# Covering Cannes Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-assignment-7432756/covering-cannes Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-assignment-7432756/covering-cannes.md Podcast: [On Assignment](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-assignment-7432756) Published: 2026-05-16T05:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/THRH1969231668.mp3 Audio file: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/THRH1969231668.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/on-assignment-7432756/episodes/covering-cannes Duration seconds: 1602 ## Resource The red carpet. The stars. The parties. But behind the glamour and extravagance, it’s blood, sweat and tears. This week, Reuters showbiz reporter and Cannes veteran Rollo Ross takes us behind the scenes of the world’s most famous film festival. Visit the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to opt out of targeted advertising. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/on-assignment-7432756/episodes/covering-cannes/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-assignment-7432756/covering-cannes.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.