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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megumi Futo | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Megyn Kelly Journalist · The Megyn Kelly Show | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and podcast host. | 3 | 4 |
| Mehdi Bigaderne Deputy mayor · Clichy-sous-Bois | Excluded | Serving politician | Deputy Mayor, active public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Mehdi Bouzouina Correspondent · Le Parisien | Excluded | Journalist | Le Parisien USA correspondent, international reporting. | 1 | 1 |
| Mehdi Chamran Architect and Iranian politician | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mehdi Hasan | Excluded | Journalist | Empty position, no clarity on journalistic analysis work. | 2 | 2 |
| Mehdi Laghrari Journalist in the Tech-medias section · Les Echos | Excluded | Journalist | Tech-media section journalist at Les Échos, tech reporting. | 1 | 1 |
| Mehdi Mozaffari Professor emeritus · Aarhus University | Selected | Academic | Professor emeritus at Aarhus University. | 1 | 1 |
| Mehrdad Bahador Stockbroker · Pareto | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Stock broker at Pareto. | 1 | 1 |
| Mehreen Khan Economics Editor · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Economics Editor at The Times, specialized economic analyst. | 4 | 20 |
| Mei Nelissen Paleoclimatologist · NIOZ | Selected | Academic | Paleoclimatologist at NIOZ and Utrecht University. | 1 | 1 |
| Meike Weijers Correspondent · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | NRC correspondent, international reporter journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Meike Wijers Correspondent · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | NRC correspondent, international reporter journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Meir Ezra | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Entrepreneur and personal development trainer. | 1 | 1 |
| Meir Javedanfar Israeli-Iranian political scientist and teacher · Reichman University | Selected | Academic | Political scientist and teacher at Reichman University. | 1 | 1 |
| Mekado Murphy Assistant film editor · The New York Times | Excluded | Journalist | Film editor at NYT, cultural journalism/reporting. | 1 | 1 |
| Mekala Krishnan Partner · McKinsey & Company | Selected | Economist or consultant | Partner at McKinsey & Company, consulting firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Mel Chancey Youngest President in Hells Angels | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mel Reynolds Architect | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Architect. | 1 | 1 |
| Mel Robbins Bestselling author and podcast host | Selected | Commentator | Bestselling author and podcast host. | 21 | 28 |
| Mel Stride Shadow Chancellor · UK Government | Excluded | Serving politician | Shadow Chancellor, government official in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Melanie Amann Deputy editor-in-chief · DER SPIEGEL | Excluded | Journalist | Editor-in-chief, SPIEGEL, general information media. | 2 | 2 |
| Melanie Bergmann Dr. · Alfred-Wegener-Institut | Selected | Academic | Dr. at Alfred Wegener Institute, research organization. | 2 | 2 |
| Melanie C Singer, songwriter · Spice Girls | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Melanie Green Social psychologist · University at Buffalo | Selected | Academic | Social psychologist at University at Buffalo. | 1 | 1 |
| Melanie Kaliwoda Dr · Mineralogische Staatssammlung München | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Melanie Mason Politico | Excluded | Journalist | POLITICO reporter, political reporting. | 1 | 1 |
| Melanie Meier | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Melanie Mühl | Excluded | Journalist | Author (female), no evidence of explicit analysis or nonfiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Melanie Parker University recruitment professional · Leeds Becker University | Excluded | Business executive | University recruitment professional, not academic. | 1 | 1 |
| Melanie Phillips Columnist · Times of London | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Times of London, opinion journalist. | 4 | 14 |
| Melanie Schönberger Swift columnist · FALTER | Selected | Commentator | Swift columnist FALTER, analyst columnist. | 1 | 1 |
| Melanie Sheehan Cleary | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Melanie Sully UK expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Melchor Miralles | Excluded | Journalist | Empty position, no information on journalistic activity. | 1 | 2 |
| Melinda Davan Soulas Journalist · Tech&Co | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Tech & Co BFM Tech, technology reporting. | 1 | 5 |
| Melinda Davan-Soulas Journalist · Tech&Co | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Tech & Co BFM Tech, technology reporting. | 2 | 14 |
| Melinda Wilner Chief Operating Officer · United Wholesale Mortgage | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Operating Officer, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Melissa Alexander | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Melissa Benn Author and education campaigner | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author and education campaigner, activist. | 1 | 1 |
| Melissa Clark Food reporter and columnist · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Food reporter and columnist at The Times, food analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Melissa Cochrane Transformational Leader of the Year · Business Services Organisation (BSO) | Excluded | Business executive | Leader of employers organization. | 1 | 1 |
| Melissa Depraetere Flemish minister for climate · Vooruit | Excluded | Serving politician | Flemish Minister of Climate, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Melissa Heikkilä AI correspondent · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | AI correspondent Financial Times, specialized analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Melissa Houston Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Cash Confident financial education book. | 1 | 1 |
| Melissa Jensen Police officer · Los Angeles Police Department | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Melissa Kite Real life columnist · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Real life columnist at The Spectator, analyst columnist. | 1 | 2 |
| Melissa Korn Reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Wall Street Journal, reportage journalism | 1 | 1 |
| Melissa Lane Classics scholar | Selected | Academic | Classics scholar at Princeton University. | 3 | 3 |
| Mélissa Levaillant Senior policy fellow · ECFR | Selected | Think tank | Senior Policy Fellow at ECFR. | 2 | 2 |