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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirosław Suchoń Member of parliament · Polska 2050 | Excluded | Serving politician | Deputy in office. | 2 | 3 |
| Mirosław Wlekły Journalist and reporter | Selected | Commentator | Author of nonfiction political book. | 2 | 2 |
| Mirosław Wróblewski President · Urząd Ochrony Danych Osobowych | Excluded | Serving politician | Prezes office gouvernemental, SERVING. | 1 | 1 |
| Mirosława Nykiel KO | Excluded | Serving politician | Affiliated with KO (Civic Coalition), politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Mirriam-Grace MacIntyre Executive Director · National Counterintelligence and Security Center | Excluded | Serving politician | Executive Director of government agency IN OFFICE. | 1 | 1 |
| Mirza Jahanzeb Beg Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts and Science | Selected | Academic | Affiliated with Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts and Science. | 1 | 1 |
| Misha Glenny Journalist · Institute of Human Sciences | Selected | Think tank | Affiliation Institute of Human Sciences. | 5 | 15 |
| Misha Wessel Documentary maker | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Documentary filmmaker, audiovisual creator. | 1 | 1 |
| Misty Copeland Ballet dancer · American Ballet Theatre | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Misty L. Heggeness Associate Professor of Economics · University of Kansas | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor of Economics at University Kansas. | 1 | 1 |
| Misty Watterson | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mitch Horowitz Occult historian | Selected | Commentator | Writer specialized in occultism and esotericism. | 3 | 3 |
| Mitch Kapor Entrepreneur and investor · Kapor Capital | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur and investor, founder. | 1 | 1 |
| Mitch Labiak Senior Business Correspondent · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Senior affairs reporter correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Mitch Lee Co-founder and CEO · Arc Boats | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO of Arc Boats. | 1 | 1 |
| Mitchell Ash Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian professor at University of Vienna. | 1 | 2 |
| Mitchell Green Co-founder et managing partner · Lead Edge Capital | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Lead Edge Capital, investor. | 1 | 1 |
| Mitchell O'Brien IRS Ireland | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 1 | 1 |
| Mitja Back Professor of psychological assessment and personality psychology · University of Münster | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Münster (psychology). | 2 | 2 |
| Mitri Raheb Founder · Dar-al Kalima Universite | Selected | Academic | Founder of Dar-al Kalima University. | 1 | 1 |
| Mitt Romney Senator · Utah | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator from Utah, political position in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Mo Gawdat | Selected | Commentator | Entrepreneur and writer. | 16 | 41 |
| Mo Gilligan Comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Mo Karnage | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mo Rocca Correspondent · CBS News | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist correspondent CBS News. | 1 | 5 |
| Mo Urus | Excluded | Business executive | Multi-talented entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Moa Kärnstrand China correspondent · Sveriges Radio | Excluded | Journalist | China correspondent reporter. | 1 | 2 |
| Mobeen Azhar Journalist · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist BBC. | 1 | 1 |
| Mogens Lykketoft Former foreign minister | Selected | Former official | Former foreign minister. | 5 | 8 |
| Mogkweetsi Masisi | Selected | Former official | Former President of Botswana. | 1 | 1 |
| Mohamad Amer Meziane Philosopher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 1 | 1 |
| Mohamed Abou el-Ghar Doctor, professor · Kasr Al Ainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University | Selected | Academic | Professor at the University of Cairo (Qasr Al-Aini). | 1 | 1 |
| Mohamed El-Erian President of Queens' College | Selected | Academic | President of Queens' College (university institution). | 10 | 12 |
| Mohamed El-Nawawi Engineer · Egyptian Telecommunications Company | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Engineer, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Mohamed Fahmi PhD in information sciences · Police Judicaire Fédérale | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 1 | 1 |
| Mohamed Faker Engineering Leader · Vanguard Group | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Engineering Leader at Vanguard, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Mohamed Salmawi Adieb | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Egyptian writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Mohamed Shafeeq Karinkurayil Associate Professor · Manipal Centre for Humanities | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor Manipal Centre Humanities. | 1 | 1 |
| Mohamed Yousuf Founder · Smart Workforce AI | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Smart Workforce AI. | 1 | 1 |
| Mohammad Ali Shabani | Selected | Commentator | Editor and Iran analyst, Amwaj.media. | 2 | 2 |
| Mohammad Hesham Huraini | Excluded | Journalist | Palestinian journalist, reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Mohammad Marandi Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Tehran. | 10 | 47 |
| Mohammed AlSayyad Head of Corporate Brand and Strategic Advisory · PIF | Excluded | Business executive | Head of Corporate Brand at PIF, management executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Mohammed Basefer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mohammed Chahim Lead negotiator · European Parliament | Excluded | Serving politician | Lead negotiator at European Parliament in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Mohammed Idris Information Minister | Excluded | Serving politician | Information Minister of Nigeria, in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Mohammed Khaleel Spine surgeon | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Spine surgeon, medical professional. | 1 | 1 |
| Mohammed Masbah Founder and president · the Moroccan Institute for Policy Analysis | Selected | Think tank | Founder president of Moroccan Institute for Policy Analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Mohit Khera Professor of urology | Selected | Academic | Professor of urology, explicit academic title. | 1 | 1 |
| Mohit Trivedi Co-founder · 2069 Ecosystems | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of 2069 Ecosystems. | 1 | 1 |