diff --git a/server/reflector/views/transcripts.py b/server/reflector/views/transcripts.py
index a9e017c4..9ae18326 100644
--- a/server/reflector/views/transcripts.py
+++ b/server/reflector/views/transcripts.py
@@ -153,8 +153,27 @@ class Transcript(BaseModel):
 
 
 class TranscriptController:
-    async def get_all(self, user_id: str | None = None) -> list[Transcript]:
+    async def get_all(
+        self,
+        user_id: str | None = None,
+        order_by: str | None = None,
+        filter_empty: bool | None = True,
+        filter_recording: bool | None = True,
+    ) -> list[Transcript]:
         query = transcripts.select().where(transcripts.c.user_id == user_id)
+
+        if order_by is not None:
+            field = getattr(transcripts.c, order_by[1:])
+            if order_by.startswith("-"):
+                field = field.desc()
+            query = query.order_by(field)
+
+        if filter_empty:
+            query = query.filter(transcripts.c.status != "idle")
+
+        if filter_recording:
+            query = query.filter(transcripts.c.status != "recording")
+
         results = await database.fetch_all(query)
         return results
 
@@ -225,8 +244,8 @@ class GetTranscript(BaseModel):
     short_summary: str | None
     long_summary: str | None
     created_at: datetime
-    source_language: str
-    target_language: str
+    source_language: str | None
+    target_language: str | None
 
 
 class CreateTranscript(BaseModel):
@@ -255,7 +274,9 @@ async def transcripts_list(
         raise HTTPException(status_code=401, detail="Not authenticated")
 
     user_id = user["sub"] if user else None
-    return paginate(await transcripts_controller.get_all(user_id=user_id))
+    return paginate(
+        await transcripts_controller.get_all(user_id=user_id, order_by="-created_at")
+    )
 
 
 @router.post("/transcripts", response_model=GetTranscript)