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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Tronchon HuggingFace M4 | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Tech role at HuggingFace, company professional. | 1 | 1 |
| Leo van Bergen Medical historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Leon de Looff CEO · Keylane | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Keylane. | 1 | 1 |
| Leon Lin Former Head of Discovery Product at Pinterest and current CEO of 1stCollab | Excluded | Business executive | Current CEO of 1stCollab, company director. | 1 | 1 |
| Leon Meijs Expert in polarization and radicalization | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Leon Pińczak | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Content creator. | 1 | 1 |
| Leon Rytz | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Leon Trapman Dr. | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Leon Xskincare Influencer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Leonard Ornstein Political journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Political journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Leonardo Bonucci | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Leonardo DiCaprio Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Leonardo Maccari | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Leonete Botelho Politics editor · PÚBLICO | Excluded | Journalist | Politics editor at PÚBLICO. | 1 | 1 |
| Leonid Wolkow Chief of staff to Yulia Navalnaya and political director of the Anti-Corruption Foundation | Excluded | Serving politician | Chief of staff to Ioulia Navalnaïa. | 1 | 1 |
| Leonidas Aretakis Journalist and author | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and author. | 1 | 1 |
| Leonie Fischer-Unterrainer Agence du Bénévolat | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Member of volunteer agency. | 1 | 1 |
| Leonie ter Braak Actress and presenter | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Leonor Alhinho Special correspondent · PÚBLICO | Excluded | Journalist | Special correspondent at PÚBLICO. | 1 | 1 |
| Leonor Lavado Actress | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Leonor Medeiros Archaeologist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Leonor Oliveira Sexologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Sexologist, medical professional specialization. | 1 | 1 |
| Leontine van Hooft Inclusive entrepreneur, speaker and teacher | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Inclusive entrepreneur, main role is entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Leontxo García Leading figure in the world of chess | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Chess eminence, specialist without policy role. | 1 | 1 |
| Lers-Erik Nygaard Journalist · Norge | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Norge. | 1 | 1 |
| Les Dennis All-rounder, presenter, actor · Coronation Street, Bord Gais Energy Theatre | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Les Wexner Billionaire businessman | Excluded | Business executive | Billionaire businessman, entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Leslie Hook FT | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Financial Times. | 1 | 1 |
| Leslie Shiner | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Leszek Marek Krześniak President of the Society · Towarzystwo Miłośników Maciejowic | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Leszek Miętek Head of the railway drivers' trade union | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Trade union chief. | 1 | 1 |
| Leszek Żebrowski | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Lethal Crysis | Excluded | Journalist | Appearance at The Wild Project, no function. | 1 | 1 |
| Leticia Fernández Friera Cardiologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Cardiologist, physician specialist. | 1 | 1 |
| Letitia Wright Actress | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Letizia Moratti MEP for Forza Italia | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Letícia Sorg | Excluded | Journalist | Hoje guest without precise function. | 1 | 1 |
| Levi Penell Content creator TikTok | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Levison Wood Explorer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lewis Goodall Co-host · News Agents | Excluded | Journalist | Co-host of News Agents podcast. | 1 | 1 |
| Lewis Sage-Passant | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Intelligence director in private company. | 1 | 1 |
| Lewis Williamson Managing Director and Regional Co-Head of Commodities · HTS Commodities | Excluded | Business executive | Managing Director at HTS Commodities, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Lex Reitsma Graphic designer and filmmaker · De Nederlandse Opera | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lex Suvanto Global CEO · Edelman Smithfield | Excluded | Business executive | Global CEO of Edelman Smithfield, company director. | 1 | 1 |
| Leyre Ayastuy Coordinator · Plataforma Haztestamentosolidario.org | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Coordinator of Platform, organization coordinator. | 1 | 1 |
| Leza Dosch Art historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Leïla Marchand Journalist · Les Echos | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Les Echos. | 1 | 1 |
| Li Andersson | Excluded | Serving politician | Finnish female politician, member of Parliament. | 1 | 1 |
| Liam Broza Chief Technology Officer for Infinite Reality | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Chief Technology Officer at Infinite Reality, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Liam Herrick Executive Director · Irish Council for Civil Liberties | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Executive director of a civil liberties advocacy organization. | 1 | 1 |