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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Sheridan Owner of IMPACT | Excluded | Business executive | Owner and CEO of IMPACT. | 1 | 1 |
| Marcus Ulvsand Reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Aftonbladet Crime | 1 | 1 |
| Marcus Walker Father | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Marcus Weller CEO · DeepInvent.ai | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of startup DeepInvent.ai. | 1 | 1 |
| Mareike Aden Correspondent · ARD | Excluded | Journalist | ARD correspondent, female correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Marek Ast Member of parliament · Prawo i Sprawiedliwość | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of Law and Justice party. | 1 | 1 |
| Marek Blottière | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Marek Dyjak | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Marek Jakubiak MP | Excluded | Serving politician | Deputy in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Marek Kaźmierczak Senior fund manager · VIG / C-QUADRAT TFI | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | VIG/C-QUADRAT TFI fund manager. | 1 | 1 |
| Marek Kozub Dr | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Marek Maruszczak | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Marek Piekarczyk TSA leader | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Marek Popiel | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Marek Różycki | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Marek Sznura | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Marek Tronina Director · Maraton Warszawski | Excluded | Business executive | Dyrektor of Maraton Warszawski. | 1 | 1 |
| Maren Jonasson Editor of the publishing project Historiska recept · Society of Swedish Literature in Finland | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Editor Svenska Literature Society | 1 | 1 |
| Maren Kroymann Comedy legend, grande dame of cabaret | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Maren Peters Correspondent · SRF | Excluded | Journalist | SRF correspondent South Asia. | 1 | 1 |
| Marga Sánchez Romero | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Margaret Atwood Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of The Handmaid Tale fiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Margaret Brennan Face the Nation moderator | Excluded | Journalist | Face the Nation moderator, host. | 1 | 1 |
| Margaret Eaton School teacher | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Margaret Hartmann Intelligencer | Excluded | Journalist | Intelligencer, news media. | 1 | 1 |
| Margaret Hodge Baroness | Excluded | Serving politician | Baroness Hodge of Barking. | 1 | 1 |
| Margarete Kistler Fledermaus-Auffangstation | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Director, Fledermaus Auffangstation. | 1 | 1 |
| Margarida Balseiro Lopes Minister of Youth and Modernisation · Governo de Portugal | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Youth and Modernization. | 1 | 1 |
| Margarida Davim Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist without specific function. | 1 | 1 |
| Margarida Nápoles NOS | Excluded | Business executive | NOS executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Margarida Santos Family general practitioner | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | General family physician. | 1 | 1 |
| Margaux Baralon Slate.fr | Excluded | Journalist | Slate.fr, general media. | 1 | 1 |
| Margaux Chandenson Founder of Adolia | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Adolia. | 1 | 1 |
| Margaux Zekri Founder and CEO · Miam'Up | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and general director of Miam Up. | 1 | 1 |
| Margherita Stancati Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Wall Street Journal. | 1 | 1 |
| Margot Friedländer | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Margot Pauwels Three of a Kind | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Margot Taylor Neuroscience researcher · The Hospital for Sick Children | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Neuroscience researcher at The Hospital. | 1 | 1 |
| Margot Verhille Brand owner, entrepreneur · Passero, Leffi d'Anvers | Excluded | Business executive | Brand owner, entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Margret Ziegler Paediatrician and child therapist · Kinderzentrum München | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Pediatrician at Children's Center Munich. | 1 | 1 |
| Margriet van der Heijden | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Margrit Näf Former Swiss national team player and long-serving official | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mari Carme Maza Sign language interpreter | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mari Carmen | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mari Eyice Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Mari Nordén Fashion designer · Fæbrik | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mari Somme Hamer Works at the café · Munchmuseet | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Anna Anders Daughter of Gen. Władysław Anders | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Antónia Frasquilho Psychiatrist · Alterstatus | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychiatrist. | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Baran Dr | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |