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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michał Żyłowski Author of an award-winning reportage | Excluded | Journalist | Author of award-winning reportage, journalistic reporting. | 1 | 1 |
| Miche De Meyer Dentist and expert in oral physiology · VUB | Selected | Academic | Dentist and expert in oral physiology at VUB university. | 1 | 1 |
| Michel Chevalet Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, journalist reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Michel Degrève Lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer (Maître), explicit title of lawyer. | 1 | 1 |
| Michel Dückers Special professor | Selected | Academic | Extraordinary professor (bijzonder hoogleraar) at a university. | 1 | 1 |
| Michel Feltin-Palas Editor-in-chief · L'Express | Excluded | Journalist | Editor-in-chief, L'Express, general information media. | 1 | 1 |
| Michel Friedling Founder of Look Up Space | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Look Up Space startup. | 1 | 1 |
| Michel Hazanavicius | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michel Krielaars | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michel Leeb | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Michele Franzese General director · Scai Comunicazione | Excluded | Business executive | General director of an Italian communications agency. | 1 | 1 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 O'Neill First Minister | Excluded | Serving politician | First Minister (minister in office), current politics. | 1 | 1 |
| 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 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 |