Paper Trail
by ProPublica
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Don Jr.’s Secret Wedding Guest
Sep 15, 2026
28m 35s
The Predatory Industry Behind MLB’s Dominican Superstar Pipeline
Sep 10, 2026
44m 28s
How the Planet-Altering Disaster of “Forever Chemicals” Was Kept Secret
Sep 3, 2026
44m 24s
The True Story of Why Immigration Agents Raided a Chicago Apartment Building
Aug 20, 2026
41m 40s
How “Forgive and Forget” Buried a Church’s Dark Secret
Aug 6, 2026
45m 45s
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Estimated from 41 chart positions in 41 markets.
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- 🇺🇸US · Documentary#21M to 3M
- 🇨🇦CA · Documentary#6300K to 1M
- 🇦🇺AU · Documentary#34100K to 300K
- 🇩🇪DE · Documentary#42100K to 300K
- 🇬🇧GB · Documentary#5330K to 100K
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1.0M to 3.1M🎙 ~2x weekly·11 episodes·Last published 2w ago - Monthly Reach
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2.0M to 6.2M🇺🇸49%🇨🇦16%🇦🇺5%+38 more - Active Followers
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1.1M to 3.4M
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/15/26 |  Don Jr.’s Secret Wedding Guest | While investigating the personal wealth of the president’s oldest son, investigative reporters Justin Elliott and Brett Murphy learned something almost too strange to be true: that a Russian oligarch closely allied with Vladimir Putin might have attended Donald Trump Jr.’s recent wedding in the Bahamas. Using a combination of social media and shoe-leather reporting, a team of ProPublica reporters soon realized that the guest list was just the tip of the iceberg. Read the reporting here: https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-wedding-bankrolled-russian-oligarch-umar-kremlev-putinSupport our journalism by donating at propublica.org/donate. | 28m 35s | ||||||
| 9/10/26 | sportsexploitation+5 | Gus Garcia-Roberts | Major League Baseball | Dominican Republic | MLBDominican Republic+5 | — | 44m 28s | ||
| 9/3/26 | forever chemicalsenvironmental health+3 | Sharon Lerner | 3MProPublica | — | forever chemicals3M+3 | — | 44m 24s | ||
| 8/20/26 | immigrationlaw enforcement+5 | Melissa SanchezSebastian Rotella | ProPublicaTren de Aragua | ChicagoVenezuela+1 | immigration raidChicago+5 | — | 41m 40s | ||
| 8/6/26 | child sexual abusechurch accountability+3 | Andy Mannix | Old Apostolic Lutheran ChurchProPublica+1 | Minnesota | child abuseOALC+7 | — | 45m 45s | ||
| 7/23/26 | foreign aidTrump administration+4 | Brett MurphyAnna Maria Barry-Jester | ProPublicaUSAID+2 | South SudanKenya | USAIDTrump+5 | — | 33m 41s | ||
| 7/9/26 | cybersecuritygovernment policy+4 | Renee Dudley | MicrosoftDepartment of Defense+1 | China | MicrosoftDepartment of Defense+5 | — | 33m 51s | ||
| 6/25/26 | domestic violencelaw+3 | Pamela Colloff | OklahomaProPublica+1 | — | Oklahoma lawdomestic violence+3 | — | 38m 34s | ||
| 6/11/26 | healthcare costspharmaceutical pricing+4 | David Armstrong | RevlimidProPublica+2 | — | cancerdrug pricing+6 | — | 41m 25s | ||
| 5/28/26 | health insurancemental health+3 | Duaa Eldeib | ProPublica | — | health insurance denialmental health crisis+3 | — | 39m 14s | ||
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| 5/21/26 | car towinginvestigation+4 | Ginny MonkDave Altimari | The Connecticut MirrorProPublica | — | car towingConnecticut+6 | — | 41m 37s | ||
| 5/14/26 |  What the FDA Won’t Tell You About Your Medications | For years, the Food and Drug Administration told the public that generics are just as safe and effective as brand-name medications. But ProPublica reporters uncovered reports from the FDA’s own inspectors detailing everything from pigeons pooping onto boxes of sterilized equipment to evidence of a factory cheating on quality testing. Even though the FDA knew about these reports, it let some of those troubled factories overseas keep shipping their drugs to the U.S. — some of which might have ended up in your medicine cabinet.This episode details why and how a secretive group inside the FDA made the decision to keep this information from the public and how you can find out where your own medications are made.Reporters: Debbie Cenziper and Megan RoseRead More: https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-drug-loophole-sun-pharmaLook up your own drugs: https://projects.propublica.org/rx-inspector/Support our journalism by donating at propublica.org/donate. | 38m 58s | ||||||
| 5/7/26 |  Introducing “Paper Trail” | Investigative journalism can change the world. Host and reporter Jessica Lussenhop tells the story of how she learned that for herself.Follow this feed for a new investigation on every episode. It might change the way you see the world, too. Support our journalism by donating at propublica.org/donate. | 4m 34s | ||||||
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Chart history for Paper Trail
Peaked at #2 in United States, top 10 in 3 of 50 tracked markets, currently #2 in United States.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| PH | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| Canada | — | #6 | #6 | — |
| United States | — | #12 | #12 | — |
| SG | — | #12 | #12 | — |
| India | — | #15 | #15 | — |
| PT | — | #23 | #23 | — |
| South Africa | — | #24 | #24 | — |
| PH | — | #27 | #27 | — |
| Norway | — | #31 | #31 | — |
| Canada | — | #32 | #32 | — |
| Australia | — | #34 | #34 | — |
| Denmark | — | #37 | #37 | — |
| TH | — | #37 | #37 | — |
| CZ | — | #38 | #38 | — |
| Germany | — | #42 | #42 | — |
| Italy | — | #46 | #46 | — |
| Ireland | — | #48 | #48 | — |
| MY | — | #49 | #49 | — |
| Japan | — | #50 | #50 | — |
Chart Positions
50 placements across 41 markets.
Chart Positions
50 placements across 41 markets.