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 Quante Philosopher · University of Münster | Selected | Academic | Philosopher professor at Westphalia-Wilhelms University of Münster. | 2 | 2 |
| Michael Sommer Professor of ancient history · Universität Oldenburg | Selected | Academic | Professor of ancient history at University of Oldenburg. | 2 | 2 |
| Michael Sozan Senior fellow · Center for American Progress | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow at Center for American Progress, progressive think tank. | 2 | 2 |
| Michael Steinberger Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Announced only as author discussing a Palantir book; the profile is a generic author, journalist and wine critic, with no precise link. | 2 | 2 |
| Michal Onderco Professor of International Relations · Erasmus University Rotterdam | Selected | Academic | Professor of international relations at Erasmus University Rotterdam. | 2 | 2 |
| Michał Okoński Publicist · Tygodnika Powszechnego | Selected | Commentator | Tygodnika Powszechnego columnist, analyst columnist. | 2 | 2 |
| Michał Ołowski Centre for Research on Artificial Intelligence Security · NASK | Selected | Academic | Center for Artificial Intelligence Research, NASK. | 2 | 2 |
| Michelle Obama Former First Lady · White House | Selected | Former official | Former First Lady. | 2 | 2 |
| Midas Dekkers Biologist | Selected | Commentator | Biologist and columnist-editorialist. | 2 | 2 |
| Miguel Monjardino Professor of International Relations · Instituto de Estudos Políticos da Universidade Católica | Selected | Academic | Professor of International Relations at university. | 2 | 2 |
| Mika Maliranta | Selected | Academic | Economist at University of Jyväskylä. | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Cronin Professor · Boston College Ireland | Selected | Academic | Professor at Boston College Ireland. | 2 | 2 |
| Milagros Alzaga Director · Centro de Arqueología Subacuática de Cádiz | Selected | Academic | Director of underwater archaeology center. | 2 | 2 |
| Miles Brundage Founder and executive director of AVERI | Selected | Think tank | Founder and director of think tank AVERI. | 2 | 2 |
| Mirosław Wlekły Journalist and reporter | Selected | Commentator | Author of nonfiction political book. | 2 | 2 |
| Mitja Back Professor of psychological assessment and personality psychology · University of Münster | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Münster (psychology). | 2 | 2 |
| Mohammad Ali Shabani | Selected | Commentator | Editor and Iran analyst, Amwaj.media. | 2 | 2 |
| Mona Kanwal Sheikh Political scientist · Dansk Institut for Internationale Studier | Selected | Think tank | Political scientist at DIIS (Danish Institute of International Studies). | 2 | 2 |
| Monica Defend Head of Amundi Investment Institute | Selected | Think tank | Head of Amundi Investment Institute (asset management). | 2 | 2 |
| Morten Bruun Pedersen Chief economist · Forbrugerrådet Tænk | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief economist, Consumer Council Think. | 2 | 2 |
| Mårten Schultz Professor of civil law | Selected | Academic | Professor of civil law. | 2 | 2 |
| Mélissa Levaillant Senior policy fellow · ECFR | Selected | Think tank | Senior Policy Fellow at ECFR. | 2 | 2 |
| Naser Khader Former member of the Folketing and author | Selected | Former official et Commentator | Former member of parliament and author. | 2 | 2 |
| Nataliya Shpylova-Saeed Preceptor in Ukrainian · Harvard University | Selected | Academic | Preceptor in Ukrainian at Harvard University. | 2 | 2 |
| Neil Basu Former head of Counter Terrorism · UK | Selected | Former official | Former head of Counter Terrorism for UK. | 2 | 2 |
| Neta Crawford Professor · Oxford University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Oxford University. | 2 | 2 |
| Niayesh Afshordi Professor of physics and astronomy · University of Waterloo | Selected | Academic | Professor of physics and astronomy at University of Waterloo. | 2 | 2 |
| Nick Greenwood Co-manager · Asset Value Investors | Selected | Economist or consultant | Co-manager of an investment trust. | 2 | 2 |
| Nick Romeo New Yorker magazine contributor, author · UC Berkeley | Selected | Commentator | New Yorker contributor, analysis author. | 2 | 2 |
| Nicolas Da Silva Health economist · Université Sorbonne Paris Nord | Selected | Academic | Health economist at Sorbonne University. | 2 | 2 |
| Nicolas Lunabba | Selected | Commentator | Author of political non-fiction book. | 2 | 2 |
| Nicolás Olea Professor of Radiology and Physical Medicine · University of Granada | Selected | Academic | Professor at Universidad de Granada. | 2 | 2 |
| Niels Overgaard Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of bestseller 'Det hele handler ikke om dig'. | 2 | 2 |
| Nikolaus Wolf Professor of economic history · Humboldt Universität | Selected | Academic | Professor of Economic History at Humboldt University. | 2 | 2 |
| Noah Giansiracusa Associate professor of mathematics · Bentley University | Selected | Academic | Associate professor of mathematics, Bentley University. | 2 | 2 |
| Noni Kooiman Cookbook writer and chef | Selected | Commentator | Author of nonfiction cookbooks. | 2 | 2 |
| Nora Kenworthy Associate professor | Selected | Academic | Associate professor. | 2 | 2 |
| Noëlle McAfee Author · Columbia University Press | Selected | Commentator | Author, Columbia University Press. | 2 | 2 |
| Ole-Andreas Elvik Næss Researcher · NHH | Selected | Academic | Researcher at NHH, business and economics school. | 2 | 2 |
| Onno Ruding Former minister of finance | Selected | Former official | Former Dutch Finance Minister. | 2 | 2 |
| Oriel FeldmanHall Professor of Cognitive, Linguistics, and Psychological Sciences · Brown University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Brown University. | 2 | 2 |
| Orly Lobel Warren Distinguished Professor · University of San Diego | Selected | Academic | Distinguished Professor, University of San Diego. | 2 | 2 |
| Otto Scharmer Sociology professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of sociology, explicit academic title. | 2 | 2 |
| Paloma Rando Television scriptwriter · EL PAÍS | Selected | Commentator | Screenwriter and columnist (commentator). | 2 | 2 |
| Pasquale Cirillo Professor of Data Science · ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences | Selected | Academic | Professor of Data Science at ZHAW. | 2 | 2 |
| Pat Rabbitte Former government minister & Tusla Chairperson | Selected | Former official | Former government minister. | 2 | 2 |
| Patrick Moreau Researcher · CNRS | Selected | Academic | Researcher at CNRS, public research organization. | 2 | 2 |
| Paul Kenyon Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of historical nonfiction books. | 2 | 2 |
| Paul Pettitt Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof., professor. | 2 | 2 |
| Paul Scully Former Minister for London | Selected | Former official | Former Minister for London. | 2 | 2 |