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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mika Leskinen Investment director · S-Pankki | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment Director at S-Pankki. | 1 | 1 |
| Mika Saarinen Finance director · Raisio | Selected | Economist or consultant | Finance director (Talousjohtaja) of Raisio. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikael Alm | Selected | Academic | Professor of history at the University of Uppsala. | 1 | 2 |
| Mikael Landén Professor of psychiatry and chief physician | Selected | Academic | Professor of Psychiatry. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikael Larsson Archaeologist · Lund University | Selected | Academic | Archaeologist at Lund University. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikael Petitjean Professor of finance · UCLouvain | Selected | Academic | Professor of finance at UCLouvain. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikael Rothstein PhD in history of religion, lecturer in comparative religious history · University of Southern Denmark | Selected | Academic | Lecturer in history of religions at Syddansk University. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikael Sarwe Analysis head at SB1 Markets | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief analyst at SB1 Markets, investment bank. | 1 | 2 |
| Mikael Ögren University of Gothenburg | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Sahlgrenska Academy. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Joy Leading freshwater ecologist | Selected | Academic | Freshwater ecologist at Victoria University of Wellington. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Kestemont Professor · UAntwerpen | Selected | Academic | Prof. dr. at University of Antwerp. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Osterholm Epidemiologist · University of Minnesota | Selected | Academic | Epidemiologist at University of Minnesota. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Pavelec Military historian · McGill University | Selected | Academic | Military historian at McGill University. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Preston Lead partner · New Harbor Financial | Selected | Economist or consultant | Principal partner at New Harbor Financial. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Recher Immunologist · Universitätsspital | Selected | Academic | Immunologist at University of Basel. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Rogers Former Director, Senior Advisor · National Security Agency, Brunswick Group | Selected | Former official | Former director of NSA. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Shedlock Publisher · MishTalk.com | Selected | Commentator | MishTalk editor, economic analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Tomasky Editor of The New Republic | Selected | Commentator | Ideas publication editor-in-chief, author. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikel Herrán Archaeologist and history communicator | Selected | Commentator | Archaeologist and history communicator. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikel López Iturriaga Food journalist · El Comidista | Selected | Commentator | Food critic, section director. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikhail Favorov Doctor · Consultative Group DiaPrepSystems | Selected | Academic | Epidemiologist at D.I. Ivanovsky Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikkel Bjørn Dansk Folkeparti | Selected | Former official | Former member of Folketing (end 2023). | 1 | 1 |
| Mikkel Gudsø Adjunct lecturer · Aarhus University | Selected | Academic | Assistant lecturer at Aarhus University. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikkel Gudsøe Adjunct lecturer, PhD fellow in political negotiations · AU, SDU | Selected | Academic | Assistant lecturer and doctoral student at universities. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikkel Thorup Professor of intellectual history · Aarhus University | Selected | Academic | Professor of history of ideas. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikko Tarvonen Midwife researcher · HUSin | Selected | Academic | Researcher at HUS University Hospital. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikołaj Cześnik Director of the Institute of Social Science · SWPS University | Selected | Academic | Institute Director at SWPS University. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikołaj Pisarski Instytut Misesa | Selected | Think tank | Member of Mises Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Mila Sohoni Professor · Stanford Law School | Selected | Academic | Professor at Stanford Law School. | 1 | 1 |
| Milagros Alzaga García Director of the Underwater Archaeology Centre · Instituto Andaluz de Patrimonio Histórico | Selected | Academic | Director of archaeology center, institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Miljana Radivojevic Dr. | Selected | Academic | Archaeologist, university researcher. | 1 | 1 |
| Mine Senses | Selected | Academic | Professor of Economics at Johns Hopkins University. | 1 | 1 |
| Minik Rosing Professor of geology · University of Copenhagen | Selected | Academic | Professor of Geology at University of Copenhagen. | 1 | 1 |
| Minna Huotilainen Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor, brain researcher (neuroscience researcher). | 1 | 1 |
| Miranda Fricker | Selected | Academic | Philosopher at Birkbeck University of London. | 1 | 1 |
| Miranda Kauffman Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Heiresses, nonfiction history book. | 1 | 1 |
| Miranda Willson Politico | Selected | Commentator | Analyst for Politico. | 1 | 1 |
| Mireille Hadas-Lebel Emeritus professor at the Sorbonne | Selected | Academic | Emeritus Professor at the Sorbonne. | 1 | 3 |
| Miriam del Río Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of the book Turismo Dark (nonfiction). | 1 | 1 |
| Miriam Gade Psychologist and professor · Hochschule für Gesundheit und Medizin Berlin | Selected | Academic | Psychologist and professor at health college. | 1 | 1 |
| Mirjam Schaub Philosopher, university lecturer | Selected | Academic | Philosopher, university teacher. | 1 | 1 |
| Mirko Mussetti | Selected | Commentator | Italian geopolitical analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Mirosław Filipowicz Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor (explicit academic title). | 1 | 1 |
| Mirosław Nagielski Professor · Université de Varsovie | Selected | Academic | Professor at University of Warsaw. | 1 | 1 |
| Mirza Jahanzeb Beg Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts and Science | Selected | Academic | Affiliated with Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts and Science. | 1 | 1 |
| Misty L. Heggeness Associate Professor of Economics · University of Kansas | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor of Economics at University Kansas. | 1 | 1 |
| Mitri Raheb Founder · Dar-al Kalima Universite | Selected | Academic | Founder of Dar-al Kalima University. | 1 | 1 |
| Mogkweetsi Masisi | Selected | Former official | Former President of Botswana. | 1 | 1 |
| Mohamed Shafeeq Karinkurayil Associate Professor · Manipal Centre for Humanities | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor Manipal Centre Humanities. | 1 | 1 |
| Mohit Khera Professor of urology | Selected | Academic | Professor of urology, explicit academic title. | 1 | 1 |