# How to get sources to talk

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/backlight-6136461/how-to-get-sources-to-talk
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/backlight-6136461/how-to-get-sources-to-talk.md
Podcast: [Backlight](https://stenobird.com/podcast/backlight-6136461)
Published: 2024-10-31T09:37:55+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lighthouse-reports/episodes/How-to-get-sources-to-talk-e2qcet4
Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/d90d7698/podcast/play/93780324/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-9-31%2F9c136ee8-8010-c9ac-f7d7-7b74e7ac0414.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/backlight-6136461/episodes/how-to-get-sources-to-talk
Duration seconds: 1471

## Resource

This episode we talk to reporters Tomas Statius and Elena DeBre about getting sources to talk. We cover: How to cultivate sources Three techniques on getting sources to talk Tips for new reporters We talk about all this in the context of two of our latest investigations – the False Promises of Biometrics , that relied solely on source-based evidence to uncover a string of failed mega-deals that benefited DRC elites & left ordinary people with no proof of ID. And Poison PR , which exposed a US government funded campaign from a PR company to profile and target people trying to sound the alarm about the harms of pesticides and GMOs. -- Hosts: ⁠Beatriz Ramalho da Silva⁠ , ⁠Tessa Pang⁠ Sound design, mixing and editing: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spoovio - Audiovisual Productions⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Instagram - and you can email us at backlight@lighthousereports.com

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/backlight-6136461/episodes/how-to-get-sources-to-talk/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/backlight-6136461/how-to-get-sources-to-talk.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.