A behind-the-scenes look at filming APM Reports’ breakout podcast Sold a Story in Washington, D.C. with reporter Emily Hanford. Lindsey Seavert and I captured the human side of the investigation and produced social videos that reached thousands in the education world.

Finding Manoomin is our Emmy-winning documentary filmmaking project with MPR News and TPT. The film follows reporter Leah Lemm as she reconnects with her Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe community and the sacred harvest of wild rice. Shot by Ben Garvin and produced by Lindsey Seavert, the story blends interviews, scenic drone footage, underwater shots, and time spent on reservation land with elders and family.