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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Brooker | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie Duke Apollo astronaut · NASA | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Apollo astronaut at NASA. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie Edel Senior Adviser and Australia Chair · CSIS | Selected | Think tank | Senior Adviser and Australia Chair at CSIS. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie Falconer Labour peer, former cabinet minister · London Drugs Commission | Selected | Former official | Former cabinet minister, Labour peer. | 2 | 7 |
| Charlie Hoehn Founder · Author.Inc | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Author Inc. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie Hurt | Selected | Commentator | American political columnist. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie Kirk Founder · Turning Point USA | Excluded | Serving politician | Deceased in 2025. | 3 | 4 |
| Charlie McCann Reporter · The Economist | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter The Economist | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie Morris Bytetree | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Leader of investment company. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie Northcott Presenter | Excluded | Journalist | Presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie Perreau | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 3 |
| Charlie Songhurst Strategist, accomplished executive, and prolific angel investor | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Strategist, executive, angel investor. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie Spiering Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Amateur Hour. | 5 | 10 |
| Charlie Sykes Bulwark Podcast | Selected | Commentator | Host of Bulwark Podcast, political analyst. | 10 | 30 |
| Charlie Taylor Chief prisons inspector · Business Post | Selected | Commentator | Technology and Innovation Editor at Business Post. | 2 | 2 |
| Charlie Warzel Writer · The Atlantic | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, writer at The Atlantic. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie Westin Personal Finance Editor · The Irish Independent | Excluded | Journalist | Personal Finance Editor at Irish Independent. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie Weston Personal Finance Editor · The Irish Independent | Excluded | Journalist | Personal Finance Editor at Irish Independent. | 2 | 12 |
| Charline Gayault | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlotta Faxén Small-cap fund manager · Aktie-Ansvar | Excluded | Business executive | Small-cap manager at Aktie-Ansvar. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlotta Forss The historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Historian without named institution. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlotta Svonni Conducts research on indigenous education · Umeå University | Selected | Academic | Conducts research on indigenous education at Umeå University. | 1 | 2 |
| Charlotta Weigelt Philosopher | Selected | Academic | Philosopher, professor at Södertörns högskola. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlotte Arnould Actress | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlotte Bergström Psychologist and author | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist and author. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlotte Borgerud Historian and archivist | Selected | Academic | Historian and archivist at Uppsala University. | 2 | 3 |
| Charlotte Carson Smartphone Free Childhood | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlotte Caubel Secretary of state | Excluded | Serving politician | Secretary of State in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlotte Church Chanteuse, actrice | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlotte d'Ornellas | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Charlotte de Montpellier Senior economist · ING | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior Economist at ING. | 2 | 2 |
| Charlotte de Turckheim | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlotte Denamur Hollywood nanny | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Charlotte Fich | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlotte Frie Biologist · University of Duisburg-Essen | Selected | Academic | Biologist at University of Duisburg Essen. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlotte Galpin Associate Professor · University of Birmingham | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor at University of Birmingham. | 1 | 2 |
| Charlotte Gjørup Head of Elderly and Health · Odense Kommune | Excluded | Serving politician | Head of elderly and health services, Odense Municipality. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlotte Horn ARD correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | ARD correspondent, female correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlotte Ivers The Sunday Times | Excluded | Journalist | Staff Writer at Sunday Times. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlotte Labee | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Dutch model and television presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlotte Lalanne Journalist · L'Express | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist L'Express. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlotte Lerat Specialist in climate negotiations · CAPS | Selected | Think tank | Climate negotiations specialist at CAPS. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlotte Lundblad | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlotte Markert Psychologist and psychotherapist · Universität Gießen | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist and psychotherapist at University of Giessen. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlotte Northedge | Selected | Commentator | Joint head of books Guardian, analysis journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlotte Recoquillon Researcher · Institut français de géopolitique | Selected | Think tank | Researcher at French Institute of Geopolitics. | 1 | 2 |
| Charlotte Robinet Deputy head of the economy department · Le Parisien | Excluded | Journalist | Deputy head of economics section, Le Parisien. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlotte Schoonbrood Enterprise Architect · gemeente Sittard-Geleen | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Enterprise Architect at gemeente Sittard-Geleen. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlotte Smith Marketing Coach for Farmers | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Marketing Coach for Farmers. | 1 | 1 |
| Charlotte Stjerngren | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified. | 1 | 1 |