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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Jackson Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Stanford University | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor at Stanford University. | 1 | 1 |
| Michelle Kristensen Nutrition expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Nutrition expert. | 1 | 1 |
| Michelle Leder Researcher covering corporate SEC filings · Footnoted | Selected | Economist or consultant | Researcher covering SEC financial reports | 1 | 1 |
| Michelle Mone | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michelle Monje Neuro-oncologist · Stanford | Selected | Academic | Neuro-oncologist (medical specialist) at Stanford. | 2 | 3 |
| Michelle Nørgaard Equity strategist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Independent stock strategist. | 2 | 6 |
| Michelle O'Neill First Minister | Excluded | Serving politician | First Minister (minister in office), current politics. | 1 | 1 |
| Michelle Obama Former First Lady · White House | Selected | Former official | Former First Lady. | 2 | 2 |
| Michelle P. Brown Professor Emerita of Medieval Manuscript Studies · School of Advanced Study, University of London | Selected | Academic | Professor Emerita at University of London. | 1 | 1 |
| Michelle Rao Fellow · Center for Global Development | Selected | Think tank | Fellow at Center for Global Development, think tank. | 1 | 1 |
| Michelle Rosado | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michelle Sauer Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor, explicit title. | 1 | 2 |
| Michelle Telléz Associate Professor · Arizona State University | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor at Arizona State University. | 1 | 2 |
| Michelle Thaller Astrophysicist | Selected | Academic | Astronomer at San Jose State University. | 1 | 1 |
| Michelle Tillis Lederman People expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Professional development expert, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Michelle Voesen Loftoejoe | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michelle Walsh Jackson The novel traveller | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michelle White Head of Private Office · Rathbones | Excluded | Business executive | Head of Private Office at Rathbones, executive. | 1 | 3 |
| Michelle Zancarini-Fournel | Selected | Academic | Historian at Claude Bernard University. | 1 | 1 |
| Michiel Baatsen Meteorologist · Utrecht University | Selected | Academic | Meteorologist at Utrecht University. | 1 | 1 |
| Michiel Bakker | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Dutch AI podcast guest on Europe 2031 with no stated role; a DeepMind researcher fits the field but nothing specific confirms it. | 1 | 1 |
| Michiel Buis | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 1 | 1 |
| Michiel Driebergen Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, reporter journalist. | 2 | 2 |
| Michiel Jurrjens | Excluded | Journalist | Technical segment presenter, not analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Michiel Leezenberg Philosopher · UvA | Selected | Academic | Philosopher at UvA (University of Amsterdam). | 1 | 2 |
| Michiel Muller Founder, CEO · Picnic | Excluded | Business executive | Founder, CEO of Picnic. | 1 | 1 |
| Michiel Pekelharing Investment expert · Beleggers Belangen | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment expert at Beleggers Belangen. | 1 | 2 |
| Michiel Servaes Director · Oxfam Novib | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Oxfam Novib Director, NGO director. | 1 | 1 |
| Michiel van der Geest Macroeconomics reporter · de Volkskrant | Excluded | Journalist | Macroeconomics correspondent, specialized reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Michiel Vos America expert | Selected | Commentator | America expert, author of analysis. | 7 | 9 |
| Michio Kaku Theoretical physicist, bestselling author · City College of New York | Selected | Academic | Professor at City College of New York, physicist. | 5 | 6 |
| Mick Austermühle Patagonia country manager for Germany and Austria | Excluded | Business executive | Patagonia Country Manager, corporate manager. | 1 | 1 |
| Mick Brown Interviewer | Excluded | Journalist | Interviewer, presenter function. | 1 | 1 |
| Mick Clifford Special Correspondent · Irish Examiner | Excluded | Journalist | Special correspondent reporter. | 2 | 2 |
| Mick Coady CTO · Armis | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | CTO of Armis. | 1 | 1 |
| Mick Crotty Clinical Lead for Obesity · Irish College of GPs | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Clinical Lead for Obesity, medical professional. | 1 | 1 |
| Mick Molloy Professor · Irish Medical Organisation | Selected | Academic | Professor of medicine, committee president. | 1 | 1 |
| Mick Mulroy Special operations veteran · Lobo Institute | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Special operations veteran, former soldier. | 1 | 9 |
| Mick Mulvaney Former White House Chief of Staff | Selected | Former official | Former White House Chief of Staff. | 4 | 6 |
| Mick Ryan General | Excluded | Serving politician | General, active military officer. | 1 | 1 |
| Mickaël Youn | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mickey Inzlicht | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychology at the University of Toronto. | 1 | 4 |
| Mickey Riis Work psychologist and occupational health advisor · LEAD – Enter Next Level | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Business psychologist and occupational health advisor. | 1 | 1 |
| Micky Beisenherz Author, podcaster, presenter | Excluded | Journalist | Podcaster and content creator, not analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Micky Lawler Commissioner · Unrivaled | Excluded | Business executive | Commissioner at Unrivaled. | 1 | 1 |
| Midas Dekkers Biologist | Selected | Commentator | Biologist and columnist-editorialist. | 2 | 2 |
| Mie Asp Christophersen Third-generation owner-manager · Christophersen Siden 1945 A/S | Excluded | Business executive | 3rd generation owner-director, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Mie Dahl Freelance journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Independent freelance journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Mie Mørkeberg The artist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mieczysław Bieniek Adviser to the minister of national defense | Excluded | Serving politician | Defense minister adviser, public position. | 1 | 1 |