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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Fosh YouTuber | Excluded | Business executive | YouTuber, content creator. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Grainer Verein Pro-Nationalpark Freyung-Grafenau e.V. | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Gruber Director | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Regisseur (director), artist | 1 | 1 |
| Max Hahn Minister · Gouvernement du Luxembourg | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister in Luxembourg Government, public official in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Heinemann CEO | Excluded | Business executive | CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Heino Entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur (Yrittäjä). | 1 | 1 |
| Max Herre Musicians and producers | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Hjelm | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Jeffery | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Lucado Pastor | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Pastor, religious. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Mannhart | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Meister | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Miller | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Pezzali | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Rauner | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Read Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Salamonowicz Expert AI, programmer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | AI expert and programmer with no affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Spero Co-founder and CEO · Pangram Labs | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO of Pangram Labs. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Terpstra Programme maker and presenter | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Velthoven Dr. | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Westerman Reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Max Wilson Senior Archivist · Lloyd's Register Foundation | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Senior Archivist, not recognized academic role. | 1 | 1 |
| Maxi Portes Producer · Vitamina Jota | Excluded | Business executive | Ham producer, agricultural entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Maxie Eckert Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Maxim Landau Author · ZEIT | Excluded | Journalist | Author for ZEIT. | 1 | 1 |
| Maxim van Mil BNR | Excluded | Journalist | BNR. | 1 | 1 |
| Maxime Aiach Acadomia, Shiva | Excluded | Business executive | Executive at Acadomia and Shiva. | 1 | 1 |
| Maxime Chipoy President · MoneyVox | Excluded | Business executive | President of MoneyVox, business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Maxime d'Halluin Founder · WriteControl | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of WriteControl. | 1 | 1 |
| Maxime Gasteuil Comedian, screenwriter and actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Maxime Khatsianovich CFO · The Plug | Excluded | Business executive | CFO of The Plug. | 1 | 1 |
| Maxime Prévot Minister of foreign affairs | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Foreign Affairs, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Maxime Verhagen Chair of Bouwend Nederland | Excluded | Serving politician | Chair of Bouwend Nederland, union leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Maximilian Knoller Farmer · Seekuhhof Dießen am Ammersee | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Farmer. | 1 | 1 |
| Maximilian Krah European politician · AfD | Excluded | Serving politician | AfD European politician, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Maximilian Langer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Maximilian Lembke POLITICO | Excluded | Journalist | POLITICO reporter, political reporting. | 1 | 1 |
| Maximilian Ratzenböck Comedian, Podcaster | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Maxinne Björk Tantra teacher, photographer, influencer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Maxwell Alejandro Frost First Gen Z member of Congress | Excluded | Serving politician | First Gen Z member of Congress, politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Maxx Burman Co-founder · KitBash3D | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of KitBash3D. | 1 | 1 |
| May Serrano Investigator | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Maya Bell Kohli Pears Family School | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Maya Gabeira | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Maya Noël Chief executive officer · France Digitale | Excluded | Business executive | General director of France Digitale. | 1 | 1 |
| Maya Shankar Cognitive scientist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Podcast host and speaker. | 1 | 1 |
| Mayalène Trémolet | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Maye Musk | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Model and dietitian. | 1 | 1 |
| Mayuresh Konnur Gopal Journalist · BBC Marathi | Excluded | Journalist | BBC Marathi journalist, correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Mazie Hirono Senator | Excluded | Serving politician | US Senator, public official in office. | 1 | 1 |