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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camille Lothe Bellevue Bar | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 7 |
| Camille Moreau Philosopher, writer | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher, writer, essayist. | 1 | 1 |
| Camille Olive Narrator · France Culture | Excluded | Journalist | Narrator France Culture. | 1 | 1 |
| Camille Parmesan Research director · CNRS | Selected | Academic | Research director at CNRS. | 1 | 1 |
| Camille Pascal Historian, senior civil servant | Selected | Commentator | Writer, author of The Labyrinth Queen. | 2 | 2 |
| Camille Wong Journalist in the Start-up section · Les Echos | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at Startup service of Échos. | 1 | 1 |
| Campbell Price Egyptologist · Manchester Museum | Selected | Academic | Egyptologist at University of Liverpool. | 5 | 15 |
| Candace Bushnell Journalist, author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of Sex and the City, fiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Candace Owens | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator, analyst at Turning Point USA and Blaze Media. | 14 | 193 |
| Candice Doussot Journalist · Le Parisien | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at Parisien. | 1 | 1 |
| Candice Odgers Professor · University of California | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of California. | 1 | 1 |
| Candice Skinner Louisiana Broker | Excluded | Business executive | Louisiana Broker, real estate broker. | 1 | 1 |
| Candice Tse Managing director · Goldman Sachs Asset Management | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Managing director - Goldman Sachs, financial executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Cândida Pinto Journalist · RTP | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist RTP. | 1 | 1 |
| Cani Fernández President of the National Markets and Competition Commission · Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia | Excluded | Serving politician | Presidenta CNMC, sitting public authority. | 1 | 1 |
| Capitaine Melchior Patrol leader · 1er régiment d'hélicoptères de combat | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Cara Augustenborg Professor in Environmental Policy · UCD | Selected | Academic | Professor in Environmental Policy, UCD. | 1 | 1 |
| Cara O'Doherty Film Reviewer | Selected | Commentator | Film Reviewer, film critic. | 1 | 2 |
| Carbon de Seze Criminal defense lawyer and general delegate of the Paris Bar · Barreau de Paris | Selected | Lawyer | Criminal lawyer and general delegate of the Bar. | 1 | 1 |
| Cardi B Founder, entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | Founder, entrepreneur, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Cardinal Robert Prevost Pope · Roman Catholic Church | Excluded | Serving politician | Pope, religious leader in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Carel van Schaik Evolutionary biologist, anthropologist | Selected | Academic | Prof. Evolutionary biologist, university title. | 1 | 1 |
| Cari Jacobs-Crovetto | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Cariad Lloyd Comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Carin Franzén Literary historian | Selected | Academic | Literary scholar at Linköping University, Swedish literature. | 1 | 1 |
| Carina Berg Presenter | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Carina Hong CEO · Axiom | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Axiom. | 1 | 1 |
| Carina Hubertz Investigative journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Carina Rech Art scholar | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Art historian without named institution. | 1 | 1 |
| Carina Rosengrave International Young Woman Farm Ambassador of 2026 | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Farm Ambassador, ambassador. | 1 | 1 |
| Carina Schroeder | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified. | 1 | 1 |
| Carine Durrieu-Diebolt Lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer, attorney in practice. | 2 | 2 |
| Carine Lacor NPO Klassiek presenter | Excluded | Journalist | NPO Klassiek presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| Carine Rouvier CEO of EuropAmiante and Domaine LEO · EuropAmiante et du Domaine LEO | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of EuropAmiante, business executive. | 1 | 2 |
| Carine van Rhijn Medievalist | Selected | Academic | Professor of Medieval History at University of Utrecht. | 2 | 2 |
| Carissa Véliz Associate Professor · University of Oxford | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor, University of Oxford. | 13 | 14 |
| Carl Armfelt Manager · Tin Fonder | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fund manager at Tin Fonder. | 3 | 6 |
| Carl Baudenbacher Former president · EFTA-Gerichtshof | Selected | Former official | Former President of EFTA Court. | 2 | 2 |
| Carl Brandon Strehlke Art historian | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | American museum curator, not academic. | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Brown Veteran software developer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Veteran Software Developer, developer. | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Cannon RealClearPolitics | Selected | Commentator | RealClearPolitics analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Carl Emil Arnfred Journalist · Politiken | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Politiken. | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Emil Johansen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Gustafsson Co-founder and manager · Protean | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Protean. | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Haarnack Political scientist and historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Political scientist and historian without cited institution. | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Haglund Sidekick · Veritas Eläkevakuutusyhtiö | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Carl Henrik Knutsen Professor of political science · Universitet i Oslo | Selected | Academic | Professor of Political Science at University of Oslo. | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Holfve Data controller · Holdings | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Data responsible officer, Holdings executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Honoré Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of nonfiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Johan Lagercrantz Credit manager · Atlant Fonder | Selected | Economist or consultant | Credit manager at Atlant Funds, analyst. | 1 | 1 |