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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Lionel Shriver Spectator contributor · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Spectator contributor, sociopolitical analysis column. | 8 | 16 |
| David Eagleman Stanford neuroscientist | Selected | Academic | Neuroscientist at Stanford. | 8 | 15 |
| Inez Stepman Lincoln Fellow · Claremont Institute | Selected | Think tank | Lincoln Fellow at Claremont Institute. | 8 | 15 |
| Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik Sinologist · University of Vienna | Selected | Academic | Sinologist University of Vienna. | 8 | 15 |
| Kim Ghattas Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Black Wave, nonfiction. | 8 | 15 |
| Wojciech Górecki Analyst · Ośrodka Studiów Wschodnich | Selected | Think tank | Analyst, OSW (think tank). | 8 | 14 |
| Paul Gogo Journalist, author | Selected | Commentator | Journalist author Special Operation. | 8 | 14 |
| Liz Hoffman Business and finance editor · Semafor | Selected | Commentator | Business and finance editor Semafor. | 8 | 14 |
| Pablo Simón Political analyst and professor · Universidad Carlos III | Selected | Academic | Profesor at Universidad Carlos III, political analyst. | 8 | 14 |
| Thea Riofrancos Associate Professor of Political Science · Providence College | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor of Political Science at Providence College. | 8 | 14 |
| Pippa Malmgren Dr | Selected | Commentator | Geopolitical analyst, PhD economist. | 8 | 13 |
| Gilles Gressani Magazine director · Le Grand Continent | Selected | Commentator | Director of journal Le Grand Continent. | 8 | 13 |
| Niko Jilch Bitcoin expert | Selected | Economist or consultant | Bitcoin expert, cryptocurrency expert. | 8 | 13 |
| Sylvie Bermann Former ambassador | Selected | Former official | Former Ambassador of France to Beijing and Moscow. | 8 | 13 |
| Hans Spekman Former PvdA chair | Selected | Former official | Former president of Labour Party (Oud PvdA-voorzitter). | 8 | 12 |
| Alfonso Peccatiello | Selected | Economist or consultant | Macro strategist, founder of Macro Compass. | 8 | 12 |
| Henrik Zeberg Chief economist · Swissblock | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief economist at Swissblock. | 8 | 12 |
| Jaime Nogueira Pinto Historian | Selected | Commentator | Portuguese historian, historical analyst. | 8 | 12 |
| Luke Kemp Research Affiliate · Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER) | Selected | Academic | Research Affiliate CSER - affiliated researcher | 8 | 12 |
| Michael Kofman Senior fellow at the Carnegie endowment for International Peace | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow Carnegie Endowment. | 8 | 12 |
| Radosław Pyffel Analyst, commentator | Selected | Commentator | Journalist, analyst analyzing current politics. | 8 | 12 |
| 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 |
| Emma Frans PhD in medical epidemiology · Karolinska Institutet | Selected | Academic | Doctor in medical epidemiology at Karolinska Institutet. | 8 | 11 |
| Mark Blyth Political economist · Brown University | Selected | Academic | Political economist professor at Brown University. | 8 | 11 |
| Debra Soh Neuroscientist PhD | Selected | Commentator | Neuroscientist, now columnist and author on gender. | 8 | 11 |
| Jonathan Rauch Brookings | Selected | Think tank | Brookings Institution, think tank. | 8 | 11 |
| Judith Kohlenberger Researcher | Selected | Academic | Social scientist and university teacher at University of Vienna. | 8 | 11 |
| Julie Bindel Feminist | Selected | Commentator | Feminist writer and radical feminist activist. | 8 | 11 |
| Soto Ivars | Selected | Commentator | Spanish essayist and opinion columnist. | 8 | 11 |
| 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 |
| Peter Zeihan Former Stratfor geopolitics expert and book author | Selected | Commentator | Former Stratfor expert and author, geopolitical analyst for public. | 8 | 10 |
| Philippe Aghion Professor · Collège de France | Selected | Academic | Professor Collège de France, economist. | 8 | 10 |
| Steffen Mau Sociologist · HU Berlin | Selected | Academic | Prof. Sociologist HU Berlin. | 8 | 10 |
| Mark Montgomery Former Deputy Director for Plans, Policy, and Strategy · U.S. European Command | Selected | Former official | Former Deputy Director at U.S. European Command. | 8 | 10 |
| Bob Blume Teacher, education influencer and PhD student | Selected | Academic | Doctoral student at German university. | 8 | 10 |
| Donald Hoffman | Selected | Academic | Scientist at University of California, science communicator. | 8 | 10 |
| Inga Strümke | Selected | Academic | AI researcher at University of Bergen. | 8 | 10 |
| Jon Gordon Leadership author and speaker | Selected | Commentator | Leadership author and speaker. | 8 | 10 |
| Scott Barry Kaufman Psychologist | Selected | Academic | Psychologist professor at Cornell University. | 8 | 10 |
| Vincent Lemire Historian, professor · Université Paris-est Gustave-Eiffel | Selected | Academic | Historian, professor at Paris-East Gustave Eiffel University. | 8 | 10 |
| Andy Burnham Mayor · Greater Manchester | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor - Greater Manchester, active politician. | 8 | 9 |
| Adam Alter Psychologist · New York University Stern School of Business | Selected | Academic | Professor of Marketing, NYU Stern. | 8 | 9 |
| Monika Schnitzer Chair of the Council of Economic Experts · Sachverständigenrat | Selected | Academic | Chair Council of Experts and Professor. | 8 | 9 |
| Daniel Ziblatt Political scientist · Harvard | Selected | Academic | Eaton Professor of the Science of Government at Harvard. | 8 | 9 |
| David Sirota Political journalist · The Lever | Selected | Commentator | Founder editor-in-chief of The Lever. | 8 | 9 |
| 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 |