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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucia Bellinello Expert on Russian politics | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Russia expert and journalist. | 1 | 3 |
| Lucio Malan Group leader · Fratelli d'Italia | Excluded | Serving politician | Senate group leader. | 1 | 3 |
| Lucy Hough The Guardian | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist The Guardian. | 1 | 3 |
| Luigi Ippolito Journalist · Corriere della Sera | Excluded | Journalist | Corriere della Sera journalist. | 1 | 3 |
| Luis Cortés | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 3 |
| Luisa Achaerandio | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 3 |
| Maarten Schinkel Economics editor · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Economics editor at NRC. | 1 | 3 |
| Madalena Moreira International journalist · Observador | Excluded | Journalist | International journalist Observador. | 1 | 3 |
| Mads Skovlund Pedersen Country manager · Nordea | Excluded | Business executive | Country director at Nordea, business executive. | 1 | 3 |
| Maeve Sheehan Sunday Independent | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 3 |
| Magnus Bredsdorff Climate editor · Politiken | Excluded | Journalist | Climate editor at Politiken. | 1 | 3 |
| Mandy Pipher Journalist · The Local | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 3 |
| Marc Klifman Crime reporter · Nieuwsblad | Excluded | Journalist | Crime reporter, crime reporter. | 1 | 3 |
| Marc Truco Playwright | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Dramatist, artist. | 1 | 3 |
| Marc-Marie Huijbregts Comedian and podcast maker | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 3 |
| Marcin Przydacz Head of the Presidential International Policy Office · Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych | Excluded | Serving politician | Head in office of presidential policy office. | 1 | 3 |
| Marco Imarisio Journalist · Corriere della Sera | Excluded | Journalist | Corriere della Sera journalist. | 1 | 3 |
| Marco Martins Filmmaker and stage director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 3 |
| Marianne Foldberg Steffensen Head of road safety and cycling · Vejdirektoratet | Excluded | Serving politician | Head of traffic safety, Vejdirektoratet, public official in office. | 1 | 3 |
| Marike Stellinga Editor · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Editor, NRC. | 1 | 3 |
| Mario Turco Vice president · M5S | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-President M5S, politician in office. | 1 | 3 |
| Mariusz Błaszczak Vice president · Prawo i Sprawiedliwość | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-President, Head of PiS Club, politician in office. | 1 | 3 |
| Mariusz Witczak Member of parliament · KO | Excluded | Serving politician | Civic Coalition deputy, politician in office. | 1 | 3 |
| Mark Halperin Editor and host of 2Way · Next Up | Excluded | Journalist | Host and editor of 2Way. | 1 | 3 |
| Mark Middel Correspondent · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | NRC correspondent. | 1 | 3 |
| Mark Tighe Sunday Independent | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Irish Independent. | 1 | 3 |
| Marta Serafini Journalist · Corriere della Sera | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Corriere della Sera. | 1 | 3 |
| Marthe Kerkwijk Program manager · ISVW | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | ISVW program manager. | 1 | 3 |
| Martin Guiroy iSenaCode | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 3 |
| Martin Kölling Correspondent · Handelsblatt | Excluded | Journalist | Asia correspondent for Handelsblatt. | 1 | 3 |
| Martin Vander Weyer Business editor · The Spectator | Excluded | Journalist | Business editor Spectator. | 1 | 3 |
| Martine Kamsma | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 3 |
| Mary Wakefield The Spectator | Excluded | Journalist | The Spectator, essays on childhood. | 1 | 3 |
| María Ribes | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 3 |
| Massimo Bitonci Undersecretary for Enterprises and Made in Italy · Governo italiano | Excluded | Serving politician | Undersecretary, Italian government, IN OFFICE. | 1 | 3 |
| Mathieu von Rohr Head of SPIEGEL's foreign desk · DER SPIEGEL | Excluded | Journalist | SPIEGEL foreign section leader. | 1 | 3 |
| Matt Gertz Media Matters | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Member of Media Matters advocacy organization. | 1 | 3 |
| Matt Grossman WSJ economics reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | WSJ Economics Reporter. | 1 | 3 |
| Maureen O'Connell Former law enforcement officer · Best Case Worst Case | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former FBI agent. | 1 | 3 |
| Maurizio Casasco Economics head · Forza Italia | Excluded | Serving politician | Economics Manager, Forza Italia, party executive. | 1 | 3 |
| Mauro Lusetti President of ADM | Excluded | Business executive | Presidente ADM Legacoop, organization leader. | 1 | 3 |
| Max Griera POLITICO | Excluded | Journalist | POLITICO. | 1 | 3 |
| Mia Skovby Journalist · Sig det' løgn | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Sig det' lojgn, fact-checking journalist. | 1 | 3 |
| Micael Pereira Journalist · Expresso | Excluded | Journalist | Investigation journalist Expresso, investigation reporter. | 1 | 3 |
| Micha Wertheim Columnist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 3 |
| Michael Christiansen Comedian and host | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 3 |
| Michelle White Head of Private Office · Rathbones | Excluded | Business executive | Head of Private Office at Rathbones, executive. | 1 | 3 |
| Miguel Prado Economics editor · Expresso | Excluded | Journalist | Economics section editor, desk chief. | 1 | 3 |
| Mona Hambraeus Ekot climate reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Climate reporter Ekot | 1 | 3 |
| Mustafa Marghadi Correspondent · De Dag | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter correspondent. | 1 | 3 |