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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Netter Legal Director · Democracy Forward | Selected | Think tank | Legal director at Democracy Forward. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Noyes Bush 2000 presidential campaign | Excluded | Serving politician | Work on Bush 2000 presidential campaign. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian O'Kelly Emeritus Professor of Finance · Dublin City University | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor of finance at Dublin City University. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Schatz Senator | Excluded | Serving politician | American senator in office. | 2 | 3 |
| Brian Sheng Co-Founder and CEO · Aquaria | Excluded | Business executive | Co-Founder and CEO of Aquaria. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Singer Goldman Sachs Research | Selected | Economist or consultant | Research at Goldman Sachs. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Sivabalan Musician | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Stelter Reporter · CNN | Selected | Commentator | Media reporter CNN | 14 | 20 |
| Brian Tilzer Former CTO and CDO · Best Buy, Signet Jewelers | Excluded | Business executive | Former CTO/CDO, currently consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Trascher Vice president and PIO · United Cajun Navy | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Tyler Cohen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Vad Mathiesen Professor of energy planning · Aalborg University | Selected | Academic | Professor of energy planning, Aalborg University. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Venturo Chief Strategy Officer · CoreWeave | Excluded | Business executive | Strategy director at CoreWeave. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Wallach | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Weichardt Political commentator · Radio IIII | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator for Radio IIII. | 4 | 117 |
| Brian Yelvington Consultant · Carrington Fox | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Recruitment consultant at Carrington Fox. | 1 | 1 |
| Brianna Bowman Ocean correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | Ocean correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Brianna Nofil Assistant professor of history · The College of William and Mary | Selected | Academic | Assistant Professor of History, College of William and Mary. | 1 | 2 |
| Brianna Parkins | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Brice Teinturier Political scientist and deputy managing director · Ipsos-BVA France | Selected | Economist or consultant | Political scientist, CEO of Ipsos-BVA. | 2 | 2 |
| Bríd Smith | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Female Teachta Dála until 2024, recent politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Bridget Christie Expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | British comedian according to Wikidata. | 1 | 1 |
| Bridget Hourican | Excluded | Doubtful participation | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bridget Maasland Presenter, model and animal rights activist | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Bridget Phetasy Spectator World contributing editor | Selected | Commentator | Contributing editor at Spectator. | 11 | 30 |
| Bridget Phillipson Education Secretary · Gouvernement UK | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Education United Kingdom in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Bridget Todd | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Recurring guest on pop culture and tech podcasts, but no role is stated; nothing precise ties her to this podcaster profile. | 4 | 27 |
| Brien Lundin CEO of Jefferson Financial | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Jefferson Financial. | 1 | 1 |
| Brighid McLaughlin | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Brigid Ehrmantraut | Selected | Academic | 18 publications at University of St Andrews, medieval historian. | 1 | 1 |
| Brigid Timmon End Discrimination In Inheritance Tax | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Member of End Discrimination Inheritance Tax association. | 1 | 1 |
| Brigitta Schlumpf Founders of Wuzzon | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Wuzzon. | 1 | 1 |
| Brigitte Ederer Director general and chair of the board · Siemens Österreich | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Siemens Austria. | 1 | 1 |
| Brigitte Kämpf Co-management · Frauenberatung Zürich | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Co-Director of Frauenberatung Zurich. | 1 | 1 |
| Brigitte Kramer Author · BR | Excluded | Journalist | Author at BR, Wikidata homonyms irrelevant (director, actress, screenwriter). | 1 | 1 |
| Brigitte Röder Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof. Dr. university teacher at University of Hamburg or University of Basel. | 3 | 6 |
| Brigitte Schwens-Harrant Germanist | Selected | Academic et Commentator | Germanist at University of Innsbruck, literary critic and journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Briony Hannell Lecturer in sociology · University of Manchester | Selected | Academic | Senior lecturer sociology University Manchester. | 1 | 1 |
| Britt Dekker | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Britt Frank Therapist, teacher, speaker, and trauma specialist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Therapist and speaker specializing in trauma. | 1 | 2 |
| Britt Hadris Director of Global Women's Sport · PepsiCo | Excluded | Business executive | Sports director at PepsiCo. | 1 | 1 |
| Britt Harris Chief Investment Officer · University of Texas Investment Management Company | Excluded | Business executive | Investment director at University of Texas Investment Management. | 1 | 1 |
| Britt Mayer Host of The Britt Mayer Show | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Britt Mayor Founder and host · The Battle Cry | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Britt Østergaard Larsen Senior researcher · VIVE | Selected | Think tank | Senior researcher at VIVE think tank. | 1 | 1 |
| Britt-Marie Mattsson Journalist · Göteborgs-Posten | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, Göteborgs-Posten covering politics, not editorial analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Britta Friedrich Head of the Migros Pioneer Fund | Excluded | Business executive | Director of Migros-Pionierfonds. | 1 | 1 |
| Britta Hölzel Psychologist and neuroscientist | Selected | Academic | Neuroscientist and psychologist, university researcher. | 1 | 1 |
| Britta Jensen | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Britta Kollenbroich SPIEGEL correspondent · DER SPIEGEL | Excluded | Journalist | Washington correspondent for SPIEGEL. | 1 | 1 |