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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Maessen Games journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Game journalist at NRC. | 1 | 1 |
| Lena Ahlin Literary scholar · Stockholm University | Selected | Academic | Literature scholar at Stockholm University, literature scholar. | 1 | 1 |
| Lena Bodewein Journalist, ARD New Delhi studio | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist ARD/NDR. | 2 | 2 |
| Lena Ekengren | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lena Fröhler Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences | Selected | Academic | Affiliated with Hochschule Weihenstephan Triesdorf. | 1 | 2 |
| Lena Kantert Author · TU Dortmund | Selected | Academic | Author at TU Dortmund, university affiliate. | 1 | 1 |
| Lena Lind Palicki Head of Språkrådet | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Director of Språkrådet, government language council. | 1 | 1 |
| Lena Lindgren SKR | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lena Mellin Expert · Aftonbladet | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist at Aftonbladet. | 1 | 7 |
| Lena Nordlund Science reporter · Sveriges Radio | Excluded | Journalist | Science reporter at Sveriges Radio. | 1 | 1 |
| Lena Olin Actress | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lena Rindner Researcher and district nurse | Selected | Academic | Researcher and district nurse at university. | 1 | 1 |
| Lena Schilling MEP · Grüne | Excluded | Serving politician | MEP in office for Grüne. | 1 | 2 |
| Lena Södersten Lawyer · Villaägarna | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Jurist at Villaägarna, legal professional outside law firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Lene Alexandra Øien Life coach, author, TV personality | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lene Andersen Journalist · Finans | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Finans. | 1 | 1 |
| Lene Conradi Mayor · Asker | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of Asker, municipal mayor in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Lene Drange Author of Penger for livet · Luksusfellen | Selected | Commentator | Author of Penger for livet, published author. | 1 | 2 |
| Lene Heibø Knudsen Municipal director · Drangedal kommune | Excluded | Serving politician | Municipal chief in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Lene Underhaug | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lenette Schuijt Leadership coach, author | Selected | Commentator | Leadership coach and author, published writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Lenhard Hübscher Country Lead Benelux & France · Riverty | Excluded | Business executive | Country Lead at Riverty, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Lenin Tamayo Singer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lennard J. Davis Duke University Press | Selected | Commentator | Author of Poor Things published by Duke UP. | 1 | 1 |
| Lennart Ekdal Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Lennart Erixon Professor of economics · Stockholm University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Economics at Stockholm University. | 1 | 1 |
| Lennart Fernandes Journalist · De Standaard | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist De Standaard. | 2 | 3 |
| Lennart Stuyck Maker | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Creator of a series. | 1 | 1 |
| Lennart van der Meulen General director · VPRO | Excluded | Business executive | General director of VPRO, media organization director. | 1 | 1 |
| Lennart Weiss Social Democratic housing policy expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Lennart Wohlgemuth Head of the Nordic Africa Institute | Selected | Think tank | Director of Nordic Africa Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Lennart Zandbergen US correspondent · Het Financieele Dagblad | Excluded | Journalist | US correspondent at Het Financieele Dagblad. | 1 | 3 |
| Lennert Coopman Accountant, entrepreneur, co-managing director · Cobofisk | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Accountant and entrepreneur at Cobofisk. | 1 | 1 |
| Lennie Norman Comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lenny Fischer Investor | Excluded | Journalist | Investor Weltwoche. | 1 | 2 |
| Leny Malacinski Journalist · Weekendavisen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 4 |
| Leny Malacinsky Journalist · Weekendavisen | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Weekendavisen. | 1 | 1 |
| Lenz Jacobsen Political editor · ZEIT ONLINE | Selected | Commentator | Political and serial editor at ZEIT. | 2 | 2 |
| Leo Bursztyn Economist · University of Chicago | Selected | Academic | Economist at University of Chicago, academic affiliation. | 1 | 2 |
| Leo Cohen Independent consultant | Selected | Economist or consultant | Independent ecology consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Leo Enright Space commentator, former RTE and BBC correspondent | Selected | Commentator | Space commentator. | 4 | 4 |
| Leo Gebbie | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Leo Hillinger Organic winemaker and multimillionaire entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | Organic winemaker and entrepreneur, business founder. | 1 | 1 |
| Leo Kearse Actor and presenter · GB News | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Leo Kouwenhoven Scientist | Selected | Academic | Professor of physics at Delft University of Technology. | 1 | 1 |
| Leo Lieghio Irish Road Victims Association | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Leo Lugner | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Leo Mirani Ashoka columnist | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Ashoka. | 1 | 1 |
| Leo Näreaho Associate professor of philosophy of religion · University of Helsinki | Selected | Academic | Lecturer in philosophy of religion at University of Helsinki. | 1 | 1 |
| Léo Péria-Peigné Researcher · IFRI | Selected | Think tank | Researcher at IFRI, think tank institute. | 2 | 6 |