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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Gameiro Psychiatrist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychiatrist. | 2 | 3 |
| José Miguel Parra Egyptologist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 2 | 3 |
| João Miguel Salvador Journalist · Expresso | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Juan Sanguino Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Generalist journalist. | 2 | 3 |
| Juanjo Sánchez-Oro Researcher | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Jürgen Klöckner Capital correspondent · Handelsblatt | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Kajsa Dovstad The doctor and debater | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Physician debater, not professional commentator. | 2 | 3 |
| Kamil Kłysiński Expert · Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich | Selected | Think tank | OSW expert. | 2 | 3 |
| Katarzyna Lubnauer Deputy minister · Ministerstwo Edukacji Narodowej | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Minister (vice-minister IN OFFICE). | 2 | 3 |
| Ken Foy Crime correspondent · Irish Independent | Excluded | Journalist | Crime correspondent for Irish Independent, not analyst. | 2 | 3 |
| Knud Romer Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Actor and writer, not analyst. | 2 | 3 |
| Korneel Delbeke Journalist · De Standaard | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist De Standaard, not analyst. | 2 | 3 |
| Kristian Leth Author and musician | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Kristin Westreng Aas Author · Kløkt | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Headhunter and daily manager at Kløkt, company CEO. | 2 | 3 |
| Kristoffer Rønneberg Foreign affairs journalist · Aftenposten | Excluded | Journalist | International correspondent for Aftenposten. | 2 | 3 |
| Krzysztof Brejza MEP for the Civic Coalition · Koalicja Obywatelska | Excluded | Serving politician | MEP in office. | 2 | 3 |
| Kysia Hekster Europe correspondent · NOS | Excluded | Journalist | Europe and NATO correspondent. | 2 | 3 |
| Lars Fr. H. Svendsen Philosopher · Civita | Selected | Academic et Think tank | Philosophy professor, also philosopher at Civita. | 2 | 3 |
| Laurence Devillairs Philosopher | Selected | Academic | Philosopher professor at university, aggregated. | 2 | 3 |
| Leif Arne Jensen Head · PwC Norge | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of PwC Norway, company director. | 2 | 3 |
| Lennart Fernandes Journalist · De Standaard | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist De Standaard. | 2 | 3 |
| Lisa Chambers Senator · Fianna Fáil | Excluded | Serving politician | Former TD and Senator, currently a Fianna Fail Senator. | 2 | 3 |
| Liz Carolan Tech and Democracy Journalist · thebriefing.ie | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Mads Brügger Editor-in-chief · Frihedsbrevet | Selected | Commentator | Editor-in-chief, Frihedsbrevet. | 2 | 3 |
| Manuel Jabois | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no explicit function. | 2 | 3 |
| Maria Qundos Head of allocation · Skandia | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Portfolio manager at asset management company, not an economist or independent analyst. | 2 | 3 |
| Marie-Astrid Langer US correspondent · NZZ | Excluded | Journalist | USA correspondent. | 2 | 3 |
| Marlou Schrover Professor · migratiegeschiedenis | Selected | Academic | Professor of migration history, Leiden University. | 2 | 3 |
| Marta León Expert in hormonal health and microbiota | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Health and nutrition expert, outside university. | 2 | 3 |
| Martin Nilsson Analyst · Handelsbanken | Selected | Economist or consultant | Analyst, macroeconomist at Handelsbanken. | 2 | 3 |
| Mary Margaret Olohan Reporter · The Daily Wire | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Daily Wire | 2 | 3 |
| Mathias Sindberg Journalist · Dagbladet Information | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Information. | 2 | 3 |
| Mathilde Panot Member of parliament · La France insoumise | Excluded | Serving politician | Female member in office, politician. | 2 | 3 |
| Mati Staniszewski Founder · ElevenLabs | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of ElevenLabs, startup leader. | 2 | 3 |
| Matt Fradd Catholic podcaster · Pints with Aquinas | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Matt Frei Channel 4 presenter | Excluded | Journalist | Channel 4 presenter. | 2 | 3 |
| Mattea Meyer Co-president · SP | Excluded | Serving politician | Co-President of SP Switzerland, politician in office. | 2 | 3 |
| Mattias Tesfaye Minister for children and education · Socialdemokratiet | Excluded | Serving politician | Children and education minister in office. | 2 | 3 |
| Maud Bregeon Government spokesperson · Gouvernement français | Excluded | Serving politician | French government spokesman in office. | 2 | 3 |
| Maurizio Gasparri Leader of the Forza Italia group | Excluded | Serving politician | Forza Italia Senate group leader, politician. | 2 | 3 |
| Max Boot Reporter · Washington Post | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Reporter at Washington Post, journalist | 2 | 3 |
| Michael Kretschmer Minister-president · Saxony | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister-president Saxony, politician. | 2 | 3 |
| Michael Roth SPD MP · Bundestag | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician in office at German Bundestag. | 2 | 3 |
| Michael Taylor Palaeontologist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 2 | 3 |
| Michał Lipa Dr · Jagiellonian University | Selected | Academic | Dr. at Jagiellonian University Institute. | 2 | 3 |
| Michel Kerres Diplomatic editor · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Diplomatic editor NRC, correspondent/reporter. | 2 | 3 |
| Michel Picon President · U2P | Excluded | Business executive | President of an employers' organization (U2P). | 2 | 3 |
| Miguel Morgado | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Mirosław Suchoń Member of parliament · Polska 2050 | Excluded | Serving politician | Deputy in office. | 2 | 3 |
| Morten Rønnelund UK commentator | Selected | Commentator | British commentator, analyst. | 2 | 3 |