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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britta Rybicki Health reporter · Handelsblatt | Excluded | Journalist | Health reporter Handelsblatt | 1 | 1 |
| Brivael Le Pogam | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bronisław Komorowski Former president | Selected | Former official | Former President of Poland. | 5 | 17 |
| Bronisław Wildstein Publicist | Selected | Commentator | Publicist and writer, political analysis. | 2 | 9 |
| Bronwen Dickey Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | American writer novelist according to Wikidata, fiction not non-fiction analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Bronwyn Tarr Research · The Social Body Lab, University of Oxford | Selected | Academic | Researcher, Social Body Lab, University of Oxford. | 1 | 1 |
| Brooke Gladstone Co-host · On the Media | Selected | Commentator | Co-host of On the Media. | 3 | 9 |
| Brooks Barnes Writes about show business · The New York Times | Selected | Commentator | Entertainment writer for New York Times. | 2 | 5 |
| Brooks Levering Guest host · Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Bruce Clay Father of SEO | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | SEO consultant, not university researcher. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Goldfarb | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Greyson Scientist and physician | Selected | Academic | Psychiatrist, professor emeritus at University of Virginia. | 4 | 4 |
| Bruce Karstadt Head · the American Swedish Institute | Excluded | Business executive | Director American Swedish Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Marciszewski Sergeant · amerikanske armén | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Perry Child and adolescent psychiatrist and neuroscientist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Child psychiatrist, clinician. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Smolanoff Breakdancer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Brunello Cucinelli | Excluded | Business executive | Italian entrepreneur and philanthropist entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruno Baratz Corps general, commander of future combat · Armée de Terre | Excluded | Serving politician | General in office, military commander. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruno Barbieri | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruno Cardoso Reis Geopolitical expert · ISCTE-IUL | Selected | Academic | Professor ISCTE-IUL, historian and geopolitologist. | 6 | 25 |
| Bruno Cautrès CNRS researcher · CEVIPOF, Sciences Po | Selected | Academic | Researcher, CNRS CEVIPOF Sciences Po. | 8 | 16 |
| Bruno De Wever Professor | Selected | Academic | Historian university teacher at Ghent University. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruno Dellinger | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruno Fuligni Historian and essayist | Selected | Commentator | Historian and essayist, historical analyst. | 2 | 10 |
| Bruno Galindo Writer and expert in illusionism | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer and illusion expert. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruno Gonçalves MEP · BORA | Excluded | Serving politician | MEP in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruno Guglielminetti Journalist and host · Mon Carnet de l'actualité numérique | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and podcast host. | 1 | 10 |
| Bruno Jeudy Deputy managing director and columnist · La Tribune Dimanche | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at La Tribune Dimanche. | 3 | 4 |
| Bruno Joushomme | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruno Le Maire Minister of economy, finance and industrial and digital sovereignty | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Economy-Finance currently. | 2 | 2 |
| Bruno Mendes Da Silva Co-founder and CEO · Heex Technologies | Excluded | Business executive | Co-Founder and CEO of Heex Technologies. | 1 | 2 |
| Bruno Messina Musicologist, director of the Berlioz Festival | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Musicologist director Festival Berlioz. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruno Mota CEO · Devoteam Portugal | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Devoteam Portugal. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruno Pereira President of the National Union of Police Officers · PSP | Excluded | Serving politician | President of police officers union PSP. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruno Pinto Biologist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Biologist, no institution cited. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruno Poncet Railway worker | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 31 |
| Bruno Raveschot Journalist · L'Echo | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at L'Echo, no analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruno Roseiro Sports editor · Observador | Excluded | Journalist | Sports editor at Observador. | 1 | 3 |
| Bruno Salgueiro Film double and personal trainer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruno Santerre Professor, digital media professional · Collège Bois de Boulogne | Selected | Academic | Professor Collège Bois de Boulogne. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruno Tertrais Geopolitical scientist · Foundation for Strategic Research | Selected | Think tank | Associate Director Foundation for Strategic Research. | 7 | 15 |
| Bruno Thenevin Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no mention of analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruno van Wayenburg NRC | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist at NRC, no analysis. | 2 | 4 |
| Bryan Caplan Economist · George Mason University | Selected | Academic | Economist professor at George Mason University. | 6 | 7 |
| Bryan Clark Senior fellow · Hudson Institute | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow Hudson Institute. | 3 | 9 |
| Bryan Finlay | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Freedman Attorney | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Hancock McKinsey talent expert · McKinsey & Company | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Consulting company executive (McKinsey). | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Johnson Tech entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | Tech entrepreneur, company founder. | 2 | 2 |
| Bryan Lanza Former senior advisor · Donald Trump | Selected | Former official | Former senior advisor to Donald Trump. | 1 | 3 |