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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maja Vain Gilbert Psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist, psychologist without university affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| Maja Wallstein SPD Bundestag member | Excluded | Serving politician | SPD Bundestag member (female), incumbent politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Maja Wolny | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Maja Österlund Project manager · Socialstyrelsen | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Project manager, Socialstyrelsen, civil servant. | 1 | 1 |
| Majd Khalifeh | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Majda Ouhajji | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Majid Sattar Washington correspondent · F.A.Z. | Excluded | Journalist | Washington Correspondent F.A.Z. | 1 | 1 |
| Majo Gómez Cascales Mental and emotional coach | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Mental and emotional trainer, personal coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Mają Michalak Art historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Maksym Sjier Fundacja Info Ops Polska | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Malachy Browne Head of the visual investigations unit · New York Times | Excluded | Journalist | Head of visual investigations, New York Times. | 1 | 1 |
| Malachy Clerkin Sportswriter · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Sportswriter The Irish Times. | 1 | 1 |
| Malcolm Pein Chess Correspondent | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Malcolm Pope Managing Director and Founder · Loguru Ltd | Excluded | Business executive | Managing Director and Founder Loguru Ltd. | 1 | 1 |
| Malcolm XD Creator | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Malcom Byrne Senator · Fianna Fáil | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Malena Ivarsson Sexologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Sexologist, specialist outside defined roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Malene Jensen Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Malene Natascha Ratcliffe Superflex | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Malene Rustad | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Malgorzata Lukianow Palgrave MacMillan | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Mali Ann Rees Performer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Malie Coyne Clinical psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Clinical psychologist without university. | 1 | 1 |
| Maliha Safri University of Minnesota Press | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Malik al-Abdeh Conflict researcher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Malika Iberraken | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Malika Rahou | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Malin Olsson Doctor of medicine · Umeå universitetssjukhus | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Doctor hospital, non-university physician. | 1 | 1 |
| Malin Öhman Education adviser at Skolverket | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Education council at Skolverket, public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Maline Hofmann News editor · ZEIT | Excluded | Journalist | News editor at Die Zeit. | 1 | 1 |
| Malou Gorter Actress | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Malou Khebizi Actress | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Malte Bruhn Political reporter · Altinget | Excluded | Journalist | Politics reporter at Altinget. | 1 | 1 |
| Mamed Chalidow Boxer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mamen Delgado Asociacion Albada | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mamma Hanna Family therapist | Excluded | Doubtful participation | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mamma Mona | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mamoon Durrani Journalist · BBC Afghan | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist BBC Afghan. | 1 | 1 |
| Manda Scott Novelist | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Novelist, fiction writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Mandy Johnston | Excluded | Serving politician | Plastic artist. | 1 | 1 |
| Mandy Matney Host · True Sunlight Podcast | Excluded | Journalist | Host of True Sunlight Podcast. | 1 | 1 |
| Mandy Rambharos | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Manel Rosa | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Manfred Weber EPP group leader · CSU | Excluded | Serving politician | EVP group leader, political official in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Manisha Lad Autism advocate | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Autism advocacy activist. | 1 | 1 |
| Manlio Messina Deputy group leader in the Chamber · Fratelli d'Italia | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Group Leader in Chamber, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Manni Coe | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Manola Soler | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Manolo Bayona Member of Baladre | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Manon Benders UMC Utrecht | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Caregiver, premature birth department at UMC Utrecht. | 1 | 1 |