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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Jerram Artist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Luke Littler | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Luke McCarthy | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Footballer. | 1 | 1 |
| Luke Scott TikTok | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Luke Vander Ploeg Producer · The Daily | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Luke Winter Founder · Hello Pro | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Hello Pro. | 1 | 1 |
| Lulu Miller Science correspondent | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Science correspondent, journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Lumir Lapray Rural activist, author | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Luna Goiris | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lungile Mashele Energy economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Energy economist. | 1 | 1 |
| Lupe Batallán | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lutz Herden | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist, not established political analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Luuk Elshout Defensie | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Luuk Kruijsdijk Professional freestyle footballer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Luís Cristóvão | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Luís de Freitas Branco | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Luís del Águila Coach | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Fitness trainer. | 1 | 1 |
| Luís Fagundes Duarte Moderator | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Luís Loia | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Luís Louro Illustrator | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Luís Mendão Director General · Grupo de Ativistas em Tratamentos (GAT) | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | General director at GAT, association leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Luís Menezes CEO · Grupo Ageas Portugal | Excluded | Business executive | Grupo Ageas Portugal CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Luís Pisco Lawyer · Deco | Selected | Lawyer | Jurist at Deco, lawyer. | 1 | 1 |
| Luís Rodrigues Costa Engineer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Chemical and mining engineer. | 1 | 1 |
| Luís Teles Executive chairman · Standard Bank Angola | Excluded | Business executive | Presidente Standard Bank Angola, CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Luís Valente Co-founder and CEO · iLoF | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO of iLoF. | 1 | 1 |
| Lydia Cacho | Excluded | Journalist | Mexican journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Lyes Louffok Children's rights activist · comité de vigilance des enfants placés | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Children's rights activist, co-founder of watchdog committee. | 1 | 1 |
| Lynda La Plante Writer, producer and creator | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer, producer and creator. | 1 | 1 |
| Lynette Wallworth Emmy Award-winning filmmaker | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lynn M. Tesser Stanford University | Selected | Academic | Affiliated with Stanford University. | 1 | 1 |
| Lynn Ruane Senator | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator in office, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Lynn Van den Broeck | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lynn Voogt | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Lyse Doucett Chief international correspondent · BBC News | Excluded | Journalist | Chief international correspondent at BBC. | 1 | 1 |
| Lærke Kløvedal | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Léa Chamboncel Journalist | Selected | Commentator | Journalist author of book. | 1 | 1 |
| Léa Iribarnegaray Journalist · Le Monde | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Le Monde. | 1 | 1 |
| Léa Mispoulet Entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | Female entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Léa Sanchez Journalist in the Planète section · Le Monde | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Planet Le Monde. | 1 | 1 |
| Léon Chafik Oceanographer · Stockholm University | Selected | Academic | Oceanographer at Stockholm University. | 1 | 1 |
| Léonie Allard Researcher · Atlantic Council | Selected | Think tank | Researcher at Atlantic Council think tank. | 1 | 1 |
| M-E Dupont | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| M. Cooper Minister Associate Professor of Religion · Shenandoah University | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor of Religion at Shenandoah University. | 1 | 1 |
| M. John Harrison Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer, Fiction Author (science fiction). | 1 | 1 |
| Maaike de Schepper Veterinarian | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Veterinarian, medical profession. | 1 | 1 |
| Maaike Noordhuis Pensions editor · FD | Excluded | Journalist | Pensions editor, FD. | 1 | 1 |
| Maan Barua University Lecturer · University of Cambridge | Selected | Academic | University Lecturer in Human Geography at University of Cambridge. | 1 | 1 |
| Maaret Koskinen Professor · Stockholm University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Film Studies at University of Stockholm. | 1 | 1 |
| Maarten Biermans Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |