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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Harper Professor | Selected | Academic | Historian professor at University of Oklahoma. | 1 | 2 |
| Kyle Lefler Helps clients with M&A strategy · McKinsey | Selected | Economist or consultant | M&A consultant at McKinsey. | 1 | 1 |
| Kyunghyun Cho Professor · New York University | Selected | Academic | Professor at New York University. | 1 | 1 |
| Kärin Nickelsen Professor of history of science · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München | Selected | Academic | Female professor of History of Science, Ludwig Maximilian University. | 1 | 1 |
| Kévin Puisieux Director · Fondation de l'écologie politique | Selected | Think tank | Director Political Ecology Foundation. | 1 | 1 |
| Laborinho Lúcio Writer | Selected | Former official | Former Justice Minister and judge, now writer. | 1 | 3 |
| Lana Swartz Associate Professor of Media Studies · University of Virginia | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor at University of Virginia. | 1 | 1 |
| Lara Khalifeh Author · University of Michigan | Selected | Academic | Author affiliated with University of Michigan. | 1 | 1 |
| Larissa van den Herik Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor at University of Leiden. | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Bartels Political scientist · Vanderbilt University | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at Vanderbilt University. | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Elliott Economics editor · The Guardian | Selected | Commentator | Economics editor at The Guardian. | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Sherman Professor of Neuroscience at Oregon Health & Science University | Selected | Academic | Professor of neuroscience at Oregon Health & Science University. | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Swedrow Head of financial and economic research · Buckingham Strategic Wealth | Selected | Economist or consultant | Head of financial research at Buckingham Strategic Wealth. | 1 | 1 |
| Lars Buchhave Astrophysicist | Selected | Academic | Astrophysicist researcher at Technical University of Denmark. | 1 | 1 |
| Lars Chittka Professor · Queen Mary University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Queen Mary University. | 1 | 2 |
| Lars Ericsson Wolke Professor · Försvarshögskolan | Selected | Academic | Professor at Försvarshögskolan (defense school). | 1 | 2 |
| Lars Erik Gjerde Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Skoleanarkiet, non-fiction essay. | 1 | 1 |
| Lars Forssell Researcher · Swedish Defence Research Agency | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Swedish Defense Research Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Lars Larsen Professor MSO · Psykologisk Institut Aarhus Universitet | Selected | Academic | Professor at the University of Aarhus. | 1 | 1 |
| Lars Peter Fredén Retired diplomat | Selected | Former official | Retired diplomat. | 1 | 1 |
| Lars-Erik Lundin PhD in political science, ambassador · OSSE, IAEA | Selected | Economist or consultant | Ambassador and doctor in political science, expert. | 1 | 4 |
| Lars-Olof Wahlund Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of geriatrics. | 1 | 1 |
| Larysa Bryzjyk Physics researcher · Bogolyubovinstitutet för teoretisk fysik | Selected | Academic | Physics researcher at Bogolyubov Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Lasse Rheingans Author of "5-Stunden-Revolution" | Selected | Commentator | Author and essayist of 5-Stunden-Revolution. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Blázquez Professor · University of Jaén | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Jaén. | 1 | 2 |
| Laura Borton Consultant · McKinsey & Company | Selected | Economist or consultant | McKinsey & Company consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Camps de Agorreta Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of the essay No nos da la vida. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Day New York Times bestselling author and intuitive | Selected | Commentator | Author of New York Times bestsellers. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Edelson Assistant Professor of Computer Science · Northeastern University | Selected | Academic | Assistant Professor, Northeastern University. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Fredricks Lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Freeman Writer and critic | Selected | Commentator | Writer and critic. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Garbes Sociologist, Assistant Professor · University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | Selected | Academic | Sociologist, assistant professor at University of Minnesota. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Hänninen Docent, senior clinical teacher · University of Helsinki | Selected | Academic | Lecturer, clinical professor at University of Helsinki. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Kayali Defense expert · POLITICO | Selected | Commentator | Defence expert POLITICO. | 1 | 3 |
| Laura Keaver Senior lecturer in Human Nutrition and Dietetics · Atlantic Technological University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Nutrition, Atlantic Technological University. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura LaBerge Partner · McKinsey & Company | Selected | Economist or consultant | Associate McKinsey & Company. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Lara Martínez Licentiate in history · Complutense University of Madrid | Selected | Academic | Historian teaching at Universidad a Distancia Madrid. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Morales Research professor · CSIC, Instituto de Estudios Políticos de París | Selected | Academic | Professor Researcher, CSIC Instituto de Estudios Políticos. | 1 | 2 |
| Laura Morgan Roberts Organizational psychologist · University of Virginia's Darden School of Business | Selected | Academic | Organizational psychologist at Darden School of Business. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Olías Journalist specializing in labour issues · elDiario.es | Selected | Commentator | Expert journalist on work issues. | 1 | 11 |
| Laura Rischbieter Economic historian and professor · University of Basel | Selected | Academic | Professor of Economic History, University of Basel. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Sandys Former Tory MP | Selected | Former official | Former Tory MP. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Skov Illum PhD student · Aarhus University | Selected | Academic | Doctoral student at Aarhus University. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Speed Psychologist · Radboud University Nijmegen | Selected | Academic | Psychologist at Radboud University Nijmegen. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Steenbergen Assistant professor · Leiden University | Selected | Academic | Professor, Leiden University. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Tedesco Associate Professor · Saint Louis University | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor, Saint Louis University. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Wilcox Atmospheric scientist | Selected | Academic | Atmospheric scientist at University of Reading. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern U California Press | Selected | Academic | Sociology researcher at Syracuse University. | 1 | 1 |
| Laure Bereni Sociologist, research director · CNRS | Selected | Academic | Sociologist, research director at CNRS. | 1 | 1 |
| Laure Machu Historian and senior lecturer | Selected | Academic | Senior lecturer in history. | 1 | 1 |