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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikołaj Cześnik Director of the Institute of Social Science · SWPS University | Selected | Academic | Institute Director at SWPS University. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikołaj Filipkowicz | Excluded | Doubtful participation | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikołaj Krajewski | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikołaj Pisarski Instytut Misesa | Selected | Think tank | Member of Mises Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Mila Sohoni Professor · Stanford Law School | Selected | Academic | Professor at Stanford Law School. | 1 | 1 |
| Milagros Alzaga Director · Centro de Arqueología Subacuática de Cádiz | Selected | Academic | Director of underwater archaeology center. | 2 | 2 |
| Milagros Alzaga García Director of the Underwater Archaeology Centre · Instituto Andaluz de Patrimonio Histórico | Selected | Academic | Director of archaeology center, institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Milena Preradovic | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 14 |
| Milena Santerini | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Guest on antisemitism with no stated role; the profile is an Italian pedagogue and former MP, with no antisemitism link in the file. | 1 | 1 |
| Miles Brundage Founder and executive director of AVERI | Selected | Think tank | Founder and director of think tank AVERI. | 2 | 2 |
| Miles Grimshaw General Partner · Benchmark | Excluded | Business executive | General Partner at Benchmark venture capital. | 1 | 1 |
| Miles Johnson | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no proof of analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Miles Klee Journalist · Rolling Stone | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Rolling Stone. | 1 | 1 |
| Miles Parks Voting correspondent · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | Election correspondent for NPR. | 1 | 8 |
| Miles Russell | Selected | Academic | Professor of archaeology at Bournemouth University. | 1 | 1 |
| Miles Taylor Former chief of staff at Department for Homeland Security | Selected | Former official | Former DHS chief of staff. | 11 | 35 |
| Miley Cyrus Singer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Milica McDowell Physical therapist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Physiotherapist without university affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| Miljana Radivojevic Dr. | Selected | Academic | Archaeologist, university researcher. | 1 | 1 |
| Millie Court | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Milo Kinnock | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Milo van Bokkum Reporter · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter correspondent for NRC. | 1 | 2 |
| Milos Boksan | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Miłosz Bartosiewicz Expert · Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich | Selected | Think tank | Analyst OSW (Eastern Studies Center). | 1 | 2 |
| Miłosz Lodowski Commentator · Radio Wnet | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Miłosz Motyka Minister of energy | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Energy, political position in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Miłosz Przepiórkowski | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Miłosz Wiatrowski-Bujacz gazeta.pl | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at gazeta.pl. | 1 | 1 |
| Milou Brand Doctor's assistant | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Milou Deelen Journalist, author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist and author, not an analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Milou van der Kolk Sex crimes detective · politie Rotterdam | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Sexual crimes investigator for police. | 1 | 1 |
| Milton Nkosi BBC Africa bureaux editor · BBC News | Excluded | Journalist | Head of BBC Africa bureau. | 1 | 1 |
| Mimi Kraus Handball legend | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mímir Kristjánsson Red Party politician · Rødt | Excluded | Serving politician | Rødt party politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Mimmo Scarcella | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Min Joo Lee Dr | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 1 | 1 |
| Min Li Marti National Councillor · SP | Excluded | Serving politician | National Council member, political position in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Mina Adampour Doctor | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Doctor (physician), healthcare professional. | 1 | 1 |
| Mina Al-Lami | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Jihadist media specialist, not among the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Mina Benaissa Culture reporter · Sveriges Radio | Excluded | Journalist | Cultural reporter Sveriges Radio | 1 | 1 |
| Mina Etemad Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 1 | 1 |
| Mina Hadjian Head · Røverradion | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Røverradion, leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Mina Løvgren | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mindy Pelz Nutrition and functional health expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Nutrition and functional health expert. | 1 | 1 |
| Mine Senses | Selected | Academic | Professor of Economics at Johns Hopkins University. | 1 | 1 |
| Minéa Frykman Senior adviser · Global Utmaning | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former rector, currently consultant (rådgivare). | 1 | 1 |
| Mingwei Huang | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 1 | 1 |
| Minik Rosing Professor of geology · University of Copenhagen | Selected | Academic | Professor of Geology at University of Copenhagen. | 1 | 1 |
| Minja Koskela Member of parliament · Vasemmistoliitto | Excluded | Serving politician | Deputy in office. | 1 | 2 |
| Minna Ala-Heikkilä Journalist · Aamulehti | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Aamulehti. | 1 | 1 |