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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.

Language:

English

Contact:

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


Episodes
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Education Dept defunds programs for deafblind students due to DEI concerns

9/18/2025
Joining the Exchange to discuss the latest development in this news is Jennifer Smith Richards, a reporter at ProPublica.

Duration:00:14:58

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Beware: Biting mosquito detected in Ashland

9/18/2025
Joining the Exchange is Andrew Partin, a vector ecologist with the Jackson County Vector Control District.

Duration:00:15:02

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Why would anyone want to lead an institution of higher education today?

9/17/2025
Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum joins the Jefferson Exchange.

Duration:00:29:57

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JX Arts: Roundtable discussion of music, art and culture around our region

9/16/2025
JPR's Vanessa Finney and Dave Jackson join the Exchange.

Duration:00:29:02

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The JX meets with local leaders: Mayor of Phoenix, Oregon

9/16/2025
Al Muelhoefer, 82, is the newly elected mayor of Phoenix, Oregon. He joins the Exchange to talk about the excitement in his city, which he describes as the "Phoenix Vibe."

Duration:00:15:14

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The long and winding forestry question: roads or no roads?

9/15/2025
Joining the Exchange are Congressmember Andrea Salinas (OR-6) and Haleigh Martin, Communications Manager for KS Wild.

Duration:00:30:49

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Five years after Almeda fire; transitional housing; labor impact of immigration policy

9/15/2025
JPR's Charlie Zimmerman hosts a showcase of news features.

Duration:00:15:05

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Everything you never knew about mead

9/11/2025
Lily Weichberger, owner of Oran Mor Artisan Meadery, joins the Exchange.

Duration:00:14:29

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Oregon Coastal Economic Summit to discuss challenges, opportunities facing coastal regions

9/11/2025
Marcus Hinz, Jeff Griffin, and Jason Giffen join the Exchange.

Duration:00:30:38

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City managers of Phoenix and Talent look back and ahead, five years after Almeda wildfire

9/10/2025
City managers Eric Swanson and Alex Campbell of Phoenix and Talent, respectively, join the Exchange.

Duration:00:30:05

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Crater Rock Museum is a hidden treasure in southern Oregon

9/10/2025
Jillian Kettley joins the Exchange. She's the curator at the Crater Rock Museum in Central Point, Oregon.

Duration:00:14:03

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JX Reads: Celebrating LatinX Heritage and Library Card Sign Up Month

9/9/2025
Kristen Anderson, Josh Letsinger and Milagros Morales join the Exchange.

Duration:00:28:25

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JX Meets Local Leaders: Mayor Alexandra Stillman

9/9/2025
Alexandra Stillman, Mayor of Arcata, CA joins the Exchange.

Duration:00:15:16

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Commemorating five years since 2020 Labor Day fires, 80 years since WWII

9/8/2025
Charlie Zimmerman hosts a showcase of news features from around our region.

Duration:00:14:00

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Buried secrets spread through the woods of Mt. Hood

9/8/2025
"Girl in the Creek" author, Wendy Wagner, joins the Exchange.

Duration:00:30:43

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Sometimes heroes need champions; sustained high stress takes toll on mental health

9/4/2025
Bob Arnsmeier and Holly Migas join the Exchange.

Duration:00:15:30

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The remarkable lives of people with Down Syndrome highlighted in new book

9/4/2025
Melissa Hart visits with JX associate producer Charlie Zimmermann.

Duration:00:15:15

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Feds say no to efforts to list Pacific Fisher under Endangered Species Act

9/4/2025
Joining the Exchange is George Sexton, Conservation Director at KS Wild.

Duration:00:14:35

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How one Oregon activist is using a decades-old liberal policy to stall green energy projects

9/3/2025
OPB reporter Tony Schick joins the Exchange.

Duration:00:15:01

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JAMA Report: Increasing TANF cash support for new moms leads to increased breastfeeding

9/3/2025
OSU Professor David Rothwell, MSW, PhD, joins the Exchange.

Duration:00:15:03