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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martijn Pols Aviation editor · zakelijke dienstverlening | Excluded | Journalist | Aviation editor, FD. | 1 | 2 |
| Martin Kleberg | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Martin Lass Energy farmer · Agrarservice Lass | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Energy farmer. | 1 | 2 |
| Martin Trauner Author · Bayerischer Rundfunk | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Author and director at Bayerischer Rundfunk. | 1 | 2 |
| María Ramírez International correspondent · elDiario.es | Excluded | Journalist | International correspondent elDiario.es. | 1 | 2 |
| Massimiliano Vino Domino | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Organization mentioned without clear role. | 1 | 2 |
| Massimo Rebotti Journalist · Corriere della Sera | Excluded | Journalist | Corriere della Sera journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Mateusz Mucha Fund manager · Beta ETF | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Beta ETF fund manager. | 1 | 2 |
| Mateusz Piotrowski | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Volleyball or Basketball Player. | 1 | 2 |
| Mathias Priebe Strategy coach · ARD | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Strategy coach, coach. | 1 | 2 |
| Mathieu Ceschin Former bull breeder | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Mathilde Lacombe Co-founder · Aime | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Aime. | 1 | 2 |
| Matilda Greig Historian · National Army Museum | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Historian at National Army Museum (not university). | 1 | 2 |
| Matina Razafimahefa Founder · Sayna | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of Sayna, startup executive. | 1 | 2 |
| Mats Carlsson-Lénart Reporter · Sveriges Radio | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Sveriges Radio | 1 | 2 |
| Matt Muir | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Matt Randolph Oil and energy expert | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Matthias Gebauer SPIEGEL | Excluded | Journalist | SPIEGEL. | 1 | 2 |
| Matthias Sander Romandy correspondent · NZZ | Excluded | Journalist | Western Switzerland Correspondent NZZ. | 1 | 2 |
| Matthias Schrade Entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur, business executive. | 1 | 2 |
| Matthias Verbergt Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Matti Ruotsalainen MPKK | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Finnish mayor, city manager in office. | 1 | 2 |
| Mattias Corrasco Journalist · L'Express | Excluded | Journalist | Politics section journalist at L'Express. | 1 | 2 |
| Maura Higgins Love Island | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Maureen Blankestijn Agriculture editor · Het Financieele Dagblad | Excluded | Journalist | Agriculture editor at FD. | 1 | 2 |
| Mauro Porcini | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Designer, no academic, think tank or analysis role. | 1 | 2 |
| Max Blumenthal Editor and founder · Grayzone News | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Maxi Raabe | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Maxim Kireev DIE ZEIT | Excluded | Journalist | ZEIT. | 1 | 2 |
| Maximilian Brose | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Maximilian Popp Deputy head of the SPIEGEL foreign desk · DER SPIEGEL | Excluded | Journalist | SPIEGEL international reporter, foreign news reporting. | 1 | 2 |
| Megan Barton-Hanson Love Island | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Megan Williams Correspondent in Rome · CBC | Excluded | Journalist | CBC correspondent Rome. | 1 | 2 |
| Melchor Miralles | Excluded | Journalist | Empty position, no information on journalistic activity. | 1 | 2 |
| Melissa Segura Journalist · The Guardian | Excluded | Journalist | Investigator The Guardian, investigation journalism. | 1 | 2 |
| Melvyn Ingleby Correspondent · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | NRC correspondent, international reporter journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Merete Skar | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Meri Nurminen Reader | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Merlin Münch Zentrum für vertrauenswürdige Künstliche Intelligenz | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 1 | 2 |
| Meron Rapoport Journalist · +972 Magazine | Excluded | Journalist | +972 Magazine journalist, no explicit proof of analysis. | 1 | 2 |
| Mette Davidsen-Nielsen Culture editor and member of the management · Politiken | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Hauke Newspaper publisher | Excluded | Business executive | Newspaper publisher. | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Horvath Co-founder and CEO · Strava | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO of Strava. | 1 | 2 |
| Michael McMillian Bigfoot Collector's Club podcast | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Schlieben Political correspondent · ZEIT ONLINE | Excluded | Journalist | Politics correspondent at ZEIT ONLINE, correspondent. | 1 | 2 |
| Michaela Strachan Winter Watch presenter | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Michaela Wiegel F.A.Z. France correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | F.A.Z. France correspondent, correspondent. | 1 | 2 |
| Michela Rovelli Journalist · Corriere della Sera | Excluded | Journalist | Corriere della Sera journalist, reporter. | 1 | 2 |
| Michiel Jurrjens | Excluded | Journalist | Technical segment presenter, not analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Miguel Pedrero Gómez | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |