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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Vaughan Environment Editor · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Environment Editor at The Times, specialized analyst. | 1 | 9 |
| Aeneas Rooch SWR | Selected | Commentator | Physicist and opinion journalist for SWR. | 1 | 2 |
| Agnieszka Zagórska Dr. hab. · Katedra Chemii Farmaceutycznej CM UJ | Selected | Academic | Dr. at pharmaceutical chemistry department. | 1 | 2 |
| Alain Goudey Deputy chief executive officer · Neoma Business School | Selected | Academic | Deputy general director at Neoma Business School. | 1 | 2 |
| Alan Rozensztein Senior Editor · Lawfare | Selected | Commentator | Senior Editor Lawfare, public policy analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Alberte Bové Rud Researcher in political self-presentation · DIIS | Selected | Think tank | Analyst at Think Tank Europa (think tank). | 1 | 2 |
| Alexander With Military analyst · Forsvarsakademiet | Selected | Think tank | Military analyst at Forsvarsakademiet. | 1 | 2 |
| Alexis Bavitot Lawyer and senior lecturer · faculté de droit Jean Moulin Lyon 3 | Selected | Lawyer et Academic | Lawyer and associate professor. | 1 | 2 |
| Alicja Pietras Dr, assistant professor at the Institute of Philosophy of the Uniwersytet Śląski | Selected | Academic | Dr. adjunct at Institute of Philosophy, University of Silesia. | 1 | 5 |
| Allison Agsten Director of USC Annenberg's Center for Climate Journalism and Communication | Selected | Academic | Director of Climate and Journalism Center at USC. | 1 | 2 |
| Alon Pinkas | Selected | Former official | Former Israeli diplomat. | 1 | 6 |
| Ana Velasco Historian, expert in art history | Selected | Academic | Art historian, with university title. | 1 | 2 |
| Ana Vázquez Hoys | Selected | Academic | Professor of Ancient History at UNED. | 1 | 2 |
| Andreas Myhre Head of the trading company · Future Commodities | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist and investor, trading leader. | 1 | 5 |
| Andrzej Paczkowski Professor · Institut d'Études Politiques Académie Pologne | Selected | Academic | Professor at Instytu Studiów Politycznych. | 1 | 2 |
| Andrzej Zawistowski Historian · Szkoła Główna Handlowa, Instytut Solidarności i Męstwa im. Witolda Pileckiego | Selected | Academic | Historian at Szkoła Główna Handlowa, prof. dr. hab. | 1 | 2 |
| Andrés Amorós | Selected | Commentator | Spanish writer and literary critic. | 1 | 2 |
| Anna Souraki Affiliate professor · ESCP Business School & Square Management | Selected | Academic | Affiliate Professor, ESCP Business School. | 1 | 2 |
| Annette Bucher Dr. · Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences | Selected | Academic | Dr., Hochschule Weihenstephan Triesdorf, higher education institution. | 1 | 2 |
| Arabella Byrne Editor of the Spectator's Life section | Selected | Commentator | Editor of The Spectator's Life section. | 1 | 2 |
| Arne Petimezas Financial markets watcher · AFS Capital | Selected | Economist or consultant | Head of research AFS Interest, financial analyst. | 1 | 3 |
| Arve Kvalsvik Analyst · Evidente | Selected | Economist or consultant | Analyst Evidente, analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Audun Kolstad Wiig Geopolitical expert · DNB | Selected | Economist or consultant | Geopolitics expert at DNB, wealth management analyst. | 1 | 3 |
| Augustin Landier Professor · HEC | Selected | Academic | Professor at HEC (business and management school). | 1 | 2 |
| Beatrice Weder di Mauro Editor · CEPR | Selected | Economist or consultant | Editor at CEPR (economic think tank). | 1 | 2 |
| Bernardo García Market analyst | Selected | Economist or consultant | Market analyst and financial educator. | 1 | 2 |
| Bernardo Valente Professor of international relations · ISCSP | Selected | Academic | Professor of international relations at ISCSP. | 1 | 2 |
| Berthold Kohler F.A.Z. publisher · Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung | Selected | Commentator | FAZ editor. | 1 | 10 |
| Bjørgulv Braanen Political editor · Klassekampen | Selected | Commentator | Politics editor, Klassekampen. | 1 | 2 |
| Bjørn Tangaa Sillemann Chief analyst · Danske Bank | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief analyst at bank. | 1 | 2 |
| Blanca Schofield Assistant culture and books editor · The Times and The Sunday Times | Selected | Commentator | Culture and books editor at The Times. | 1 | 4 |
| Bradley Hart Military historian, National WWII Museum | Selected | Think tank | Military historian at National WWII Museum, research institution. | 1 | 2 |
| Brian Burgoon Professor · UvA | Selected | Academic | Professor of political economy at the University of Amsterdam. | 1 | 2 |
| Bulent Aliriza CSIS | Selected | Think tank | CSIS, public policy think tank. | 1 | 2 |
| Camilla Desideri Editor · Internazionale | Selected | Commentator | Internazionale editor. | 1 | 18 |
| Camilla Vik Investment economist · DNB | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment economist, DNB, economic analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Camille Landais President · Conseil d'Analyse Économique | Selected | Economist or consultant | President of Economic Analysis Council. | 1 | 2 |
| Cara O'Doherty Film Reviewer | Selected | Commentator | Film Reviewer, film critic. | 1 | 2 |
| Catherine Fieschi Political scientist, associate researcher · centre Robert Schuman de l'Institut universitaire européen de Florence | Selected | Academic | Researcher at European University Institute. | 1 | 6 |
| Cesare Damiano Partito Democratico | Selected | Former official | Former minister and Italian MP (positions end 2008, 2018). | 1 | 4 |
| Charles Liu Astrophysicist | Selected | Academic | Astrophysicist at College of Staten Island. | 1 | 19 |
| Chiara Cappelletto Lecturer in aesthetics at the Statale di Milano | Selected | Academic | Lecturer in Aesthetics at Statale di Milano. | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Schandevel Attorney | Selected | Lawyer | Attorney. | 1 | 2 |
| Christian Chavagneux Columnist · Alternatives économiques | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at Alternatives économiques. | 1 | 2 |
| Christopher Harding Senior lecturer, University of Edinburgh | Selected | Academic | Senior Lecturer at University of Edinburgh. | 1 | 5 |
| Claudia Durastanti Writer | Selected | Commentator | Writer (journalist-writer) contributing to Internazionale, analysis magazine. | 1 | 6 |
| Claudia Töpper Author | Selected | Commentator | Author, excerpt shows Ein Kommentar (commentary). | 1 | 2 |
| Claus Bundgård Christensen Lecturer · Roskilde University | Selected | Academic | Lecturer at Roskilde University. | 1 | 3 |
| Claus Eurich Environmental ethicist | Selected | Academic | Philosopher and professor emeritus of ethics. | 1 | 2 |
| Claus Mathiesen Lecturer · Forsvarsakademiet | Selected | Academic | Lecturer at Danish Defence Academy. | 1 | 2 |