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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Cagol Narrator | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mario Calabresi | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mario De Prospo | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist and historian, no named university activity. | 1 | 1 |
| Mario Delatour Documentary filmmaker | Excluded | Journalist | Documentary filmmaker. | 1 | 1 |
| Mario Gamba Star chef | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mario Monti Senator for life | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator for life in office in Italy. | 1 | 1 |
| Mario Saban Member and professor | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Professor of Kabbalah, religious activity. | 1 | 1 |
| Mario Slongo Weather presenter · Radio DRS 1 | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Meteorologist at radio DRS 1. | 1 | 1 |
| Marion Mourgue Department head · Le Parisien | Excluded | Journalist | Head of section, Le Parisien. | 1 | 1 |
| Marion Strok Principal | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Principal, Chicago school. | 1 | 1 |
| Marion Trattnig Management consultant | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Management consultant, consultante. | 1 | 1 |
| Marisa Adler Senior Consultant · Resource Recycling Systems (RRS) | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Senior Consultant Resource Recycling Systems. | 1 | 1 |
| Marisa G. Franco Psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist, not in defined roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Marisa Peer Therapist, best-selling author, keynote speaker | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Therapist, personal development author. | 1 | 1 |
| Mariska van der Klis Presenter and editor | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Female presenter, coach, radio presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| Marit Roxrud Leinhardt Director in the employer policy department · KS | Excluded | Serving politician | Director of business policy division at KS. | 1 | 1 |
| Marit Törnqvist Writer and illustrator | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author illustrator, author-illustrator. | 1 | 1 |
| Marit Verbeek | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Marius Gustavson | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Marius Kjelle Roppen Member | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Marius Nergård Pettersen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Marius Rietdijk Dr. | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Marius Tetlie | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Marius Wennersten Manager · DNB Teknologi | Excluded | Business executive | Fund manager at DNB Technology, financial manager. | 1 | 1 |
| Mariusz Borkowski | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mariusz Gil Event storming specialist and podcaster of Better Software Design | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Event storming specialist, consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Mariusz Gogól Dr | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Biochemist and science communicator. | 1 | 1 |
| Mariusz Labudda Krosno Glass SA | Excluded | Business executive | Krosno Glass SA, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Mariusz Majewski Traveler | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mariusz Romańczuk Chair of KM NSZZ Solidarność · Kopalnia Bogdanka | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mariusz Śmiejek | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Marián García Pharmacist and influencer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Pharmacist and influencer. | 1 | 1 |
| Marjolein Robertson Comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Marjolein van de Water Reporter · de Volkskrant | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Volkskrant | 1 | 1 |
| Marjorie Boston Theater maker, artistic director · RIGHTABOUTNOW INC | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Marjorie Libourel Professional matchmaker | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Baanders | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Barrocas CEO · SharkNinja | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of SharkNinja. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Batterson Lead pastor · National Community Church | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Bergen Reporter · Bloomberg Technology | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Bloomberg Technology | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Boomer | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Cavendish | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Cohen Former professor and director of retail studies · Columbia Business School | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former professor, no current role matches the 6 categories. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Dempster Founder & Chief People Officer · The Circle by Founders Circle Capital | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder and Chief People Officer of financial company. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Dorey Co-founder and CEO · Straightline Aviation | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO of aviation company. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Drakeford First Minister · Wales | Excluded | Serving politician | First Minister of Wales, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Edmondson | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Accounting leader, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Gatiss Co-creator and actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Gurman Bloomberg | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Bloomberg. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Hennessy Journalist · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Irish Times. | 1 | 1 |