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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie Bellan Journalist · Les Echos | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Les Echos. | 2 | 2 |
| Marieke de Vries Former correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | Correspondent, former campaigns. | 2 | 2 |
| Marina Weisband Ukraine expert | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Marine Tondelier National secretary · Les Écologistes | Excluded | Serving politician | National Secretary of Les Écologistes, political position in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Mario Conde | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Mario Voigt Minister-President · Thüringen | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister-president Thuringia, minister in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Deuze Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof. dr., journalist, academic title indicates university affiliation. | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Johnson Senior writer · The Economist | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Kelly Senator · AI Ireland | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator in office, politician. | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Levin Liberty's Voice | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Lievisse Adriaanse Editor · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Editor, NRC. | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Little Former RTE Washington Correspondent · Associated Press | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Robert Rank Professor · Washington University in St. Louis | Selected | Academic | Professor at Washington University in St. Louis. | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Steyn Host of The Mark Steyn Show | Excluded | Journalist | Host of The Mark Steyn Show. | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Terkessidis | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist, no indication of analysis. | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Weiss Israel Correspondent · Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Israel correspondent for Irish Times. | 2 | 2 |
| Marko Junkkari Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist and writer, political reporter. | 2 | 2 |
| Marko Leponen Chief superintendent · KRP | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Police superintendent in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Markus Reisner Colonel | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Colonel (military officer) in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Markus Söder Minister-President · Bavière | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister-president of Bavaria, politician in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Markus Theunert Men's psychologist and author | Selected | Commentator | Psychologist and author, important voice of men's movement. | 2 | 2 |
| Marshall Goldsmith Pioneer of 360 feedback | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Executive leadership coach. | 2 | 2 |
| Marta Jiménez Serrano Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer, poet, and novelist. | 2 | 2 |
| Marta Marcé Nutritionist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Nutritionist. | 2 | 2 |
| Martim Silva Deputy director of Expresso | Excluded | Journalist | Associate Director Expresso. | 2 | 2 |
| Martin Gelin Journalist and author | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and author, 'Den vita stormen'. | 2 | 2 |
| Martin Herzog | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, indeterminate function. | 2 | 2 |
| Martin Scorsese Director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Martin Thorborg Director and investor · Dinero | Excluded | Business executive | Director and investor at Dinero. | 2 | 2 |
| Martin Ågerup Director · Skattebetalerne | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Director of interest organization (Skattebetalerne). | 2 | 2 |
| Maruja Torres Journalist, writer | Selected | Commentator | Journalist, writer, winner of Planeta and Nadal awards. | 2 | 2 |
| Mary Daly President · Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco | Excluded | Serving politician | President of Federal Reserve Bank, public authority official in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Mary Holland Nader Finance sister from Hulu's The Nader Sisters · Mary & Pip | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of startup. | 2 | 2 |
| Mary Lou McDonald Deputy, TD · Sinn Féin | Excluded | Serving politician | Deputy TD Sinn Féin, politician in office. | 2 | 2 |
| María Corina Machado De-facto leader of the Venezuelan opposition | Excluded | Serving politician | Venezuelan opposition leader. | 2 | 2 |
| Mateusz Lachowski Journalist | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Mateusz Rodzeń Doctor · Bracia Rodzeń | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Physician. | 2 | 2 |
| Mathias Müller Colonel, EMG · Schweizer Armee | Excluded | Serving politician | Colonel in Swiss Army. | 2 | 2 |
| Matilde Kimer Russia and Ukraine correspondent · DR | Excluded | Journalist | Russia and Ukraine correspondent, DR. | 2 | 2 |
| Matt Bornstein Partner · Andreessen Horowitz | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, investor. | 2 | 2 |
| Matt Carthy Sinn Féin TD | Excluded | Serving politician | Sinn Féin TD, politician in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Matt Dathan Home Affairs Editor · The Times | Excluded | Journalist | Home Affairs editor at The Times. | 2 | 2 |
| Matt Paxton Featured cleaner, PBS series host | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Featured cleaner, PBS host, host. | 2 | 2 |
| Matt Shea Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist documentary filmmaker. | 2 | 2 |
| Matteo Lancini Psychologist and psychotherapist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist and psychotherapist. | 2 | 2 |
| Matthew Prince CEO · Cloudflare | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Cloudflare. | 2 | 2 |
| Matthias Kamp Correspondent · NZZ | Excluded | Journalist | China correspondent at NZZ. | 2 | 2 |
| Matthias Miersch Deputy chair · SPD-Bundestagsfraktion | Excluded | Serving politician | German Bundestag member, in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Matti Puranen Author of the book · Finnish National Defense University | Selected | Academic et Commentator | Researcher, Finnish Defense University, book author. | 2 | 2 |
| Mattias Jakobsson Professor of genetics · Uppsala University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Genetics, Uppsala University. | 2 | 2 |