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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence Tubiana | Selected | Economist or consultant | French economist, former president. | 4 | 4 |
| Laurens Berentsen Tax editor · Het Financieele Dagblad | Excluded | Journalist | Taxes editor at Het Financieele Dagblad. | 1 | 4 |
| Laurens Bluekens Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurens Cerulus POLITICO | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist POLITICO. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurens Dassen Party leader · Volt | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician in office, leader of Volt party. | 1 | 2 |
| Laurens Ham Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of books on politics and culture non-fiction. | 3 | 3 |
| Laurens Luyten Narrator voice, intro Albrecht Dürer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Laurens Verhagen Tech editor | Excluded | Journalist | Tech editor de Volkskrant. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurent Alexandre Dr | Selected | Commentator | French columnist and essayist. | 9 | 17 |
| Laurent Bachler Philosopher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurent Berger General secretary · CFDT | Selected | Think tank | Director and secretary general at CFDT. | 4 | 11 |
| Laurent Blanc Footballer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurent Cohen | Selected | Academic | Neurologist at Sorbonne University Medical Faculty. | 1 | 6 |
| Laurent Combalbert Former negotiator · RAID | Selected | Former official | Former RAID negotiator, police unit. | 2 | 4 |
| Laurent de Cherisey Founder · Simon of Cyrene houses | Excluded | Business executive | Business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurent Donnay de Casteau Maître, lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Maître lawyer. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurent Douzou Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor, Professor. | 1 | 2 |
| Laurent Dubois CEO, private debt · Sienna Investment Managers | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurent Fabius Former president of the Constitutional Council | Selected | Former official | Former President of Constitutional Council. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurent Gounelle Bestselling author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Novelist. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurent Guimier Journalist · LCP | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist LCP. | 1 | 4 |
| Laurent Guiraud Founder · ColibriTD | Excluded | Business executive | Business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurent Hublet Brussels minister for employment and the economy | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurent Jacobelli RN member of parliament for Moselle · Rassemblement National | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician in office. | 3 | 3 |
| Laurent Joly Historian | Selected | Academic | French historian, CNRS research director. | 2 | 2 |
| Laurent Karila Professor of psychiatry | Selected | Academic | Professor, Professor of psychiatry. | 2 | 3 |
| Laurent Lafon Senator, President | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurent Larcher Senior reporter · La Croix | Excluded | Journalist | La Croix senior reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurent Nuñez Police prefect | Excluded | Serving politician | French Minister of Interior in office since 2025. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurent Obertone Journalist, novelist, essayist | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Novelist, artist, or content creator. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurent Ruquier | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurent Theis Historian | Selected | Commentator | French historian, analyst of public debates. | 1 | 3 |
| Laurent Vronski Chief executive officer · Ervor | Excluded | Business executive | Business leader. | 2 | 15 |
| Laurent Wauquiez President of the Droite Républicaine group | Excluded | Serving politician | President of Droite Républicaine group | 1 | 2 |
| Laurent-David Samama Journalist · Les Echos Week-End | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Les Echos Week-End. | 1 | 2 |
| Laurenz Malte Nienaber Stock analyst | Selected | Economist or consultant | Stock analyst. | 1 | 3 |
| Laurenz Platzer Arena-Trägerverein | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Lauri Holapa Managing director · Uuden talousajattelun keskus | Selected | Think tank | Director of the Centre for New Economic Thought. | 1 | 1 |
| Lauri Holappa Expert | Selected | Think tank | Finnish economic research center Director. | 1 | 2 |
| Lauri Kangas Technology director · Puolustus- ja ilmailuteollisuus PIA ry | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Technology director of defense organization, executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Lauri Lehtinen News chief · Aamulehti | Excluded | Journalist | Sports editor at Aamulehti. | 1 | 1 |
| Lauri Nurmi NATO journalist · Iltalehti | Excluded | Journalist | NATO correspondent for Iltalehti. | 1 | 1 |
| Lauri Torniainen Major · Maasotakoulu | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Lauri Vasankari Former naval officer and current AI expert · 61N Solutions | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former naval officer, AI expert in business. | 1 | 1 |
| Lauri Vuornos Product development leader · Oura | Excluded | Business executive | Product development director at Oura. | 1 | 1 |
| Lauriane Clément Political journalist · La Croix | Excluded | Journalist | Political journalist at La Croix. | 1 | 3 |
| Laurids Hovgaard Editor · ResilienceTech | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Editor at ResilienceTech. | 1 | 2 |
| Laurie Bristow Ambassador | Selected | Former official | Former Ambassador. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurie Garrett Author and science journalist | Selected | Commentator | Author and science journalist. | 2 | 4 |
| Laurie Laufer Psychoanalyst | Selected | Economist or consultant | Psychoanalyst | 2 | 2 |