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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| María del Mar del Pozo Professor of Theory and History of Education · University of Alcalá | Selected | Academic | Professor at Universidad de Alcalá. | 1 | 1 |
| María Esclapez Psychologist and writer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist and writer. | 1 | 1 |
| María Eugenia Rodríguez Palop | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no explicit function. | 1 | 1 |
| María Eugenia Sampallo Barragán | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| María Fernanda Ampuero Writer and journalist | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer and journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| María Folguera Writer and playwright | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Dramatist writer. | 1 | 1 |
| María Gonzalez Lacabex Lawyer specialising in animal law · INTERCIDS | Selected | Lawyer | Animal rights lawyer. | 1 | 1 |
| María González Director · Xataka | Excluded | Journalist | Director of Xataka, media director. | 1 | 1 |
| María Gómez Psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist. | 1 | 1 |
| María Hafid Interpretation | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| María Isabel Porras | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| María José Garrido Guardia Civil commander, PhD in Psychology | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Commander of Civil Guard. | 1 | 1 |
| María José Rubio Writer and historian | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | History fiction writer. | 1 | 1 |
| María Kurnischka Manager in Cantabria · Ucranianos Oberig | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| María Lara Martínez European PhD in philosophy, professor of anthropology and modern history · Universidad a Distancia de Madrid | Selected | Academic | Doctor of Philosophy university professor. | 1 | 1 |
| María LLapart | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| María Luisa Cabañero Second female firefighter in Spain | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Firefighter. | 1 | 1 |
| María Luisa Paúl The Washington Post | Excluded | Journalist | The Washington Post. | 1 | 1 |
| María Manjavacas | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| María Margarita Flórez Casa O11ce | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| María Martín Correspondent · EL PAÍS | Excluded | Journalist | Correspondent EL PAÍS. | 1 | 1 |
| María Turégano Conservator-restorer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Conservator-restorer, fits no role. | 1 | 1 |
| María Vutova Translator and interpreter | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Translator and interpreter. | 1 | 1 |
| María Ángeles Caballero Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, no further detail. | 1 | 1 |
| Masi Mohammadi Eindhoven University of Technology | Selected | Academic | Affiliated with Eindhoven University of Technology. | 1 | 1 |
| Mason Wright Buff Runner | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Massimiliano Giansanti President · Confagricoltura | Excluded | Business executive | Presidente Confagricoltura, business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Massimiliano Jattoni Dall'Asén Journalist · Corriere della Sera | Excluded | Journalist | Corriere della Sera journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Massimo Calvelli CEO · ATP Tour | Excluded | Business executive | ATP Tour CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Massimo Doris CEO · Banca Mediolanum | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Banca Mediolanum. | 1 | 1 |
| Massimo Mastrogregori | Selected | Academic | Professor of history at Sapienza, Rome. | 1 | 1 |
| Massimo Polidoro Journalist, writer, science communicator · CICAP | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Massimo Taddei | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Massimo Varini Musician and composer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Master Shi Heng Yi Headmaster · Shaolin Temple Europe | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Headmaster Shaolin Temple, religious figure. | 1 | 1 |
| Mat Duerden Professor of Experience Design · Brigham Young University | Selected | Academic | Professor, Brigham Young University. | 1 | 1 |
| Mat Ishbia CEO · United Wholesale Mortgage | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of United Wholesale Mortgage. | 1 | 1 |
| Mat Thomas Brand strategist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Brand strategist, marketing consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Matan Grinberg Co-founder · Factory.ai | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Factory.ai. | 1 | 1 |
| Mateusz Babiarz NBA observer and enthusiast | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | NBA observer and enthusiast. | 1 | 1 |
| Mateusz Chudziak | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mateusz Dubiel | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mateusz Hohol Dr hab. professor · Université Jagellonne | Selected | Academic | Dr. hab., professor at Jagiellonian University. | 1 | 1 |
| Mateusz Kijewski Popularizer of UFO knowledge | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Ufology Popularizer. | 1 | 1 |
| Mateusz Kubasiewicz | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mateusz Lech Kremlinka Show | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mateusz Maleszka Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Mateusz Morawiecki Former Polish prime minister · ECR | Excluded | Serving politician | Polish member in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Mateusz Mękarski Reporter · Dział Zagraniczny | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Foreign Affairs Section | 1 | 1 |
| Mateusz Oleksy Head of Visa Polska | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Visa Polska, business leader. | 1 | 1 |