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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liselotte Lyngsø Futurist · Future Navigator | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Futurist researcher at Future Navigator. | 1 | 1 |
| Lisette Rosenbeck Senior economist · Arbejdernes Landsbank | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior Economist at Arbejdernes Landsbank. | 1 | 1 |
| Lisette Thooft Schrijfster en rebalancer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer and personal coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Lisz Hirn Philosopher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Little Simz Rapper and actress | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Liu Wen-xiong Former president · 工研院 | Excluded | Business executive | Former director of ITRI institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Liu Zheng Expert in Traditional Chinese Medicine, physiotherapist and acupuncturist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Traditional medicine expert, physiotherapist. | 1 | 1 |
| Liv Bjerg Lillevang Journalist · Ingeniøren | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Ingenioren. | 1 | 1 |
| Liv Bjerg-Lillevang Journalist · Ingeniørens EcoTech | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Ingeniørens EcoTech. | 1 | 1 |
| Liv Boeree Poker champion | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Liv Haahr Hornekær Professor of materials physics · Aarhus University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Physics of Materials at Aarhus University. | 1 | 1 |
| Liv Hemmestad Associate professor · USN / Olympiatoppen | Selected | Academic | Associate professor at USN university. | 1 | 1 |
| Liv Hornekær Professor · Aarhus University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Aarhus University. | 1 | 1 |
| Liv Hukset Wang Kon-Tiki Museum | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Kon-Tiki Museum employee. | 1 | 1 |
| Liv Merete Wiker Communications director · KS | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Liv Sansoz Triple world climbing champion | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Livia Fränkel | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Livia Peiser Geographer and team leader of the Geospatial Unit · FAO | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Team leader at FAO organization. | 1 | 1 |
| Livia Sarai Lergenmüller Editor · ZEIT | Excluded | Journalist | Editor ZEIT family magazine | 1 | 1 |
| Livio Rey Media spokesperson · Vogelwarte Sempach | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Media spokesperson Vogelwarte Sempach. | 1 | 1 |
| Livio Stracca Deputy Director General Financial Stability · European Central Bank | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Deputy Director General at European Central Bank. | 1 | 1 |
| Liviu Horovitz Nuclear weapons expert · Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik | Selected | Think tank | Nuclear weapons expert at Foundation for Science and Politics. | 1 | 1 |
| Liyan Qi Reporter · WSJ | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter WSJ | 1 | 1 |
| Liz Alter Marine biologist · San José State University | Selected | Academic | Marine biologist at San Jose State University. | 1 | 1 |
| Liz Bates | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Liz Carolan Tech and Democracy Journalist · thebriefing.ie | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Liz Cheney Vice Chair · January 6th select committee | Selected | Former official | Former Congresswoman, committee now dissolved. | 5 | 6 |
| Liz Dunphy Southern Correspondent · Irish Examiner | Excluded | Journalist | Southern Correspondent Irish Examiner. | 1 | 1 |
| Liz Gomis Journalist, director and manager · Maison des mondes africains | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and filmmaker, director of African Worlds House. | 1 | 1 |
| Liz Heitner CHRO · Penn Mutual | Excluded | Business executive | CHRO at Penn Mutual, executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Liz Hoffman Business and finance editor · Semafor | Selected | Commentator | Business and finance editor Semafor. | 8 | 14 |
| Liz Landers Political correspondent · BBC News | Excluded | Journalist | Political correspondent at BBC News. | 1 | 1 |
| Liz Lev Environmental researcher · Harder+Company | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Environmental researcher at Harder+Company consulting. | 1 | 1 |
| Liz Lloyd Former special adviser and chief of staff | Selected | Former official | Former special adviser and chief of staff. | 1 | 1 |
| Liz Morris Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of glaciology. | 2 | 2 |
| Liz O'Riordan Consultant breast surgeon | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Consultant breast surgeon, physician. | 1 | 1 |
| Liz Oyer Former Pardon Attorney | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. Pardon Attorney. | 7 | 7 |
| Liz Pelly | Selected | Academic | University teacher, music journalist. | 2 | 3 |
| Liz Plank | Selected | Commentator | Canadian journalist, culture and gender analysis. | 3 | 3 |
| Liz Sayce OBE | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Liz Stopka American Swedish Institute | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | American Swedish Institute employee. | 1 | 1 |
| Liz Truss Former Prime Minister · Conservative Party | Selected | Former official | Former Prime Minister of United Kingdom. | 17 | 28 |
| Liz Wheeler BlazeTV host | Excluded | Journalist | BlazeTV host. | 3 | 6 |
| Liza Crawford Co-head of securitized · TCW | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Co-head of securitized at TCW. | 1 | 1 |
| Liza Lin Journalist · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Wall Street Journal. | 1 | 1 |
| Liza van Lonkhuyzen Journalist · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist NRC. | 1 | 1 |
| Lize Spit Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Belgian writer. | 2 | 2 |
| Lizzie Gibney Nature Magazine | Excluded | Journalist | Nature Magazine without title. | 1 | 1 |
| LJ Rich Composer and AI artist · UN | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Ljudmila Orjehovskaja Recruitment expert · M.Vidéo-Eldorado | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Recruitment expert at M.Video-Eldorado. | 1 | 1 |