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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martti Pärssinen Emeritus professor | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor. | 1 | 1 |
| Martyn Williams Analyst · 38 North | Selected | Think tank | Analyst at 38 North, think tank. | 1 | 1 |
| Martín Krause | Selected | Economist or consultant | Argentine economist. | 1 | 2 |
| Mary Edwards Philosophy lecturer · Cardiff University | Selected | Academic | Philosophy lecturer at Cardiff University. | 1 | 1 |
| Mary Hoopes Pepperdine's Caruso School of Law | Selected | Academic | Professor at Pepperdine Caruso School of Law. | 1 | 1 |
| Mary McHugh Executive Director of Civic and Community Engagement · Merrimack College | Selected | Academic | Executive Director at Merrimack College. | 1 | 1 |
| Mary O'Rourke Former Senator | Selected | Former official | Former Senator. | 1 | 1 |
| María del Mar del Pozo Professor of Theory and History of Education · University of Alcalá | Selected | Academic | Professor at Universidad de Alcalá. | 1 | 1 |
| María Gonzalez Lacabex Lawyer specialising in animal law · INTERCIDS | Selected | Lawyer | Animal rights lawyer. | 1 | 1 |
| María Lara Martínez European PhD in philosophy, professor of anthropology and modern history · Universidad a Distancia de Madrid | Selected | Academic | Doctor of Philosophy university professor. | 1 | 1 |
| María López Belloso Researcher and professor · University of Deusto | Selected | Academic | Researcher professor Universidad Deusto. | 1 | 2 |
| Masha Gessen Writer | Selected | Academic et Commentator | Academic at Amherst College, journalist writer. | 1 | 2 |
| Masi Mohammadi Eindhoven University of Technology | Selected | Academic | Affiliated with Eindhoven University of Technology. | 1 | 1 |
| Massimo Mastrogregori | Selected | Academic | Professor of history at Sapienza, Rome. | 1 | 1 |
| Mat Duerden Professor of Experience Design · Brigham Young University | Selected | Academic | Professor, Brigham Young University. | 1 | 1 |
| Mateusz Chatys Dr · Ośrodka Spraw Azjatyckich Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego | Selected | Academic | Dr. at University of Lodz. | 1 | 2 |
| Mateusz Gibała Institut Nowej Europy | Selected | Think tank | Affiliated with Institute of New Europe. | 1 | 2 |
| Mateusz Hohol Dr hab. professor · Université Jagellonne | Selected | Academic | Dr. hab., professor at Jagiellonian University. | 1 | 1 |
| Mateusz Szpytma Instytut Pamięci Narodowej | Selected | Academic | Dr. at Institute of National Remembrance. | 1 | 1 |
| Mateusz Wyżga Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor, explicit title. | 1 | 1 |
| Mathias Mossberg Author and former ambassador | Selected | Commentator et Former official | Author and former ambassador. | 1 | 1 |
| Mathieu Quinquis President · Observatoire International des Prisons | Selected | Lawyer | Observatory president and lawyer. | 1 | 1 |
| Mathieu Slama Consultant, political analyst | Selected | Commentator | Consultant political analyst, Wikidata: political pundit essayist. | 1 | 1 |
| Mathieu Verboud Investigative journalist | Selected | Commentator | Investigative journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Mathilde Vanackere Former agrégée professor of literature, now a diplomat | Selected | Former official et Academic | Former professor, now diplomat (public official). | 1 | 1 |
| Matia Vannoni Researcher · King's College London | Selected | Academic | Researcher at King's College London | 1 | 1 |
| Matias Palva Research director · Helsingin yliopiston neurotieteen tutkimuskeskus | Selected | Academic | Research director at University of Helsinki. | 1 | 1 |
| Matilda Bickers Artist and writer | Selected | Commentator | Author of Working It (nonfiction on sex workers). | 1 | 1 |
| Matilda Brindle Evolutionary biologist | Selected | Academic | Evolutionary biologist at University of Oxford. | 1 | 1 |
| Mats Burström Archaeologist | Selected | Academic | Professor of archaeology at Stockholm University. | 1 | 1 |
| Mats Larsson Professor of physics · Stockholm University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Physics at Stockholm University. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Banholzer Partner · McKinsey & Company | Selected | Economist or consultant | Partner at McKinsey & Company, consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Hancock | Selected | Former official | Secretary of State for Health, positions end of 2021. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Houlbrook Professor · University of Birmingham | Selected | Academic | Professor of Cultural History at University of Birmingham. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Killingsworth Senior fellow · Wharton School | Selected | Academic | Senior Fellow at Wharton School. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Korda Federation of American Scientists | Selected | Think tank | Analyst Federation of American Scientists. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Lawrence Associate Professor of Law · Emory | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor of Law at Emory. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Middendorp Director of ESOP Consulting · VisionPoint Capital | Selected | Economist or consultant | Director of ESOP Consulting at VisionPoint Capital. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Sharp Attorney | Selected | Lawyer | Attorney, lawyer. | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Watters Leader in Geopolitics, Government, and Strategy · McKinsey & Company | Selected | Economist or consultant | Leader in Geopolitics, Government, and Strategy at McKinsey. | 1 | 1 |
| Matteo Miluzio Space science communicator | Selected | Commentator | Space science communicator. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Archer NYU Press | Selected | Academic et Commentator | University teacher, social scientist. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Bartlett Republican strategist | Selected | Former official | Republican strategist, former Trump State Department official | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Bernstein Manager of Shale Analytics · Rystad Energy | Selected | Economist or consultant | Manager of Shale Analytics at Rystad Energy. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Brookes Physics professor · Nottingham university | Selected | Academic | Physics professor at Nottingham University. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Bunn Harvard Kennedy School | Selected | Academic | Harvard Kennedy School, academic institution. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew C. Klein Author | Selected | Commentator | Co-author of 'Trade Wars Are Class Wars', economic analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Doyle Former Downing Street communications director | Selected | Former official | Former Downing Street communications director. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Duffey Global Business Model Reinvention Leader · PwC | Selected | Economist or consultant | Global Business Model Reinvention Leader at PwC. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Facciani Social scientist and author | Selected | Commentator | Social scientist and author of 'Misguided' (nonfiction). | 1 | 2 |