How to make an investigative podcast (Live from GIJC 2025)

About this episode

Tessa and Beatriz provide insights on creating an investigative podcast from the Global Investigative Journalism Conference.

Reporting live from the world’s biggest investigative journalism conference in Malaysia last year, Tessa and Beatriz bring you a crash course on how to make an investigative podcast. Covering everything from identifying a good story, to constructing an intriguing narrative, and building good characters. We take you inside The Global Investigative Journalism Conference with some behind-the-scenes audio and Beatriz’s first try of the world’s smelliest fruit. Guests featured in this episode: Susanne Reber, Founder and Executive Producer, Piz Gloria Productions Sue-Lin Wong, Asia Correspondent, The Economist Roby Alampay, Founder, PumaPodcast Hosts: Beatriz Ramalho da Silva, Tessa Pang Sound editing and design: Spoovio - Audiovisual Productions Website - X - BlueSky - Instagram - and you can email us at backlight@lighthousereports.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Tessa Pang, Beatriz Ramalho da Silva

Guests: Susanne Reber, Sue-Lin Wong, Roby Alampay

Topics covered

• investigative journalism
• podcast production
• storytelling
• narrative construction
• character development

Keywords

• investigative podcast
• storytelling
• narrative
• journalism conference
• audio production

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Piz Gloria Productions, The Economist, PumaPodcast

Places: Malaysia

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