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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Pauen Professor · Humboldt-Universität Berlin | Selected | Academic | Professor of philosophy at Humboldt University of Berlin. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Pento Money manager and macro analyst · Pento Portfolio Strategies | Selected | Economist or consultant | Macroeconomic analyst and independent portfolio manager. | 3 | 20 |
| Michael Perica Chief Financial Officer · Rimini Street | Excluded | Business executive | Financial director of an IT services company. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Peters Bürgerbewegung Finanzwende | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Activist of a citizen finance association. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Phillips Dr. | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Pilarczyk Entrepreneur, inspirational speaker | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Entrepreneur and personal development author, no role match. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Pittwald Dr, political scientist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Platt Professor · University of Pennsylvania | Selected | Academic | Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Pollan Professor teaching creative writing · Harvard | Selected | Academic | Professor of creative writing at Harvard. | 10 | 10 |
| Michael Posner Director of the Center for Business and Human Rights · New York University's Stern School of Business | Selected | Academic | Director of research center at NYU Stern School of Business. | 1 | 4 |
| Michael Quante Philosopher · University of Münster | Selected | Academic | Philosopher professor at Westphalia-Wilhelms University of Münster. | 2 | 2 |
| Michael R. Gordon Journalist · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Wall Street Journal, reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Raidl Department secretary · Gewerkschaft vida | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Rapport Reader in Modern European History · University of Glasgow | Selected | Academic | Reader (lecturer) in modern history at University of Glasgow. | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Rasmussen GRC expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Governance expert, business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Reitz Author of this episode · Bayerischer Rundfunk | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Author for Bavarian public radio (BR), journalist role. | 1 | 1 |
| Michaël Rewers | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Roch Writer and screenwriter | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer and screenwriter, fiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Roth SPD MP · Bundestag | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician in office at German Bundestag. | 2 | 3 |
| Michael Safi Journalist · The Guardian | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist The Guardian, reporting journalist. | 2 | 2 |
| Michael Sahlin Geopolitics expert · Consilium International | Selected | Former official | Former Swedish Ambassador, title 'tidigare ambassadör'. | 2 | 15 |
| Michael Sauga Author · DER SPIEGEL | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist and author for Der Spiegel, journalist profession. | 2 | 2 |
| Michael Saylor CEO | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of a technology company (MicroStrategy). | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Scheppe Business reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Corporate reporter, company journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Schlieben Political correspondent · ZEIT ONLINE | Excluded | Journalist | Politics correspondent at ZEIT ONLINE, correspondent. | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Schmidt | Excluded | Journalist | Empty position, no information on journalistic activity. | 2 | 2 |
| Michael Schmidt-Salomon Philosopher, author, co-founder and board spokesperson · Giordano-Bruno-Stiftung | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher, author and founder of humanist foundation. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Schneider Länsstyrelsen i Västerbotten | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Schöllhorn CEO · Airbus Defence and Space | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Airbus Defence and Space. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Schredl Dream researcher · Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit in Mannheim | Selected | Academic | Dream researcher at public research institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Schulenburg Top UN diplomat · United Nations | Excluded | Serving politician | High-ranking diplomat in office at the United Nations. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Schulman Journalist, New Yorker staff writer | Excluded | Journalist | New Yorker staff writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Schulz Professor | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Professor of peace and development research on a Swedish podcast; the linked profile is a German Catholic priest and theologian, a namesake. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Schwalbe Postdoctoral fellow · Stanford University | Selected | Academic | Postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Shellenberger Founder · Public.News | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Investigative journalist, journalism profession. | 5 | 7 |
| Michael Shermer Science historian and professional skeptic | Selected | Commentator | Historian and science commentator. | 13 | 44 |
| Michael Shurkin Scholar · Atlantic Council | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow at Atlantic Council, foreign policy think tank. | 2 | 2 |
| Michael Simanovsky Managing Partner · Conversant Capital | Excluded | Business executive | Associate managing partner of a private investment fund, wealth manager. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Simmelsgaard Group CEO · Rambøll | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Rambøll group (engineering firm). | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Simmons Economics editor · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Economics editor at The Spectator, economic analyst. | 3 | 33 |
| Michael Slepian Associate Professor of Leadership and Ethics · Columbia University | Selected | Academic | Associate professor at Columbia University. | 2 | 2 |
| Michael Slind Corporate communications expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Sommer Professor of ancient history · Universität Oldenburg | Selected | Academic | Professor of ancient history at University of Oldenburg. | 2 | 2 |
| Michael Sozan Senior fellow · Center for American Progress | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow at Center for American Progress, progressive think tank. | 2 | 2 |
| Michael Stadermann Target Fabrication Program Manager · LLNL | Selected | Academic | Program director at LLNL national laboratory (research organization). | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Stang Author | Selected | Commentator | Science journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Steinberger Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Announced only as author discussing a Palantir book; the profile is a generic author, journalist and wine critic, with no precise link. | 2 | 2 |
| Michael Stephens Senior Associate Fellow · RUSI | Selected | Think tank | Senior Associate Fellow at RUSI, British security think tank. | 3 | 6 |
| Michael Straumann | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Strugl CEO · Verbund | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Verbund group (energy company). | 1 | 1 |