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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matilda Brindle Evolutionary biologist | Selected | Academic | Evolutionary biologist at University of Oxford. | 1 | 1 |
| Matilda Djerf CEO · Djerf Avenue | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Djerf Avenue. | 1 | 1 |
| Matilda Lundblad Entrepreneur, sports physician · Doktor.se | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur, sports medicine doctor. | 1 | 1 |
| Mats Björkman | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Researcher in a permafrost and Arctic fires episode; the linked profile is a computer science professor, an unrelated field. | 1 | 1 |
| Mats Burström Archaeologist | Selected | Academic | Professor of archaeology at Stockholm University. | 1 | 1 |
| Mats Dahlberg Prosecutor | Excluded | Serving politician | Prosecutor (Åklagare), public official in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Mats Eriksson Political reporter · Ekot | Excluded | Journalist | Politics reporter at Ekot. | 1 | 1 |
| Mats Glas | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mats Hayen Research leader · Stockholms stadsarkiv | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Research leader at municipal archives (not university). | 1 | 1 |
| Mats Hägg Former forensic technician · Malmöpolisen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mats Kristensen Front Leadership | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Consultant at Front Leadership. | 1 | 1 |
| Mats Larsson Professor of physics · Stockholm University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Physics at Stockholm University. | 1 | 1 |
| Mats Magnussen Journalist · Ingeniøren | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Ingenioren. | 1 | 1 |
| Mats Navrén Doctor and specialist in general and occupational medicine · Försvarshälsan i Enköping | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Physician (doctor) outside university. | 1 | 1 |
| Mats Wandrell Fund manager Alfred Berg | Excluded | Business executive | Fund manager at Alfred Berg. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Banholzer Partner · McKinsey & Company | Selected | Economist or consultant | Partner at McKinsey & Company, consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Bateman Member of the founding team · Higher Ground Education | Excluded | Business executive | Member of founding team at Higher Ground Education, founder. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Binder Editor · Mashable | Excluded | Journalist | Editor of Mashable. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Cox True crime writer & podcaster | Excluded | Journalist | True crime writer podcaster. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Dalton WSJ reporter | Excluded | Journalist | WSJ Reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Damon | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Evans Fitness and wearables editor · TechRadar | Excluded | Journalist | Fitness wearables editor at TechRadar. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Field Senior Technology Reporter · The Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Senior Technology Reporter Telegraph. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Gluck The Lawfare Institute | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Member of Lawfare Institute team. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Haig Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Novelist, science fiction writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Hancock | Selected | Former official | Secretary of State for Health, positions end of 2021. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Houlbrook Professor · University of Birmingham | Selected | Academic | Professor of Cultural History at University of Birmingham. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Hughes Global sports business correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | Global sports business correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Hussey Therapist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Therapist, healthcare provider outside university. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Ivey Founder · Dyslexic.AI | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Dyslexic.AI. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Katz Gothamist | Excluded | Journalist | Gothamist. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Kempson | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Killingsworth Senior fellow · Wharton School | Selected | Academic | Senior Fellow at Wharton School. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Korda Federation of American Scientists | Selected | Think tank | Analyst Federation of American Scientists. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Lanza Meteorologist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Lawrence Associate Professor of Law · Emory | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor of Law at Emory. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Lieb | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Lucas Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Martin Co-founder · Clockwise | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Clockwise. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Middendorp Director of ESOP Consulting · VisionPoint Capital | Selected | Economist or consultant | Director of ESOP Consulting at VisionPoint Capital. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Mulcahy Founder and CEO · Miami Cyber | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of Miami Cyber. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Murphy Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author, Wikidata homonyms do not correspond. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Oakley Fire investigations officer · Surrey Fire and Rescue Service | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Fire investigations officer, public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Perelman Co-founder and Managing Partner · Garnett Station Partners | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and managing partner of Garnett Station Partners. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Piepenburg Von Greyerz Gold | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Investor at Von Greyerz Gold. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Porcaro Founder of The 203K Way | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of The 203K Way. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Quinn Microsoft | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Microsoft corporate executive, not think tank. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Richtel Reporter · New York Times | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter New York Times | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Schrap CEO · Harbor Trucking Association | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Harbor Trucking Association. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Shanahan TD · Regional Independent Group | Excluded | Serving politician | Independent TD, in office. | 1 | 1 |