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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilia Sebouai Reporter · The Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter The Telegraph | 1 | 2 |
| Lina Lund | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 2 |
| Lina Paulitsch FALTER journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Falter journalist and editor. | 1 | 2 |
| Linda Koponen Northern Europe correspondent · NZZ | Excluded | Journalist | Northern Europe correspondent at NZZ. | 1 | 2 |
| Linnéa Claeson Public debater and human rights activist | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Lionel Paris Expert in networks and new technologies | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 2 |
| Lisa Bergström Presenter · P1 Kultur | Excluded | Journalist | Program presenter, P1 Kultur presenter. | 1 | 2 |
| Lisa Conway-Hughes Financial Advisor | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Financial Advisor. | 1 | 2 |
| Lisa Froschhammer | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 2 |
| Lisa Vicente Gynecologist, obstetrician, sexology specialist · Maternidade Alfredo da Costa | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Gynecologist-obstetrician, health professional. | 1 | 2 |
| Lise Karlsnes Artist and Gestalt therapist · Briskeby | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Lise Sørensen | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 2 |
| Liv Merete Wiker Communications director · KS | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| LJ Rich Composer and AI artist · UN | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Logan Allin Managing Partner and Founder · Fin Capital | Excluded | Business executive | Managing Partner Founder Fin Capital. | 1 | 2 |
| Logan Ury Relationship expert and behavioural scientist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Relationship expert and dating coach | 1 | 2 |
| Lolo Viejo Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Hora 25. | 1 | 2 |
| Lorella Cuccarini Singer, ballerina, actress, presenter | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Lorenzo Caprile | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Lotfi El Hamidi Historian and journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Historian and journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Lou Garnier Student in a dual degree programme · Sciences Po | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Louise Colcombet Journalists in the police-justice section · Le Parisien | Excluded | Journalist | Police and justice journalist at Le Parisien. | 1 | 2 |
| Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer Lt. Col. | Excluded | Serving politician | Retired Lieutenant-Colonel, military veteran. | 1 | 2 |
| Lubna El-Shanti Ukraine correspondent · Sveriges Radio | Excluded | Journalist | Ukraine correspondent. | 1 | 2 |
| Luc Bronner Special correspondent · Monde | Excluded | Journalist | Special correspondent for Le Monde. | 1 | 2 |
| Luc Reversade Founder · La Folie Douce | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of restaurant/leisure company. | 1 | 2 |
| Lucas Meijer Developer of AI apps | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Application developer, computer scientist. | 1 | 2 |
| Lucia Rahilly Global Editorial Director · McKinsey & Company | Excluded | Journalist | Global Editorial Director at McKinsey. | 1 | 2 |
| Ludovic Clerima Correspondent for Les Echos | Excluded | Journalist | Les Echos correspondent. | 1 | 2 |
| Ludovic Francesconi Development and strategy director · EPI (European Payments Initiative) | Excluded | Business executive | Development director at EPI, business executive. | 1 | 2 |
| Luis Miguel Dominguez Naturalist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 2 |
| Luis Tobajas Traveler | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Traveler, adventurer. | 1 | 2 |
| Luiz Fernando Toledo Reporter · BBC News Brazil | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter BBC News Brazil | 1 | 2 |
| Lukas Zahrer Sports journalist · DER STANDARD | Excluded | Journalist | Sports journalist DER STANDARD. | 1 | 2 |
| Luke Barrs Global head of client portfolio management · Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management | Excluded | Business executive | Global head at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. | 1 | 2 |
| Luke Harding Senior international correspondent · The Guardian | Excluded | Journalist | Senior International Correspondent. | 1 | 2 |
| Luís Aguilar Commentator · SIC | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Lydia Wistisen The literary scholar | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 2 |
| Maciej Konieczny | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician in office, member of Sejm. | 1 | 2 |
| Maciej Żywno Deputy Marshal of the Senate · Senat Polska 2050 | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Marshal of Senate, government official in office. | 1 | 2 |
| Maddy Mussen Features editor · London Standard | Excluded | Journalist | Features editor at London Standard. | 1 | 2 |
| Mads Kring Historian · Teknisk Museum | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Historian, curator at technical museum. | 1 | 2 |
| Magdalena Rigamonti Onet | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Magne Rannestad Guide · Fredriksten festning | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former military commander, now historical site guide. | 1 | 2 |
| Mahjooba Nowrouzi Journalist · BBC Afghan Services | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist BBC Afghan. | 1 | 2 |
| Malachi O'Doherty Journalist | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Malte Ebert Musician | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Malte Houe Director · Houe Film | Excluded | Business executive | Director and owner of Houe Film, business leader. | 1 | 2 |
| Manfred Fischer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Manfred Schäfers F.A.Z. business correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | Economics correspondent (FAZ economic correspondent), reporter. | 1 | 2 |