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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Teresa Bellucci Deputy Minister for Labour · Fratelli d'Italia | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Minister of Labor in office, not former official. | 1 | 2 |
| Mariana Furtado Journalist · Observador | Excluded | Journalist | Society journalist Observador. | 1 | 2 |
| Mariangela Paone Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist without specific function. | 1 | 2 |
| Marianne Meier Sports historian at the University of Bern | Selected | Academic | Sports historian Universität Bern. | 1 | 2 |
| Marica Di Pierri Spokesperson · A Sud | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Spokesman of NGO A Sud. | 1 | 2 |
| Marie Egede Former director · Meyers | Excluded | Business executive | Director of Ismageriet, business leader. | 1 | 2 |
| Marie Poussel Journalist on the culture desk · Le Parisien | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at culture service. | 1 | 2 |
| Marie Staunton Gardener | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Marieke Dewitte Dr. | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Sexologist, Dr. | 1 | 2 |
| Mariela Quintana Melin Reporter · Aftonbladet | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Aftonbladet | 1 | 2 |
| Mario Agudo Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of the book Philip of Macedon. | 1 | 2 |
| Mario Panadero | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 2 |
| Mario Sebastián Member of the Chemin Neuf community | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Marisa Cruz Political correspondent · El Mundo | Excluded | Journalist | Political correspondent for El Mundo. | 1 | 2 |
| Mariska Kret Prof. dr., professor of Cognitive Psychology · Leiden | Selected | Academic | Prof. dr. full professor of Cognitive Psychology Leiden. | 1 | 2 |
| Marita Krauss Professor of European regional history · University of Augsburg | Selected | Academic | Female professor of European Regional History, University of Augsburg. | 1 | 2 |
| Mariusz Krawiec Former special forces operator · GROM | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former special forces operator. | 1 | 2 |
| Mark Bell World renowned powerlifter and fitness expert · MarkBellsPowerProject | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | World Renowned Powerlifter, fitness influencer. | 1 | 2 |
| Mark Eiglarsh Attorney | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Markku Poutanen Emeritus professors | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor, research professor. | 1 | 2 |
| Markus Feldenkirchen | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, indeterminate function. | 1 | 2 |
| Markus Koch Wall Street reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Wall Street | 1 | 2 |
| Markus Rauramo CEO · Fortum | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Fortum. | 1 | 2 |
| Marlene Weybøll | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Marloes de Koning Editor · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Technology editor, NRC. | 1 | 2 |
| Marlon Wayans Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Marnix Wagemaker Professor of electrochemical energy storage · Delft University of Technology | Selected | Academic | Professor of energy chemistry at TU Delft. | 1 | 2 |
| Marta Bellingreri Journalist · Syria Untold | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Syria Untold. | 1 | 2 |
| Marta García Aller La Brújula | Excluded | Journalist | La Brujula presenter. | 1 | 2 |
| Marta Maroto Independent journalist based in Beirut | Excluded | Journalist | Independent journalist at Beirut. | 1 | 2 |
| Marta Nebot Journalist · El Salto | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist El Salto. | 1 | 2 |
| Marta Sanmamed Writer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Writer, fiction author. | 1 | 2 |
| Martijn Pols Aviation editor · zakelijke dienstverlening | Excluded | Journalist | Aviation editor, FD. | 1 | 2 |
| Martin Andersson Historian at the Division of Agrarian History at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences | Selected | Academic | Historian at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. | 1 | 2 |
| Martin Kleberg | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Martin Lass Energy farmer · Agrarservice Lass | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Energy farmer. | 1 | 2 |
| Martin Morgan Military historian and author | Selected | Commentator | Military historian and author. | 1 | 2 |
| Martin Trauner Author · Bayerischer Rundfunk | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Author and director at Bayerischer Rundfunk. | 1 | 2 |
| María Ramírez International correspondent · elDiario.es | Excluded | Journalist | International correspondent elDiario.es. | 1 | 2 |
| Massimiliano Vino Domino | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Organization mentioned without clear role. | 1 | 2 |
| Massimo Rebotti Journalist · Corriere della Sera | Excluded | Journalist | Corriere della Sera journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Mateusz Mucha Fund manager · Beta ETF | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Beta ETF fund manager. | 1 | 2 |
| Mateusz Piotrowski | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Volleyball or Basketball Player. | 1 | 2 |
| Mathias Kryger Art reviewer · Politiken | Selected | Commentator | Art critic at Politiken. | 1 | 2 |
| Mathias Priebe Strategy coach · ARD | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Strategy coach, coach. | 1 | 2 |
| Mathias Vicherat Director · Sciences Po Paris | Selected | Academic | Director Sciences Po Paris. | 1 | 2 |
| Mathieu Ceschin Former bull breeder | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Mathilde Lacombe Co-founder · Aime | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Aime. | 1 | 2 |
| Matilda Greig Historian · National Army Museum | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Historian at National Army Museum (not university). | 1 | 2 |
| Matina Razafimahefa Founder · Sayna | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of Sayna, startup executive. | 1 | 2 |