official | Minister of Portugal, positions ended end 2024. | 3 | 3 |
| Marie-Françoise Bechtel President · Fondation ResPublica | Selected | Think tank | President of ResPublica Foundation, think tank. | 3 | 3 |
| Marlene Wind Professor · Institut for Statskundskab, Københavns Universitet | Selected | Academic | Professor at Institute for Political Science, Copenhagen. | 3 | 3 |
| Martin Weiss Former ambassador · Autriche | Selected | Former official | Former Ambassador of Austria. | 3 | 3 |
| Martin Wikelski Professor · Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior | Selected | Academic | Prof. Max-Planck-Institut. | 3 | 3 |
| Matthew Savill Director of Military Sciences · Rusi | Selected | Think tank | Director of Military Sciences at Rusi, think tank. | 3 | 3 |
| Maxime Bernier Canadian government official | Selected | Former official | Longtime Canadian government official, former official. | 3 | 3 |
| Merijn Oudenampsen Teaches political science · UvA | Selected | Academic | Political science lecturer at UvA, teaches at university. | 3 | 3 |
| Michael McQueen Bestselling author | Selected | Commentator | Bestselling author who analyzes organizational relevance for the general public. | 3 | 3 |
| Michał Rusinek Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of literary studies at Jagiello. | 3 | 3 |
| Mitch Horowitz Occult historian | Selected | Commentator | Writer specialized in occultism and esotericism. | 3 | 3 |
| Moira Donegan Columnist · The Guardian | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at The Guardian. | 3 | 3 |
| Moudhy Al-Rashid Dr | Selected | Academic | Doctor, Assyrologist at University of Oxford. | 3 | 3 |
| Mário Centeno | Selected | Former official et Economist or consultant | Minister of Finance, governor Bank of Portugal until 2025. | 3 | 3 |
| Mónica Amaral Ferreira President of the European Centre for Urban Risks · CERU | Selected | Think tank | Presidente Centro Europeu Riscos Urbanos. | 3 | 3 |
| Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln Professor · WZB | Selected | Academic | Professor at WZB (research center). | 3 | 3 |
| Nile Gardiner Heritage Foundation | Selected | Think tank | Heritage Foundation, think tank. | 3 | 3 |
| Ola Innset | Selected | Academic | Historian at European University Institute. | 3 | 3 |
| Oliver Schröm Journalist | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and bestselling author. | 3 | 3 |
| Osita Nwanevu | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at The New Yorker. | 3 | 3 |
| Oskar Nordström Skans Professor · Uppsala University | Selected | Academic | Professor Uppsala University. | 3 | 3 |