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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mollie Katzen Moosewood | Selected | Commentator | Author of Moosewood, nonfiction cookbooks. | 1 | 1 |
| Molly Michelmore Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian, professor at Washington and Lee University. | 1 | 1 |
| Monica Pachon Political scientist and professor · University of the Andes | Selected | Academic | Political scientist and professor at University of the Andes. | 1 | 1 |
| Monika Anna Walczak Lecturer · Institut for Psykologi på Københavns Universitet | Selected | Academic | Teaching assistant at Institute of Psychology, Copenhagen University. | 1 | 1 |
| Monika Mousavi Consultant at Empreintes Sociales · EVEA | Selected | Economist or consultant | Social Impact consultant at EVEA. | 1 | 1 |
| Monika Onken PhD student · Freie Universität Berlin | Selected | Academic | Doctoral student at Free University Berlin. | 1 | 1 |
| Monika Prończuk | Selected | Think tank | Africa analyst at Polish studies center. | 1 | 1 |
| Monika Sawicka Dr · Instytu Amerykanistyki i Studiów Polonijnych UJ | Selected | Academic | Dr., Institut Amerykanistyki i Studiów Polonijnych UJ. | 1 | 1 |
| Monika Slunsky FSM Rechtsanwälte | Selected | Lawyer | FSM Rechtsanwälte (law firm). | 1 | 1 |
| Monique Flecken Linguist · University of Amsterdam | Selected | Academic | Linguist at Universiteit van Amsterdam. | 1 | 1 |
| Monty Munford Journalist and crypto commentator | Selected | Commentator | Cryptocurrency analyst commentator. | 1 | 1 |
| Mora Aronsson Botanist · Artdatabanken vid Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet | Selected | Academic | Botanist at Artdatabanken at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. | 1 | 1 |
| Mora Namdar Former assistant secretary of state · Trump administration | Selected | Former official | Former assistant secretary of state under Trump administration. | 1 | 2 |
| Mordecai Kurz Joan Kenney Professor of Economics Emeritus at Stanford University | Selected | Academic | Joan Kenney Professor of Economics Emeritus at Stanford University. | 1 | 1 |
| Morgan McSweeney Chief of staff · No10 | Selected | Former official | Former No. 10 Chief of Staff. | 1 | 1 |
| Morgane Ortin Author | Selected | Commentator | French author and columnist. | 1 | 1 |
| Moritz Florin Lecturer · Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Nürnberg-Erlangen | Selected | Academic | Docent at Friedrich Alexander University Nuremberg-Erlangen. | 1 | 1 |
| Morten Roed Frederiksen Robotics researcher · ITU | Selected | Academic | Robot researcher, ITU. | 1 | 1 |
| Morten Sommer Professor of microbiology · DTU Bio Sustain | Selected | Academic | Professor of Microbiology, DTU Biosustain. | 1 | 1 |
| Morten Øgård Professor at UiA | Selected | Academic | Professor at UiA. | 1 | 1 |
| Moshik Temkin Author · PublicAffairs | Selected | Commentator | Author Warriors, Rebels, and Saints, non-fiction book. | 1 | 1 |
| Moussa Al-Hassan Diaw Deradicalisation expert | Selected | Academic | Islamic studies researcher. | 1 | 1 |
| Muhammad Waqas Assistant Professor in Economics · University of Bradford | Selected | Academic | Assistant Professor in Economics, University of Bradford. | 1 | 1 |
| Mukulika Banerjee Dr. · Oxford University Press | Selected | Academic | Dr., author of academic book on agrarian democracy. | 1 | 1 |
| Murat Isik Writer | Selected | Commentator | Turkish-Dutch writer. | 1 | 2 |
| Murat Somer | Selected | Academic | Professor of political science at Koç University. | 1 | 1 |
| Murray Pittock Scotland's leading cultural historian, Professor | Selected | Academic | Leading cultural historian, professor. | 1 | 1 |
| Murray Roberts Professor of Marine Biology · University of Edinburgh | Selected | Academic | Professor of Marine Biology, University of Edinburgh. | 1 | 1 |
| Mário Figueiredo Professor of Machine Learning · Instituto Superior Técnico | Selected | Academic | Professor of Machine Learning, Instituto Superior Técnico. | 1 | 1 |
| Mário Soares President of the Republic | Selected | Former official | President of the Republic, former government official. | 1 | 1 |
| Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer Political scientist | Selected | Academic | Political scientist, female university professor. | 1 | 1 |
| Médard Thiry | Selected | Academic | Geology researcher at MINES ParisTech. | 1 | 1 |
| Nabil Fahmy Former ambassador and minister | Selected | Former official | Former ambassador and minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Nacho Trujillo | Selected | Academic | Astrophysicist at Institute of Astrophysics of the Canaries. | 1 | 1 |
| Nacho Álvarez Economics professor · Autonomous University of Madrid | Selected | Academic | Profesor de Economia, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid. | 1 | 1 |
| Nadia Zaboura Communication scholar | Selected | Commentator | Media expert and media critic. | 1 | 1 |
| Nadine A. Sinno Dr. | Selected | Commentator | Dr. author of a non-fiction book on urban art and Beirut. | 1 | 1 |
| Nadine Johnston Microbiologist · British Antarctic Survey | Selected | Academic | Microbiologist at British Antarctic Survey, public research organization. | 1 | 1 |
| Nadine Lavan Doctor | Selected | Academic | Psychology researcher at Queen Mary University of London. | 1 | 1 |
| Nadine Maliakkal Talent Analytics Consultant · Hogan Assessments | Selected | Economist or consultant | Ph.D. Talent Analytics Consultant at Hogan Assessments, consulting firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Nahúm Méndez | Selected | Commentator | Geologist and science communicator. | 1 | 1 |
| Nan Hao Researcher in economic security · Helsinki Geo-economics Society, Geneva Graduate Institute | Selected | Think tank | Researcher at Helsinki Geo-economics Society and Geneva Graduate Institute | 1 | 1 |
| Nancy Gertner | Selected | Commentator | Author of In Defense of Women, nonfiction book. | 1 | 1 |
| Nancy Hiemstra Dr. | Selected | Academic | Dr. Nancy Hiemstra, university researcher in political science. | 1 | 1 |
| Nanna Høygaard Lindeberg Project manager · VIVE | Selected | Think tank | Project manager at VIVE, project director at social research organization. | 1 | 1 |
| Naomi Cammayo Tutor · University of Sydney | Selected | Academic | Tutor at University of Sydney, university lecturer. | 1 | 1 |
| Naomi Ling Outer Temple Chambers | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer at Outer Temple Chambers. | 1 | 1 |
| Naomi Roht-Arriaza Distinguished Professor of Law · UC Hastings | Selected | Academic et Lawyer | Distinguished Professor of Law at UC Hastings. | 1 | 1 |
| Narjes Bahhar Journalist and expert in French rap | Selected | Commentator | French rap critic. | 1 | 3 |
| Nassim Taleb Author | Selected | Commentator | Author, writer and recognized analyst of statistics and probability. | 1 | 2 |