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
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Episodes
Financially ailing Oregon school districts make case for more funding
5/29/2024
Large districts around the state to make a video presentation to the state, urging legislators to improve funding for all Oregon schools.
Duration:00:15:29
USDA rebrands its summer feeding of children as 'SUN Programs'
5/29/2024
The federal government just revamped its summer food program under the banner of "SUN Programs: Summer Nutrition Programs for Kids."
Duration:00:14:59
Why women who share values vote differently from each other
5/29/2024
Mike Green from Common Ground Conversations in Medford has been exploring why white and Black women voters often take opposite votes on candidates and issues, despite sharing some very important values.
Duration:00:14:28
Kindergarten vaccine exemptions hit a record high in Oregon
5/28/2024
A record low number of Oregon children are not fully vaccinatedl and many claiming non medical exemptions.
Duration:00:15:36
Anglers scatter across Oregon for Native Trout Challenge
5/28/2024
The Oregon Native Trout Challenge is the creation of the nonprofit Basalt to Breakers, and it encourages anglers to try their luck fishing for three kinds of trout in eight separate ecoregions of the state.
Duration:00:15:30
Homeless on four legs: the work of Rogue Valley Street Dogs
5/28/2024
Rogue Valley Street Dogs works with pet owners living homeless, to provide some care and food and spay/neuter for the pets who are their companions.
Duration:00:15:00
The waning days of 'The Great War'
5/27/2024
Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith are the guests, the authors of the book War Fever: Boston, Baseball, and America in the Shadow of the Great War.
Duration:00:48:17
Health organization puts money into educator housing in Ashland
5/23/2024
AllCare Health, which provides Oregon Health Plan (Medicaid) services in Jackson and Josephine Counties, puts money into housing in its service area. And it recently granted $177,500 to the Ashland School District, to help the district build and renovate housing for education workers.
Duration:00:15:35
Oregon native brings his music (and piano) to scenic spots in the West
5/23/2024
Hunter Noack tows a Steinway grand piano across the West, performing his music in front of breathtaking scenic backdrops like Mount Shasta and Applegate Lake.
Duration:00:10:16
Conversations that could save a life: The New Drug Talk Oregon
5/22/2024
Jennifer Epstein, The New Drug Talk Oregon Program Lead, and Heather Jefferis, Executive Director at the Oregon Council for Behavioral Health.
Duration:00:15:29
Winners, losers, and waiters: JPR News primary post-mortem
5/22/2024
JPR reporters about the May 2024 Oregon primary.
Duration:00:14:55
Travel the world (musically) in a single weekend
5/22/2024
2024 four day Rogue World Music Festival in Medford, Talent and Ashland.
Duration:00:14:42
Oregon psilocybin therapy centers mark the first year in business
5/21/2024
Two supporters of hallucinogen therapy talk about year one.
Duration:00:15:25
Maintaining rural food banks in a time of fast-rising rental costs
5/21/2024
Sprague River Bridge Connection is a small food pantry and clothing closet that serves Klamath County's Sprague River Valley, and they are in danger of losing their building.
Duration:00:14:40
The good in people and society, 'Worth Fighting For'
5/20/2024
John Pavlovitz thinks people can be nicer to each other
Duration:00:30:59
Looking for the right combination of wind power potential and limited impacts
5/20/2024
Point Blue examined where the wind is good and the impacts are lesser
Duration:00:15:39
The Coquille Medford casino plan moves ahead, again
5/16/2024
The Coquille Indian Tribe has been trying to open a new casino in Medford for years. After several roadblocks along the way, the project is moving ahead.
Duration:00:15:14
The Oregon Department of Justice Civil Rights Unit launches its “You Belong” campaign
5/16/2024
A new campaign aims to spread awareness of Oregon's Bias Response hotline
Duration:00:11:20
The care and keeping of your Pacific Northwest forests, in "A Forest of Your Own"
5/16/2024
"A Forest of Your Own" is a guide to all things forest stewardry in the Pacific Northwest, covering topics from enhancing wildlife habitat, to protecting watersheds, to building resilience against forest fires and climate change, and everything in between.
Duration:00:14:58
Helping a major Rogue Valley stream be healthier
5/15/2024
Rogue River Watershed Council focuses on Bear Creek in Talent
Duration:00:14:54