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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiago André Lopes Professor · Lusíada University of Porto | Selected | Academic | Professor of Asian Studies, university. | 1 | 2 |
| Tobias Jones British journalist and writer | Selected | Commentator | British journalist writer. | 1 | 2 |
| Tobias Kaj Manager · Lannebo | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fund manager at Lannebo. | 1 | 2 |
| Tommi Saarinen Analyst · Inderes | Selected | Economist or consultant | Analyst at Inderes, analysis firm. | 1 | 2 |
| Valerio Vertua Partner · 42 Law Firm | Selected | Lawyer | Partner, 42 Law Firm, attorney. | 1 | 5 |
| Vasco Câmara Film critic · PÚBLICO | Selected | Commentator | Film critic film analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Víctor Palomo Lawyer · cooperativa CAES | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer for the CAES cooperative. | 1 | 2 |
| William Chou Senior Fellow and Deputy Director · Hudson Institute | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute. | 1 | 2 |
| Wojciech Tygielski Professor · Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Warsaw. | 1 | 2 |
| Xavier Ragot President · OFCE | Selected | Think tank | President of OFCE, research organization. | 1 | 2 |
| Yara Rizk Economic and financial journalist · CFNews | Selected | Commentator | Economic and financial journalist at CFNews, specialized analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Ysenda Maxtone Graham The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | The Spectator, political and cultural commentary magazine. | 1 | 2 |
| A. James McAdams Political scientist · University of Notre Dame | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at University of Notre Dame. | 1 | 1 |
| A. L. McClanan Author | Selected | Academic | Author of Griffinology, art history specialist. | 1 | 1 |
| Aapeli Pursimo Analyst · Inderes | Selected | Economist or consultant | Analyst at Inderes, analysis firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Matei The GrayZone | Selected | Commentator | The GrayZone is a political analysis outlet. | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Reeves Professor of Sociology · London School of Economics | Selected | Academic | Professor of Sociology, LSE. | 1 | 1 |
| Aart Gerritsen Associate professor of economics · Erasmus University Rotterdam | Selected | Academic | Senior lecturer at Erasmus Rotterdam. | 1 | 3 |
| Abbas al-Zaffrani Professor of planning and environmental sustainability · Cairo University | Selected | Academic | Professor University of Cairo. | 1 | 1 |
| Abbas Gallyamov Former speechwriter | Selected | Former official | Former speechwriter. | 1 | 2 |
| Abby Innes Associate Professor · LSE | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor LSE. | 1 | 2 |
| Abdalla Hamdok Former prime minister | Selected | Former official | Former Prime Minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Abdulkhaleq Abdulla Professor of political science · University of United Arab Emirates | Selected | Academic | Professor UAE University. | 1 | 1 |
| Abdulrahman Al-Rashid Media personality and journalist | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and editorialist. | 1 | 1 |
| Abhijit Banerjee | Selected | Academic | Economist and professor at MIT. | 1 | 1 |
| Abou Djaffar Former DGSE analyst, author | Selected | Former official et Commentator | Former DGSE analyst, author. | 1 | 2 |
| Acha Leke Senior partner · McKinsey Johannesburg office | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior Partner McKinsey. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Cox Law professor · NYU | Selected | Academic | Law professor at NYU. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Czerniak Dr hab. · SGH et Polityka Insight | Selected | Academic | Dr. hab. at SGH business school. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Hannestad Climate journalist | Selected | Commentator | Climate journalist, specialized climate analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Hede AI specialist · Implement Consulting Group | Selected | Economist or consultant | AI specialist Implement. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Keith Former State Department official | Selected | Former official | Former State Department official. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Kosidło Professor · Akademia Marynarki Wojennej | Selected | Academic | Professor, Akademia Marynarki. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Leszczyński Professor · Uniwersytetu SWPS | Selected | Academic | Professor, SWPS Warsaw. | 1 | 2 |
| Adam Macqueen Street Of Shame writer · Private Eye | Selected | Commentator | Street of Shame writer, Private Eye columnist. | 1 | 4 |
| Adam Michnik Editor-in-chief · Gazeta Wyborcza | Selected | Commentator | Editor-in-Chief Gazeta Wyborcza, editor-in-chief | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Radomyski Professor · Lotniczej Akademii Wojskowej | Selected | Academic | Profesor at Akademia Lotnicza. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Roberts Digital editor · The Economist | Selected | Commentator | Digital editor The Economist. | 1 | 2 |
| Adam Zurofsky Former Director of State Policy and Agency Management · State of New York | Selected | Former official | Former Director of State Policy, New York. | 1 | 1 |
| Addy Pross Professor Emeritus of Chemistry · Ben-Gurion University | Selected | Academic | Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University. | 1 | 1 |
| Adel El Gammal Professor of energy geopolitics · ULB et Alliance européenne pour la recherche en énergie | Selected | Academic | Professor at ULB (university). | 1 | 1 |
| Adela Cortina Philosopher | Selected | Academic | Philosopher and professor at University of Valencia. | 1 | 1 |
| Adi Martínez-Román Co-Directors · Right to Democracy | Selected | Lawyer et Think tank | Lawyer and co-director of Right to Democracy. | 1 | 1 |
| Adlene Mohammedi Researcher and lecturer | Selected | Academic | Researcher and teacher of geopolitics. | 1 | 1 |
| Adrian Hänni Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian and senior researcher at Leibniz Institute for Contemporary History. | 1 | 1 |
| Adrian Kwok McKinsey partner · McKinsey & Company | Selected | Economist or consultant | McKinsey partner. | 1 | 1 |
| Adrian Lobe Internet critic | Selected | Commentator | Internet critic, internet critique analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Adrian Vatter Professor of Swiss politics · University of Bern | Selected | Academic | Professor at University of Bern. | 1 | 1 |
| Adrian Zwoliński Analyst · Instytut Boyma | Selected | Think tank | Analyst at Institut Boyma. | 1 | 1 |
| Adriejan van Veen Assistant professor of Political History · Radboud Universiteit | Selected | Academic | Lecturer at Radboud University. | 1 | 1 |