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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miikka Kortelainen Third vice chair · Vasemmistoliitto | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-President of party, in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Miikka Luukkonen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Miikka Niiranen Apologist and diploma engineer · Kansanlähetysopiston | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Apologist and engineer, Christian mission. | 1 | 1 |
| Mijke van den Hurk AI scientist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 1 | 1 |
| Mika Obanda Mosaic artist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mika Penttinen Major | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Major, military officer in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Mika Poutala Member of parliament, future minister | Excluded | Serving politician | MP, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Mika Saariaho CEO · Raute | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Raute. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikael Bak Director · Dansk Aktionærforening | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Shareholders' association Director. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikael Damberg | Excluded | Serving politician | Social Democrat, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikael Fauvelle Researcher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Called a researcher on a Swedish history show with no institution; the profile is a Boise State anthropology professor, nothing precise. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikael Funke Reporter · Sveriges Radio | Excluded | Journalist | Swedish radio reporter | 1 | 1 |
| Mikael Halberg | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikael Håfström Director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikael Korhonen Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikael Pentikäinen CEO · Suomen yrittäjät | Excluded | Business executive | CEO, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikael Rautanen Inderes | Excluded | Business executive | Leader of private research company. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikael Sandström Surgeon | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Surgeon, no university affiliation listed. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikael Sjödell Sveriges Radio correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | Special correspondent envoy. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikael Svensson Manager · C Worldwide | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Fund manager at C Worldwide, not an economist. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikael Söderberg | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikael Thuneberg Founder · Supermetrics | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of startup. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikala Satiya Rørbech Editor · Altinget Fonde | Excluded | Journalist | Political media editor, Danish. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Allton Content creator and strategist · The AI Hat | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Content creator and strategist, not consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Annunziata Founder & Managing Partner · Also Capital | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and partner of Also Capital. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Barnhart COO and CFO · Eco Plumbers | Excluded | Business executive | COO and CFO of Eco Plumbers. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Cannon-Brookes Cofounder and CEO of Atlassian | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of Atlassian. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Cernovich | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Conover Leading the OSS models team · Databricks | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Head of team at Databricks, not an economist. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike D Rapper, producer · Beastie Boys | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Drucker Comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Durant Retired U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 · 160th SOAR | Excluded | Serving politician | Former military officer, not former public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Edwards RANGER, RRC (JSOC), OMEGA Team Operator | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Eruzione 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey captain | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Olympic hockey captain, athlete. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Flash Co-owner · Dixie Electric | Excluded | Business executive | Former business co-owner. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Freno Chairman and CEO · Barings LLC | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Barings LLC investment bank. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Hall | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Hammond Founder · Signal Relief | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Signal Relief. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Israetel Dr., PhD Sport Physiology · Renaissance Periodization | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Ph.D. sport physiology, no university named. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Johnson Speaker | Excluded | Serving politician | President of the House, politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Koenigs Entrepreneur, bestselling author | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur and author, primary activity entrepreneurship. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Lawler Rep | Excluded | Serving politician | American representative in office | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Massimino Former NASA astronaut | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former NASA astronaut, not former public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike McGrath Garden professional | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Mew Orthodontist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Orthodontist, non-university practitioner. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Michalowicz Bestselling author, entrepreneur | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Bestselling author and entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Nesbitt Health Minister | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Health in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Poland Scientist in charge · Yellowstone Volcano Observatory | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Scientist at observatory, not university. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Price | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Repole Serial entrepreneur, horse racing owner | Excluded | Business executive | Serial entrepreneur and horse owner. | 1 | 1 |