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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasse Foghsgaard Science editor · Politiken | Excluded | Journalist | Science editor at Politiken. | 1 | 1 |
| Lasse Kristoffersen Group CEO · Wallenius Wilhelmsen | Excluded | Business executive | General director of Wallenius Wilhelmsen. | 3 | 3 |
| Lasse Laaksonen Military historian | Selected | Academic | Military history researcher, docent. | 2 | 2 |
| Lasse Meholm Consultant · Norges Bank | Selected | Economist or consultant | Consultant for Norges Bank. | 3 | 8 |
| Lasse Rheingans Author of "5-Stunden-Revolution" | Selected | Commentator | Author and essayist of 5-Stunden-Revolution. | 1 | 1 |
| Lasse Stjernkvist | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Lassi Kivinen Chair · Liberaalipuolue | Excluded | Serving politician | President of a political party IN OFFICE. | 1 | 1 |
| Latif Nasser Reporter · Radiolab | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Radiolab | 1 | 1 |
| Lau Svenssen Chief analyst · Svenssen & Tudborg | Selected | Economist or consultant | Founder analyst Svenssen & Tudborg. | 2 | 9 |
| Laura Adams Author | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Host of Real Estate This Week. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Ansley American Historical Association | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Bachmann Producer · Tamedia | Excluded | Journalist | Producer Tamedia. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Ballester Journalist · Levante-EMV | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Levante-EMV. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Beers Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of the essay Orwell's Ghosts. | 2 | 3 |
| Laura Bergshoef Science editor · NRC | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Science editor at NRC. | 1 | 3 |
| Laura Bicker China correspondent · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | China correspondent at BBC. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Blázquez Professor · University of Jaén | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Jaén. | 1 | 2 |
| Laura Bonner Founder and CEO · The Muff Liquor Company | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Muff Liquor Company. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Boon-Williams Senior Curator in Contemporary Maritime · National Maritime Museum, Greenwich | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Senior conservator at National Maritime Museum. | 1 | 1 |
| 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 Carrer | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Carstensen Psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Cobb Life coach | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Life coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Cooper Journal reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Wall Street Journal | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Corbacho | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Dave Novelist | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Female novelist. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Day New York Times bestselling author and intuitive | Selected | Commentator | Author of New York Times bestsellers. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura de Barra Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of cookbooks and wellness books. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura de la Quintana Economics journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Economy journalist at El Mundo. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Debarra | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Dunn Candidate · NY-12 | Excluded | Serving politician | NY-12 political candidate. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Edelson Assistant Professor of Computer Science · Northeastern University | Selected | Academic | Assistant Professor, Northeastern University. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura El Makki Writer and professor · Sciences Po | Selected | Academic | Professor and writer, Sciences Po. | 2 | 2 |
| Laura Falcó Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer, fiction. | 2 | 2 |
| Laura Ferrero | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Field Political theorist | Selected | Think tank | Political theorist, senior researcher at the Niskanen Center. | 2 | 2 |
| Laura Fitzgerald | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Fredricks Lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Freeman Writer and critic | Selected | Commentator | Writer and critic. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Galaup | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Garbes Sociologist, Assistant Professor · University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | Selected | Academic | Sociologist, assistant professor at University of Minnesota. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Garcia Higueras Culture journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Cultural reporter | 1 | 1 |
| Laura García Lorca | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Garcia Perdomo Zapato Feroz | Excluded | Business executive | Business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Giese Liquid Democracy | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Grehan Leads education, engagement and societal impact · Adapt research centre | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Guegan HSE section head, HSE engineer · Lefebvre Dalloz | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | HSE editor at Lefebvre Dalloz. | 1 | 2 |
| Laura Hackett Deputy literary editor · The Times | Excluded | Journalist | Deputy literary editor The Times. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Hänninen Docent, senior clinical teacher · University of Helsinki | Selected | Academic | Lecturer, clinical professor at University of Helsinki. | 1 | 1 |