James Morrison

Podcast Producer/Field Producer

Washington, D.C.

Field Producer, Reporter and Podcast Producer

James Morrison

Podcast Producer/Field Producer

Washington, D.C.

Field Producer, Reporter and Podcast Producer

Make Way for Elephants
The endangered Asian elephant may be a conservation success story as its rapid decline appears to be stabilizing. But this has created a new set of problems. With little remaining habitat, these elephants have nowhere left to go but into roads, farms, and cities. This time on Sidedoor, we look at what happens when wild elephants go urban.
Sidedoor Podcast - Smithsonian Institution
Podcast
President Trump’s Appeal In White Working Class Suburbs
On a recent drive through a working-class suburb in North Carolina, Elon University Professor Megan Squire points out a slew of Joe Biden yard signs. “I’m surprised,” she says. “Because in 2016, there was not a Hillary sign anywhere that I ever saw. I think maybe one time in my friend’s neighborhood.”
1A, by WAMU & NPR
Features National Stories News
Restoring The Voting Rights Act
Voting is often touted as the pillar of American democracy. It’s a right that was hard-won for most Americans, and had to be defended and secured during the civil rights movement. That battle led to the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, but it was far from the last fight to make voting more accessible.
1A, by WAMU & NPR
News National Stories Live Show Segments
People On Both Sides Of Immigration Debate Meet At The Border
The surge of migrants crossing the Southern border has abated somewhat. But tens of thousands continue to come every month — more than 80,000 in July. The debate still rages over what to do about it. To the southern border now, where the pace of migrants crossing into the U.S. has slowed somewhat.
NPR
Scientists Are Spying On Reefs With Microphones
A North Carolina State University researcher is using underwater microphones to help better understand the extensive array of animals living in the state's oyster reefs.
NPR
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Toppling Confederate Monuments The Legal Way
The North Carolina Historical Commission will soon decide whether Gov. Roy Cooper can relocate three Confederate monuments from outside the state Capitol. This effort is the first full test of a 2015 state law that was expressly designed to make moving these monuments nearly impossible.
Here & Now
The UK’s Move Away From Coal Means Burning US Wood
The UK is burning American wood to fuel its transition away from coal. But some scientists worry this could actually make climate change worse.
PRI/Public Radio International
In North Carolina, Hog Waste Is Becoming A Streamlined Fuel Source
North Carolina isn’t rich in coal, natural gas or oil deposits, but it has more hogs than nearly any other state. And for many years, people have been trying to figure out a way to turn hog waste into electricity. Now, the state may be on the cusp of making swine biogas a reliable fuel source.
NPR
News National Stories Features
Yoga Pants Are Depressing the Price of Cotton
Yoga pants are now widely accepted attire in many social settings, from the office to the classroom. And this rise in yoga pants as everyday clothing is contributing to a decline in the price of cotton.
Marketplace
What Happened When North Carolina Cut Income Taxes?
Republicans say the tax plan that is making its way through Congress will be a boon for the economy, and they frequently point to North Carolina as evidence that their plan will work. The state passed a tax overhaul in 2013 that includes many of the same elements as the federal proposal.
Here & Now
News National Stories Features
Asking About Opioids: A Treatment Plan Can Make All The Difference
For years, doctors have asked people about tobacco use and excessive drinking in the hopes that the answers could help lead people to cut down or quit. But screening alone isn't usually sufficient to change behavior. As opioid use hits record highs in the U.S., Christiana Care Health System in Delaware is starting to ask people about opioid use — and then go further.
NPR
National Stories News Features
The Oyster's Mighty Comeback Is Creating Cleaner U.S. Waterways
The farm-to-table movement has caused oyster farming on the East Coast to double in the past six years, and the industry has shown no signs of slowing. But not only is the mollusk's mighty comeback good for consumers and fishermen — it's also good for waterways. Jimmy Parks, longtime chef and owner of the Butcher Station in Winchester, Va., says the way we eat oysters has changed in the past decade.
NPR
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About

James Morrison

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Field Recording

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I'm a national award-winning broadcast reporter with a decade of experience working in radio and podcasting. My news reporting has been featured on NPR, Marketplace, The World, Here & Now and other national radio outlets.

I am currently a writer/producer for Smithsonian Institution's flagship podcast Sidedoor.

My previous position was as a field producer covering the 2020 presidential election for the national radio show 1A, which is distributed by NPR.

I have helped launched national podcasts, including the true crime show "Hell and Gone," by iHeartMedia, inc.

Additional podcast credits include:

-Distillations, by the Science History Institute
-Ways & Means, by Duke University
-The MidPod

A podcast I produced about the final hours of the Vietnam War was accepted into the Hearsay International Audio Arts Festival.