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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyla Scanlon | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Content creator and educator, no structured professional affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle Anzalone | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator and analysis podcast host. | 2 | 28 |
| Kyle Barr Gizmodo | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Gizmodo. | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle Buchanan Pop culture reporter · The New York Times | Excluded | Journalist | Pop culture reporter at NYT. | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle Chayka Staff writer · New Yorker | Selected | Commentator | Staff writer New Yorker. | 3 | 6 |
| Kyle Dunnigan | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle Hanslovan Co-founder and CEO · Huntress | Excluded | Business executive | Co-Founder and CEO of Huntress. | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle Harper Professor | Selected | Academic | Historian professor at University of Oklahoma. | 1 | 2 |
| Kyle Kranen One of the leading architects of NVIDIA Dynamo | Excluded | Business executive | Senior architect at NVIDIA. | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle Lefler Helps clients with M&A strategy · McKinsey | Selected | Economist or consultant | M&A consultant at McKinsey. | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle Morgan CEO · Blu Bearing | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Blu Bearing. | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle Sweetser | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kylie Robison Senior AI Reporter · The Verge | Excluded | Journalist | Senior AI Reporter The Verge. | 1 | 1 |
| Kyösti Kakkonen Self-made entrepreneur · Tokmanni | Excluded | Business executive | Self-made entrepreneur and founder of Tokmanni. | 3 | 3 |
| Kyra James Fromologist · OwnYourFunk.com | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Fromologist and content creator. | 1 | 1 |
| Kyriakos Mitsotakis Prime Minister of Greece | Excluded | Serving politician | Prime Minister of Greece in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Kyrre Aamdal Macroeconomist · DNB | Selected | Economist or consultant | Macroeconomist at DNB. | 2 | 5 |
| Kyrre Haugen Rear admiral in the Navy · Sjøforsvaret | Excluded | Serving politician | Flag commander in office in Norwegian Navy. | 1 | 1 |
| Kyrre M. Knudsen Chief economist · SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief economist at SpareBank 1. | 2 | 3 |
| Kyrylo Korol Law student · Stanford Law School | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Law student at Stanford. | 1 | 1 |
| Kysia Hekster Europe correspondent · NOS | Excluded | Journalist | Europe and NATO correspondent. | 2 | 3 |
| Kyunghyun Cho Professor · New York University | Selected | Academic | Professor at New York University. | 1 | 1 |
| L'myah Sherae Director · Enact Equality | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | NGO Enact Equality Director. | 1 | 1 |
| La Boticaria de la Abuela | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Content creator. | 1 | 1 |
| La Cindina | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| La Giss | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| La Perra Blanco Guitarist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Laborinho Lúcio Writer | Selected | Former official | Former Justice Minister and judge, now writer. | 1 | 3 |
| Lacy Hunt Economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Renowned economist with 50+ years in finance. | 2 | 9 |
| Lady C. | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lady Gaga Singer-songwriter and actress | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lady Glenconner Lady-in-waiting · Royal Household | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lærke Kløvedal | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Laetitia Bucaille Professor of political sociology · INALCO | Selected | Academic | Professor of Political Sociology at INALCO. | 3 | 4 |
| Laetitia Fech Abbess · Kloster Waldsassen | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Abbess of a monastery. | 1 | 1 |
| Laëtitia Hamot Mayor · La Crèche | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Lagartija Nick | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Laia San José Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Laila Danielsen CEO · Elliptic Labs | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Elliptic Labs. | 1 | 1 |
| Laila Frank America expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Laird Hamilton | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lakshya Jain | Selected | Commentator | Electoral analyst and political commentator. | 2 | 2 |
| Laksmikutty Amma Kani-folket | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lale Gül Opinion maker | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and writer, opinion maker. | 6 | 16 |
| Lalo Solorzano Simply Trade | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lambert Grasmann Former director of the Heimatmuseum Vilsbiburg | Selected | Former official | Former director of local museum. | 2 | 2 |
| Lammert Voos Poet and writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Poet and fiction writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Lamyae Aharouay Reporters · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Political reporter NRC | 2 | 14 |
| Lana Swartz Associate Professor of Media Studies · University of Virginia | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor at University of Virginia. | 1 | 1 |
| Lance Blythe Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |