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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| María José Rubio Writer and historian | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | History fiction writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Kaika Dr | Selected | Academic | Geographer at University of Amsterdam. | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Klien Psychologist, specialized in anxiety disorders | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist. | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Korcz Economics journalist · Gazeta Wyborcza | Excluded | Journalist | Economic journalist at Gazeta Wyborcza. | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Krafft Traffic safety director at Trafikverket | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Traffic safety director at Trafikverket. | 1 | 1 |
| María Kurnischka Manager in Cantabria · Ucranianos Oberig | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Kurowska MP · PiS | Excluded | Serving politician | Female PiS deputy. | 1 | 1 |
| María Lara Martínez European PhD in philosophy, professor of anthropology and modern history · Universidad a Distancia de Madrid | Selected | Academic | Doctor of Philosophy university professor. | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Lavik Journalist and author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist and author. | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Lederer Liquid Democracy | Selected | Think tank | Liquid Democracy. | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Libura Dr | Selected | Academic | Public health specialist, university employee. | 5 | 8 |
| María LLapart | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Løberg Posten Bring | Excluded | Business executive | Posten Bring executive. | 1 | 1 |
| María López Belloso Researcher and professor · University of Deusto | Selected | Academic | Researcher professor Universidad Deusto. | 1 | 2 |
| María Luisa Cabañero Second female firefighter in Spain | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Firefighter. | 1 | 1 |
| María Luisa Paúl The Washington Post | Excluded | Journalist | The Washington Post. | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Luisa Verbo Journalist · EXPANSIÓN | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, EXPANSIÓN. | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Magierska Lawyer and doctoral student · Instytut Uniwersytecki we Florencji | Selected | Academic | Doctoral student at University Institute of Florence. | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Malmer Stenegard Migration Minister | Excluded | Serving politician | Migration Minister. | 1 | 1 |
| María Manjavacas | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Manuel Leitão Marques MEP · Parlamento Europeu | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of European Parliament. | 1 | 1 |
| María Margarita Flórez Casa O11ce | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| María Martín Correspondent · EL PAÍS | Excluded | Journalist | Correspondent EL PAÍS. | 1 | 1 |
| María Martinón-Torres Paleoanthropologist | Selected | Academic | Paleoanthropologist at National Center for Research on Human Evolution. | 2 | 2 |
| Maria Mast Scientific field · ZEIT ONLINE | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Science journalist at ZEIT ONLINE. | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Miala | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Moreno Diez Mentor of the Year · Fibrus | Excluded | Business executive | Mentor, no academic, think tank, legal or economic role listed. | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Morseby | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Nadotti Interviewer | Selected | Commentator | Interviewer Il Mondo, analysis interviews. | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Nilsson Veterinarian and farmer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Veterinarian and farmer, does not match any of the 6 roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Paz Gutiérrez Reporter · Radiolab | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Radiolab | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Popov Presenter · funk | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Radio host (moderatorin), does not fit any of 6 roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Qundos Head of allocation · Skandia | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Portfolio manager at asset management company, not an economist or independent analyst. | 2 | 3 |
| María Ramírez International correspondent · elDiario.es | Excluded | Journalist | International correspondent elDiario.es. | 1 | 2 |
| María Ribes | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 3 |
| Maria Rotkiel Psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist without university affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Sacchetti Washington Post | Excluded | Journalist | Washington Post. | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Schönbächler Professor of earth and planetary sciences · ETH Zürich | Selected | Academic | Female professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, ETH Zurich. | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Serena Natale | Excluded | Journalist | Day by day, generalist media. | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Silva | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Sole Colombo Critic | Selected | Commentator | Critic and film programmer, cinema analysis for the public. | 1 | 6 |
| Maria Sörensson | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Steen Commentator | Selected | Commentator | Commentator. | 2 | 2 |
| Maria Sterkl Journalist · STANDARD | Excluded | Journalist | Israel correspondent STANDARD. | 1 | 2 |
| Maria Teresa Bellucci Deputy Minister for Labour · Fratelli d'Italia | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Minister of Labor in office, not former official. | 1 | 2 |
| Maria Tims Professor future work design · VU | Selected | Academic | Professor of Future Work Design, VU. | 2 | 4 |
| María Turégano Conservator-restorer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Conservator-restorer, fits no role. | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Varteressian Former state secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Selected | Former official | Former Secretary of State at the Foreign Office. | 6 | 6 |
| María Vutova Translator and interpreter | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Translator and interpreter. | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Wetterstrand | Selected | Former official | Former member of Swedish Riksdag, positions ended 2010. | 2 | 44 |