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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars von Lackum Head · LEG | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of LEG. | 1 | 1 |
| Lars von Thienen Foundation for the Study of Cycles | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Foundation Director, no clear professional affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| Lars Wingefors Serial entrepreneur · Embracer | Excluded | Business executive | Serial entrepreneur at Embracer. | 1 | 1 |
| Lars-Marten Nagel Investigative reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Las Ketchup | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lasha Bakaradze Historian · Literaturmuseum Tiflis | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Historian affiliated with a literary museum. | 1 | 1 |
| Lasse Andersen Director at GRØD | Excluded | Business executive | GRØD business Director. | 1 | 1 |
| Lasse Boje Nielsen | Excluded | Serving politician | Public authority Director IN OFFICE. | 1 | 1 |
| Lasse Foghsgaard Science editor · Politiken | Excluded | Journalist | Science editor at Politiken. | 1 | 1 |
| Lassi Kivinen Chair · Liberaalipuolue | Excluded | Serving politician | President of a political party IN OFFICE. | 1 | 1 |
| Latif Nasser Reporter · Radiolab | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Radiolab | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Adams Author | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Host of Real Estate This Week. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Ansley American Historical Association | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Bachmann Producer · Tamedia | Excluded | Journalist | Producer Tamedia. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Ballester Journalist · Levante-EMV | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Levante-EMV. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Bicker China correspondent · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | China correspondent at BBC. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Bonner Founder and CEO · The Muff Liquor Company | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Muff Liquor Company. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Boon-Williams Senior Curator in Contemporary Maritime · National Maritime Museum, Greenwich | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Senior conservator at National Maritime Museum. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Carrer | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Carstensen Psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Cooper Journal reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Wall Street Journal | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Corbacho | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Dave Novelist | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Female novelist. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura de Barra Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of cookbooks and wellness books. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura de la Quintana Economics journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Economy journalist at El Mundo. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Debarra | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Dunn Candidate · NY-12 | Excluded | Serving politician | NY-12 political candidate. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Ferrero | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Fitzgerald | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Galaup | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Garcia Higueras Culture journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Cultural reporter | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Garcia Perdomo Zapato Feroz | Excluded | Business executive | Business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura García Lorca | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Giese Liquid Democracy | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Grehan Leads education, engagement and societal impact · Adapt research centre | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Hackett Deputy literary editor · The Times | Excluded | Journalist | Deputy literary editor The Times. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Helene Rasmussen Geoscientist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Hermanides Director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Jokela Candidate · Perussuomalaiset | Excluded | Serving politician | Political candidate. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Kearney Founder · Walk In Wardrobe | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Walk In Wardrobe. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Kennedy Omni Talk Retail | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura King Caviar expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Caviar expert, non-professional specialist. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Kipfelsberger Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | German journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Kukkonen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Lepisto Artist | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Loomer Influencer | Excluded | Serving politician | Activist influencer. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Lower Family and systemic psychotherapist and supervisor | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychotherapist. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Martínez Journalist · elDiario.es | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at elDiario.es. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Marziali | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Meriluoto 1st deputy chairperson · Vasemmistoliitto | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-President political party IN OFFICE. | 1 | 1 |