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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurent Gounelle Bestselling author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Novelist. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurent Guiraud Founder · ColibriTD | Excluded | Business executive | Business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurent Hublet Brussels minister for employment and the economy | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurent Lafon Senator, President | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurent Larcher Senior reporter · La Croix | Excluded | Journalist | La Croix senior reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurent Nuñez Police prefect | Excluded | Serving politician | French Minister of Interior in office since 2025. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurent Obertone Journalist, novelist, essayist | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Novelist, artist, or content creator. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurent Ruquier | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurenz Platzer Arena-Trägerverein | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Lauri Holapa Managing director · Uuden talousajattelun keskus | Selected | Think tank | Director of the Centre for New Economic Thought. | 1 | 1 |
| Lauri Kangas Technology director · Puolustus- ja ilmailuteollisuus PIA ry | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Technology director of defense organization, executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Lauri Lehtinen News chief · Aamulehti | Excluded | Journalist | Sports editor at Aamulehti. | 1 | 1 |
| Lauri Nurmi NATO journalist · Iltalehti | Excluded | Journalist | NATO correspondent for Iltalehti. | 1 | 1 |
| Lauri Vasankari Former naval officer and current AI expert · 61N Solutions | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former naval officer, AI expert in business. | 1 | 1 |
| Lauri Vuornos Product development leader · Oura | Excluded | Business executive | Product development director at Oura. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurie Bristow Ambassador | Selected | Former official | Former Ambassador. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurin Lorenz Investigative journalist · STANDARD | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative journalist STANDARD. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurine Albris Tenure track lecturer · University of Copenhagen | Selected | Academic | Researcher or doctoral candidate affiliated with university. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurita Socaliente Personal development coach | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurits Nansen Meditation instructor | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Laury Thilleman | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Laust Schouenborg Lecturer in international politics at RUC | Selected | Academic | Lecturer in international politics at RUC. | 1 | 1 |
| Lautaro Rivara | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Lavora Barnes Chair · Michigan Democratic Party | Excluded | Serving politician | President of Michigan Democratic Party, political leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Lawrence Ball Lead data analyst · Kent Wildlife Trust | Selected | Economist or consultant | Lead data analyst at Kent Wildlife Trust. | 1 | 1 |
| Lawrence Calcano Chairman and CEO · iCapital | Excluded | Business executive | Business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Lawrence Donegan Founder & Editor · McKellar Magazine | Excluded | Journalist | Founder & Editor of McKellar Magazine. | 1 | 1 |
| Lawrence Field CEO · WaterIQ | Excluded | Business executive | Business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Lawrence Goldstone Historian and author | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist and author, historical novelist. | 1 | 1 |
| Lawrence Hurley NBC News | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist NBC News. | 1 | 1 |
| Lawrence Lasker Filmmaker | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lawrence Lepard | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Investor and author on markets. | 1 | 1 |
| Lawrence Lessig Author | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Author. | 1 | 1 |
| Lawrence Malloy | Excluded | Business executive | Real estate professional in Orlando. | 1 | 1 |
| Lawrence McDonald Founder · The Bear Traps Report | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Lawrence O'Donnell | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Layla Elabed Co-chair of the Uncommitted Movement | Excluded | Serving politician | Co-president of political movement, activist. | 1 | 1 |
| Laylah Beattie Writer, performer and podcaster | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer, performer and podcaster. | 1 | 1 |
| Layne Norton Former powerlifting champion and professional bodybuilder · Biolayne LLC | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Powerlifting champion and physical coach, athlete. | 1 | 1 |
| Layth Malhis | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Laëtitia Hamot Mayor · La Crèche | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Le Doc Baron Video creator | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Le Gammeltoft Communications chief · Netcompany | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Communications chief at Netcompany. | 1 | 1 |
| Le Livreur du Futur Content creator and meal delivery worker on an electric skateboard | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| le Psy du travail Occupational psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Occupational psychologist | 1 | 1 |
| Lea Amstad President · Liberales Netzwerk | Excluded | Serving politician | President of a liberal network. | 1 | 1 |
| Lea Frehse Foreign policy editor · ZEIT | Excluded | Journalist | Foreign affairs political editor at ZEIT. | 1 | 1 |
| Lea Korsgaard Editor-in-chief · Zetland | Excluded | Journalist | Editor-in-chief, Zetland. | 1 | 1 |
| Lea Leleta Sümer | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lea Susemichel Journalist and publicist · an.schläge | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and publicist. | 1 | 1 |