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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Neuberg Head of Global Service Line BFSI · SPS | Excluded | Business executive | IT executive at services company. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Neudecker Correspondent · Süddeutschen Zeitung, Tages-Anzeigers | Excluded | Journalist | Correspondent at Süddeutsche Zeitung, international reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Nikbakhsh Investigative journalist · Die Dunkelkammer | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative journalist, investigation reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Nussbaumer CIO | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | CIO, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Ohl Wasp researcher | Selected | Academic | Entomologist at Humboldt University. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Olsen Journalist · Politiken | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Politiken, news reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Ovitz Entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur, company founder. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Pammesberger Cartoonist · KURIER | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Pauen Professor · Humboldt-Universität Berlin | Selected | Academic | Professor of philosophy at Humboldt University of Berlin. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Perica Chief Financial Officer · Rimini Street | Excluded | Business executive | Financial director of an IT services company. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Peters Bürgerbewegung Finanzwende | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Activist of a citizen finance association. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Pilarczyk Entrepreneur, inspirational speaker | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Entrepreneur and personal development author, no role match. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Pittwald Dr, political scientist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael R. Gordon Journalist · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Wall Street Journal, reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Raidl Department secretary · Gewerkschaft vida | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Rasmussen GRC expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Governance expert, business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Reitz Author of this episode · Bayerischer Rundfunk | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Author for Bavarian public radio (BR), journalist role. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Roch Writer and screenwriter | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer and screenwriter, fiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Saylor CEO | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of a technology company (MicroStrategy). | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Scheppe Business reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Corporate reporter, company journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Schmidt-Salomon Philosopher, author, co-founder and board spokesperson · Giordano-Bruno-Stiftung | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher, author and founder of humanist foundation. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Schneider Länsstyrelsen i Västerbotten | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Schredl Dream researcher · Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit in Mannheim | Selected | Academic | Dream researcher at public research institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Schulenburg Top UN diplomat · United Nations | Excluded | Serving politician | High-ranking diplomat in office at the United Nations. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Schulman Journalist, New Yorker staff writer | Excluded | Journalist | New Yorker staff writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Schulz Professor | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Professor of peace and development research on a Swedish podcast; the linked profile is a German Catholic priest and theologian, a namesake. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Schwalbe Postdoctoral fellow · Stanford University | Selected | Academic | Postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Simanovsky Managing Partner · Conversant Capital | Excluded | Business executive | Associate managing partner of a private investment fund, wealth manager. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Simmelsgaard Group CEO · Rambøll | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Rambøll group (engineering firm). | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Slind Corporate communications expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Stadermann Target Fabrication Program Manager · LLNL | Selected | Academic | Program director at LLNL national laboratory (research organization). | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Stang Author | Selected | Commentator | Science journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Straumann | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Strugl CEO · Verbund | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Verbund group (energy company). | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Sundorph | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Swaim | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Syrén Investigative reporter · Expressen | Excluded | Journalist | Expressen investigative reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Tellinger Author, researcher and activist | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author, researcher and activist, activist for a cause. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Tetzschner Storting representative · Høyre | Excluded | Serving politician | Representative at Norwegian parliament (Storting) in office | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Thomann Mountain hiking guide and systems engineer | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Thykier Editor · Politiken | Excluded | Journalist | Editor Politiken, media information editor | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Truell Creator of Cursor · Cursor / Anysphere | Excluded | Business executive | Creator of a tech startup (Cursor/Anysphere). | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Uhrenholt Leadership consultant · Lederne | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Management advisor in managers union. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Wagner Microbiologist · University of Vienna | Selected | Academic | Microbiologist at University of Vienna. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Wallach Vice President of Investment · Levy Family Partners | Excluded | Business executive | Vice-President Investment, private wealth manager. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Walsh American Author, Screenwriter, Cultural-political Consultant | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Screenwriter author and political consultant, fiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Winstanley Conservative | Excluded | Serving politician | Conservative politician in office, Question Time participant. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Yarnes | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur/business buyer with no clear role. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Zametzer Author · BR | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Author for German public radio (BR), journalist role. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Zitzmann Andrologist · Universitaetsklinik Muenster | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Andrologist (specialist physician) at university clinic. | 1 | 1 |