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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mariusz Gil Event storming specialist and podcaster of Better Software Design | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Event storming specialist, consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Mariusz Gogól Dr | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Biochemist and science communicator. | 1 | 1 |
| Mariusz Krawiec Former special forces operator · GROM | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former special forces operator. | 1 | 2 |
| Mariusz Labudda Krosno Glass SA | Excluded | Business executive | Krosno Glass SA, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Mariusz Majewski Traveler | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mariusz Marszałkowski Defence24 | Selected | Commentator | Defence24, journalist-analyst. | 3 | 20 |
| Mariusz Romańczuk Chair of KM NSZZ Solidarność · Kopalnia Bogdanka | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mariusz Śmiejek | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mariusz Staniszewski Publicist | Selected | Commentator | Publicist, publicist. | 1 | 2 |
| Mariusz Sulkowski Dr · Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw | Selected | Academic | Dr. at Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University. | 1 | 1 |
| Mariusz Witczak Member of parliament · KO | Excluded | Serving politician | Civic Coalition deputy, politician in office. | 1 | 3 |
| Mariusz Zajączkowski Dr · Institut d'Études Politiques de l'Académie Polonaise | Selected | Academic | Dr., Institute of Political Studies Polish Academy. | 1 | 2 |
| Mariya Mosiyevskikh | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| Marjan Slob Thinker of the Fatherland | Selected | Commentator | Thinker of the Nation, philosophical thinker. | 6 | 7 |
| Marjanne de Kwaasteniet Former ambassador | Selected | Former official | Former ambassador. | 2 | 3 |
| Marjolaine Benaïch Agrégée in classical literature · Paris Nanterre University | Selected | Academic | Agrégée in French literature at University of Paris Nanterre. | 1 | 1 |
| Marjolein Koster Correspondent | Selected | Commentator | Balkans correspondent and expert. | 3 | 4 |
| Marjolein Robertson Comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Marjolein van de Water Reporter · de Volkskrant | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Volkskrant | 1 | 1 |
| Marjorie Boston Theater maker, artistic director · RIGHTABOUTNOW INC | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Marjorie Ingall Co-author | Selected | Commentator | Co-author of Sorry, Sorry, Sorry. | 3 | 4 |
| Marjorie Libourel Professional matchmaker | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Marjorie Paillon Journalist | Selected | Commentator | U.S. politics specialist journalist. | 4 | 12 |
| Marjorie Taylor Greene Former Congresswoman | Selected | Former official | Former Congresswoman. | 18 | 32 |
| Marjorie Woollacott Neuroscientist | Selected | Academic | Neuroscientist, professor emeritus at University of Oregon. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Astor Attorney, former prosecutor, family crisis advocate · Astor Simovitch Law | Selected | Lawyer | Attorney former prosecutor. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Baanders | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Barrocas CEO · SharkNinja | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of SharkNinja. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Batterson Lead pastor · National Community Church | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Bell World renowned powerlifter and fitness expert · MarkBellsPowerProject | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | World Renowned Powerlifter, fitness influencer. | 1 | 2 |
| Mark Benecke Dr. | Selected | Academic | Dr. forensic criminal biologist. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Bergen Reporter · Bloomberg Technology | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Bloomberg Technology | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Blagrove Professor, Director of the Swansea University Sleep Laboratory | Selected | Academic | Professor, Director of Swansea University Sleep Lab. | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Blyth Political economist · Brown University | Selected | Academic | Political economist professor at Brown University. | 8 | 11 |
| Mark Boomer | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark C. Taylor Philosopher, cultural critic | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher, cultural critic. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Cancian CSIS | Selected | Think tank | CSIS, think tank. | 3 | 4 |
| Mark Carney Prime Minister · Canada | Excluded | Serving politician | Prime Minister of Canada in office. | 3 | 3 |
| Mark Cavendish | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Cirino Professor of American literature | Selected | Academic | Professor of American Literature. | 1 | 2 |
| Mark Cohen Former professor and director of retail studies · Columbia Business School | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former professor, no current role matches the 6 categories. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Cuban Billionaire entrepreneur · Dallas Mavericks | Excluded | Business executive | Billionaire entrepreneur, owner of Dallas Mavericks. | 3 | 3 |
| Mark Dalton Senior director of technology and innovation · R Street | Selected | Think tank | Senior Director at R Street think tank. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Dempster Founder & Chief People Officer · The Circle by Founders Circle Capital | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder and Chief People Officer of financial company. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Deuze Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof. dr., journalist, academic title indicates university affiliation. | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Dorey Co-founder and CEO · Straightline Aviation | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO of aviation company. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Drakeford First Minister · Wales | Excluded | Serving politician | First Minister of Wales, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Edmondson | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Accounting leader, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Eiglarsh Attorney | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Mark Galeotti Historian and Russia-watcher · RUSI | Selected | Academic | Honorary professor at UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies. | 14 | 28 |