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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Serrano Specialist in European affairs and international politics | Selected | Commentator | Specialist analyst European affairs and international policy. | 2 | 3 |
| Marc Brackett Founding director · Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence | Selected | Academic | Founding director of Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. | 2 | 2 |
| Marc Garrigasait Fund manager · Japan Deep Value | Selected | Economist or consultant | Japan Deep Value fund manager. | 2 | 2 |
| Marc Julienne Director of the Asia Centre · Ifri | Selected | Think tank | Director Asia Center Ifri. | 2 | 3 |
| Marcel Dirsus Political scientist | Selected | Think tank | Political scientist at Institut für Sicherheitspolitik. | 2 | 2 |
| Marcin Kędzierski Economist, publicist · Polska Sieć Ekonomii | Selected | Economist or consultant et Commentator | Economist and columnist. | 2 | 2 |
| Marcin Napiórkowski Prof., semiotician · Instytut Kultury Polskiej UW, Muzeum Historii Polski | Selected | Academic | Professor of semiotics at the University of Warsaw. | 2 | 3 |
| Marcus Gavelli Pareto analyst | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economic analyst at Pareto firm. | 2 | 3 |
| Marcus Hernhag Stock writer · Privata Affärer | Selected | Commentator | Economic and financial columnist. | 2 | 3 |
| Marek Menkiszak Head of the Russia department at the Centre for Eastern Studies · Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich | Selected | Think tank | Chief of Eastern Studies Center department. | 2 | 5 |
| Margie Lachman Professor of psychology · Brandeis University | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychology, Brandeis University. | 2 | 2 |
| Margot Dijkgraaf | Selected | Commentator | Author biography of Madame de Staël. | 2 | 2 |
| Mariana Alessandri Professor of philosophy · University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Selected | Academic | Professor of philosophy, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. | 2 | 5 |
| Marie Bossaert Senior lecturer · University of Clermont Auvergne | Selected | Academic | Senior lecturer Clermont-Auvergne University. | 2 | 2 |
| Marie Jauffret-Roustide Research director at French Institute of Health and Medical Research | Selected | Academic | Research director at INSERM. | 2 | 3 |
| Marijke Leliveld Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor, university professor. | 2 | 2 |
| Marina Münkler Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof. Dr., literary scholar at TU Dresden universities. | 2 | 2 |
| Marina Rudyak China expert · Yale, Universität Heidelberg | Selected | Academic | China expert at Yale and University of Heidelberg. | 2 | 2 |
| Marine Braud Partner and co-founder · cabinet Alameda | Selected | Lawyer | Associate co-founder of Alameda law firm. | 2 | 2 |
| Mario Livio Astrophysicist · Hubble Space Telescope | Selected | Academic | Astrophysicist Hubble Space Telescope. | 2 | 2 |
| Marjanne de Kwaasteniet Former ambassador | Selected | Former official | Former ambassador. | 2 | 3 |
| Mark Blagrove Professor, Director of the Swansea University Sleep Laboratory | Selected | Academic | Professor, Director of Swansea University Sleep Lab. | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Harper | Selected | Former official | British politician, ministerial positions in late 2019. | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Lanier Lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer. | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Mills Author, investor, policy advisor · Manhattan Institute | Selected | Think tank | Policy advisor and senior fellow at Manhattan Institute. | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Schelker Economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist, economist. | 2 | 3 |
| Mark van Vuuren Author | Selected | Commentator | Author, appears to write about politics and society. | 2 | 2 |
| Martial Foucault Director of the IRSEM | Selected | Think tank | Director IRSEM (Strategic Research Institute). | 2 | 3 |
| Martin Brunt Sky News Crime Commentator | Selected | Commentator | Legal commentator for Sky News. | 2 | 6 |
| Martin Farstad Jenssen Lecturer and county leader · Norsk Lektorlag | Selected | Academic | Lecturer, teacher union activist. | 2 | 5 |
| Martin Gaedt Author and provocative entertainer | Selected | Commentator | Author and Provoker, culture analysis. | 2 | 2 |
| Martin Kobler Former ambassador, UN special envoy | Selected | Former official | Former ambassador, UN special envoy. | 2 | 2 |
| Mary McCarthy Columnist · Irish Independent | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Irish Independent. | 2 | 13 |
| Mary-Frances O'Connor Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry · University of Arizona | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor University of Arizona. | 2 | 2 |
| María Dueñas | Selected | Academic | Writer and professor of philology at University of Murcia. | 2 | 2 |
| María Martinón-Torres Paleoanthropologist | Selected | Academic | Paleoanthropologist at National Center for Research on Human Evolution. | 2 | 2 |
| Mathilde Mathieu Journalist in the investigations section · Mediapart | Selected | Commentator | Investigations desk journalist at Mediapart. | 2 | 2 |
| Mathilde Philip Professor of public law | Selected | Academic | Professor of Public Law. | 2 | 8 |
| Matt Alt Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of 'Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World'. | 2 | 4 |
| Matt Beane Assistant Professor · University of California, Santa Barbara | Selected | Academic | Assistant Professor at University of California, Santa Barbara. | 2 | 2 |
| Matt Gertken Chief Geopolitical Strategist · BCA Research | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Geopolitical Strategist at BCA Research. | 2 | 2 |
| Matt Walker Neuroscientiste | Selected | Academic | Professor of neuroscience at UC Berkeley. | 2 | 4 |
| Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling Author | Selected | Commentator | Author and analytical work author. | 2 | 2 |
| Matthias Horx Futurist | Selected | Commentator | Opinion journalist, non-fiction writer. | 2 | 4 |
| Mattia Serra Analyst · Osservatorio Medio Oriente dell'ISPI | Selected | Think tank | Analyst ISPI Observatory, Italian think tank. | 2 | 4 |
| Mattias Sjödin Manager · Carnegie Sverigefond | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fund manager at Carnegie Sverigefond. | 2 | 2 |
| Maud Quessard Director of the Transatlantic Area · IRSEM | Selected | Think tank | Director of Transatlantic Space domain at IRSEM. | 2 | 7 |
| Maurice Godelier Anthropologist | Selected | Academic | Anthropologist at School of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences. | 2 | 3 |
| Maurizio Lupi Noi Moderati | Selected | Former official | Former Minister of Transport and Infrastructure (end 2014-2015). | 2 | 17 |
| Mauro Gilli Researcher in Military Technology and International Security · Center for Security Studies ETH di Zurigo | Selected | Academic | Researcher, Center for Security Studies, ETH. | 2 | 3 |