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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magdalena Riepl Board member · NichtGenesenKids e.V. | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Magdalena Rigamonti Onet | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Magdalena Schmude Author | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Rower, athlete. | 1 | 1 |
| Magdi El-Gawhary | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Maggie Aderin-Pocock Space scientist and science educator | Selected | Academic | Space researcher at University College London. | 6 | 7 |
| Maggie Haberman Authors | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and political historian, author of analytical non-fiction. | 14 | 19 |
| Maggie Jackson Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of nonfiction essays, journalist and columnist. | 5 | 7 |
| Maggie Roche Chef · The Little Acorn | Excluded | Business executive | Cafe owner, commercial establishment executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Maggie Shi Professor · Harris School of Public Policy | Selected | Academic | Professor at Harris School of Public Policy. | 1 | 1 |
| Magí Seritjol Festival director · Tarraco Viva | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Director of Tarraco Viva festival, cultural leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Magnar Bjørås Professor · NTNU | Selected | Academic | Professor at NTNU. | 1 | 1 |
| Magne Antonsen Producer · E24-podden | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Magne Østnor Currency strategist · DNB | Selected | Economist or consultant | Currency Strategist at DNB Markets, banking analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Magne Rannestad Guide · Fredriksten festning | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former military commander, now historical site guide. | 1 | 2 |
| Magnus Barsøe Journalist, business economist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist and economist, primary profession journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Magnus Boding Hansen Business journalist · Jyllands-Posten | Excluded | Journalist | Business journalist at Jyllands-Posten. | 1 | 1 |
| Magnus Bredsdorff Climate editor · Politiken | Excluded | Journalist | Climate editor at Politiken. | 1 | 3 |
| Magnus Brunner EU migration commissioner · European Commission | Excluded | Serving politician | EU Migration Commissioner in office at the Commission. | 1 | 1 |
| Magnus Cederblad Former bodyguard and martial artist | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Magnus Ellström | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Magnus Georg Jensen Immigration spokesperson | Excluded | Serving politician | Immigration spokesman, politician at Storting, incumbent. | 1 | 1 |
| Magnus Gisslén State epidemiologist | Excluded | Serving politician | State epidemiologist Swedish, public official in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Magnus Grenfeldt The SmartOptics head | Excluded | Business executive | CEO SmartOptics, company leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Magnus Håkenstad Senior researcher · Institutt for forsvarsstudier | Selected | Academic | Senior Researcher at Institute for Defence Studies, public institute. | 1 | 2 |
| Magnus Halvorsen Board chair · 2020 Bulkers | Excluded | Business executive | Board chair of 2020 Bulkers, business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Magnus Haugland Project manager · Landbrukets Klimaselskap | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Project manager at Agriculture Climate Company, executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Magnus Helgerud Author | Selected | Commentator | Author and historian of ideas, analysis of ideas and history. | 2 | 5 |
| Magnus Henrekson | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist at Stockholm School of Economics. | 5 | 8 |
| Magnus Hoem Iversen Author | Selected | Commentator | Journalist-author of analytical book. | 1 | 1 |
| Magnus Johannesen Chief financial officer · Grieg Seafood | Excluded | Business executive | Finance Director at Grieg Seafood, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Magnus Karlsson Researcher in environmental analysis · IVL Svenska Miljöinstitutet | Selected | Academic | Researcher at IVL Swedish Environmental Institute, public institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Magnus Kull Unit head · Arbetsmiljöverket | Excluded | Serving politician | Unit manager at Arbetsmiljöverket, public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Magnus Lembke Political scientist and associate professor · Stockholm University | Selected | Academic | Docent at Stockholm University. | 1 | 1 |
| Magnus Maarbjerg Architect · MAST | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Architect at MAST, company technical executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Magnus Ranstorp Terrorism expert and research leader · Försvarshögskolan | Selected | Academic | Docent in political science at Swedish Defence University. | 5 | 9 |
| Magnus Strobel Co-Founder and CEO · Nexus Politics | Excluded | Business executive | Co-Founder and CEO of Nexus Politics. | 1 | 1 |
| Magnus Thyni Credit manager · Simplicity | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Credit manager at Simplicity, financial executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Magnus Vigilius | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Magnus Walan Senior policy adviser · Diakonia | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Senior Policy Advisor at Diakonia, NGO executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Mago More Speaker | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Speaker and magician. | 1 | 1 |
| Maha Nassar | Selected | Academic | Historian at University of Arizona. | 2 | 2 |
| Mahara McKay Tantra teacher | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Maher Charif Researcher at the Institut d'études palestiniennes | Selected | Think tank | Researcher at Institute of Palestinian Studies. | 1 | 1 |
| Mahesvari Autar Culture maker | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Maheta Molango Managing Director · PFA | Excluded | Business executive | Managing Director of PFA, organization leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Mahjooba Nowrouzi Journalist · BBC Afghan Services | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist BBC Afghan. | 1 | 2 |
| Mahmoud Farahmand Storting representative · Høyre | Excluded | Serving politician | Parliament representative for Progress Party, politician IN OFFICE. | 2 | 5 |
| Mahmoud Khalil Columbia graduate and author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Activist and Columbia graduate. | 1 | 1 |
| Mahmudul Hasan Gunovi Far-right Islamist leader | Excluded | Serving politician | Far-right Islamist leader, political leader/activist. | 1 | 1 |
| Mai al-Abrashi Professor of architecture | Selected | Academic | Professor of Architecture at university. | 1 | 1 |