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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maciej Ćwikiewicz President of the management board of PFR Ventures | Excluded | Business executive | President of the board of directors of PFR Ventures, business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Maciej Czarnecki Journalist · Gazeta Wyborcza | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at Gazeta Wyborcza. | 2 | 2 |
| Maciej Gaca Dr | Selected | Academic | Associate professor at Polish universities. | 1 | 1 |
| Maciej Grodzicki Doctor · Polska Sieć Ekonomii | Selected | Think tank | Doctor at Polska Sieć Ekonomii, economic network. | 1 | 1 |
| Maciej Grzenkowicz Reportage author · Dział Zagraniczny | Excluded | Journalist | Author of reportage. | 1 | 1 |
| Maciej Jastrzębski Reportage | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Maciej Jaszczuk Podium finisher · Festival Jacka Kaczmarskiego | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Maciej Kalwasiński Expert · OSW | Selected | Think tank | Expert at Eastern Studies Center (OSW). | 2 | 2 |
| Maciej Konieczny | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician in office, member of Sejm. | 1 | 2 |
| Maciej Korowaj Reserve lieutenant colonel, analyst of Eastern military affairs · Instytut bezpieczeństwa i rozwoju międzynarodowego | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Reserve colonel, former military officer. | 4 | 5 |
| Maciej Krajewski Physicist, PhD · University of Warsaw | Selected | Academic | Physicist, doctorate at University of Warsaw. | 1 | 1 |
| Maciej Kuźniar CEO · Oktawave | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Oktawave, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Maciej Lasek Deputy minister of infrastructure and government plenipotentiary for CPK | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Minister of Infrastructure, government official in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Maciej Maj Openfield | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Survey researcher at Openfield, not an economist in strict sense. | 1 | 1 |
| Maciej Musiałowski | Excluded | Business executive | Actor. | 1 | 1 |
| Maciej Oniszczuk Specializing in commercial law · Oniszczuk & Associates | Selected | Lawyer | Commercial law lawyer, Oniszczuk & Associates law firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Maciej Pawłowski Expert on migration, economy and policy · Instytut Nowej Europy | Selected | Think tank | Political and economics expert at Institute for a New Europe. | 5 | 7 |
| Maciej Perzyna Nature correspondent · Radio Wnet | Excluded | Journalist | Science correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Maciej Różycki Jury chair · Festival Jacka Kaczmarskiego | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Maciej Ryczko | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Maciej Strupiechowski Capt. · 1 Warszawska Brygada Pancerna | Excluded | Serving politician | Armored brigade captain, active military. | 1 | 1 |
| Maciej Szymanowski | Selected | Academic | Explicit professor title. | 1 | 1 |
| Maciej Wojtal Amtelon Capital | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Investor at Amtelon Capital. | 1 | 1 |
| Maciej Wysocki Battery researcher · RISE | Selected | Academic | Battery researcher at RISE, public research institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Maciej Żywno Deputy Marshal of the Senate · Senat Polska 2050 | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Marshal of Senate, government official in office. | 1 | 2 |
| Maciek Dąbrowski Youtuber | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Madalena Meyer Resende Associate professor · Universidade Nova de Lisboa | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor at Nova University of Lisbon. | 2 | 2 |
| Madalena Moreira International journalist · Observador | Excluded | Journalist | International journalist Observador. | 1 | 3 |
| Madalena Santos Director of the Festival Avante | Excluded | Business executive | Director of Avante Festival. | 1 | 1 |
| Madalina Armie Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Maddy Mussen Features editor · London Standard | Excluded | Journalist | Features editor at London Standard. | 1 | 2 |
| Maddy Savage Reporter · BBC World Service | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter BBC World Service | 1 | 1 |
| Madeleine Albright U.S. Secretary of State | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. Secretary of State. | 1 | 1 |
| Madeleine Allen Policy and advocacy officer · Irish Refugee Council | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Policy and advocacy officer, Refugee Council. | 1 | 1 |
| Madeleine Darya Alizadeh Content creator | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Madeleine Lowery Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor (Prof), expert in electromyography. | 1 | 1 |
| Madeleine van Toorenburg CDA senator | Excluded | Serving politician | CDA Senator, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Madeleine Wyatt Professor · King's Business School | Selected | Academic | Professor at King's Business School. | 1 | 1 |
| Madelen Magnussen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Madhavan Nair Former Chairman · Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) | Selected | Former official | Former president of Indian space agency ISRO. | 1 | 1 |
| Madiha Afzal Fellow · Brookings Institution | Selected | Think tank | Fellow at Brookings Institution, think tank. | 1 | 2 |
| Madina Dahiru Maishanu Presenter · BBC Hausa | Excluded | Journalist | BBC Hausa presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| Madison Malone Kircher Reporter · The New York Times | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter New York Times | 1 | 1 |
| Madison Smith From Northwestern University | Selected | Academic | Researcher affiliated with Northwestern University. | 1 | 1 |
| Madlene Holmqvist Infectious disease physician and doctoral student · Lund | Selected | Academic | Infectious disease specialist and doctoral student at Lund. | 1 | 1 |
| Mado Martínez Anthropologist | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 9 |
| Mads A. Andersen News editor · Dagblad | Excluded | Business executive | Editor-in-chief, Dagblad newspaper, journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Mads Aarup Civil engineer · Forenede Danske Elbilister | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Civil engineer, association spokesperson. | 1 | 1 |
| Mads Bo Iversen Phlake | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mads Brügger Editor-in-chief · Frihedsbrevet | Selected | Commentator | Editor-in-chief, Frihedsbrevet. | 2 | 3 |