The Jefferson Exchange
Jefferson PR
JPR's live interactive program devoted to current events and newsmakers from around the region and beyond.
Location:
Ashland, OR
Networks:
Jefferson PR
Description:
JPR's live interactive program devoted to current events and newsmakers from around the region and beyond.
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
Pacific Northwest news: Astoria Column at 100, a rural fire districts, and long COVID
3/23/2026
Astoria marks the Astoria Column’s 100th anniversary, while a new Oregon fire district seeks funding for its first station and a study highlights long COVID’s lasting toll on Latino farmworkers.
Duration:00:14:35
Western ridged mussel decline in Oregon signals deeper trouble in rivers
3/19/2026
A lawsuit could force federal action on the western ridged mussel, a key species that helps keep rivers clean across Oregon and the West Coast.
Duration:00:14:56
New plan would link Rogue Valley bike path to farms and wineries
3/19/2026
Talent and Phoenix plan new biking routes linking the Bear Creek Greenway to farms, wineries and cultural sites to support economic recovery.
Duration:00:15:09
California spends millions on homelessness, but few reach permanent housing
3/19/2026
A $700 million state program targets homelessness, but housing shortages, staffing challenges and funding gaps are making it harder to move people into permanent housing.
Duration:00:15:12
A new high-tech network is tracking how California’s wildlife is changing
3/18/2026
Scientists are deploying 512 monitoring sites across California to track wildlife and ecosystem changes, using AI and long-term data to better understand biodiversity and climate impacts.
Duration:00:15:09
Shasta County program works to stop youth fire setting before it starts
3/18/2026
A Shasta County program works to prevent youth fire setting by addressing trauma and educating families, with reported success in reducing repeat incidents.
Duration:00:14:56
Oregon advocates push to add environmental rights to the state constitution
3/18/2026
Should clean air and water be constitutional rights in Oregon? Advocates are pushing a new amendment that could appear on the 2028 ballot.
Duration:00:15:23
Eureka mayor highlights arts growth and efforts to address city’s past
3/17/2026
Eureka Mayor Kim Bergel discusses leadership, local growth, arts and efforts to address the city’s history, including the return of Tuluwat Island to the Wiyot Tribe.
Duration:00:10:37
Regional news: Bike mechanics, job training and fish scraps
3/16/2026
From bike mechanic training in Ashland to growing hands-on education programs and a rejected fish waste recycling proposal, three recent Oregon business and education stories.
Duration:00:14:33
Medford physicians explain the long road immigrant doctors face in the U.S.
3/16/2026
Medford doctors Som Ghosh and Mujahid Rizvi discuss immigration hurdles, visas and what it takes for foreign-born physicians to practice in the U.S.
Duration:00:29:16
Cal Poly Humboldt student media earn top honors
3/12/2026
Cal Poly Humboldt student media outlets won 28 honors at the California College Media Association awards, including top newspaper prizes for The Lumberjack and El Leñador.
Duration:00:15:00
Southern Oregon University film students gain hands-on industry experience
3/12/2026
Brandon Givens, director of RVTV and SOU's Digital Media Center offers insight into the program, along with students Justin Crawford and Samantha Reynolds.
Duration:00:30:03
How fines from Eureka’s red-light district helped pay city bills
3/11/2026
A proposed monument in Eureka would recognize sex workers whose fines helped fund city services in the early 1900s.
Duration:00:15:06
The Roseburg club bringing arm wrestling back to the Northwest
3/11/2026
The Roseburg Arm Wrestling Club is building a regional community and launching tournaments to grow the sport in the Pacific Northwest.
Duration:00:15:00
Oregon Legislature wraps up 35-day sprint of policy debates
3/11/2026
OPB’s Bryce Dole breaks down Oregon’s short legislative session, including budget fixes, immigration policy and transportation debates.
Duration:00:15:13
Want to read more women authors? Southern Oregon librarians share their picks
3/11/2026
Librarians in Ashland and Coos Bay recommend books by women authors, including Jane Austen, Ada Limón and Jeannine A. Cook, for Women’s History Month.
Duration:00:29:53
Tehama’s mayor on floods, farming and small-town life along the Sacramento River
3/10/2026
Tehama, California, mayor Robert Mitchell has led the town for 23 years.
Duration:00:15:06
Northwest news: Boat ban debate, Indigenous weaving, Astoria trolley repairs
3/10/2026
A proposed motorized boat ban on Oregon’s Siletz River, a Coast Salish weaving exhibit and Astoria’s riverfront trolley repairs lead this week’s Northwest news roundup.
Duration:00:15:34
The U.S. relies on immigrant physicians. The path to practice can be difficult
3/10/2026
According to historian Eram Alam, immigrant doctors have played a crucial role in the U.S. physician workforce while navigating complex certification and visa systems.
Duration:00:31:09
For the first time in a century, condors nest on Yurok land
3/5/2026
Chris West is a senior biologist with the Yurok Wildlife Department and manages the Northern California Condor Restoration Program. He's tracking a condor couple that is suspected of caring for a nested egg.
Duration:00:15:01