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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Pérez-Marco | Selected | Academic | Mathematician and professor at UCLA. | 2 | 3 |
| Rob Kaplan Vice chairman and the former president of the Dallas Fed · Goldman Sachs | Selected | Economist or consultant et Former official | Vice-President Goldman Sachs, former Federal Reserve. | 2 | 3 |
| Roos Vonk Social psychologist · Radboud Universiteit | Selected | Academic | Social psychologist at Radboud University. | 2 | 3 |
| Rose Lamy Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of essays and analyses. | 2 | 3 |
| Ryan Berg Analyst · CSIS | Selected | Think tank | Analyst at CSIS, think tank. | 2 | 3 |
| Samy Chaar Chief economist · Lombard Odier Group | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief economist, Lombard Odier Group, bank economist. | 2 | 3 |
| Sarah Pagung Körber Foundation | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at Freie Universität Berlin. | 2 | 3 |
| Sergiu Pasca Scientist · Stanford | Selected | Academic | Scientist at Stanford, researcher at university. | 2 | 3 |
| Sherrilyn Ifill Howard University School of Law | Selected | Academic | Professor at Howard University School of Law. | 2 | 3 |
| Simon Wakter Timbro | Selected | Think tank | From Swedish think tank Timbro. | 2 | 3 |
| Simon-Pierre Sengayrac Co-director of the Economy Observatory · Fondation Jean Jaurès | Selected | Think tank | Co-Director of Economic Observatory at Jean-Jaures Foundation. | 2 | 3 |
| Sjoerd Bak Investment adviser | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment advisor. | 2 | 3 |
| Sophie Bessis Historian | Selected | Commentator | Franco-Tunisian historian, essayist and author. | 2 | 3 |
| Stefan Ingvarsson Analyst · Utrikespolitiska institutets Centrum för Östeuropastudier | Selected | Think tank | Analyst Swedish Institute of International Affairs Center. | 2 | 3 |
| Stefan Wolle Historian · DDR-Museum Berlin | Selected | Academic | Historian, director of DDR Museum Berlin. | 2 | 3 |
| Stefano Bertacchi Biotechnologist, researcher and science communicator | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Biotechnologist and science communicator; the profile only says researcher at the University of Milan-Bicocca, with no field to confirm a match. | 2 | 3 |
| Teodor de Mas Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of the book El arte de hacer dinero, nonfiction. | 2 | 3 |
| Terry Virts Former US Air Force F-16 pilot, NASA astronaut · National Center for Energy Analytics | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. Air Force F-16 pilot and NASA astronaut. | 2 | 3 |
| Theodore Tallent PhD student in political science · Sciences-Po | Selected | Academic | Doctoral student in political science at Sciences Po. | 2 | 3 |
| Thierry de Montbrial Founder and chair · French Institute of International Relations | Selected | Think tank | Founder and president of French Institute for International Relations (IFRI). | 2 | 3 |
| Tim Cross Senior science writer · The Economist | Selected | Commentator | Senior Science Writer The Economist. | 2 | 3 |
| Tim Naftali Presidential historian | Selected | Commentator | Presidential historian, political history analyst. | 2 | 3 |
| Tom Woods Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of book on COVID, essayist. | 2 | 3 |
| Tony Wyss-Coray Director of the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience · Wu Tsai Neuro | Selected | Academic | Director of Knight Initiative, Wu Tsai Neuro. | 2 | 3 |
| Vanda Felbab-Brown Director of the Initiative on Nonstate Armed Actors · Brookings Institution | Selected | Think tank | Director of Brookings Institution, think tank. | 2 | 3 |
| Victor Galaz Political scientist | Selected | Think tank | Political scientist researcher at Stockholm Resilience Centre. | 2 | 3 |
| Widar Andersson | Selected | Former official | Former member of Swedish Riksdag (ended 1998). | 2 | 3 |
| Yann Le Bohec Emeritus professor · université Paris-Sorbonne | Selected | Academic | Emeritus Professor at Paris-Sorbonne University. | 2 | 3 |
| Yvonne Wingett Sanchez The Atlantic | Selected | Commentator | The Atlantic, ideas and political analysis magazine. | 2 | 3 |
| Zbigniew Karaczun Professor · SGGW | Selected | Academic | Prof. at SGGW (Polish agricultural university). | 2 | 3 |
| Óscar Vara Professor at the Autonomous University of Madrid | Selected | Academic | Professor Universidad Autónoma Madrid. | 2 | 3 |
| Adam Bencard Lecturer · Medicinsk Museion | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Director of Medicinsk museum. | 1 | 3 |
| Adam Bergsten Reporter · Göteborgs-Posten | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Göteborgs-Posten, reporter | 1 | 3 |
| Adriana Cerretelli Journalist · Il Sole 24 Ore | Selected | Commentator | Editorialist at Il Sole 24 Ore. | 1 | 3 |
| Agnès Bénassy-Quéré Deputy governor · Banque de France | Excluded | Serving politician | Sub-governor Bank of France, in office. | 1 | 3 |
| Albert Świdziński | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 3 |
| Alberto Bragado Criminologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Criminologist. | 1 | 3 |
| Alessio Marchionna US editor · Internazionale | Excluded | Journalist | United States editor at Internazionale, not analyst. | 1 | 3 |
| Alex Kane Commentator | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 3 |
| Alex Nichol Telegraph Journalist · The Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Telegraph journalist. | 1 | 3 |
| Alexander Piauger Economics reporter · Göteborgs-Posten | Excluded | Journalist | Economics reporter Göteborgs-Posten | 1 | 3 |
| Alexandra Carlsson Tenitskaja riksdagen | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of Riksdagen (parliament). | 1 | 3 |
| Andreas Kranebitter Head · DÖW | Selected | Think tank | Head of Documentation Archive of Austrian Resistance (research center). | 1 | 3 |
| Andreas Rüesch Foreign editor · NZZ | Excluded | Journalist | Foreign editor NZZ. | 1 | 3 |
| Andreas Thorsen Feature journalist · Berlingske | Excluded | Journalist | Feature journalist at Berlingske, reporter. | 1 | 3 |
| Andreia Sanches Senior editor · PÚBLICO | Excluded | Journalist | Senior editor PÚBLICO | 1 | 3 |
| Andrzej Kawalec Chief executive officer · Moneta AM | Selected | Economist or consultant | General director of Moneta AM. | 1 | 3 |
| Angy Galvín Director of elDiario.es in the Balearics | Excluded | Journalist | Director of elDiario.es in Balears. | 1 | 3 |
| Anita Witzier | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 3 |
| Anja Maier | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 3 |