| Earlier this week, we released the first three episodes of "Broken Doors" — our new investigative podcast about no-knock warrants, the controversial tactic that allows police to force their way into homes without warning. This series looks at how easy it is to carry out one of the most intrusive and dangerous forms of policing — and what happens when accountability is flawed at every level. I started this investigation with Nicole Dungca after Louisville police killed Breonna Taylor during a botched drug raid two years ago. Her death sparked a national reckoning over these warrants. Forced-entry searches are risky: They usually involve police showing up in the middle of the night and breaking down the door with a battering ram. It's been a fascinating journey — and one of the most challenging and inspiring projects I've worked on in my 20+ years as a journalist. I'm a document nerd. I print everything out. So taking on a podcast completely changed how I approach my reporting, and for the better. We used our traditional reporting tactics, like requesting and reviewing thousands of documents from across the country and analyzing the Post's Fatal Force database that tracks every fatal police shooting since 2015. But the real reporting adventure began when I traveled with senior supervising audio producer Reena Flores to Monroe County, Miss., where no-knocks were the rule, rather than the exception. In Episode 1, we dive into the story of Bengie Edwards. We found extraordinary tape that revealed why deputies hurled a battering ram into his door. I originally got a written transcript of that tape. But hearing the recording made me realize just how powerful audio storytelling can be. Reena and I also obtained several secret recordings. One of them is at the heart of Episode 2. The tape offers a raw, intimate look at something you rarely hear when reporting on law enforcement: It's a family confronting a sheriff just hours after deputies killed their loved one in a drug raid in the middle of the night. It was another no-knock, not too far from where Bengie lived. Ricky Keeton's family didn't just have great audio recordings. His daughter Robbie had every document and CD from her family's lawsuit in a black filing cabinet on wheels. And this document nerd was very excited. I also brought my own records along to Mississippi. The survivors of no-knocks had never seen the search warrants that led deputies to force their way into their homes. So I showed them. In Episode 3, we interviewed the judge who kept approving no-knock warrants in Monroe County. Then I had the most awkward moment of my reporting career with the sheriff who waged a war on drugs. Reena helped me navigate that situation and recorded it all. That's how we got the title for Episode 3: "You're interrogating me." Learning how to podcast during a pandemic meant spending a lot of time in my closet — the quietest spot to record quality audio. If you've seen "Only Murders in the Building," you know what I'm talking about.  Jenn in the closet. (Reena Flores) | Nicole had a smaller closet, so she ended up with a blanket fort.  Nicole in the closet. (Couresy of Nicole Dungca) | Luckily, our office reopened so we did our final recording in real studios.  Jenn in the Post studio. (Dave Jorgenson) | You can binge the first three episodes of "Broken Doors" now — about our investigation into the alleged corruption in Monroe County and how no-knock warrants enabled it. Stay tuned for more episodes in the coming weeks as Nicole and I take you around the country to examine other deadly no-knock raids.  (Katty Huertas for The Washington Post) No-knock warrants allow police to force entry. 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