The Jefferson Exchange
Jefferson PR
JPR's live interactive program devoted to current events and newsmakers from around the region and beyond._______________________________________________________________________________Subscribe to access all episodes:
Location:
Ashland, OR
Networks:
Jefferson PR
Description:
JPR's live interactive program devoted to current events and newsmakers from around the region and beyond._______________________________________________________________________________Subscribe to access all episodes:
Twitter:
@jeffexchange
Language:
English
Contact:
Jefferson Public Radio 1250 Siskiyou Blvd. Ashland, OR 97520 541-552-6782
Website:
http://www.ijpr.org/
Email:
jx@jeffnet.org
Episodes
New compost processing facility opens in northern California
12/11/2025
Jessica Jones is General Manager of Waste Management (WM) of Northern California and Nevada, which received a multimillion dollar investment from the state of California.
Duration:00:15:16
Vanessa Houk of Southern Oregon is one of 12 national 'Courage Award' recipients in latest awards
12/11/2025
Vanessa Houk joins the Exchange to discuss her Courage award, her life and her mission.
Duration:00:14:53
BASE of Southern Oregon receives grant from Oregon Cultural Trust
12/11/2025
Amy Lewin, Executive Director of the Oregon Cultural Trust, and Vance Beach, Executive Director of the Black Alliance & Social Empowerment, discuss the award.
Duration:00:14:53
Ashland, Medford and Grants Pass to light public menorahs for Hanukkah
12/10/2025
Rabbi Avi Zweibel, Director of the Chabad Jewish Center of Southern Oregon, joins the Exchange to discuss the celebrations in Ashland across the Rogue Valley.
Duration:00:15:05
Rogue Valley Symphonic Holiday Concert heads into 2026 season
12/10/2025
Dr. Alex Gonzalez is the Director of Bands for SOU and teaches courses in music pedagogy at Southern Oregon University.
Duration:00:14:57
OSU engineers develop environmentally-friendly substitute for concrete
12/10/2025
Dr. Devin Roach is an Assistant Professor at Oregon State University and the Director of the VAMOS Lab (Versatile Advanced Manufacturing lab at Oregon State). His team developed a concrete substitute.
Duration:00:15:05
JX Reads: Book awards, end-of-year lists and JCLS staff recommended readings
12/9/2025
JCLS Community Manager Josh Letsinger and Selections Librarians Felishia Jenkins and April Bozada-Armstrong offer insight into their work and recommended readings over the holidays.
Duration:00:30:03
JX Meets Local Leaders: Mayor of Sutherlin, Oregon
12/9/2025
Michelle Sumner, Mayor of Sutherlin, Oregon, offers insights about her city, current challenges and future outlook.
Duration:00:14:51
JPR News: Solar farm proposed in Ashland | $200M behavioral health facility proposed in Shasta County
12/5/2025
The JPR news team gathers for a roundtable discussion of the top news stories they've been working on this week.
Duration:00:15:07
Southern Oregon Repertory Singers celebrate 40th anniversary
12/5/2025
The Creative Way host, Vanessa Finney, visits with Paul French and Jodi French.
Duration:00:15:26
Savor explores the Oregon Cheese Cave in Phoenix, Oregon
12/5/2025
Savor host Will Smith visits with Melody Picard of the Oregon Cheese Cave.
Duration:00:15:00
Anima Mundi Productions hosts concert at SOU with renown Palestinian-Jordanian composer
12/4/2025
Dr. Shireen Abu-Khader and Ethan Gans-Morse of Anima Mundi join the Exchange to discuss "Music of the Middle East" and a film produced specifically for the concert at SOU on Dec 7.
Duration:00:30:15
Lawsuit reveals Oregon's flawed formula for funding schools with high student poverty
12/3/2025
JPR's Jane Vaughan recently spoke with The Oregonian's education reporter Julia Silverman about her coverage of this issue.
Duration:00:15:16
Cal Poly's 'Blue Envelope' program fosters inclusive campus communication
12/3/2025
Lt. Janelle Jackson and Cedric Aaron discuss Cal Poly's Blue Envelope Program, which is visual cue for law enforcement officers, signaling the driver may benefit from specific communication or additional patience.
Duration:00:14:58
McKee Bridge Historical Society produces '7th Annual Christmas on a Covered Bridge'
12/3/2025
Laura Ahearn and Valerie Vilbig discuss the details of the annual event and the work of the historical society.
Duration:00:15:11
JX Foodie: Looking 'food'ward to 2026
12/2/2025
JPR food enthusiasts, Erika Bishop and Will Smith discuss holiday meals and looking forward to the new year.
Duration:00:29:30
News: Rogue Ales is done | Beavers make a comeback (not football) | shark superhighway
12/1/2025
JPR Senior Producer Natalie Golay hosts a showcase of news features.
Duration:00:15:15
How would you explain economics to a child?
12/1/2025
Award-winning author Howard Yaruss offers insight into the mysterious world of economics and the importance of why we all need to understand it.
Duration:00:30:13
New material designed at OSU offers breakthrough in medical imaging
11/26/2025
Dr. Kyriakos C. Stylianou, Associate Professor in the Material Discovery Lab at Oregon State University, joins the Exchange.
Duration:00:15:21
New film tells story of first indigenous descent down Klamath River
11/26/2025
A Karuk filmmaker documents the indigenous youth who became the first people to navigate the Klamath River from its source to the sea following the largest dam removal project in history.
Duration:00:15:08