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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynden Blake Reporting · The Daily Wire | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Lyndsey Stonebridge Arendt expert | Selected | Academic | Professor of humanities at the University of Birmingham. | 2 | 2 |
| Lynette H. Ong Professor of Political Science · University of Toronto, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy | Selected | Academic | Professor of Political Science at University of Toronto. | 1 | 2 |
| Lynette Wallworth Emmy Award-winning filmmaker | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lynn M. Tesser Stanford University | Selected | Academic | Affiliated with Stanford University. | 1 | 1 |
| Lynn Ruane Senator | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator in office, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Lynn Van den Broeck | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lynn Voogt | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Lynne Olson Historian | Selected | Commentator | Historian author of several books on World War II. | 2 | 2 |
| Lyse Doucet Chief international correspondent · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Chief international correspondent at BBC. | 4 | 10 |
| Lyse Doucett Chief international correspondent · BBC News | Excluded | Journalist | Chief international correspondent at BBC. | 1 | 1 |
| Lyudmila Zasimova Associate professor of the department of applied economics · HSE University | Selected | Academic | Professor of department at HSE University. | 1 | 1 |
| M-E Dupont | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| M. Cooper Minister Associate Professor of Religion · Shenandoah University | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor of Religion at Shenandoah University. | 1 | 1 |
| M. John Harrison Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer, Fiction Author (science fiction). | 1 | 1 |
| M. Taylor Fravel Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science · Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Selected | Academic | Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science at MIT. | 3 | 3 |
| Mª Ángeles Rodríguez | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Maaike de Schepper Veterinarian | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Veterinarian, medical profession. | 1 | 1 |
| Maaike Meijer Historian | Selected | Academic | Literature researcher at Maastricht and Utrecht universities. | 3 | 4 |
| Maaike Noordhuis Pensions editor · FD | Excluded | Journalist | Pensions editor, FD. | 1 | 1 |
| Maan Barua University Lecturer · University of Cambridge | Selected | Academic | University Lecturer in Human Geography at University of Cambridge. | 1 | 1 |
| Maaret Koskinen Professor · Stockholm University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Film Studies at University of Stockholm. | 1 | 1 |
| Maarten Biermans Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Maarten Bloemers Director · GUTS Tickets | Excluded | Business executive | Director of GUTS Tickets, business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Maarten Boudry Dr | Selected | Academic et Commentator | Philosopher of science, doctorate, author at Ghent University. | 4 | 5 |
| Maarten De Vos Professor · KU Leuven | Selected | Academic | Professor at KU Leuven. | 1 | 1 |
| Maarten Doorman Philosopher, poet and writer · Université | Selected | Academic | Cultural philosopher, professor emeritus at university. | 3 | 4 |
| Maarten Gulickx Career coach | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Career coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Maarten Keulemans Science editor · de Volkskrant | Excluded | Journalist | Science Editor Volkskrant. | 2 | 7 |
| Maarten Larmuseau Prof. Dr., geneticist · KU Leuven | Selected | Academic | Professor and geneticist doctor at KU Leuven. | 2 | 2 |
| Maarten Libeer Adviser for international business · Voka Kennis- en Lobbycentrum | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | International affairs advisor, not economist. | 1 | 1 |
| Maarten Naaijkens General director · Codam | Excluded | Business executive | General director of Codam, training institution. | 1 | 1 |
| Maarten Schinkel Economics editor · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Economics editor at NRC. | 1 | 3 |
| Maarten Sukel Author · The AI Factory | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Author founder of The AI Factory, entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Maarten van Buuren Professor · Utrecht University | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor of modern French letters at Utrecht. | 2 | 4 |
| Maarten van Poll Editor · Het Financieele Dagblad | Excluded | Journalist | Editor Financial Daily | 1 | 1 |
| Maarten van Rossem Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of history at University of Utrecht. | 10 | 22 |
| Maarten Van Rossum Top negotiator | Selected | Former official | Former diplomat, oud-diplomaat. | 5 | 6 |
| Maarten Voncken Research director · ASML | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Research director at ASML, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Maartje Bakker Reporter · de Volkskrant | Excluded | Journalist | Volkskrant Reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Maartje De Wilde Specialist in early modern literature | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Maartje Wortel Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer who published novels, fiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Maasbert Schouten Afab | Excluded | Business executive | Sports official. | 1 | 1 |
| Maboula Soumahoro Associate professor · University of Tours | Selected | Academic | Senior lecturer in American civilization at University of Tours. | 2 | 2 |
| Mac Caldwell Captain · US Marine Corps | Excluded | Serving politician | US Marine Corps captain, active military. | 1 | 1 |
| Macarena Muñoz | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Macarena Olona | Selected | Lawyer | State lawyer, former deputy and regional deputy. | 3 | 5 |
| Macha Ravine | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Machiel Keestra | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Machiel Mulder Professor of energy economics · University of Groningen | Selected | Academic | Professor of energy economics at the University of Groningen. | 2 | 3 |