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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lester Munson Former Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer | Selected | Former official | Former Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer. | 2 | 2 |
| Lester Rietveld | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Leszek Bukowski Dr · Vetapp | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Veterinarian, CEO of Vetapp. | 1 | 2 |
| Leszek Jan Kaczmarek Professor of biological sciences · Instytut Biologii Doświadczalnej | Selected | Academic | Profesor of biological sciences at Institute of Experimental Biology. | 1 | 1 |
| Leszek Kraskowski Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative reporter. | 1 | 2 |
| Leszek Marek Krześniak President of the Society · Towarzystwo Miłośników Maciejowic | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Leszek Miętek Head of the railway drivers' trade union | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Trade union chief. | 1 | 1 |
| Leszek Miller Former prime minister | Selected | Former official | Former prime minister of Poland. | 10 | 36 |
| Leszek Szymowski Investigative journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative reporter. | 1 | 2 |
| Leszek Żebrowski | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Lethal Crysis | Excluded | Journalist | Appearance at The Wild Project, no function. | 1 | 1 |
| Leticia Fernández Friera Cardiologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Cardiologist, physician specialist. | 1 | 1 |
| Letícia Sorg | Excluded | Journalist | Hoje guest without precise function. | 1 | 1 |
| Letitia Wright Actress | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Letizia Moratti MEP for Forza Italia | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Levi Penell Content creator TikTok | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Levi Roach Dr. | Selected | Academic | Dr., specialist in Early Medieval kingship, academic researcher. | 3 | 6 |
| Levison Wood Explorer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lewis Dartnell Professor of astrobiology · University of Westminster | Selected | Academic | Professor of astrobiology at University of Westminster. | 4 | 4 |
| Lewis Goodall Co-host · News Agents | Excluded | Journalist | Co-host of News Agents podcast. | 1 | 1 |
| Lewis Sage-Passant | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Intelligence director in private company. | 1 | 1 |
| Lewis Williamson Managing Director and Regional Co-Head of Commodities · HTS Commodities | Excluded | Business executive | Managing Director at HTS Commodities, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Lex Hoogduin Emeritus professor · DNB | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor, university professor emeritus. | 7 | 18 |
| Lex Reitsma Graphic designer and filmmaker · De Nederlandse Opera | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lex Suvanto Global CEO · Edelman Smithfield | Excluded | Business executive | Global CEO of Edelman Smithfield, company director. | 1 | 1 |
| Leyre Ayastuy Coordinator · Plataforma Haztestamentosolidario.org | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Coordinator of Platform, organization coordinator. | 1 | 1 |
| Leyre Iglesias Deputy director of Opinion · EL MUNDO | Selected | Commentator | Subdirector of Opinion EL MUNDO. | 1 | 4 |
| Leza Dosch Art historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Li Andersson | Excluded | Serving politician | Finnish female politician, member of Parliament. | 1 | 1 |
| Li Bennich-Björkman Professor of political science · Uppsala University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Political Science at Uppsala University. | 1 | 3 |
| Lia Kent | Selected | Commentator | Author of The Unruly Dead, published book. | 1 | 1 |
| Lia Quartapelle Member of parliament · Partito Democratico | Excluded | Serving politician | Deputy in office for Partito Democratico, politician. | 1 | 3 |
| Lia van Bekhoven UK correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | VK correspondent. | 2 | 2 |
| Liam Broza Chief Technology Officer for Infinite Reality | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Chief Technology Officer at Infinite Reality, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Liam Collins Guests | Excluded | Journalist | Guest on The Indo Daily. | 1 | 5 |
| Liam Dillon Reporter · LA Times | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter LA Times | 2 | 2 |
| Liam Drew British science journalist · Nature, The Guardian | Selected | Commentator | Science journalist at Nature and Guardian. | 1 | 1 |
| Liam Halligan Columnist · Telegraph | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Telegraph. | 5 | 7 |
| Liam Herrick Executive Director · Irish Council for Civil Liberties | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Executive director of a civil liberties advocacy organization. | 1 | 1 |
| Liam O'Brien Produced by | Excluded | Journalist | Producteur Documentary on One. | 1 | 1 |
| Liam O'Callaghan Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of 'Blood and Thunder: Rugby and Irish Life: A History', non-fiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Liam Scully CEO · Lincoln City | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Lincoln City, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Liam Tunney Reporter · Belfast Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Belfast Telegraph | 1 | 4 |
| Liam van de Ven Political reporter · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Political correspondent and editor at NRC. | 2 | 8 |
| Liandra Sadzo Content creator | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Liane Foly | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Liane G. Benning Biogeochemist | Selected | Academic | Professor of Geochemistry at University of Leeds. | 1 | 1 |
| Liane M. Dubowy C't editor · c't Magazin | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Editor, c't Magazin (journalist). | 1 | 1 |
| Lianne Tijhaar Philosopher · ISVW | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Liaquat Ahamed Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of book '1873', historical non-fiction work. | 3 | 3 |