Welcome to The Backstory, where we sit down with our reporters and ask them to take us behind the scenes of their work. A nonprofit newsroom for independent investigative journalists, Type Investigations covers the most urgent issues of our time, including racial and economic justice, climate and environmental health, and civil and human rights. We tell deeply reported stories in partnership with print, broadcast, and digital media outlets — allowing us to bring our work to a wide range of audiences.
Katia Savchuk: Reporting on the Rise of Crypto Fraud
In this episode, we sit down with Katia Savchuk to discuss her newest investigation with MIT Technology Review, "God told them to sell crypto. Their investors lost everything."
"God told them to sell crypto. Their investors lost everything.": https://typeinvestigations.org/investigation/2026/09/10/god-told-them-to-sell-crypto-their-investors-lost-everything/
Transcript: https://typeinvestigations.org/backstory/2026/09/17/the-backstory-katia-savchuk/
Type Investigations is a newsroom for independent investigative journalists. For our latest, subscribe to our newsletter: www.typeinvestigations.org/subscribe
18 Jun 2026
Byard Duncan: Investigative Reporting From a Consumer Protection Angle
In this episode, we spoke to investigative reporter Byard Duncan about how he got his start in investigative journalism, his approach to public records requests, and the difference between reporting for podcasts and print publications.
For over a decade, Duncan has been investigating businesses, tech companies, and government institutions from a consumer protection angle. His two recent investigations for Type exemplify his work exposing the harms done to regular people. In partnership with Reveal, Duncan reported on the understaffing crisis at 911 dispatch centers, which has left hundreds of thousands of callers waiting on hold during emergencies. And for Bloomberg Businessweek, he investigated BusPatrol, a tech company partnering with municipalities across the country to ticket drivers using AI-powered cameras attached to school buses.
"911, Please Hold:" https://typeinvestigations.org/investigation/2026/05/26/911-please-hold/
"The AI School Bus Camera Company Blanketing America in Tickets:" https://typeinvestigations.org/investigation/2026/04/28/the-ai-school-bus-camera-company-blanketing-america-in-tickets/
Transcript: https://typeinvestigations.org/backstory/2026/06/18/the-backstory-byard-duncan/
Type Investigations is a newsroom for independent investigative journalists. For our latest, subscribe to our newsletter: www.typeinvestigations.org/subscribe
21 May 2026
Max Rivlin-Nadler: Behind the Scenes of Courts of Contempt
In this episode, we sat down with Hell Gate co-founder Max Rivlin-Nadler to discuss “Courts of Contempt,” an in-depth investigation into the New York City judicial system.
“Courts of Contempt:” https://courtsofcontempt.hellgatenyc.com/
Transcript: https://www.typeinvestigations.org/backstory/2026/05/21/the-backstory-max-rivlin-nadler/
Type Investigations is a newsroom for independent investigative journalists. For our latest, subscribe to our newsletter: www.typeinvestigations.org/subscribe
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