society
Hosted by Mark Lockwood, Howard Atkin · society · EN
Dive into the philosophy and practice of analysis and information sharing, with insights from leaders in tech, academia, intelligence and beyond on how they make sense of the world. Hosts Mark and Howard draw on experience in intelligence, law enforcement and academia to unpack the ideas and methods that shape understanding. Thoughtful but accessible, it's a podcast for anyone who wants to sharpen their thinking in a complex, fast-changing world.
Required Pod Score for this podcast. PitchCentric checks your profile against host openness, topical fit, and audience signals before you generate a pitch.
Contact path
Verified email
Booking probability
32%
Guest openness
Selective
Sign up to generate a grounded pitch for The Collators.
Signup to Generate a PitchDive into the philosophy and practice of analysis and information sharing, with insights from leaders in tech, academia, intelligence and beyond on how they make sense of the world. Hosts Mark and Howard draw on experience in intelligence, law enforcement and academia to unpack the ideas and methods that shape understanding.
The Collators is hosted by Mark Lockwood, Howard Atkin. The show has published 41 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Competitive Intelligence - With Karen Walker" (15 October 2026, 90 minutes), "Who You Know: Central Banks and Financial Collapse with Aditi Sahasrabudi" (8 October 2026, 68 minutes), and "Who Guards the Answer?" (4 September 2026, 61 minutes).
The Collators publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 74 minutes across 41 episodes.
Booking probability for The Collators is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Collators requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Collators's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for The Collators are Business & Management Consulting and Courts, Police & Public Safety. The Collators has a society audience.
Mark Lockwood, Howard Atkin hosts The Collators, a society podcast with 41 episodes published.
Our AI reads these to draft pitches. Use them as grounding for a pitch that cites a real guest and a specific topic.
Episode #24
Karen Walker explains why good intelligence work begins with understanding the real question behind a request, why data without context rarely leads to good decisions, and why judgement, curiosity and an understanding...
In this episode, Mark and Howard are joined by Aditi Sahasrabudi, author of Bankers Trust: How Social Relations Avert Global Financial Collapse . Together they explore how central banks manage crises, why independence...
Episode #22
What happens when the systems we rely on to find information stop simply retrieving answers and start generating them? Library science and AI governance specialist José Ruiz-Vázquez joins The Collators to explore what...
Intelligence veteran Nadia Tuominen joins Mark Lockwood and Howard Atkin to explore how analysts think, how professional judgement develops, and why some of the most important parts of analysis may be difficult to...
Episode #20
Drawing on more than four decades of reporting, Andrew Revkin reflects on the craft of journalism, the danger of becoming captured by a compelling narrative, and what happens when complicated realities are compressed...
Drawing on experience spanning the US Navy, the intelligence community, national security law and Capitol Hill, Carson Checketts discusses how he found his way into intelligence, the enduring lessons of 9/11, and why...
Episode #18
What does investigating cold cases really involve? The conversation reveals cold-case investigation not as a self-contained event, but as a continuing process shaped by time, technology, professional judgement and the...
Historian and educator Dr Roy Casagranda joins The Collators to explore how the past is reconstructed from incomplete evidence and how easily interpretation can harden into accepted fact. Roy discusses why historians...
<p >Historian and educator Dr Roy Casagranda joins The Collators to explore how the past is reconstructed from incomplete evidence and how easily interpretation can harden into accepted fact.</p> <p>Roy discusses why...
<p >Surveillance has evolved from intercepting what people deliberately communicate to detecting what they involuntarily reveal. Who controls these capabilities? Can legislation and oversight keep pace? And what happens...
Episode #15
<p>Carmen Medina, former CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence, returns to The Collators to discuss her new project capturing the hard-won lessons, adages and mental cues that help analysts think better.</p> <p>The...
Episode #14
<p >Dean Baratta joins The Collators to discuss a career that has taken him from Cold War military intelligence to law enforcement, homeland security, and the private sector. Dean also reflects on the future of the...
<p >This week, we are doubly blessed to welcome back a very special guest: Konstantin from the Inside Russia YouTube channel. Moving past regular news cycles, we sit down for a deep, philosophical, and deeply personal...
Episode #12
<p >Mark and Howard are joined by Sarah Holland, Chief Business Officer at Swiss biotech CDR Life and President of the Swiss Healthcare Licensing Group, to explore what intelligence looks like in the private sector.</p>...
<p>Mark and Howard are joined by Ian Jackson for a wide-ranging conversation about comics, science fiction, nostalgia, imagination, and critical thinking. Ian shares his journey from archaeology, theatre, travel, and...
Episode #10
<p>In this episode, Mark and Howard are joined by David Allen, a former Metropolitan Police officer who joined the job in 1966 and later became a collator at Bow Street. David shares what policing the West End was...
In this episode of The Collators, Howard and Mark are joined by veteran intelligence professional David Jimenez, whose career spans military intelligence, federal law enforcement, counter-drug analysis, and higher...
Episode #8
<p >Mark and Howard explore the reality of murder investigations through the lens of Howard's 34-year police career. Together, they unpack the complexity of homicide inquiries, from scene guards and incident rooms to...
What does it really mean to be situationally aware? In this episode, Mark and Howard speak with Dr. Mica Endsley about how people and teams make sense of complex, fast-changing environments, and why situational...
Episode #6
<p>A simple but urgent question: what is policing actually for? Prompted by recent events and troubling examples of law enforcement in action, Mark and Howard step back from the headlines to explore the principles that...
Recent guests on The Collators. Study who booked and why before you pitch.
longtime environmental journalist and former New York Times reporter, environmental journalism
Professor of Government, Austin Community College
Director of Intelligence and Protective Services
former Formula 1 composite technician, Ethical Property Partners
PitchCentric classifies The Collators under these industries. Guests from them are the closest fit, and each links to the best podcasts in that industry.
Shows with the most semantically similar episode content. Pitch one, pitch all; producers cluster.
Is this podcast yours and you'd like to remove or correct details? Request removal or email privacy@pitchcentric.com.
Questions about the free trial? See the pricing FAQ
