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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Fuller | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lance Roberts Portfolio manager | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Portfolio manager, portfolio manager. | 2 | 23 |
| Lance Strong Airborne Infantryman · 82nd Airborne Division | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lando Simonetti Founder · La Martina | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of La Martina. | 1 | 1 |
| Lane Burdette Research analyst · TeleGeography | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Research analyst at TeleGeography | 1 | 1 |
| Lanwenn Huon | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist L'Heure du Monde. | 1 | 1 |
| Laoise de Brún Barrister | Selected | Lawyer | Barrister in practice. | 2 | 2 |
| Lar Joye Dublin Port Heritage Director | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Dublin Port Heritage Director, public executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Lara Brown | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Announced as commissioning editor at The Spectator discussing UK politics; the linked profile is an American political scientist at Villanova. Namesake. | 1 | 1 |
| Lara Fritzsche | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lara Khalifeh Author · University of Michigan | Selected | Academic | Author affiliated with University of Michigan. | 1 | 1 |
| Lara Love Hardin | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Literary agent, matches no role. | 1 | 1 |
| Lara Prendergast The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | The Spectator, political analysis. | 2 | 4 |
| Lara Salgado Radio Galicia | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Radio Galicia. | 1 | 1 |
| Lara Sirignano Corriere della Sera | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Corriere della Sera. | 1 | 1 |
| Lara Spirit Deputy political editor · The Sunday Times | Selected | Commentator | Deputy political editor Sunday Times. | 5 | 42 |
| Lara Trump RNC Co-Chair · Republican National Committee | Excluded | Serving politician | RNC co-chair of Republican National Committee. | 1 | 1 |
| Lara Vadlau Sailor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Larisa Brown Defence editor · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Defence editor The Times. | 3 | 7 |
| Larissa Nolan Communications Officer · Aontú | Excluded | Serving politician | Communications Officer for political party. | 1 | 2 |
| Larissa Rhyn Head of the Bundeshaus bureau · Tamedia | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 6 |
| 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 Bass Founder and CEO · ShinAwiL | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of ShinAwiL. | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Donnelly Law lecturer · University of Galway | Selected | Academic | Law lecturer at University of Galway. | 6 | 64 |
| Larry Elliott Economics editor · The Guardian | Selected | Commentator | Economics editor at The Guardian. | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Johnson Fmr CIA | Selected | Former official | Former CIA officer. | 5 | 290 |
| Larry Kasanoff Movie producer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Movie producer and former studio head. | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Sabato American political scientist and political analyst | Selected | Commentator | Political scientist and American political analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Larry Sherman Professor of Neuroscience at Oregon Health & Science University | Selected | Academic | Professor of neuroscience at Oregon Health & Science University. | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Swedroe Head of Financial and Economic Research · Buckingham Strategic Wealth | Selected | Economist or consultant | Head of Financial Research at Buckingham Strategic Wealth. | 3 | 4 |
| 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 |
| Larry Wilkerson | Selected | Former official | Former chief of staff of Secretary of State Colin Powell. | 2 | 3 |
| Lars Aagaard Climate minister · Dansk Energi | Excluded | Serving politician | Climate minister, minister in office in Denmark. | 1 | 2 |
| Lars Bangert Struwe Secretary general · Atlantsammenslutningen | Selected | Think tank | General Secretary of Atlantsammenslutningen. | 2 | 4 |
| Lars Barstad CEO · Frontline | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Frontline. | 1 | 1 |
| Lars Boilesen Chair of the board · Napatech | Excluded | Business executive | Board chair (president) of Napatech. | 1 | 1 |
| Lars Boje Mathiesen | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician in office, member of Folketing until 2025. | 1 | 1 |
| Lars Broström Producer · Sveriges Radio | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Lars Buchhave Astrophysicist | Selected | Academic | Astrophysicist researcher at Technical University of Denmark. | 1 | 1 |
| Lars Calmfors Economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Swedish economist at Stockholm University. | 4 | 18 |
| Lars Chittka Professor · Queen Mary University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Queen Mary University. | 1 | 2 |
| Lars Christensen Economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Danish economist. | 5 | 16 |
| Lars Dehli Psychologist and podcaster | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist and podcaster. | 2 | 2 |
| Lars Ericson Wolke Historian | Excluded | Deceased | Décès en 2026. Introduced as historian and professor; Wikidata: Swedish historian at Abo Akademi, whose 2026 death does not precede the 2025 episodes. | 1 | 8 |
| 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 Erik Tellmann Nordic head · Nets | Excluded | Business executive | Norden chief at Nets. | 1 | 1 |
| Lars Eriksen Culture journalist · Politiken | Excluded | Journalist | Cultural journalist Politiken. | 1 | 2 |
| Lars Feld Chief economist | Selected | Academic | Professor and Chefökonom, academic principal. | 4 | 10 |