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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike D Rapper, producer · Beastie Boys | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Drucker Comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Durant Retired U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 · 160th SOAR | Excluded | Serving politician | Former military officer, not former public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Edwards RANGER, RRC (JSOC), OMEGA Team Operator | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Eruzione 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey captain | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Olympic hockey captain, athlete. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Flash Co-owner · Dixie Electric | Excluded | Business executive | Former business co-owner. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Freno Chairman and CEO · Barings LLC | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Barings LLC investment bank. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Hall | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Hammond Founder · Signal Relief | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Signal Relief. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Israetel Dr., PhD Sport Physiology · Renaissance Periodization | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Ph.D. sport physiology, no university named. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Johnson Speaker | Excluded | Serving politician | President of the House, politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Joy Leading freshwater ecologist | Selected | Academic | Freshwater ecologist at Victoria University of Wellington. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Kestemont Professor · UAntwerpen | Selected | Academic | Prof. dr. at University of Antwerp. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Koenigs Entrepreneur, bestselling author | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur and author, primary activity entrepreneurship. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Lawler Rep | Excluded | Serving politician | American representative in office | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Massimino Former NASA astronaut | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former NASA astronaut, not former public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike McGrath Garden professional | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Mew Orthodontist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Orthodontist, non-university practitioner. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Michalowicz Bestselling author, entrepreneur | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Bestselling author and entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Nesbitt Health Minister | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Health in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Osterholm Epidemiologist · University of Minnesota | Selected | Academic | Epidemiologist at University of Minnesota. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Pavelec Military historian · McGill University | Selected | Academic | Military historian at McGill University. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Poland Scientist in charge · Yellowstone Volcano Observatory | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Scientist at observatory, not university. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Preston Lead partner · New Harbor Financial | Selected | Economist or consultant | Principal partner at New Harbor Financial. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Price | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Recher Immunologist · Universitätsspital | Selected | Academic | Immunologist at University of Basel. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Repole Serial entrepreneur, horse racing owner | Excluded | Business executive | Serial entrepreneur and horse owner. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Rogers Former Director, Senior Advisor · National Security Agency, Brunswick Group | Selected | Former official | Former director of NSA. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Rosseel Cardiologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Cardiologist, physician without university affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Rounds Senator · Sénat américain | Excluded | Serving politician | American senator in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Rowe Creator and host of Dirty Jobs | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Creator and host of Dirty Jobs, television. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Sacks Former legal journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Former legal journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Salter | Excluded | Business executive | Real estate investor. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Sapiro Psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist without university. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Shedlock Publisher · MishTalk.com | Selected | Commentator | MishTalk editor, economic analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Solana Founder · Pirate Wires | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Tomasky Editor of The New Republic | Selected | Commentator | Ideas publication editor-in-chief, author. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Villa Fonseca Freelancer · Folketinget | Excluded | Serving politician | Independent member of Danish Parliament. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Wendling BBC journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and reporter at BBC. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Wyniger | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Yu Co-founder and CEO of Vesta | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO of Vesta. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikel Ayestarán Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no analytical function. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikel Herrán Archaeologist and history communicator | Selected | Commentator | Archaeologist and history communicator. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikel López Iturriaga Food journalist · El Comidista | Selected | Commentator | Food critic, section director. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikel Navarro Film critic | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Film critic, not public analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikhail Favorov Doctor · Consultative Group DiaPrepSystems | Selected | Academic | Epidemiologist at D.I. Ivanovsky Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikhail Ivanovich Ulyanov Russia's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency · IAEA, Russia | Excluded | Serving politician | Russian ambassador in office at IAEA. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikhail Tymoshenko Colonel | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikhail Vishnevsky Mycologist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikhail Voronin Founder · Atlanty business club | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Atlanty business club. | 1 | 1 |