diff --git a/app/Livewire/Recordings/Index.php b/app/Livewire/Recordings/Index.php
index 6922be1..3d3a8f7 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Recordings/Index.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Recordings/Index.php
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ namespace App\Livewire\Recordings;
 use App\Models\Recording;
 use Flux\Flux;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasMany;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Gate;
 use Livewire\Attributes\Layout;
@@ -25,9 +27,26 @@ class Index extends Component
     #[Url(as: 'q', history: true)]
     public string $search = '';
 
+    #[Url(as: 'sort', history: true)]
+    public string $sortBy = 'uploaded';
+
+    #[Url(as: 'dir', history: true)]
+    public string $sortDirection = 'desc';
+
+    /**
+     * @var array<string, string>
+     */
+    private const SORTABLE = [
+        'title' => 'title',
+        'duration' => 'duration_seconds',
+        'status' => 'transcription_status',
+        'uploaded' => 'created_at',
+    ];
+
     public function mount(): void
     {
         $this->userId = (int) Auth::id();
+        $this->normalizeSort();
     }
 
     public function updatedSearch(): void
@@ -35,6 +54,22 @@ class Index extends Component
         $this->resetPage();
     }
 
+    public function sort(string $column): void
+    {
+        if ($column !== 'words' && ! array_key_exists($column, self::SORTABLE)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if ($this->sortBy === $column) {
+            $this->sortDirection = $this->sortDirection === 'asc' ? 'desc' : 'asc';
+        } else {
+            $this->sortBy = $column;
+            $this->sortDirection = $column === 'uploaded' ? 'desc' : 'asc';
+        }
+
+        $this->resetPage();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Re-render when any of this user's recordings broadcast a status change.
      */
@@ -127,7 +162,9 @@ class Index extends Component
 
         $totalCount = $user->recordings()->count();
 
-        $query = $user->recordings()->latest();
+        $this->normalizeSort();
+
+        $query = $user->recordings();
 
         $search = trim($this->search);
 
@@ -135,6 +172,8 @@ class Index extends Component
             $query->search($search);
         }
 
+        $this->applySort($query);
+
         $recordings = $query->paginate(20);
 
         $pendingCount = $user->recordings()
@@ -155,4 +194,34 @@ class Index extends Component
             'totalCount' => $totalCount,
         ]);
     }
+
+    private function normalizeSort(): void
+    {
+        if ($this->sortBy !== 'words' && ! array_key_exists($this->sortBy, self::SORTABLE)) {
+            $this->sortBy = 'uploaded';
+        }
+
+        if (! in_array($this->sortDirection, ['asc', 'desc'], true)) {
+            $this->sortDirection = 'desc';
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param  Builder<Recording>|HasMany<Recording, User>  $query
+     */
+    private function applySort(Builder|HasMany $query): void
+    {
+        $direction = $this->sortDirection === 'asc' ? 'asc' : 'desc';
+
+        if ($this->sortBy === 'words') {
+            $query->orderByRaw(
+                'CASE WHEN transcript IS NULL OR TRIM(transcript) = ? THEN 0 ELSE LENGTH(TRIM(transcript)) - LENGTH(REPLACE(TRIM(transcript), ?, ?)) + 1 END '.$direction,
+                ['', ' ', ''],
+            );
+        } else {
+            $query->orderBy(self::SORTABLE[$this->sortBy], $direction);
+        }
+
+        $query->orderByDesc('id');
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Livewire/Recordings/Show.php b/app/Livewire/Recordings/Show.php
index 22edfb3..d64507c 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Recordings/Show.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Recordings/Show.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use Flux\Flux;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Gate;
 use Livewire\Attributes\Layout;
+use Livewire\Attributes\On;
 use Livewire\Component;
 
 #[Layout('layouts.app')]
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ class Show extends Component
 {
     public Recording $recording;
 
+    public int $userId;
+
     public function mount(Recording $recording): void
     {
         Gate::authorize('view', $recording);
@@ -22,6 +25,22 @@ class Show extends Component
         $recording->refresh();
 
         $this->recording = $recording;
+        $this->userId = (int) $recording->user_id;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Re-render when this recording broadcasts a status change (same channel as the index).
+     *
+     * @param  array<string, mixed>  $event
+     */
+    #[On('echo-private:user.{userId}.recordings,.RecordingTranscriptionUpdated')]
+    public function onTranscriptionUpdated(array $event = []): void
+    {
+        if (isset($event['id']) && (int) $event['id'] !== (int) $this->recording->id) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $this->recording->refresh();
     }
 
     public function startTranscription(): void
@@ -64,6 +83,10 @@ class Show extends Component
 
     public function render(): View
     {
+        if ($this->recording->isTranscribing()) {
+            $this->recording->refresh();
+        }
+
         return view('livewire.recordings.show')
             ->title($this->recording->title);
     }
diff --git a/resources/js/transcription.js b/resources/js/transcription.js
index 78498b9..77619bd 100644
--- a/resources/js/transcription.js
+++ b/resources/js/transcription.js
@@ -66,12 +66,16 @@ function subscribeToRecording(recordingId, handler) {
     channel.listen('.RecordingTranscriptionUpdated', handler);
 
     return () => {
-        window.Echo.leave(channelName);
+        // Prefer stopListening over leave() so a remount does not drop other subscribers.
+        if (typeof channel.stopListening === 'function') {
+            channel.stopListening('.RecordingTranscriptionUpdated');
+        }
     };
 }
 
 /**
  * Show-page Alpine component: Echo push + local elapsed tick + optional status hydrate.
+ * Livewire also listens on the user recordings channel and polls while active.
  */
 export function transcriptionMonitor({ statusUrl, initial }) {
     return {
@@ -82,6 +86,7 @@ export function transcriptionMonitor({ statusUrl, initial }) {
         },
         pollError: null,
         tickTimer: null,
+        hydrateTimer: null,
         leaveChannel: null,
 
         get badgeColor() {
@@ -108,11 +113,13 @@ export function transcriptionMonitor({ statusUrl, initial }) {
             if (this.status.is_active) {
                 this.beginTick();
                 this.hydrateOnce();
+                this.beginHydratePoll();
             }
         },
 
         destroy() {
             this.stopTick();
+            this.stopHydratePoll();
 
             if (this.leaveChannel) {
                 this.leaveChannel();
@@ -131,12 +138,14 @@ export function transcriptionMonitor({ statusUrl, initial }) {
 
             if (this.status.is_active) {
                 this.beginTick();
+                this.beginHydratePoll();
             } else {
                 this.stopTick();
+                this.stopHydratePoll();
             }
 
-            if (wasActive && !this.status.is_active
-                && !this.status.has_transcript
+            if (wasActive && ! this.status.is_active
+                && ! this.status.has_transcript
                 && this.status.status !== 'failed'
                 && this.status.status !== 'cancelled') {
                 window.location.reload();
@@ -158,26 +167,47 @@ export function transcriptionMonitor({ statusUrl, initial }) {
             }
         },
 
-        tickElapsed() {
-            if (!this.status.is_active || this.status.elapsed_seconds == null) {
+        beginHydratePoll() {
+            if (this.hydrateTimer || ! this.statusUrl) {
                 return;
             }
 
-            this.status.elapsed_seconds += 1;
-            this.status.elapsed_human = formatElapsed(this.status.elapsed_seconds);
+            this.hydrateTimer = setInterval(() => this.hydrateOnce(), 2000);
+        },
+
+        stopHydratePoll() {
+            if (this.hydrateTimer) {
+                clearInterval(this.hydrateTimer);
+                this.hydrateTimer = null;
+            }
+        },
+
+        tickElapsed() {
+            if (! this.status.is_active || this.status.elapsed_seconds == null) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            const next = this.status.elapsed_seconds + 1;
+
+            this.status = {
+                ...this.status,
+                elapsed_seconds: next,
+                elapsed_human: formatElapsed(next),
+            };
         },
 
         async hydrateOnce() {
-            if (!this.statusUrl) {
+            if (! this.statusUrl) {
                 return;
             }
 
             try {
                 const response = await fetch(this.statusUrl, {
                     headers: { Accept: 'application/json' },
+                    credentials: 'same-origin',
                 });
 
-                if (!response.ok) {
+                if (! response.ok) {
                     throw new Error('Status request failed (' + response.status + ')');
                 }
 
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/recordings/index.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/recordings/index.blade.php
index aa8824c..a625125 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/recordings/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/recordings/index.blade.php
@@ -92,39 +92,53 @@
 
         <flux:table :paginate="$recordings">
             <flux:table.columns>
-                <flux:table.column class="w-12"></flux:table.column>
-                <flux:table.column>Title</flux:table.column>
-                <flux:table.column>Duration</flux:table.column>
-                <flux:table.column>Words</flux:table.column>
-                <flux:table.column>Status</flux:table.column>
-                <flux:table.column>Uploaded</flux:table.column>
+                <flux:table.column
+                    sortable
+                    :sorted="$sortBy === 'title'"
+                    :direction="$sortDirection"
+                    wire:click="sort('title')"
+                >
+                    Title
+                </flux:table.column>
+                <flux:table.column
+                    sortable
+                    :sorted="$sortBy === 'duration'"
+                    :direction="$sortDirection"
+                    wire:click="sort('duration')"
+                >
+                    Duration
+                </flux:table.column>
+                <flux:table.column
+                    sortable
+                    :sorted="$sortBy === 'words'"
+                    :direction="$sortDirection"
+                    wire:click="sort('words')"
+                >
+                    Words
+                </flux:table.column>
+                <flux:table.column
+                    class="w-36"
+                    sortable
+                    :sorted="$sortBy === 'status'"
+                    :direction="$sortDirection"
+                    wire:click="sort('status')"
+                >
+                    Status
+                </flux:table.column>
+                <flux:table.column
+                    sortable
+                    :sorted="$sortBy === 'uploaded'"
+                    :direction="$sortDirection"
+                    wire:click="sort('uploaded')"
+                >
+                    Uploaded
+                </flux:table.column>
                 <flux:table.column class="w-24"></flux:table.column>
             </flux:table.columns>
 
             <flux:table.rows>
                 @foreach ($recordings as $recording)
                     <flux:table.row wire:key="recording-{{ $recording->id }}-{{ $recording->transcription_status }}-{{ $recording->transcription_percent }}">
-                        <flux:table.cell>
-                            <flux:button
-                                type="button"
-                                variant="ghost"
-                                size="sm"
-                                square
-                                data-audio-url="{{ route('recordings.audio', $recording) }}"
-                                x-bind:aria-label="isPlayingRow({{ $recording->id }}) ? 'Pause' : 'Play'"
-                                x-on:click="togglePlay({{ $recording->id }}, $el.dataset.audioUrl)"
-                            >
-                                <flux:icon.play
-                                    variant="micro"
-                                    x-show="! isPlayingRow({{ $recording->id }})"
-                                />
-                                <flux:icon.pause
-                                    variant="micro"
-                                    x-show="isPlayingRow({{ $recording->id }})"
-                                    x-cloak
-                                />
-                            </flux:button>
-                        </flux:table.cell>
                         <flux:table.cell class="max-w-xl">
                             <div class="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-2">
                                 <flux:link
@@ -134,6 +148,26 @@
                                 >
                                     {{ $recording->title }}
                                 </flux:link>
+                                <flux:button
+                                    type="button"
+                                    variant="ghost"
+                                    size="sm"
+                                    square
+                                    class="shrink-0"
+                                    data-audio-url="{{ route('recordings.audio', $recording) }}"
+                                    x-bind:aria-label="isPlayingRow({{ $recording->id }}) ? 'Pause' : 'Play'"
+                                    x-on:click="togglePlay({{ $recording->id }}, $el.dataset.audioUrl)"
+                                >
+                                    <flux:icon.play
+                                        variant="micro"
+                                        x-show="! isPlayingRow({{ $recording->id }})"
+                                    />
+                                    <flux:icon.pause
+                                        variant="micro"
+                                        x-show="isPlayingRow({{ $recording->id }})"
+                                        x-cloak
+                                    />
+                                </flux:button>
                                 @if ($preview = $recording->transcriptFirstLine())
                                     <span class="min-w-0 truncate text-sm text-zinc-500 dark:text-zinc-400" title="{{ $preview }}">
                                         {{ $preview }}
@@ -147,29 +181,11 @@
                                 {{ $recording->word_count > 0 ? number_format($recording->word_count) : '—' }}
                             </span>
                         </flux:table.cell>
-                        <flux:table.cell class="whitespace-normal py-2">
+                        <flux:table.cell class="w-36 whitespace-nowrap">
                             <x-transcription-status-badge
                                 :status="$recording->transcription_status"
                                 :label="$recording->transcriptionStatusLabel()"
                             />
-                            @if ($recording->transcription_status === 'pending' && filled($recording->transcription_progress))
-                                <div
-                                    class="mt-1 max-w-[14rem] truncate text-xs text-zinc-500 dark:text-zinc-400"
-                                    title="{{ $recording->transcription_progress }}"
-                                >
-                                    {{ $recording->transcription_progress }}
-                                </div>
-                            @elseif ($recording->transcription_status === 'processing' && filled($recording->transcription_progress))
-                                <div
-                                    class="mt-1 max-w-[14rem] truncate text-xs text-amber-700 dark:text-amber-300"
-                                    title="{{ $recording->transcription_progress }}"
-                                >
-                                    @if ($recording->transcription_percent)
-                                        {{ $recording->transcription_percent }}% ·
-                                    @endif
-                                    {{ $recording->transcription_progress }}
-                                </div>
-                            @endif
                         </flux:table.cell>
                         <flux:table.cell>
                             {{ $recording->created_at?->format('Y-m-d H:i') }}
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/recordings/show.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/recordings/show.blade.php
index 3b7a589..173c686 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/recordings/show.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/recordings/show.blade.php
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 <div
-    x-data="transcriptionMonitor(@js([
-        'statusUrl' => route('recordings.transcription-status', $recording),
-        'initial' => $recording->transcriptionStatusPayload(),
-    ]))"
-    x-init="
-        start();
-        return () => destroy();
-    "
+    @if ($recording->isTranscribing())
+        wire:poll.2s.visible
+    @endif
 >
+    <div
+        wire:key="transcription-ui-{{ $recording->id }}-{{ $recording->transcription_status }}-{{ $recording->transcription_percent }}-{{ md5((string) $recording->transcription_progress) }}-{{ $recording->transcribed_at?->timestamp }}"
+        x-data="transcriptionMonitor(@js([
+            'statusUrl' => route('recordings.transcription-status', $recording),
+            'initial' => $recording->transcriptionStatusPayload(),
+        ]))"
+        x-init="
+            start();
+            return () => destroy();
+        "
+    >
     <div class="mb-6 flex flex-col gap-4 sm:flex-row sm:items-start sm:justify-between">
         <div>
             <flux:link href="{{ route('recordings.index') }}" wire:navigate class="text-sm">← Recordings</flux:link>
@@ -222,4 +228,5 @@
             No transcript yet. Transcription starts automatically after upload, or use the button above.
         </flux:text>
     </flux:card>
+    </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Recordings/IndexTest.php b/tests/Feature/Recordings/IndexTest.php
index c9adc1f..30a740b 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Recordings/IndexTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Recordings/IndexTest.php
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ class IndexTest extends TestCase
 
         Livewire::test(Index::class)
             ->assertSee('wire:poll', false)
-            ->assertSee('Transcribing locally…')
-            ->assertSee('40%')
+            ->assertSee('Transcribing')
+            ->assertDontSee('Transcribing locally…')
             ->assertSeeHtml('bg-amber-400');
     }
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class IndexTest extends TestCase
         Livewire::test(Index::class)
             ->assertSee('Waiting in line')
             ->assertSee('Queued')
-            ->assertSee('Queued — waiting to start…')
+            ->assertDontSee('Queued — waiting to start…')
             ->assertDontSee('5%')
             ->assertSeeHtml('bg-zinc-400/15')
             ->assertDontSeeHtml('bg-amber-400');
@@ -282,4 +282,59 @@ class IndexTest extends TestCase
 
         $this->assertDatabaseHas('recordings', ['id' => $recording->id]);
     }
+
+    public function test_recordings_can_be_sorted_by_title(): void
+    {
+        $user = User::factory()->create();
+        $this->actingAs($user);
+
+        Recording::query()->create([
+            'user_id' => $user->id,
+            'title' => 'Zebra',
+            'original_filename' => 'z.mp3',
+            'file_path' => 'recordings/z.mp3',
+            'file_size_bytes' => 100,
+            'transcription_status' => 'done',
+            'created_at' => now()->subDay(),
+        ]);
+
+        Recording::query()->create([
+            'user_id' => $user->id,
+            'title' => 'Alpha',
+            'original_filename' => 'a.mp3',
+            'file_path' => 'recordings/a.mp3',
+            'file_size_bytes' => 100,
+            'transcription_status' => 'done',
+            'created_at' => now(),
+        ]);
+
+        Livewire::test(Index::class)
+            ->call('sort', 'title')
+            ->assertSet('sortBy', 'title')
+            ->assertSet('sortDirection', 'asc')
+            ->assertSeeInOrder(['Alpha', 'Zebra'])
+            ->call('sort', 'title')
+            ->assertSet('sortDirection', 'desc')
+            ->assertSeeInOrder(['Zebra', 'Alpha']);
+    }
+
+    public function test_invalid_sort_column_is_ignored(): void
+    {
+        $user = User::factory()->create();
+        $this->actingAs($user);
+
+        Recording::query()->create([
+            'user_id' => $user->id,
+            'title' => 'Only one',
+            'original_filename' => 'one.mp3',
+            'file_path' => 'recordings/one.mp3',
+            'file_size_bytes' => 100,
+            'transcription_status' => 'done',
+        ]);
+
+        Livewire::test(Index::class)
+            ->call('sort', 'not_a_column')
+            ->assertSet('sortBy', 'uploaded')
+            ->assertSet('sortDirection', 'desc');
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Recordings/ShowTest.php b/tests/Feature/Recordings/ShowTest.php
index 2eb1986..914e829 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Recordings/ShowTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Recordings/ShowTest.php
@@ -59,4 +59,81 @@ class ShowTest extends TestCase
 
         $this->assertDatabaseMissing('recordings', ['id' => $recording->id]);
     }
+
+    public function test_show_polls_while_transcription_is_active(): void
+    {
+        $user = User::factory()->create();
+        $this->actingAs($user);
+
+        $recording = Recording::query()->create([
+            'user_id' => $user->id,
+            'title' => 'In progress',
+            'original_filename' => 'active.mp3',
+            'file_path' => 'recordings/active.mp3',
+            'file_size_bytes' => 100,
+            'transcription_status' => 'processing',
+            'transcription_progress' => 'Queued — waiting to start…',
+            'transcription_percent' => null,
+            'transcription_driver' => 'local',
+            'transcription_started_at' => now(),
+        ]);
+
+        Livewire::test(Show::class, ['recording' => $recording])
+            ->assertSee('wire:poll', false)
+            ->assertSee('Queued — waiting to start…');
+    }
+
+    public function test_show_does_not_poll_when_transcription_is_idle(): void
+    {
+        $user = User::factory()->create();
+        $this->actingAs($user);
+
+        $recording = Recording::query()->create([
+            'user_id' => $user->id,
+            'title' => 'Finished',
+            'original_filename' => 'done.mp3',
+            'file_path' => 'recordings/done.mp3',
+            'file_size_bytes' => 100,
+            'transcription_status' => 'done',
+            'transcript' => 'all done',
+        ]);
+
+        Livewire::test(Show::class, ['recording' => $recording])
+            ->assertDontSee('wire:poll', false);
+    }
+
+    public function test_show_refreshes_recording_on_transcription_broadcast(): void
+    {
+        $user = User::factory()->create();
+        $this->actingAs($user);
+
+        $recording = Recording::query()->create([
+            'user_id' => $user->id,
+            'title' => 'Live update',
+            'original_filename' => 'live.mp3',
+            'file_path' => 'recordings/live.mp3',
+            'file_size_bytes' => 100,
+            'transcription_status' => 'pending',
+            'transcription_progress' => 'Queued — waiting to start…',
+            'transcription_driver' => 'local',
+            'transcription_started_at' => now(),
+        ]);
+
+        $component = Livewire::test(Show::class, ['recording' => $recording]);
+
+        $recording->update([
+            'transcription_status' => 'processing',
+            'transcription_progress' => 'Transcribing locally…',
+            'transcription_percent' => 40,
+        ]);
+
+        $component
+            ->call('onTranscriptionUpdated', [
+                'id' => $recording->id,
+                'status' => 'processing',
+            ])
+            ->assertSet('recording.transcription_status', 'processing')
+            ->assertSet('recording.transcription_percent', 40)
+            ->assertSee('Transcribing locally…');
+    }
 }