With This Ring
"With this ring, I thee wed". How many people have ever uttered that phrase? Now turn the concept on its head... and consider making a bid on an expensive diamond ring. You get the ring, the world gets the proceeds. Christina Ammon will join us to explain the With This Ring Project.
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2/9/2010
8am
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Eco Teas
If you think yerba mate is what a yerba marries, you need an education in tea. Stefan Schacter found yerba mate in Paraguay and decided to create his own tea company. Thus was born Eco Teas of Ashland.
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2/9/2010
8am
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Medical Marijuana/Dennis Peron
Both California and Oregon allow the growing and smoking of marijuana in small amounts, for medicinal purposes. Both states can trace their laws back to medical marijuana supporter Dennis Peron, who visits the Rogue Valley for an Ashland appearance.
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2/9/2010
9am
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The Stars in 2010
The days of people using "what's your sign?" as a pickup line may be over, but interest in astrology waxes and wanes in our culture, much like the moon in the sky. Astrologer Tom Lescher tells us what the stars say about the rest of 2010 before us.
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2/8/2010
8am
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Why Him? Why Her?
The approach of Valentine's Day has many people thinking about love... but not all in the same way. Helen Fisher says your personality type not only defines you, but also the people you're likely to love. Her book is "Why Him? Why Her? How to Find and Keep Lasting Love".
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2/8/2010
8am
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Dr. Abraham Verghese
Doctor. Professor. Novelist. Is there anything Abraham Verghese doesn't do well? Dr. Verghese visits the Rogue Valley to lecture on medical practices in an era of great technological advancement. He'll pay a visit to the JPR studio.
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2/8/2010
9am
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Polyface Farm
What began as a worn-out farm in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley turned into a success story over five decades. Polyface Farm is an ongoing journey in developing an emotionally, economically, environmentally enhancing agricultural enterprise... one which the Polyface people hope to duplicate all over the world. Salatin will make an appearance in Medford February 19th.
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2/5/2010
9am
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Chinese Workers / Chinese New Year
One of the most famous photographs in American history is the picture of the "Golden Spike" ceremony completing the transcontinental railroad. See any Chinese workers in the picture? They built it. Artist Zhi Lin was born and raised in China, and is currently exhibiting artwork of the railroad's completion... from the perspective of the unseen Chinese workers. He'll be joined by Maewin Richards from the Southern Oregon Chinese Cultural Association, who will discuss the upcoming Chinese New Year.
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2/5/2010
8am
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Woodlands Carbon
The "State of Jefferson" features some of the most magnificent forests in the country, and they are highly valued both standing and cut, though for different reasons. Now add the concept of the forests as a carbon bank. The Oregon Small Woodlands Association is working with forest owners on just such a program.
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2/5/2010
8am
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The Quants
The recession may be dragging, but we have to remember that it was a long time in the making. Wall Street Journal reporter Scott Patterson introduces us to "The Quants", the investors who relied on a new kind of math to build the financial house of cards that collapsed.
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2/4/2010
8am
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The Maslow Project
Psychologist Abraham Maslow created the "hierarchy of needs", a belief that people need their basic needs met before they'll move up the pyramid to higher functions and greater good to society. Medford's Maslow Project seeks to meet those needs, so young people can move up the pyramid.
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2/4/2010
8am
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Voodoo Histories
From believing that FDR allowed Pearl Harbor to happen, to thinking that George W. Bush planned the 9/11 attacks, history is full of suspected conspiracies. David Aaronovitch sees common patterns in all the popular theories, and explores the patterns in his book "Voodoo Histories: The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History"
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2/4/2010
9am
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Vaccines Revisited
The British medical publication Lancet just issued a complete retraction of one of its most controversial publications: a 1998 paper tying childhood vaccines to autism. We'll talk to an Oregon physician and vaccine supporter about the likely reaction to the Lancet retraction.
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2/3/2010
8am
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SOU Enrollment
The economy may be down, but enrollment is up at Southern Oregon University... up to record levels. We'll talk with one of SOU's vice-presidents about the reasons for the highest winter term enrollment ever seen at the Ashland-based university.
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2/3/2010
8am
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Blindness / Invisibility
Painter Hugues de Montalembert was attacked by robbers in 1978 and blinded. But rather than let his new disability define him, de Montalembert chose to "see" the world in a new way, and be seen as a living, breathing part of it. His book "Invisible: A Memoir" recounts his journey back to the independence he once enjoyed.
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2/3/2010
9am
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Haiti Aid
The earthquake disaster in Haiti inspired many people to open their hearts and wallets to send money and other aid to earthquake victims. Southern Oregon University student Jamie Roupp is helping raise money for the Haitian orphanage where she worked last summer.
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2/2/2010
8am
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Oregon's Kicker
Oregon's famous and oft-controversial "kicker" law may be in line for a little renovation. Many taxpayers appreciate getting a check in the mail from a budget surplus, but lawmakers past and present in both parties say it's time to consider changing the kicker to allow Oregon to build up a bigger savings account.
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2/2/2010
8am
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Anti-Cancer
Cancer deaths in America are on a steady, though slight, downward trend. David Servan-Schreiber says we could be doing a lot more to prevent cancer. He's just updated his book "Anti-Cancer: A New Way of Life" to include the latest information about ways to amp up the body's vast ability to fight cancer.
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2/2/2010
9am
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Historical Change Redux
The cash-strapped Southern Oregon Historical Society is moving ahead with plans to sell historical buildings in Jacksonville to focus its activities in Medford. We'll explore the issue further with George Kramer, chair of the Oregon Heritage Commission.
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2/1/2010
8am
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Studio Sfumato
The art term "sfumato" means a blurring or softening of sharp outlines in painting. In practice, Medford's Studio Sfumato gives instruction and expression to artists with a range of challenges and disabilities.
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2/1/2010
8am
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Toxins at Home
Just about every home has a drawer for all the items that don't seem to fit anywhere else. But it's possible that some of the items you store in that drawer or elsewhere in your home can hurt you. Physician Paul Blanc goes into depth on the topic of toxins in the home and in the workplace in his book "How Everyday Products Make People Sick."
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2/1/2010
9am
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Call-in during the program at 541-552-6782 (Rogue Valley) or 1-800-838-3760