{"podcast":{"title":"Paper Trail","slug":"paper-trail-7800276","podcast_index_feed_id":7800276,"rss_url":"https://publicfeeds.net/f/16890/feed-rss.xml","website_url":"https://www.propublica.org/series/paper-trail","image_url":"https://f.prxu.org/16890/images/3aa1b6ec-bf6a-4fc4-9c1e-901da89fde3d/Show_Art.jpg","author":"ProPublica (Maggie.Gourville@prx.org)","episode_count":8,"summary":"Investigative reporters at ProPublica chase down evidence of wrongdoing and bring it to light. That evidence can be on paper — or on thumb drives, in secret recordings, from conversations with whistleblowers. Each episode, you’ll ride along as we talk to reporters and their sources, uncover hidden facts and show you the receipts. When we publish what we find, things can change. Laws are passed, corrupt leaders fall, innocent people walk out of prison and sometimes a life is even saved. Investigative reporter Jessica Lussenhop is your guide. Support our journalism by donating at propublica.org/donate .","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T18:19:30.273423+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paper-trail-7800276"},"episode":{"title":"How to Lose a Car in 15 Days","slug":"how-to-lose-a-car-in-15-days","published_at":"2026-05-21T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paper-trail-7800276/how-to-lose-a-car-in-15-days","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paper-trail-7800276","url":"https://www.propublica.org/podcast/connecticut-dmv-towing-law-investigation","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/16890/7192bd4c-7346-46d3-a29c-ca623e4218fe/PAPER-TRAIL_Towing_MIX_v13.mp3","summary":"Local reporters at The Connecticut Mirror heard story after story of drivers having their cars towed and then sold out from underneath them, sometimes in just 15 days. They teamed up with ProPublica to investigate why, how often this was happening and who was profiting from it. This episode traces the history of the 100-year-old law that made all of it legal and follows the reporters as they try to track down drivers’ cars and confront the bureaucrats allowing a flawed system to take advantage of vulnerable people. Reporters: Ginny Monk and Dave Altimari Read More: https://www.propublica.org/series/on-the-hook Support our journalism by donating at propublica.org/donate .","meta_description":"Local reporters at The Connecticut Mirror heard story after story of drivers having their cars towed and then sold out from underneath them, sometimes in…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2497,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/paper-trail-7800276/episodes/how-to-lose-a-car-in-15-days/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paper-trail-7800276/how-to-lose-a-car-in-15-days.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}