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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris French Psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist without specified university affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Frueh Psychologist and professor | Selected | Academic | Psychologist and professor. | 2 | 3 |
| Chris Giles Economics editor · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | Economics commentator and editor at Financial Times. | 8 | 18 |
| Chris Griswold Policy Director · American Compass | Selected | Think tank | Policy Director at American Compass. | 2 | 2 |
| Chris Guillebeau Author, entrepreneur | Selected | Commentator | Writer and Blogger, author. | 4 | 5 |
| Chris Hamilton Publisher · Econimica | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Publisher of Econonica, not corresponding to the 6 roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Hansen Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative journalist, true crime expert. | 2 | 2 |
| Chris Hatch Partner · Forza Development | Excluded | Business executive | Partner at Forza Development. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Hayes MSNBC | Excluded | Journalist | News presenter at MSNBC, not an analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Chris Heaton-Harris Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Excluded | Serving politician | Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Hetherington CEO · Fathead | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Fathead. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Hoofnagle Visiting Senior Research Fellow · King's College | Selected | Academic | Visiting Senior Research Fellow at King's College. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Hughes Author · Economic Security Project | Selected | Commentator | Author of Marketcrafters, economic analysis. | 4 | 4 |
| Chris Hutchins Creator of AlltheHacks.com | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Creator of an advice website. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Irons Quoth The Raven | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Organization mentioned without clear role. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris James CEO and Founder · Engine No. 1 | Excluded | Business executive | CEO and Founder of Engine No. 1. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Josephs Runs Nancy Pelosi Stock Tracker on X | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Runs a stock market tracking account on X. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Kilham Medicine hunter and author · Medicine Hunter Inc. | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Medicine hunter and author, no academic affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Kjær Jessen Political editor · Berlingske | Excluded | Journalist | Politics editor at Berlingske. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Krebs Cybersecurity official · Department of Homeland Security | Selected | Former official | Former top cybersecurity official at DHS. | 2 | 2 |
| Chris Krok Guest-host · WBAP | Excluded | Journalist | WBAP guest host, presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Lannon Software engineer · GhostWritr.AI | Excluded | Business executive | Software engineer at GhostWritr.AI. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Lattner Software and hardware engineer · Modular AI | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Software and hardware engineer at Modular AI. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Lee CEO · Next Level Pros | Excluded | Business executive | CEO and entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Lehto Retired F-16 pilot & host of The Lehto Files | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Retired F-16 pilot and podcast host. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Lohner Presenter, actor and author | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Luke Former Consultant in Emergency Medicine | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former Consultant in Emergency Medicine. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Lunday POLITICO | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at POLITICO, no analysis. | 2 | 2 |
| Chris Marinello Lawyer, CEO and Founder of Art Recovery International | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer, CEO and founder of Art Recovery International. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Miller Associate professor of international history · Tufts University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Tufts, author of Chip War. | 25 | 38 |
| Chris Mirasol Assistant Professor of Law · University of Houston Law Center | Selected | Academic | Assistant Professor of Law at University of Houston. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Mirasola Assistant professor · University of Houston Law Center | Selected | Academic | Assistant professor at University of Houston Law Center. | 1 | 6 |
| Chris Monteiro | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Morris CEO · Full Fact | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Full Fact. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Murchison Artist and meditation teacher | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Naunton Egyptologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Egyptologist and independent presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Niedenthal | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Painter METR's President | Excluded | Position not verifiable | President of METR, organization status unclear. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Patten Former Governor of Hong Kong | Selected | Former official | Former Governor of Hong Kong. | 3 | 3 |
| Chris Peters | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Phelps Dr · The Phelps Institute | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Doctor at private institute, unclear role. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Polanen Author and veterinarian | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author, veterinarian (veterinary author). | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Power Founder · Hadrian | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Hadrian. | 2 | 2 |
| Chris Rampling Ambassador | Excluded | Serving politician | British ambassador to Netherlands, in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Ramsey Host · Area 52 | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Rood Real estate investor | Excluded | Business executive | Real estate investor. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Rufo Journalist and author | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist and author. | 2 | 2 |
| Chris Schandevel Attorney | Selected | Lawyer | Attorney. | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Shibutani Goldman Sachs Research | Selected | Economist or consultant | Goldman Sachs Research analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Sidoti Human rights law expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Human rights law expert without clear affiliation. | 1 | 1 |