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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Lindell Game historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Introduced as a game historian on a Swedish show; the profile is only a Swedish writer, with no gaming link. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Lüthe US cultural scholar · Freie Universität Berlin | Selected | Academic | US cultural scholar at Freie Universität Berlin. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Machowecz Deputy editor-in-chief · ZEIT | Excluded | Journalist | Deputy editor-in-chief, ZEIT. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Michaelis Protestant pastor | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Modéus Archbishop | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Archbishop. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Mundus Operations manager · Bosei Indrætshøjskole | Selected | Academic | Driftleder at higher education school. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Nejezchleba Editor in the politics desk · Die Zeit | Selected | Commentator | Politics desk editor, ZEIT. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Nørgaard Comedian and host · Langt fra løgnen | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Ortner WKStA | Excluded | Serving politician | WKStA, anti-corruption prosecutor. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Ott CEO · Taxfix | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Taxfix. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Paasi Economic expert, member of parliament · Kokoomus | Excluded | Serving politician | Deputy in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Palmborg Reporter · Aftonbladet | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Aftonbladet | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Pavanello | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Pengelly Book critic | Excluded | Journalist | Book critic. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Pilstjärna Ecologist and consultant | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Ecologist and consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Porsgaard Director · Nordic Initiative for Sustainable Aviation | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Director, sustainable initiative. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Putschögl STANDARD property desk head | Excluded | Journalist | STANDARD real estate desk head. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Q. Magnussen Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of history books. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Rub Terradata | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Schoeller Family business owner | Excluded | Business executive | Family business owner, business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Schulz | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician (Martin Schulz identified). | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Shkreli Investor and businessman | Excluded | Business executive | Investor and businessman. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Smedstad Foss Director · Institute for Energy Technology | Selected | Academic | Director of Institute for Energy Technology. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Smith Paleobiologist · University of Durham | Selected | Academic | Paleobiologist at University of Durham. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Soltau Co-CEO · Space Solar | Excluded | Business executive | Co-CEO at Space Solar. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Spiewak Editor · ZEIT | Excluded | Journalist | Knowledge Editor Die Zeit. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Strobel Olympic medallist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Strömstedt Technical writer · Kjell och Company | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Technical writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Stål The fighter pilot | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Szugat Founder and managing director · Datentreiber | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Datentreiber founder and CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Tamm Andersen Danish veteran | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Tripp Tesla | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Vinaes Professor of political science · Aarhus University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Political Science, Aarhus University. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Vogt CEO · MPC Energy Solutions | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of MPC Energy Solutions. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Voss Professor · FU Berlin | Selected | Academic | Prof. FU Berlin. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Vu Van Wiener Netze | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Waern Secretary | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Secretary. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Wearing Dr, scientist · ESA | Selected | Academic | Scientist at ESA. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Wolgast | Selected | Academic | Researcher. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Ärnlöv Göteborgs Stadsmission | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Øhlund Øyen Researcher · Norwegian Defence Research Establishment | Selected | Academic | Researcher at research institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Østergaard Christensen City director · Aarhus Kommune | Excluded | Serving politician | Municipal director IN OFFICE. | 1 | 1 |
| Martina Bulánková Director of the think tank Ministr zdraví | Selected | Think tank | Think tank director. | 1 | 1 |
| Martina Ernst Salary expert · Salary Negotiations und Fair Equal Pay | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Salary negotiation expert, independent consulting. | 1 | 1 |
| Martina Fuga President · CoorDown | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Presidente de CoorDown, association leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Martina Nelson Psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist, no university affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| Martina Testa Editor and translator | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Editor and translator, outside defined roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Martina Weimert Chief executive officer · European Payments Initiative | Excluded | Business executive | General director, neither academic nor think tank. | 1 | 1 |
| Martina Zetterqvist Centralförbundet för Alkohol- och Narkotikaupplysning | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Employee of an alcohol information organization. | 1 | 1 |
| Martina Čurdová Intimacy coordinator | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |