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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vibe Termansen Eastern Europe expert | Selected | Commentator | Eastern Europe expert, analysis book author. | 3 | 3 |
| Vibeke Schou Tjalve Research Fellow · Dronning Mary Centeret på Københavns Universitet | Selected | Academic | Research Fellow at Dronning Mary Center, University Copenhagen | 3 | 3 |
| Victor Pereira Researcher · Instituto de História Contemporânea da Universidade Nova de Lisboa | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Instituto de Historia Contemporanea, Universidade Nova. | 3 | 3 |
| Vincent Martigny Historian, professor of political science · université de Nice, Ecole Polytechnique | Selected | Academic | Professor of political science at Nice and Polytechnique Universities. | 3 | 3 |
| Walter Siti | Selected | Academic | University teacher (professor) at University of Pisa. | 3 | 3 |
| Wilhelm Schmid Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof. Dr. (philosophy professor). | 3 | 3 |
| Willy Pedersen Russia researcher | Selected | Academic | Norwegian sociologist, professor, and researcher. | 3 | 3 |
| Wolfgang Streeck Sociologist | Selected | Academic | Economic sociologist, professor at Cologne. | 3 | 3 |
| Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz | Selected | Former official | Former Prime Minister of Poland (ended 1997). | 3 | 3 |
| Aaron Zitner Reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter at Wall Street Journal, reporter | 2 | 3 |
| Abraham Foss Group CEO · Avinor | Excluded | Business executive | Avinor CEO. | 2 | 3 |
| Adelheid Roosen Dutch celebrity | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Alberto Ortiz Journalist · elDiario.es | Excluded | Journalist | Field journalist at elDiario.es, not a political analyst. | 2 | 3 |
| Alexander Bakker Brussels correspondent · Telegraaf | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Alexandra van Huffelen State secretary for digitalisation · D66 | Excluded | Serving politician | State secretary (public official in office). | 2 | 3 |
| Alexis Lévrier Media historian · université de Reims | Selected | Academic et Commentator | Senior lecturer, historian, essayist. | 2 | 3 |
| Alison Sider WSJ reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Wall Street Journal | 2 | 3 |
| Andreas Kröner Banking reporter · Handelsblatt | Excluded | Journalist | Banking reporter Handelsblatt. | 2 | 3 |
| Andy West Senior partner · McKinsey & Company | Selected | Economist or consultant et Academic | Senior Partner McKinsey consultant. | 2 | 3 |
| Anna Foglietta | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Annika Joeres Correspondent in France for Die Zeit · ZEIT-ONLINE | Excluded | Journalist | France correspondent for Die Zeit. | 2 | 3 |
| Antonio Maestre Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 2 | 3 |
| Aurélie Trouvé Member of parliament · LFI | Excluded | Serving politician | Female member of French Parliament currently serving. | 2 | 3 |
| Barry Whyte Chief Reporter · Newstalk | Excluded | Journalist | Chief Reporter at Newstalk, senior reporter. | 2 | 3 |
| Beatriz de Vicente Criminologist · Espejo Público | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer (female). | 2 | 3 |
| Benedicte Schilbred Fasmer Telenor head | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Telenor, business executive. | 2 | 3 |
| Benji Jones Vox senior correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | Senior Correspondent Vox, reporter. | 2 | 3 |
| Berber Jin WSJ reporter · The Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Tech reporter Wall Street Journal | 2 | 3 |
| Bert Hubert Tech expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Technical expert and entrepreneur. | 2 | 3 |
| Bjarne Corydon Director general · Danmarks Radio | Excluded | Serving politician | General director of media. | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Hansson | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Brian Schatz Senator | Excluded | Serving politician | American senator in office. | 2 | 3 |
| Bénédicte Vergez-Chaignon Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 2 | 3 |
| Carlos Fiolhais Professor of physics | Selected | Academic et Commentator | Professor of Physics and author. | 2 | 3 |
| Carlos Hernández-Echevarría Journalist · Maldita.es, elDiario.es | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist, Maldita.es and elDiario.es. | 2 | 3 |
| Carol Leonnig Journalist · Washington Post | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Washington Post | 2 | 3 |
| Carol Rock Journalist and America expert | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Amerikadeskundige. | 2 | 3 |
| Caroline Stage | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Celine Van Ouytsel Miss Belgium 2020 | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Charles Alloncle Member of parliament · Union des Droites pour la République | Excluded | Serving politician | Member currently serving. | 2 | 3 |
| Charles Liebherr EU correspondent · SRF | Excluded | Journalist | EU correspondent at SRF. | 2 | 3 |
| Charly Salonius-Pasternak CEO · Nordic West Office | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | CEO at Nordic West Office. | 2 | 3 |
| Christian Freuding Major general · Bundeswehr | Excluded | Serving politician | Major general at Bundeswehr, active military. | 2 | 3 |
| Ciaran Barnes Guest · Sunday Life | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Daniel Andersson Journalist · TV4 | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative reporter TV4, not analyst | 2 | 3 |
| Darragh Nolan Journalist · Irish Independent | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Irish Independent. | 2 | 3 |
| Denis Trubetskoy Journalist · ZEIT Online | Excluded | Journalist | Independent journalist. | 2 | 3 |
| Derek Scally Berlin correspondent · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Berlin correspondent. | 2 | 3 |
| Diederik Boomsma NSC MP | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Dominique Schelcher President of Système U · Coopérative U | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Cooperative U, business executive. | 2 | 3 |