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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Hazanavicius | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michel Kerres Diplomatic editor · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Diplomatic editor NRC, correspondent/reporter. | 2 | 3 |
| Michel Krielaars | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michel Leeb | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michel Levy Provençal Foresight specialist · Brightness | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Futurologist, founder of TEDxParis and independent consultant. | 1 | 11 |
| Michel Lévy-Provençal Foresight specialist, founder of TEDxParis · Brightness | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Futurologist, founder of TEDxParis and independent consultant. | 2 | 4 |
| Michel Olhagaray Vice admiral | Selected | Former official | Vice-Admiral and former director of French military center. | 1 | 3 |
| Michel Paradis Professor · Columbia Law | Selected | Academic | Professor at Columbia Law School. | 6 | 8 |
| Michel Picon President · U2P | Excluded | Business executive | President of an employers' organization (U2P). | 2 | 3 |
| Michel Polnareff Singer-songwriter and musician | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michel Reimon National Council member · Grüne | Excluded | Serving politician | Representative at Austrian national parliament (Nationalrat) in office | 1 | 1 |
| Michel Ucciani Former robber and terrorist | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michel van Egmond | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michel Wassef Research fellow · Inserm, Institut Curie | Selected | Academic | Research officer at INSERM, public research institution. | 1 | 1 |
| Michel Wieviorka Sociologist | Selected | Academic | Sociologist at EHESS. | 3 | 4 |
| Michel Zecler Music producer | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michel Zink Writer, medievalist · Académie française | Selected | Commentator | Medievalist writer at Académie française, non-fiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| Michel-Édouard Leclerc President · Comité strategique des centres Leclerc | Excluded | Business executive | President of the strategic committee of a distribution chain. | 3 | 3 |
| Michela Rovelli Journalist · Corriere della Sera | Excluded | Journalist | Corriere della Sera journalist, reporter. | 1 | 2 |
| Michele Antonio Fino Associate professor of Foundations of European Law · Università di Scienze Gastronomiche di Pollenzo | Selected | Academic | Associate professor of European law at University of Pollenzo. | 1 | 1 |
| Michele Arena Educator | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Educator. | 1 | 1 |
| Michèle Binswanger Journalist and author | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and author, non-fiction clarity lacking. | 1 | 1 |
| Michele Boldrin Economist · Ora! | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist and independent political analyst. | 6 | 14 |
| Michele Ciccarese Commercial & Marketing Director · Lega Serie A | Excluded | Business executive | Commercial and Marketing Director of a professional sports league. | 1 | 1 |
| Michele Colucci Historian and researcher | Selected | Academic | Historian of contemporary history. | 1 | 1 |
| Michele De Palma General secretary of FIOM-CGIL | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | General Secretary of workers union. | 1 | 1 |
| Michèle Evrard Founder · Cosmetics 27 | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of cosmetics company (Cosmetics 27). | 1 | 1 |
| Michele Franzese General director · Scai Comunicazione | Excluded | Business executive | General director of an Italian communications agency. | 1 | 1 |
| Michele Gelfand Professor of Organizational Behavior · Stanford Graduate School of Business | Selected | Academic | Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford Graduate School of Business. | 2 | 2 |
| Michele Kang Businesswoman · Olympique Lyonnais | Excluded | Business executive | Businesswoman, owner of Olympique Lyonnais. | 1 | 1 |
| Michele Mariella Chief Information Officer · Maire | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Information Officer at Maire, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Michele Polese Researcher · NorthEastern University | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Northeastern University. | 1 | 1 |
| Michèle Riot-Sarcey Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian at University of Paris 8. | 1 | 1 |
| Michele Salvi Avenir Suisse | Selected | Think tank | Affiliated with think tank Avenir Suisse. | 1 | 2 |
| Michele Sullins | Excluded | Business executive | Female entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Michele Waslin NYU Press | Selected | Commentator | Author of 'Private Violence', NYU Press 2024, non-fiction book. | 1 | 1 |
| Michelle Arnold | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michelle Bigenho Dr · Oxford University Press | Selected | Academic | Dr., publishes 'Heritage Fever' (Oxford UP, 2025), academic works. | 1 | 1 |
| Michelle Comi | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michelle Drapkin Clinical psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Clinical psychologist outside university. | 1 | 1 |
| Michelle Feynman Photographer and daughter | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michelle Fleury North America business correspondent · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | North America business correspondent for BBC. | 1 | 1 |
| Michelle Flynn Psychotherapist · An Croí Beag | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychotherapist and founder, not a listed role. | 1 | 1 |
| Michelle Ginée Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 1 | 1 |
| Michelle Gould Cork City Councillor · Sinn Fein | Excluded | Serving politician | Cork City Councillor for Sinn Féin, active politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Michelle Haas Defense analyst · Ghent University | Selected | Academic | Defense analyst at Ghent University. | 7 | 9 |
| Michelle Hackman Immigration policy reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Immigration reporter at Wall Street Journal. | 3 | 4 |
| Michelle Heaton Liberty X | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michelle Huchon Biographer, professor · Université Sorbonne | Selected | Academic | Female professor at Sorbonne University. | 1 | 1 |
| Michelle Hunziker Presenter | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |