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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Więckowska-Sztark Expert · Muzeum Historii Polski | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Windhager Media lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Media lawyer, attorney. | 1 | 2 |
| Maria Wiśniewska Property appraiser | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Property expert. | 1 | 1 |
| Mariah Blake Investigative journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative journalist, investigation reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Mariah Carey Singer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mariah Gladstone Environmental scientist · Indigikitchen | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Environmental scientist and cooking show host. | 1 | 1 |
| Mariam Hamzaoi Director of People at NAF | Excluded | Business executive | Director of NAF, organization head. | 1 | 1 |
| Mariam Lau Political correspondent · Die Zeit | Selected | Commentator | Politics correspondent at Die Zeit, analyst. | 12 | 30 |
| Máriam Martínez-Bascuñán Analyst · SER Podcast | Selected | Commentator | Analyst SER Podcast, opinion and current events analysis. | 3 | 9 |
| Mariam Nikuradze Journalist · OC Medien | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at OC Medien. | 1 | 1 |
| Marian Donner Author | Selected | Commentator | Writer and cultural critic, Dutch writer and critic. | 5 | 6 |
| Marián García Pharmacist and influencer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Pharmacist and influencer. | 1 | 1 |
| Marian Harkin Independent TD for Sligo-Leitrim | Excluded | Serving politician | Independent TD, in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Marian Mandziuk | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Marian Markelo Okomfo, Winti priest | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Okomfo, Winti priest. | 1 | 1 |
| Marian Sell Photographer and filmmaker | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mariana Alessandri Professor of philosophy · University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Selected | Academic | Professor of philosophy, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. | 2 | 5 |
| Mariana Cabral | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mariana Françozo Leiden University | Selected | Academic | Researcher affiliated with Leiden University. | 1 | 1 |
| Mariana Furtado Journalist · Observador | Excluded | Journalist | Society journalist Observador. | 1 | 2 |
| Mariana Leky Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author, German author of fiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Mariana Marques Tiago Journalist · Observador | Excluded | Journalist | Jornalista Observador. | 1 | 1 |
| Mariana Mortágua Coordinator · Bloco de Esquerda | Excluded | Serving politician | Coordinator for Left Bloc, active political party leader. | 2 | 2 |
| Mariana Oliveira Journalist · PÚBLICO | Excluded | Journalist | Jornalista PUBLICO. | 1 | 1 |
| Mariana Toro Nader | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mariana Vieira da Silva | Selected | Former official | Minister of Portugal, positions ended end 2024. | 3 | 3 |
| Mariana Zúñiga Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist without precision. | 1 | 1 |
| Marianela Balbi Ochoa Instituto de Prensa y Sociedad Venezuela | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist, no indication of analytical activity. | 1 | 1 |
| Marianela Núñez Principal dancer · Royal Ballet and Opera | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mariangela Paone Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist without specific function. | 1 | 2 |
| Marianna Filandri Lecturer in sociology · Università di Torino | Selected | Academic | Lecturer in Sociology at University of Turin. | 1 | 2 |
| Marianna Pavlovskaya | Selected | Academic | Professor of Geography at CUNY Hunter College. | 1 | 1 |
| Marianna Sobkiewicz Senior analyst in the climate and energy team · Polski Instytut Ekonomiczny | Selected | Think tank | Analyst Polish Economic Institute, think tank. | 1 | 1 |
| Marianna Spring Disinformation and social media correspondent · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Disinformation correspondent at BBC, specialized reporter. | 2 | 4 |
| Marianna Zangrillo Partner at The Next Advisors | Selected | Economist or consultant | Partner, The Next Advisors, consulting firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Marianne Bugge Nordberg Special adviser · KS | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Senior advisor at KS, administrative council advisor. | 1 | 1 |
| Marianne Carbonnier-Burkard | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Marianne Foldberg Steffensen Head of road safety and cycling · Vejdirektoratet | Excluded | Serving politician | Head of traffic safety, Vejdirektoratet, public official in office. | 1 | 3 |
| Marianne Gros POLITICO | Excluded | Journalist | POLITICO, news media. | 1 | 1 |
| Marianne Kneuer Professor of Comparative Politics · TUD Dresden University of Technology | Selected | Academic | Professor of comparative politics, Technische Universität Dresden. | 1 | 1 |
| Marianne Meier Sports historian at the University of Bern | Selected | Academic | Sports historian Universität Bern. | 1 | 2 |
| Marianne Nilsen Sturmair Secretary general · Ingeniører uten grenser | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | General secretary of Engineers Without Borders NGO. | 1 | 1 |
| Marianne Sivertsen Næss Minister of fisheries and ocean affairs | Excluded | Serving politician | Fisheries and ocean minister in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Marianne Vikkula Operational director · Wolt | Excluded | Business executive | Operational director at Wolt, business executive. | 2 | 2 |
| Mariannette Miller-Meeks Representative · Congress | Excluded | Serving politician | Representative Congress, politician in office | 1 | 1 |
| Mariano Amartino | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Mariano Barriendos Visiting professor at the IDAEA institute of the CSIC, and expert in historical climatology · IDAEA, CSIC | Selected | Academic | Visiting professor at IDAEA CSIC. | 1 | 1 |
| Mariano Bella Head of the Confcommercio research office | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Director, Confcommercio Research Office. | 1 | 1 |
| Mariano F. Urresti Historian and novelist | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Historian and novelist. | 1 | 5 |
| Mariano Fernández Urresti Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Novelist, fiction author. | 2 | 2 |