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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leandro Prazeres BBC Brazil correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | BBC Brazil correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Leanne McNicholl McNicholl Caravans | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lee Child Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Thriller novelist, fiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| Lee Haight CEO and owner of RRCA | Excluded | Business executive | Business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Lee Herrick Poet laureate · California | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lee Lawrence Writer and social justice campaigner | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Social activist, no academic or analytical role. | 1 | 1 |
| Lee Pak Sing Assistant Chief Executive Officer · Enterprise Singapore | Excluded | Business executive | Assistant Chief Executive Officer of Enterprise Singapore, public executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Lee Trink Former CEO of FaZe Clan | Excluded | Business executive | Former CEO of FaZe Clan, entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Lee Warren Professional speaker | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Professional speaker, no academic or policy role. | 1 | 1 |
| Lee Zeldin EPA Administrator | Excluded | Serving politician | EPA Administrator, regulatory authority director in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Leen de Bruyne Founder, author · Metalura | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and author of Metalura. | 1 | 1 |
| Leen De Witte Europe expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Radio host at VRT. | 1 | 1 |
| Leendert Langbroek Skipper · KNRM IJmuiden | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Leendert van der Valk | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Leevi Leivo Puheenaihe | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Leftist Blondie | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Leif Moberg Former expert · Stålsäkerhetsmyndigheten | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former expert at Swedish public authority. | 1 | 1 |
| Leif Olsen | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Leig A. Lier Police inquiry investigator · Norge | Excluded | Serving politician | Investigator at Police, police investigator in position. | 1 | 1 |
| Leigh Anne Gilmore Childminder | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Leila Hormozi First-generation Iranian-American entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist · Acquisition.com | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist at Acquisition.com. | 1 | 1 |
| Leila Prjnavorac | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Leire Bravo Specialist · Sin Pastillas | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Lele Mora Talent agent | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Len Maessen Games journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Game journalist at NRC. | 1 | 1 |
| Lena Ekengren | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lena Lind Palicki Head of Språkrådet | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Director of Språkrådet, government language council. | 1 | 1 |
| Lena Lindgren SKR | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lena Nordlund Science reporter · Sveriges Radio | Excluded | Journalist | Science reporter at Sveriges Radio. | 1 | 1 |
| Lena Olin Actress | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lena Södersten Lawyer · Villaägarna | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Jurist at Villaägarna, legal professional outside law firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Lene Alexandra Øien Life coach, author, TV personality | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lene Andersen Journalist · Finans | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Finans. | 1 | 1 |
| Lene Conradi Mayor · Asker | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of Asker, municipal mayor in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Lene Heibø Knudsen Municipal director · Drangedal kommune | Excluded | Serving politician | Municipal chief in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Lene Underhaug | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lenhard Hübscher Country Lead Benelux & France · Riverty | Excluded | Business executive | Country Lead at Riverty, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Lenin Tamayo Singer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lennart Ekdal Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Lennart Stuyck Maker | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Creator of a series. | 1 | 1 |
| Lennart van der Meulen General director · VPRO | Excluded | Business executive | General director of VPRO, media organization director. | 1 | 1 |
| Lennart Weiss Social Democratic housing policy expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Lennert Coopman Accountant, entrepreneur, co-managing director · Cobofisk | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Accountant and entrepreneur at Cobofisk. | 1 | 1 |
| Lennie Norman Comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Leny Malacinsky Journalist · Weekendavisen | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Weekendavisen. | 1 | 1 |
| Leo Gebbie | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Leo Hillinger Organic winemaker and multimillionaire entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | Organic winemaker and entrepreneur, business founder. | 1 | 1 |
| Leo Kearse Actor and presenter · GB News | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Leo Lieghio Irish Road Victims Association | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Leo Lugner | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |