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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Austin Defense Secretary | Excluded | Serving politician | American Defense Secretary in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Lloyd Evans The Spectator | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lloyd Libiso | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lloyd Libison Journalist, podcast host | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, podcast host. | 1 | 1 |
| Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Las Cleopatras, history book. | 6 | 12 |
| Lloyd Minor Dean of the Stanford University School of Medicine | Selected | Academic | Dean Stanford University School of Medicine. | 1 | 1 |
| Lluís Bassat Publicist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Publicist, public relations professional. | 1 | 1 |
| Lluis Benguerel | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Lluís Montoliu | Selected | Academic | Researcher at CSIC, public research organization. | 4 | 5 |
| Llum Barrera | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Loa Falkman | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lode Delputte Journalist · De Standaard | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist De Standaard. | 1 | 1 |
| Lode Lauwaert Philosopher at KU Leuven | Selected | Academic | Philosopher at KU Leuven. | 5 | 5 |
| Lodewijk Berkhout | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Lodewijk van der Kroft Japan expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Lodewijk van Oord Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Dutch poet and writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Loege Schilder Investment specialist · Beleggers Belangen | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment specialist at Beleggers Belangen. | 1 | 3 |
| Loek Hartog Racer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Loes Andringa Insurance Leader · EY | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Insurance Leader at EY firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Loes Daniels Founder · Experiencegift | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Experiencegift. | 1 | 1 |
| Loes Luca | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Loes Van Den Heuvel Actress · De Kampioenen | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Logan Allin Managing Partner and Founder · Fin Capital | Excluded | Business executive | Managing Partner Founder Fin Capital. | 1 | 2 |
| Logan Fullmer Real estate investor | Excluded | Business executive | Real estate investor. | 1 | 1 |
| Logan Phillips | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Logan Ury Relationship expert and behavioural scientist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Relationship expert and dating coach | 1 | 2 |
| Logan Wright | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | American psychologist. | 1 | 1 |
| Loïc Chusseau Pop'Média | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Pop'Média association. | 1 | 1 |
| Loïc Hecht Journalist and writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist and writer, outside professions. | 1 | 1 |
| Loïc Van Impe Chef | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Loiza Lamers | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lola Aparicio Dr. | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Lola Bakare Marketing expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Lola Bertet Slate | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lola Blanc | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lola Herrera History professor · Complutense University of Madrid | Selected | Academic | Profesora of History at Universidad Complutense de Madrid. | 1 | 1 |
| Lola Ilegems DJ Lolalita · Burenhinder | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lola Quintero | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lolita Guarin Stress management expert, speaker, coach, six-time Amazon #1 bestselling author | Selected | Commentator | Six-time bestselling author of nonfiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Lollo Barollo | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lolo Viejo Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Hora 25. | 1 | 2 |
| Lone Frank | Selected | Commentator | Science journalist and non-fiction author. | 3 | 8 |
| Lone Siersbæk-Hansen Chief nurse · Rigshospitalets afdeling for infektionssygdomme | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Head nurse, nursing professional. | 1 | 1 |
| Lone Theils Author, journalist and former correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | Author, journalist, correspondent. | 1 | 6 |
| Lonneke Peperkamp Professor of military ethics and leadership · Radboud Universiteit | Selected | Academic | Professor of military ethics at Radboud University. | 2 | 2 |
| Lonnie Bunch Iii Smithsonian Secretary · Smithsonian Institution | Excluded | Business executive | Smithsonian Secretary, authority. | 1 | 1 |
| Lorcan Allen Business Editor · The Business Post | Selected | Commentator | Business editor The Business Post. | 1 | 1 |
| Lorcan Nyhan Head of Training at The Communications Clinic | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Head of Training Communications at Clinic. | 1 | 3 |
| Lorcan Sirr Expert | Selected | Commentator | Housing policy analyst, author of Housing Nation. | 4 | 5 |
| Lord Malcolm Offord Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland | Excluded | Serving politician | Parliamentary Secretary of State for Scotland. | 1 | 1 |