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How to make an investigative podcast

Live from the world’s biggest investigative journalism conference


This episode is a podcast about how to make a podcast!

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

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Hosts: Beatriz Ramalho da Silva, Tessa Pang
Sound design, mixing and editing: Spoovio – Audiovisual Productions