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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Saatchi Former Tory Chairman and ad man | Selected | Former official | Former Conservative Party Chairman. | 1 | 1 |
| Maurice Swirc Journalist · Groene Amsterdammer | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Groene Amsterdammer. | 1 | 1 |
| Maurine Mercier Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist RTS. | 1 | 1 |
| Maurits Chabot | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Maurizio Carucci Singer-songwriter, farmer and traveler · Ex-Otago | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Maurizio Casasco Economics head · Forza Italia | Excluded | Serving politician | Economics Manager, Forza Italia, party executive. | 1 | 3 |
| Maurizio Del Conte Lecturer in labour law · Università Bocconi | Selected | Academic | Lecturer in Labor Law at Bocconi University. | 1 | 2 |
| Maurizio Dianese Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Maurizio Eliseo Naval historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Maurizio Gasparri Leader of the Forza Italia group | Excluded | Serving politician | Forza Italia Senate group leader, politician. | 2 | 3 |
| Maurizio Leo Deputy minister of economy · Fratelli d'Italia | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Minister of Economy, vice-minister in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Maurizio Lupi Noi Moderati | Selected | Former official | Former Minister of Transport and Infrastructure (end 2014-2015). | 2 | 17 |
| Maurizio Marchesini Vice president · Confindustria | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Vice-President Confindustria, employer representative. | 1 | 1 |
| Maurizio Molinari | Excluded | Journalist | Maurizio Molinari. | 1 | 1 |
| Maurizio Perriello Analyst · Domino e Mediaset | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Analyst Domino Mediaset, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Maurizio Scandurra Gay d'Italia | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Maurizio Ughi Founder of SNAI | Excluded | Business executive | Founder SNAI, founder entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Maurizio Vitale Co-founder and administrator · Movement Entertainment | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Movement Entertainment, entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Mauro Canut | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mauro Entrialgo | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mauro Frota Founder & CEO · BHOUT | Excluded | Business executive | Founder CEO of BHOUT. | 1 | 1 |
| Mauro Giannini | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mauro Gilli Researcher in Military Technology and International Security · Center for Security Studies ETH di Zurigo | Selected | Academic | Researcher, Center for Security Studies, ETH. | 2 | 3 |
| Mauro Halve Vereniging Bitcoinbedrijven Nederland | Excluded | Business executive | Bitcoin Business Association, association representative. | 1 | 1 |
| Mauro Lusetti President of ADM | Excluded | Business executive | Presidente ADM Legacoop, organization leader. | 1 | 3 |
| Mauro Paulino Psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist without named university affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| Mauro Pauwels | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mauro Porcini | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Designer, no academic, think tank or analysis role. | 1 | 2 |
| Mauro Repetto 883 | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mauro Serapioni Professor, PhD in social sciences · Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra | Selected | Academic | Professor, Centro de Estudos Sociais, University of Coimbra. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Alvarez | Excluded | Journalist | Max Alvarez. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Angioni | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Annen Former Swissair pilot | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former Swissair pilot. Field agent, not former public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Bazerman Behavioral scientist | Selected | Academic | Professor at Harvard Business School. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Bergmann Director · CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program | Selected | Think tank | Director of CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program. | 5 | 7 |
| Max Blumenthal Editor and founder · Grayzone News | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Max Boot Reporter · Washington Post | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Reporter at Washington Post, journalist | 2 | 3 |
| Max Brisson Senator · LR | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator (LR) of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Coga Professional MMA fighter · NFC | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Dame Vice President Of Finance And Operations · Tesorio | Excluded | Business executive | Vice President of Finance and Operations, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Max De Moor | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Fosh YouTuber | Excluded | Business executive | YouTuber, content creator. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Grainer Verein Pro-Nationalpark Freyung-Grafenau e.V. | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Griera POLITICO | Excluded | Journalist | POLITICO. | 1 | 3 |
| Max Gruber Director | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Regisseur (director), artist | 1 | 1 |
| Max Hahn Minister · Gouvernement du Luxembourg | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister in Luxembourg Government, public official in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Haiven MIT Press | Selected | Commentator | Author MIT Press, essayist on capitalism and fascism. | 2 | 2 |
| Max Hastings Historian | Selected | Commentator | Historian and non-fiction writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Heinemann CEO | Excluded | Business executive | CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Heino Entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur (Yrittäjä). | 1 | 1 |