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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Gatiss Co-creator and actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Geragos Attorney | Selected | Lawyer | Attorney, defense attorney. | 4 | 22 |
| Mark Gurman Bloomberg | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Bloomberg. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Halperin Editor and host of 2Way · Next Up | Excluded | Journalist | Host and editor of 2Way. | 1 | 3 |
| Mark Harper | Selected | Former official | British politician, ministerial positions in late 2019. | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Hennessy Journalist · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Irish Times. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Hertling Lt. Gen. (Ret.) | Selected | Former official | Lt. Gen. (Ret.), retired military officer. | 8 | 18 |
| Mark Hilliard Reporter · Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Irish Times | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Hogan Pro-Football Ireland | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Pro-Football Ireland, sports organization role. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Hommes Psychologist · Open University of the Netherlands | Selected | Academic | Psychologist at Open Universiteit. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Horton Archaeologist | Selected | Academic | Archaeologist, university teacher at Bristol. | 2 | 4 |
| Mark Huber | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Social insurance expert, consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Hyman Family physician, Chief Medical Officer · Function Health | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Family physician and co-founder of Function Health. | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Isitt Architecture critic | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Architecture critic, not academic or commentator. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark J. Easter Ecologist | Selected | Commentator | Ecologist and author analyzing environmental topics. | 1 | 2 |
| Mark Johnson Senior writer · The Economist | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Kelly Senator · AI Ireland | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator in office, politician. | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Kimmitt Retired General | Selected | Former official | Retired general, former military official. | 4 | 5 |
| Mark Kirkham CMO · PepsiCo | Excluded | Business executive | CMO of PepsiCo, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Kitto | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Klein Chief Digital Officer · Ergo Gruppe | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Digital Officer of Ergo Group, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Koster Media journalist | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 5 |
| Mark Koziel President and CEO · Allinial Global | Excluded | Business executive | President and CEO of Allinial Global. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Krasnow | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Only a special-thanks credit on a human body episode; field is related but nothing precise ties him to this Stanford biochemist. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Lack Personal branding expert | Excluded | Business executive | Personal branding expert, consulting activities. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Landler Journalist · New York Times | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist New York Times. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Lanier Lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer. | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Lawrenson | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Leonard Director · ECFR | Selected | Think tank | Director of European Council on Foreign Relations think tank. | 5 | 5 |
| Mark Levin Liberty's Voice | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Lievisse Adriaanse Editor · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Editor, NRC. | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Little Former RTE Washington Correspondent · Associated Press | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Machin CEO · Opto Investments | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Opto Investments, finance executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Mahaney Senior managing director · Evercore | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior Managing Director and market strategist at Evercore bank. | 4 | 6 |
| Mark Masker Food writer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Food writer, not academic or public affairs commentator. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Maslin Climate scientist · University College London | Selected | Academic | Professor at University College London. | 2 | 3 |
| Mark Middel Correspondent · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | NRC correspondent. | 1 | 3 |
| Mark Mills Author, investor, policy advisor · Manhattan Institute | Selected | Think tank | Policy advisor and senior fellow at Manhattan Institute. | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Miodownik Professor of Materials and Society · University College London | Selected | Academic | Professor of Materials and Society at University College London. | 5 | 5 |
| Mark Moeller Restaurant consultant · The Recipe of Success | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Restaurant consultant, outside the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Montgomery Former Deputy Director for Plans, Policy, and Strategy · U.S. European Command | Selected | Former official | Former Deputy Director at U.S. European Command. | 8 | 10 |
| Mark Nevitt Associate professor of law · Emory University | Selected | Academic | Associate professor of law at Emory University. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Oakley Dean of Southwark Cathedral | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Paoletta Biographer, co-editor of Created Equal | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Active White House Budget legal advisor. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Paul London correspondent · Irish Times | Selected | Commentator | Irish Times correspondent in London, journalist. | 4 | 9 |
| Mark Pincus Founder and longtime CEO · Zynga | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of Zynga. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Post Vascular researcher · Universiteit van Maastricht | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Universiteit van Maastricht | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Propes Vusion | Excluded | Business executive | Vusion, corporate role without clear title. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Roberge Tech entrepreneur, Harvard Business School professor, founding Chief Revenue Officer of HubSpot | Selected | Academic | Harvard Business School professor and lecturer. | 4 | 4 |
| Mark Robert Rank Professor · Washington University in St. Louis | Selected | Academic | Professor at Washington University in St. Louis. | 2 | 2 |