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 Buitenhuis Frontman · Van Dik Hout | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Bühler Col SMG, Consigliere di Stato · Schweizer Armee, Grisons | Excluded | Serving politician | Colonel, Consigliere di Stato, active military. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Cardell Leader · EY | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Leader at consulting firm (EY). | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Debes Stern reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter stern | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Eriksson Reporter and host · P4 Dalarna | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter and presenter P4 Dalarna | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Essl Founder | Excluded | Business executive | Founder. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Fischer Culture editor · Tamedia | Excluded | Journalist | Culture editor, Tamedia. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Flink | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Fussen Ukrainehilfe 1019.ch | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Goldberg Dr. | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Green Director · Songfestival | Excluded | Business executive | Director of Songfestival. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Groß Filmmaker | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Filmmaker, filmmaker. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Hagh Høgseth News chief · E24 | Excluded | Journalist | News editor, E24. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Hossbach Music supervisor | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Music Supervisor. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Hubert SWR | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | SWR broadcaster, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Ishøy Priest at Sankt Jørgensbjerg Kirke | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Jacobson Professional poker player | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Jonsson | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Therapy podcast guest with no stated role; the linked Karolinska researcher has no stated field, so nothing ties them. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Kaae Political reporter · Jyllands-Posten | Excluded | Journalist | Political reporter Jyllands-Posten | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Karkour Chief Revenue Officer · Quantum Systems | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Revenue Officer at Quantum Systems. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Kaul Journalist · WDR, NDR, Süddeutsche Zeitung | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative journalist WDR. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Kibsgaard Founder and director · Blue Capital | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and director Blue Capital. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Kimani President and CEO of the Africa Center and a former Kenyan ambassador to the U.N. | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | President and CEO of Africa Center, former ambassador. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Krasnik Editor-in-chief · Weekendavisen | Excluded | Journalist | Editor-in-chief, Weekendavisen. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Kremmer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| 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 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 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 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 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 |