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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Archer NYU Press | Selected | Academic et Commentator | University teacher, social scientist. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Bartlett Republican strategist | Selected | Former official | Republican strategist, former Trump State Department official | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Bernstein Manager of Shale Analytics · Rystad Energy | Selected | Economist or consultant | Manager of Shale Analytics at Rystad Energy. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Brookes Physics professor · Nottingham university | Selected | Academic | Physics professor at Nottingham University. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Brown Whistleblower | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Bunn Harvard Kennedy School | Selected | Academic | Harvard Kennedy School, academic institution. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew C. Klein Author | Selected | Commentator | Co-author of 'Trade Wars Are Class Wars', economic analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Campbell Foreign features editor · The Sunday Times | Excluded | Journalist | Foreign features editor at Sunday Times. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Cox True crime author | Selected | Commentator | True crime author, non-fiction author. | 3 | 5 |
| Matthew Desmond Princeton sociologist, Pulitzer Prize-winning author · Princeton University | Selected | Academic | Princeton sociologist, Pulitzer Prize-winning author. | 5 | 6 |
| Matthew Doyle Former Downing Street communications director | Selected | Former official | Former Downing Street communications director. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Duffey Global Business Model Reinvention Leader · PwC | Selected | Economist or consultant | Global Business Model Reinvention Leader at PwC. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Facciani Social scientist and author | Selected | Commentator | Social scientist and author of 'Misguided' (nonfiction). | 1 | 2 |
| Matthew Hefler Intelligence historian, King's College London | Selected | Academic | Intelligence historian at King's College London. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Hoh Fmr State Dept | Selected | Former official | Former State Department official. | 4 | 22 |
| Matthew Holehouse British Politics correspondent · The Economist | Excluded | Journalist | British politics correspondent Economist. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling Author | Selected | Commentator | Author and analytical work author. | 2 | 2 |
| Matthew Jacobs Entertainment and culture journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Entertainment and culture journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Jones Founder · Bread Ahead | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Bread Ahead. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Karnitschnig Chief Europe correspondent · POLITICO | Excluded | Journalist | Chief Europe correspondent at POLITICO. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew LaCroix Author and ancient history expert | Selected | Commentator | Author and ancient history expert. | 1 | 2 |
| Matthew Leonard Associate Professor · University of California, San Francisco | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor at University of California, San Francisco. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Lynn Economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Malthouse | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew McConaughey Academy Award-winning actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew O'Toole SDLP member of the Legislative Assembly | Excluded | Serving politician | SDLP member of the Legislative Assembly, incumbent politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Parris Columnist for the Times, former MP | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Times, former MP. | 4 | 55 |
| Matthew Platkin Attorney General · New Jersey | Excluded | Serving politician | Attorney General of New Jersey, public official in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Powell Narrator | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Podcast narrator, presentation activity without analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Prince CEO · Cloudflare | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Cloudflare. | 2 | 2 |
| Matthew Sachs Music researcher · Columbia University | Selected | Academic | Music researcher at Columbia University. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Savill Director of Military Sciences · Rusi | Selected | Think tank | Director of Military Sciences at Rusi, think tank. | 3 | 3 |
| Matthew Spencer Chief Accounting Officer · Global Partners LP | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Accounting Officer, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Steeples Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Sweet Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Mystery series writer, fiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Syed Writer and broadcaster | Excluded | Journalist | Writer and Broadcaster. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Szydagis Astroparticle physicist | Selected | Academic | Researcher State University New York Albany | 4 | 6 |
| Matthew V. Elliott University of California at Berkeley | Selected | Academic | University of California at Berkeley. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Walker Sleep expert | Selected | Commentator | Sleep expert, author of analytical nonfiction. | 6 | 9 |
| Matthew Winn Professor · University of Minnesota | Selected | Academic | Professor at University of Minnesota. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Wolfe Journalist and PhD student · New York University | Selected | Academic | Doctoral student in sociology at New York University. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Yglesias Author · Slow Boring | Selected | Commentator | Author of Slow Boring newsletter. | 4 | 5 |
| Matthew Zeitlin GridNews | Excluded | Journalist | GridNews. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthias Achim Teichert Automotive insider | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthias Ackeret Editor-in-chief · Persönlich | Excluded | Journalist | Editor-in-chief, Persönlich. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthias Baumer SRF | Excluded | Journalist | SRF. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthias Berking Professor, chair of clinical psychology · Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg | Selected | Academic | Prof of Clinical Psychology at Universität Erlangen. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthias Brack Chef · Brack Wintergarten | Excluded | Business executive | Chef-owner of restaurant Brack Wintergarten. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthias Burchardt Philosopher | Selected | Academic | Philosopher Dr, Wikidata philosopher. | 1 | 4 |
| Matthias Dupuis Director of archaeology · Chartres métropole | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Archaeology Director Chartres Metropolis, civil service. | 1 | 1 |