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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ana Kasparian Host and producer · The Young Turks | Selected | Commentator | Host and producer of The Young Turks, analysis media. | 12 | 24 |
| Kenneth Manusama America expert | Selected | Academic | Professor of international law at VU Amsterdam. | 11 | 24 |
| Tom Lee Co-founder, managing partner, head of research · Fundstrat Global Advisors | Selected | Economist or consultant | Co-founder of Fundstrat Global Advisors, analyst. | 10 | 24 |
| Werner Patzelt Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof. Political scientist (professor). | 6 | 24 |
| Adi Ignatius Editor in Chief · Harvard Business Review | Selected | Commentator | Editor in Chief of Harvard Business Review. | 6 | 24 |
| Michael Feinberg Senior Editor · Lawfare | Selected | Think tank | Senior Editor Lawfare Institute. | 5 | 24 |
| Anne-Sophie Alsif Chief economist · BDO France | Selected | Economist or consultant et Academic | Economist at BDO and professor at Paris 1, primary role consulting. | 4 | 24 |
| Peter Hedlund Analyst · EFN | Selected | Economist or consultant | Analyst EFN, financial analyst bank. | 3 | 24 |
| Jason Buttrill Chief researcher · Glenn Beck | Selected | Commentator | Chief researcher analyzing current events. | 2 | 24 |
| Abel Boyi Educator | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Educator. | 1 | 24 |
| Allison Nathan Goldman Sachs | Selected | Economist or consultant | Strategist at Goldman Sachs. | 1 | 24 |
| Ezra Klein New York Times columnist and podcaster | Selected | Commentator | New York Times columnist and podcaster. | 21 | 23 |
| Karen Hao Reporter · Wall Street Journal | Selected | Commentator | Reporter Wall Street Journal, author Empire of AI | 20 | 23 |
| Fiona Hill Former White House official · Brookings | Selected | Think tank | Former White House official, currently at Brookings. | 20 | 23 |
| Kevin Kelly Author and Wired co-founder | Selected | Commentator | Author and Wired co-founder, essayist. | 17 | 23 |
| Dmitri Alperovitch Silverado Policy Accelerator | Selected | Think tank | Silverado Policy Accelerator (think tank). | 14 | 23 |
| Veronika Grimm Member of the Council of Economic Experts · Sachverständigenrat | Selected | Academic | German economist and university professor. | 12 | 23 |
| Luke Tryl More in Common | Selected | Think tank | More in Common, public policy think tank. | 12 | 23 |
| Jérôme Fourquet Director of the Opinion department · Ifop | Selected | Think tank | Opinion director at Ifop, polling institute. | 11 | 23 |
| Norbert Bolz Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof. | 9 | 23 |
| Noah Leidinger OHNE AKTIEN WIRD SCHWER | Selected | Commentator | Financial journalist and economic analyst. | 9 | 23 |
| Todd Bensman Senior fellow · Center for Immigration Studies | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow at Center for Immigration Studies. | 8 | 23 |
| Eleanor Barraclough Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of history, Embers of the Hands. | 7 | 23 |
| Peter Filzmaier | Selected | Academic | Political scientist and university teacher. | 7 | 23 |
| Matt Lewis Medieval expert and co-host · Gone Medieval | Selected | Commentator | Medieval expert, historian, author. | 6 | 23 |
| Bojan Pancevski Europe correspondent · Wall Street Journal | Selected | Commentator | Chief political correspondent for Wall Street Journal. | 5 | 23 |
| Thierry Breton Former European Commissioner | Selected | Former official | Former European Commissioner. | 5 | 23 |
| Kinsey Schofield Royal expert | Selected | Commentator | Royal expert, current affairs analyst. | 5 | 23 |
| Philippe Gijsels Market strategist · Trends Beleggen | Selected | Economist or consultant | Market strategist analyst. | 5 | 23 |
| Francesc Miralles Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of book on happiness formula. | 5 | 23 |
| Ana Sá Lopes Journalist · PÚBLICO | Selected | Commentator | Journalist analyzing daily politics for Público. | 4 | 23 |
| Jan Jęcz Digital analyst · Polityki Insight | Selected | Think tank | Analyst Polityka Insight think tank, analyst. | 3 | 23 |
| Arend Jan Kamp Market commentator · IEX | Selected | Commentator | Market commentator at IEX. | 3 | 23 |
| Ted Oakley Founder · Oxbow Advisors | Selected | Economist or consultant | Managing partner and founder of Oxbow Advisors, financial advisor. | 3 | 23 |
| Michael Götschenberg ARD intelligence expert | Selected | Commentator | ARD intelligence analyst. | 3 | 23 |
| Amos Harel Haaretz military affairs analyst | Selected | Commentator | Military affairs analyst at Haaretz. | 3 | 23 |
| Francis Dearnley Assistant Comment Editor · The Telegraph | Selected | Commentator | Assistant Comment Editor. | 2 | 23 |
| Lance Roberts Portfolio manager | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Portfolio manager, portfolio manager. | 2 | 23 |
| Jon B. Alterman CSIS | Selected | Think tank | Center for Strategic and International Studies. | 2 | 23 |
| Timothy Snyder Author and historian | Selected | Academic | Professor of history at Yale University, author. | 18 | 22 |
| Nita Farahany Law professor and bioethicist · Duke University | Selected | Academic | Law professor and bioethicist at Duke University. | 16 | 22 |
| Sean Carroll Theoretical physicist and philosopher | Selected | Academic | University teacher physicist at Johns Hopkins and Caltech. | 16 | 22 |
| Fareed Zakaria CNN political correspondent, author | Selected | Commentator | Geopolitics analyst, CNN host, book author. | 15 | 22 |
| Ben Rhodes | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator at White House, Wikidata political adviser. | 15 | 22 |
| Rory Sutherland | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and opinion journalist. | 15 | 22 |
| Helen Lewis Staff Writer · Atlantic magazine | Selected | Commentator | Staff Writer · Atlantic magazine. | 14 | 22 |
| David Pakman Host of The David Pakman Show | Selected | Commentator | Progressive political commentator, host. | 12 | 22 |
| Christopher Rufo Senior Fellow · Manhattan Institute | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow at Manhattan Project. | 12 | 22 |
| Maarten van Rossem Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of history at University of Utrecht. | 10 | 22 |
| Renée DiResta Associate Research Professor · Georgetown University | Selected | Academic | Associate Research Professor Georgetown University. | 10 | 22 |