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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maëlle Foucault Founder · Mllconcept | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Mllconcept, entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Maître Haeri Lawyer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Maître Noakovitch | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Maïann Dautrey Co-founder · Arsène Boissons | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Arsène Boissons, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Małgorzata Kleszcz Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Małgorzata Lachendro Reporter · Polskie Radio | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Polskie Radio | 1 | 1 |
| Małgorzata Rozenek-Majdan | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Małgorzata Sidz | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Małgorzata Szumowska Director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Małgorzata Wełnowska Cenatorium | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Małgorzata Wojdyła Musician | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Małgorzata Żerwe Artist and reporter | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Artist and reporter, reporter and artist. | 1 | 1 |
| Meagan Ourada Editorial Producer · NewsNation | Excluded | Journalist | Editorial Producer at NewsNation, media editorial producer. | 1 | 1 |
| Mees Baaijen Researcher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Meg Jay Clinical psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Clinical psychologist without university affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| Megan Agnew | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Megan Beattie Marketing consultant | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Marketing consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Megan Eighteen Estate agent | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Estate agent. | 1 | 1 |
| Megan Messerly Politico | Excluded | Journalist | POLITICO reporter, political reporting. | 1 | 1 |
| Megan Rapinoe Olympic gold medalist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Meggan Roxanne Founder · The Good Quote | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of The Good Quote. | 1 | 1 |
| Meghan Agnew Senior Features Writer, US · The Times | Excluded | Journalist | Senior Features Writer The Times. | 1 | 1 |
| Meghan Bobrowsky Tech reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Tech reporter Wall Street Journal, reporting journalism. | 1 | 1 |
| Meghan Joyce CEO and Founder · Duckbill | Excluded | Business executive | CEO and Founder of Duckbill. | 1 | 1 |
| Meghan King | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Meghan Semple Performance Marketing Director · Digital24 | Excluded | Business executive | Performance Marketing Director. | 1 | 1 |
| Megumi Futo | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mehdi Bigaderne Deputy mayor · Clichy-sous-Bois | Excluded | Serving politician | Deputy Mayor, active public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Mehdi Bouzouina Correspondent · Le Parisien | Excluded | Journalist | Le Parisien USA correspondent, international reporting. | 1 | 1 |
| Mehdi Chamran Architect and Iranian politician | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mehdi Laghrari Journalist in the Tech-medias section · Les Echos | Excluded | Journalist | Tech-media section journalist at Les Échos, tech reporting. | 1 | 1 |
| Mehrdad Bahador Stockbroker · Pareto | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Stock broker at Pareto. | 1 | 1 |
| Meike Weijers Correspondent · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | NRC correspondent, international reporter journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Meike Wijers Correspondent · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | NRC correspondent, international reporter journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Meir Ezra | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Entrepreneur and personal development trainer. | 1 | 1 |
| Mekado Murphy Assistant film editor · The New York Times | Excluded | Journalist | Film editor at NYT, cultural journalism/reporting. | 1 | 1 |
| Mel Chancey Youngest President in Hells Angels | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mel Reynolds Architect | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Architect. | 1 | 1 |
| Melanie C Singer, songwriter · Spice Girls | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Melanie Kaliwoda Dr · Mineralogische Staatssammlung München | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Melanie Mason Politico | Excluded | Journalist | POLITICO reporter, political reporting. | 1 | 1 |
| Melanie Meier | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Melanie Mühl | Excluded | Journalist | Author (female), no evidence of explicit analysis or nonfiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Melanie Parker University recruitment professional · Leeds Becker University | Excluded | Business executive | University recruitment professional, not academic. | 1 | 1 |
| Melanie Sheehan Cleary | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Melanie Sully UK expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Melinda Wilner Chief Operating Officer · United Wholesale Mortgage | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Operating Officer, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Melissa Alexander | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Melissa Benn Author and education campaigner | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author and education campaigner, activist. | 1 | 1 |
| Melissa Cochrane Transformational Leader of the Year · Business Services Organisation (BSO) | Excluded | Business executive | Leader of employers organization. | 1 | 1 |