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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hefler Intelligence historian, King's College London | Selected | Academic | Intelligence historian at King's College London. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew LaCroix Author and ancient history expert | Selected | Commentator | Author and ancient history expert. | 1 | 2 |
| Matthew Leonard Associate Professor · University of California, San Francisco | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor at University of California, San Francisco. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Lynn Economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Sachs Music researcher · Columbia University | Selected | Academic | Music researcher at Columbia University. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew V. Elliott University of California at Berkeley | Selected | Academic | University of California at Berkeley. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Winn Professor · University of Minnesota | Selected | Academic | Professor at University of Minnesota. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Wolfe Journalist and PhD student · New York University | Selected | Academic | Doctoral student in sociology at New York University. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthias Berking Professor, chair of clinical psychology · Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg | Selected | Academic | Prof of Clinical Psychology at Universität Erlangen. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthias Burchardt Philosopher | Selected | Academic | Philosopher Dr, Wikidata philosopher. | 1 | 4 |
| Matthias Farlik Molecular biologist · Medizinischen Universität Wien | Selected | Academic | Molecular biologist at Medical University of Vienna. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthias Judt Freelance economic historian | Selected | Commentator | Historian and opinion journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthias Liess Aquatic ecologist · Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umwelt Leipzig | Selected | Academic | Researcher, Helmholtz-Zentrum, public research organization. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthias Orthwein Lawyer · SKW Schwarz | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer at SKW Schwarz law firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthias Prinz Media lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Media lawyer, attorney specialized in law. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthias Wissmann Transport minister | Selected | Former official | Former transport minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthieu Lambda Columnist · Micode | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at Micode. | 1 | 5 |
| Matthijs de Ridder | Selected | Commentator | Biography author, non-fiction writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthijs Kok Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor (prof.dr.ir.) Netherlands. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthijs Lok Historian of European history · University of Amsterdam | Selected | Academic | Historian at University of Amsterdam. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthijs Noordzij Researcher · University of Twente | Selected | Academic | Researcher, University of Twente. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthis Frickhoeffer Scholar of critical theory · University of Texas at Dallas | Selected | Academic | Scholar, University of Texas Dallas. | 1 | 1 |
| Matti Virén Emeritus professor · Turun yliopiston | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor at University of Turku, explicit. | 1 | 1 |
| Mattias Munter Pensions economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Pension economist, specialized economist. | 1 | 8 |
| Mattias Pirholt Literary historian | Selected | Academic | Literary scholar university teacher. | 1 | 1 |
| Maurice Saatchi Former Tory Chairman and ad man | Selected | Former official | Former Conservative Party Chairman. | 1 | 1 |
| Mauro Serapioni Professor, PhD in social sciences · Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra | Selected | Academic | Professor, Centro de Estudos Sociais, University of Coimbra. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Bazerman Behavioral scientist | Selected | Academic | Professor at Harvard Business School. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Hastings Historian | Selected | Commentator | Historian and non-fiction writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Stauffer Co-founder · Simon Institute for Longterm Governance | Selected | Think tank | Co-founder of Simon Institute for Longterm Governance. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Troell Systems ecologist · Stockholm Resilience Centre | Selected | Academic | Systems ecologist at Stockholm Resilience Centre, research institution. | 1 | 2 |
| Max Welch Guerra Chair of Spatial Planning and Spatial Research · Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | Selected | Academic | Chair of spatial planning, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. | 1 | 1 |
| Maxim Shusteff Group Leader · LLNL | Selected | Academic | Group Leader at LLNL, national research laboratory. | 1 | 1 |
| Maxim Sytch | Selected | Academic | Professor at the Ross School of Business, Michigan. | 1 | 1 |
| Maximilian Kallinger WU Wien | Selected | Academic | Affiliated with WU Wien. | 1 | 1 |
| Maximilian Steininger Biologist · University of Vienna | Selected | Academic | Biologist at University of Vienna. | 1 | 1 |
| May Bente Bruberg NIBIO/NMBU | Selected | Academic | NIBIO/NMBU, research institute and university. | 1 | 1 |
| Maya Bar-Hillel Professor emeritus of psychology · Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Selected | Academic | Professor emeritus of Psychology, Hebrew University. | 1 | 1 |
| Maya Wind Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Towers of Ivory and Steel nonfiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Maëlle Caravaca Wealth management advisor · La Crémerie | Selected | Economist or consultant | Wealth management advisor. | 1 | 1 |
| Megan Barry First Female Mayor of Nashville | Selected | Former official | First Female Mayor of Nashville, former public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Megan Schwamb Planetary Astronomer, Reader · Queen's University | Selected | Academic | Planetary astronomer, Reader at Queen's University. | 1 | 1 |
| Megan Sumeracki Associate professor of psychology · Rhode Island College | Selected | Academic | Associate professor of psychology at Rhode Island College. | 1 | 1 |
| Meghan Swiber U.S. rates strategist · Bank of America | Selected | Economist or consultant | U.S. rates strategist at Bank of America. | 1 | 1 |
| Mehdi Mozaffari Professor emeritus · Aarhus University | Selected | Academic | Professor emeritus at Aarhus University. | 1 | 1 |
| Mei Nelissen Paleoclimatologist · NIOZ | Selected | Academic | Paleoclimatologist at NIOZ and Utrecht University. | 1 | 1 |
| Meir Javedanfar Israeli-Iranian political scientist and teacher · Reichman University | Selected | Academic | Political scientist and teacher at Reichman University. | 1 | 1 |
| Mekala Krishnan Partner · McKinsey & Company | Selected | Economist or consultant | Partner at McKinsey & Company, consulting firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Melanie Green Social psychologist · University at Buffalo | Selected | Academic | Social psychologist at University at Buffalo. | 1 | 1 |
| Melanie Schönberger Swift columnist · FALTER | Selected | Commentator | Swift columnist FALTER, analyst columnist. | 1 | 1 |