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JPR's live interactive program devoted to current events and newsmakers from around the region and beyond._______________________________________________________________________________Subscribe to access all episodes:

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Ashland, OR

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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:

Language:

English

Contact:

Jefferson Public Radio 1250 Siskiyou Blvd. Ashland, OR 97520 541-552-6782


Episodes
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JX Outside: Winter season activities in southern Oregon and northern California

1/7/2026
Guests are Nicole Larsen, Jen Bray, Justi Hansen and Shon Bullock

Duration:00:30:36

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JX Meets Local Leaders: Mayor Christine Morgan of Canyonville, OR

1/6/2026
Christine Morgan shares insight into the city's partnership with tribal leaders.

Duration:00:14:54

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Ashland's 'Funagain Games' serves as a point of community connection

12/23/2025
Senior Producer Natalie Golay visits with Ashland's Funagain Games Assistant Manager Tim McKelroy and some local gamers about their love for board games.

Duration:00:30:35

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JX Meets local leaders: Madeleine DeAndreis, Mayor of Fort Jones, CA

12/23/2025
Madeleine DeAndreis, mayor of Fort Jones, California, offers insights about her city, current challenges and future outlook.

Duration:00:15:34

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Congress approves funding for rural counties and schools

12/18/2025
OPB reporter April Ehrlich joins the Exchange to offer more insight on the new federal law that reauthorizes funding for rural counties and schools.

Duration:00:15:12

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RCC Foundation gives $650K to support RCC programs

12/18/2025
Andy Linerud, Chair of the RCC Foundation Board joins the Exchange along with Randy Weber, the president of Rogue Community College.

Duration:00:14:55

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Beware of holiday travel weather and King tides

12/18/2025
JPR meteorologist Milt Radford offers insight into the holiday travel weather and a warning about King tides.

Duration:00:14:47

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Flavored nicotine pouches raise alarms as teen use more than doubles

12/17/2025
Caitlin Moher is the Research Manager at Center for Environmental Health and author of the report. She offers insight into the investigation findings.

Duration:00:14:49

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Chiloquin Community Center gets an upgrade

12/17/2025
Hundreds of people use the Chiloquin Community Center each month. A recent upgrade helped make it more accessible to the entire community.

Duration:00:15:09

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Rogue Valley Symphony brings 'A Judy Garland Christmas' to Ashland

12/16/2025
Rogue Valley Symphony Music Director Martin Majkut discusses the unique holiday performance, featuring singer Joan Ellison in costume as Judy Garland.

Duration:00:15:01

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JX Meets local leaders: Susie Baugh, Mayor of Anderson, CA

12/16/2025
In our weekly series with local leaders, the JX talks with Susie Baugh, mayor of Anderson, California.

Duration:00:14:55

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Lawsuit seeks mandate for federal government to protect gray wolves

12/16/2025
Collette Adkins is a senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, which launched a lawsuit against the Department of Fish and Wildlife to comply with court-ordered protections for gray wolves. Adkins also serves as the Center's Carnivore Conservation Program Director.

Duration:00:15:10

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Oregon author traces Lin-Manuel Miranda's journey from childhood to celebrity

12/12/2025
Vanessa Finney visits with Portland State Professor Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, author of "Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist."

Duration:00:15:00

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JPR News: Feds deny protections for Oregon Chinook | Homeless service providers prep for HUD changes

12/12/2025
The JPR news team gathers for a roundtable discussion of the top news stories they've been working on this week.

Duration:00:15:17

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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