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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liban Mohamed | Excluded | Serving politician | US Congress candidate. | 1 | 1 |
| Libby Brooks The Guardian | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist The Guardian without specific title. | 1 | 1 |
| Libby Jackson Head of exploration · UK Space Agency | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Head of space exploration at UK Space Agency (government executive). | 2 | 2 |
| Libby Sobic Wisconsin Institute of Law and Liberty | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Liberal Seburikoko Deputy CEO · Ethical Tea Partnership | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Deputy CEO of Ethical Tea Partnership (organization director). | 1 | 1 |
| Lidewey van der Sluis | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Leadership and change management guest, no function stated; the profile is a Nyenrode professor with no field, so the match stays general. | 1 | 2 |
| Lidia Blánquez Naturopath and expert in nutritional microscopy | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Naturopath (non-academic health practitioner). | 1 | 1 |
| Lidia Grychtolowna Maestro | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lídia Jorge Writer and Councillor of State | Selected | Commentator | Portuguese non-fiction writer. | 3 | 3 |
| Lidia Merenciano Archaeologist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Lieke Asma Philosopher | Selected | Academic | Philosopher at Munich School of Philosophy. | 1 | 1 |
| Lieke van Son Astronomer · Harvard | Selected | Academic | Astronomer at Harvard. | 1 | 1 |
| Lieke Vrouenraets Doctor | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Doctor (physician). | 1 | 1 |
| Lieke Wijnia Head of Curation and Library · Museum Catharijneconvent | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Head of Curation and Library at Museum Catharijneconvent (director). | 1 | 1 |
| Lien Swings Google X | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Google X executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Lien van der Leij FD editor · Het Financieele Dagblad | Excluded | Journalist | F.D. editor at Het Financieele Dagblad. | 1 | 1 |
| Liesbet Temmerman Researcher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Guest billed as researcher on worm ageing; the profile is a bare KU Leuven researcher with no field to compare. | 1 | 1 |
| Liesbeth Rasker | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Liesbeth Spies Chair · Aedes | Excluded | Business executive | Chair (president) Aedes (association executive). | 1 | 1 |
| Liesbeth Woertman Emeritus professor of psychology · Utrecht University | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor of psychology at University of Utrecht. | 2 | 2 |
| Lieve Van de Velde | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lieven Sioen Economics journalist | Selected | Commentator | Economics journalist, analyst in economics field. | 2 | 7 |
| Liina Isto Nationalist activist | Excluded | Serving politician | Nationalist activist. | 1 | 1 |
| Liisa Hurme CEO · Orion | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Orion, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen Emeritus professor of psychology | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor of psychology. | 6 | 6 |
| Liisa Laakso Senior researcher · Nordic Africa Institute | Selected | Academic | Senior researcher at Nordic Africa Institute (public research organization). | 1 | 1 |
| Lika Guhathakurta Heliophysicist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Heliophysicist at NASA. | 1 | 1 |
| Lil Konon Music creator | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lili Radu Founder · Vee Collective | Excluded | Business executive | Vee Collective founder (startup). | 1 | 1 |
| Lilia Hassaine Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist and novelist, no analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Lilia Sebouai Reporter · The Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter The Telegraph | 1 | 2 |
| Lilian Custers Co-owner and managing partner · UPR | Excluded | Business executive | Co-owner and managing partner UPR (company leader). | 1 | 1 |
| Lilian Mogensen Board chair · Rejseplan/Rejsekort | Excluded | Business executive | Board chairman Rejseplan/Rejsekort. | 1 | 1 |
| Lilian Senn City guide · Surprise | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Liliana Pedro | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Liliana Reis PhD in Political Science and International Relations | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Liliana Valente Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Coordinator journalist Politics section. | 1 | 3 |
| Liliane Bivings Business Editor · Kyiv Independent | Selected | Commentator | Business editor Kyiv Independent. | 1 | 1 |
| Lill Sverresdatter Larsen Federation leader · Norsk Sykepleierforbund | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Union leader of Norwegian Nurses' Association. | 1 | 1 |
| Lilli Mahdalik Psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist. | 1 | 1 |
| Lilliana Mason Political science professor · Johns Hopkins University | Selected | Academic | Political science professor at Johns Hopkins University. | 4 | 4 |
| Lilly Ledbetter | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lily Bandehy | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lily Geismer Professor of History · Claremont McKenna College | Selected | Academic et Commentator | Professor of History at Claremont McKenna College and author. | 1 | 1 |
| Lily Gladstone Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lily Jamali North America technology correspondent · BBC World Service | Excluded | Journalist | Technology correspondent for BBC World Service. | 1 | 1 |
| Lin Qiao Fireworks | Excluded | Business executive | Fireworks, vague position, probably founder or executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Lina Gafner Co-director · Gosteli-Stiftung | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Co-Director of Gosteli Foundation, foundation executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Lina Khan Chair of the Federal Trade Commission · FTC | Excluded | Serving politician | Chair of Federal Trade Commission (government official in office). | 1 | 1 |
| Lina Khatib Associate fellow · Chatham House | Selected | Think tank | Associate fellow at Chatham House, recognized think tank. | 4 | 6 |