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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Rosseel Cardiologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Cardiologist, physician without university affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Rounds Senator · Sénat américain | Excluded | Serving politician | American senator in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Rowe Creator and host of Dirty Jobs | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Creator and host of Dirty Jobs, television. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Sacks Former legal journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Former legal journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Salter | Excluded | Business executive | Real estate investor. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Sapiro Psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist without university. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Solana Founder · Pirate Wires | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Villa Fonseca Freelancer · Folketinget | Excluded | Serving politician | Independent member of Danish Parliament. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Wendling BBC journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and reporter at BBC. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Wyniger | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Yu Co-founder and CEO of Vesta | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO of Vesta. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikel Ayestarán Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no analytical function. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikel Navarro Film critic | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Film critic, not public analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikhail Ivanovich Ulyanov Russia's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency · IAEA, Russia | Excluded | Serving politician | Russian ambassador in office at IAEA. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikhail Tymoshenko Colonel | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikhail Vishnevsky Mycologist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikhail Voronin Founder · Atlanty business club | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Atlanty business club. | 1 | 1 |
| Miki Kuusi Wolt founder · Wolt, Slush | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Wolt. | 1 | 1 |
| Miki Pedersen | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikie Sherrill New Jersey gubernatorial candidate | Excluded | Serving politician | Gubernatorial candidate. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikke Thrane | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikkel Beha Erichsen Host of Go' Aften and Go' Morgen Danmark | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikkel Dal Hende | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikkel Eliasen Manager · CMP | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Manager of CMP company. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikkel Friis Winsløw Sergeant · Søværnet | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Sergeant in Danish Navy. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikkel Frimer Rasmussen Expert in digital media | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikkel Fyhn Christensen Journalist · Berlingske | Excluded | Journalist | Danish journalist Berlingske. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikkel Jørnvil Marketing chief · Forsvaret | Excluded | Business executive | Head of marketing, Ministry of Defense. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikkel Kaas Vad Music historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikkel Plannthin The author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikkel Venborg Pedersen Ethnologist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Danish ethnologist on early tourism; the profile says only museologist born 1970 with no employer, so a related field but nothing precise. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikkel Vuorela Journalist · Dagbladet Information | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Information. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikko Ahtila Pelastakaa Lapset ry | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Employee of child protection association. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikko Harju Artist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikko Hentinen UB | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikko Möttönen Professor · IQM ja QMill | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Professor in quantum enterprise. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikko Peltoniemi Journalist · Aamulehti | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Aamulehti. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikko Prusi Villada Group Oy | Excluded | Business executive | Real estate company Villada Group. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikko Pyhimys Kuoppala Rap artist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikko Tahkola CEO · Fodelia | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Fodelia. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikko Utriainen Founder · Chipmetrics | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of Chipmetrics. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikołaj Filipkowicz | Excluded | Doubtful participation | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikołaj Krajewski | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Milena Santerini | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Guest on antisemitism with no stated role; the profile is an Italian pedagogue and former MP, with no antisemitism link in the file. | 1 | 1 |
| Miles Grimshaw General Partner · Benchmark | Excluded | Business executive | General Partner at Benchmark venture capital. | 1 | 1 |
| Miles Johnson | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no proof of analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Miles Klee Journalist · Rolling Stone | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Rolling Stone. | 1 | 1 |
| Miley Cyrus Singer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Milica McDowell Physical therapist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Physiotherapist without university affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| Millie Court | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |