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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanno Sauer Associate Professor of Philosophy and Ethics · Universität Utrecht | Selected | Academic | Associate professor of philosophy and ethics at Utrecht. | 9 | 9 |
| Hein de Haas Migration researcher | Selected | Academic | Prof. dr. migration researcher, international. | 9 | 11 |
| Ivan Krastev Political scientist | Selected | Academic | Bulgarian political scientist, university teacher. | 9 | 11 |
| Jacques Vallee UFO researcher | Selected | Commentator | Legendary UFO researcher, analyzes UFO phenomena. | 9 | 11 |
| Jill Lepore Historian | Selected | Commentator | Historian, non-fiction author. | 9 | 14 |
| Jitske Kramer Bestselling author, anthropologist | Selected | Commentator | Bestselling author and anthropologist. | 9 | 10 |
| Joel Halldorf Professor of church history | Selected | Academic | Professor of religious history. | 9 | 20 |
| John Curtice Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor Sir John Curtice, explicit professor title. | 9 | 15 |
| Katja Gloger Journalist and Russia expert | Selected | Commentator | Russia expert, specialized domain analyst. | 9 | 12 |
| Kevin Kühnert Former SPD general secretary | Selected | Former official | Former SPD General Secretary, former official. | 9 | 16 |
| Mary Trump | Selected | Commentator | Psychologist and non-fiction writer. | 9 | 22 |
| Matthias Strolz | Selected | Former official | Former politician, posts ended 2018. | 9 | 10 |
| Noah Leidinger OHNE AKTIEN WIRD SCHWER | Selected | Commentator | Financial journalist and economic analyst. | 9 | 23 |
| Peachy Keenan Senior contributor · The Federalist | Selected | Commentator | Author and senior contributor to The Federalist. | 9 | 19 |
| René Cuperus Drs. · Instituut Clingendael | Selected | Think tank | Researcher at Clingendael Institute, think tank. | 9 | 18 |
| Slavoj Zizek Philosopher | Selected | Academic | Philosopher, professor and director of university institute. | 9 | 19 |
| Stefanie Babst Political scientist · Nato | Selected | Think tank | Female political scientist at NATO, former staff member. | 9 | 13 |
| Ta-Nehisi Coates | Selected | Commentator | Essayist and analysis journalist, Atlantic columnist. | 9 | 11 |
| Thomas Mayer Economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist explicitly mentioned. | 9 | 16 |
| Timothée Parrique Economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist. | 9 | 10 |
| Javier Sierra Writer | Selected | Commentator | Writer, author, journalist, current affairs analyst. | 8 | 85 |
| Chris Giles Economics editor · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | Economics commentator and editor at Financial Times. | 8 | 18 |
| Stephen Bush FT correspondent · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | Political columnist at Financial Times. | 8 | 47 |
| Mario Del Pero Professor of international history · SciencesPo | Selected | Academic | Professor of history, Sciences Po, ISPI researcher. | 8 | 61 |
| Kari Elisabeth Kaski The Storting representatives · SV | Selected | Former official | Former Storting politician. | 8 | 64 |
| Mark Hertling Lt. Gen. (Ret.) | Selected | Former official | Lt. Gen. (Ret.), retired military officer. | 8 | 18 |
| Adam Alter Psychologist · New York University Stern School of Business | Selected | Academic | Professor of Marketing, NYU Stern. | 8 | 9 |
| Katie Martin Markets columnist and editorial board member · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | Markets columnist for Financial Times. | 8 | 96 |
| Monika Schnitzer Chair of the Council of Economic Experts · Sachverständigenrat | Selected | Academic | Chair Council of Experts and Professor. | 8 | 9 |
| Wojciech Górecki Analyst · Ośrodka Studiów Wschodnich | Selected | Think tank | Analyst, OSW (think tank). | 8 | 14 |
| Bruno Cautrès CNRS researcher · CEVIPOF, Sciences Po | Selected | Academic | Researcher, CNRS CEVIPOF Sciences Po. | 8 | 16 |
| Justus Bender Author · F.A.S. | Selected | Commentator | Politics editor, F.A.S., and author. | 8 | 16 |
| Amy Gallo HBR contributing editor, expert workplace conflict and communication, co-host Women at Work · Harvard Business Review | Selected | Commentator | HBR contributing editor, workplace analysis expert. | 8 | 11 |
| Jessie Inchauspé Founder · Glucose Goddess | Selected | Commentator | Biochemist, founder of Glucose Goddess movement. | 8 | 11 |
| Stefano Feltri Journalist · Domani | Selected | Commentator | Director of Domani (analysis newspaper director). | 8 | 27 |
| Alex Imas Professor of behavioral science and economics · University of Chicago Booth School of Business | Selected | Academic | Professor at University of Chicago Booth. | 8 | 10 |
| Brad Stulberg Cofounder · The Growth Equation | Selected | Commentator | Bestselling author, executive coach, researcher. | 8 | 20 |
| Daniel Ziblatt Political scientist · Harvard | Selected | Academic | Eaton Professor of the Science of Government at Harvard. | 8 | 9 |
| David Eagleman Stanford neuroscientist | Selected | Academic | Neuroscientist at Stanford. | 8 | 15 |
| David Sirota Political journalist · The Lever | Selected | Commentator | Founder editor-in-chief of The Lever. | 8 | 9 |
| Emma Frans PhD in medical epidemiology · Karolinska Institutet | Selected | Academic | Doctor in medical epidemiology at Karolinska Institutet. | 8 | 11 |
| Hans Spekman Former PvdA chair | Selected | Former official | Former president of Labour Party (Oud PvdA-voorzitter). | 8 | 12 |
| Inez Stepman Lincoln Fellow · Claremont Institute | Selected | Think tank | Lincoln Fellow at Claremont Institute. | 8 | 15 |
| Jan Fleischhauer Focus columnist | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at Focus. | 8 | 17 |
| John Vervaeke Associate professor · University of Toronto, Department of Psychology | Selected | Academic | Associate professor at University of Toronto. | 8 | 9 |
| Julia Cagé Professor of economics · Sciences Po Paris | Selected | Academic | Professor of Economics at Sciences Po Paris. | 8 | 9 |
| Mark Blyth Political economist · Brown University | Selected | Academic | Political economist professor at Brown University. | 8 | 11 |
| Matt Taibbi Editor · Racket News | Selected | Commentator | Editor of Racket News. | 8 | 21 |
| Paul Gogo Journalist, author | Selected | Commentator | Journalist author Special Operation. | 8 | 14 |
| Peter Zeihan Former Stratfor geopolitics expert and book author | Selected | Commentator | Former Stratfor expert and author, geopolitical analyst for public. | 8 | 10 |