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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misty Watterson | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mitch Kapor Entrepreneur and investor · Kapor Capital | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur and investor, founder. | 1 | 1 |
| Mitch Labiak Senior Business Correspondent · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Senior affairs reporter correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Mitch Lee Co-founder and CEO · Arc Boats | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO of Arc Boats. | 1 | 1 |
| Mitchell Green Co-founder et managing partner · Lead Edge Capital | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Lead Edge Capital, investor. | 1 | 1 |
| Mitchell O'Brien IRS Ireland | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 1 | 1 |
| Mitt Romney Senator · Utah | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator from Utah, political position in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Miłosz Motyka Minister of energy | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Energy, political position in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Miłosz Przepiórkowski | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Miłosz Wiatrowski-Bujacz gazeta.pl | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at gazeta.pl. | 1 | 1 |
| Mo Karnage | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mo Urus | Excluded | Business executive | Multi-talented entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Mobeen Azhar Journalist · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist BBC. | 1 | 1 |
| Mohamad Amer Meziane Philosopher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 1 | 1 |
| Mohamed El-Nawawi Engineer · Egyptian Telecommunications Company | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Engineer, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Mohamed Fahmi PhD in information sciences · Police Judicaire Fédérale | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 1 | 1 |
| Mohamed Faker Engineering Leader · Vanguard Group | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Engineering Leader at Vanguard, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Mohamed Salmawi Adieb | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Egyptian writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Mohamed Yousuf Founder · Smart Workforce AI | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Smart Workforce AI. | 1 | 1 |
| Mohammad Hesham Huraini | Excluded | Journalist | Palestinian journalist, reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Mohammed AlSayyad Head of Corporate Brand and Strategic Advisory · PIF | Excluded | Business executive | Head of Corporate Brand at PIF, management executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Mohammed Basefer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mohammed Chahim Lead negotiator · European Parliament | Excluded | Serving politician | Lead negotiator at European Parliament in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Mohammed Idris Information Minister | Excluded | Serving politician | Information Minister of Nigeria, in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Mohit Trivedi Co-founder · 2069 Ecosystems | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of 2069 Ecosystems. | 1 | 1 |
| Mollie Engelhart Farm-to-table farmer · Sow a Heart Farm | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Farm-to-table farmer at Sow a Heart Farm. | 1 | 1 |
| Molly Bloom | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Molly Graham Company builder | Excluded | Business executive | Company builder. | 1 | 1 |
| Molly Nic Céile Author and influencer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author and influencer, content creator. | 1 | 1 |
| Molly Webster Reporter · Radiolab | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Radiolab | 1 | 1 |
| Molly Worthen Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Introduced as historian; the profile lists writer and biographer at UNC Chapel Hill, compatible but not an exact function match. | 1 | 1 |
| Mona Jaeger Berlin correspondent · F.A.Z. | Excluded | Journalist | Berlin correspondent for FAZ. | 1 | 1 |
| Mona Shtaya Tech expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Tech expert, technical expert. | 1 | 1 |
| Mona Vetsch SRF | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Monia Chokri Actress | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Monica Crowley U.S. Chief of Protocol | Excluded | Serving politician | U.S. Chief of Protocol, INCUMBENT. | 1 | 1 |
| Monica Dahlmo Agriculture director · Statsforvalteren i Rogaland | Excluded | Serving politician | Agriculture director at Statsforvalteren, senior civil servant in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Monica Geuze Entrepreneur, presenter | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur and presenter (no 6-role match). | 1 | 1 |
| Monica Guerzoni Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Simple journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Monica Lewinsky | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Monica Ricci Sargentini | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at Corriere della Sera. | 1 | 1 |
| Monica Ruocco Babel Festival | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, Babel festival. | 1 | 1 |
| Monika Folwarczny Fundacja Głucha Polska | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Fundacja Głucha Polska, NGO. | 1 | 1 |
| Monika Inde Zsak Futurum VC | Excluded | Business executive | Futurum VC investor. | 1 | 1 |
| Monika Miller | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Monika Pietraszek | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Monika Reszko Psychologist and author | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist and author (non-university psychologist). | 1 | 1 |
| Monika Roszak Fundacja Rolna | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Fundacja Rolna, NGO. | 1 | 1 |
| Monika Rüegger SVP National Councillor | Excluded | Serving politician | SVP and National Council member (incumbent politician). | 1 | 1 |
| Monika Rühl Chief · Economiesuisse | Excluded | Business executive | Head of Economiesuisse (business federation). | 1 | 1 |