So about that headline: we will not actually SAY the F-word, since the FCC forbids it. But it's certainly hinted at in the subtitle of Thursday's book.
Which is just one of many interviews we have planned for another exciting tour of regional and world issues on the Jefferson Exchange, September 8th through 12th.
Think of this as a long-range forecast... it might change a bit in the end. But here you go...
Monday, September 8, 2014/8:00 The Endurance Athlete's Heart
A recent report showed that running as few as five minutes a day can bear significant health benefits. But why stop at five? Where once marathons seemed long at 26+ miles, now there are ultra-marathons that go 50 and even 100 miles. That's got to have some impacts on the heart. Dr. Brian Morrison at Southern Oregon Cardiology knows a thing or two about hearts. He visits to talk about the heart of an endurance athlete.
http://www.asante.org/find-a-doctor/profile/?id=214#OfficeInformation
Monday, September 8, 2014/8:30 Selling Carbon Credits To A Car Company
Green is IN at Southern Oregon University. Not in school colors, but certainly in attitude. SOU prides itself on its environmental friendliness, with greater efficiencies in its newer and recently remodeled buildings. The efforts include selling carbon credits to Chevrolet. Yes, the car company. SOU's sustainability and recycling coordinator spends a session explaining how the program works.
http://www.sou.edu/sustainable/index.html
Monday, September 8, 2014/9:00 "A Chinaman's Chance" For Chinese-Americans
Chinese-Americans walked a long road to get to where they are today. Our own region's history has a significant chapter including Chinese people and their frequent mistreatment. Now Chinese-Americans are ascendant in many fields, at the very time that China itself is rising as a world power. Eric Liu ponders the parallels and more in his book of essays, "A Chinaman's Chance: One Family's Journey and the Chinese American Dream."
http://www.publicaffairsbooks.com/book/hardcover/a-chinamans-chance/9781610391948
Tuesday, September 9, 2014/8:00 Pear Harvest Lags In Rogue Valley
It's pear harvest season in the Rogue Valley, and the harvest does not look so good so far. After a hard early winter freeze followed by little precipitation, there were bound to be some crop impacts. And early reports show a smaller pear yield than in past years. Crop Production Services helps farmers and orchardists manage their properties. CPS's BarryTibbetts joins us.
http://www.cpsagu.com/
Tuesday, September 9, 2014/9:00 State Of The Birds 2014
The release of the State of the Birds report is an annual event; 2014 marks the fifth such report. And this one arrives today (September 9) with some additional poignancy: it comes 100 years, nearly to the day, since the last Passenger Pigeon died. The bird was so abundant in the 19th century, people with boards could whack a few out of the sky for a meal. The fate of the Passenger Pigeon is a clear cautionary tale. The Klamath Bird Observatory is one of the participants in the State of the Birds report, KBO leaders join us with the report's findings.
http://www.klamathbird.org/
Wednesday, September 10, 2014/8:00 SOU Called "LGBT Friendly"
It's hard for a small regional public college to crack the ranks of the top schools in the country. At least in academics and athletics. But Southern Oregon University recently showed up on a top-50 list. SOU is ranked among the most tolerant schools in the country for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Campus Pride developed the LGBT-friendly list; we hear how the rankings are developed.
http://www.campuspride.org/campus-pride-releases-2014-top-50-lgbt-friendly-list-highlighting-the-best-of-the-best-colleges-universities/
Wednesday, September 10, 2014/8:30 VENTSday
VENTSday is our weekly "opinion swarm"… we throw a pair of topics on the table, and let listeners vent--politely--on those topics. They can range from the global to the hyper-local, and all responsible opinions are welcome. We bring the topics, you bring the opinions. It's VENTSday on The Jefferson Exchange, and you participate by calling 1-800-838-3760 or 541-552-6782 or emailing JX@jeffnet.org.
Wednesday, September 10, 2014/9:00 From Fan To "Against Football"
Where once we referred to baseball as "the American pastime," football is the game that draws the bigger crowds and TV audiences. But the game is a very big business now… a multi-billion dollar business at both the college and professional levels. And it hurts people; note the discussions of concussions in recent years. It's all too much for Steve Almond. As his book title explains, he's gone from fan to "Against Football."
http://www.randomhouse.com/book/243194/against-football-by-steve-almond
Thursday, September 11, 2014/9:00 Good Manners With Bad Words
Had enough of the people who make loud cell phone calls in nice restaurants? You and Amy Alkon might have a few things in common. She writes the column "The Advice Goddess" for newspapers and also hosts a radio show offering advice. And she has plenty to offer on the appropriate manners for modern situations. Alkon's new book on the subject is "Good Manners for Nice People Who Sometimes Say F*ck." Yes, the asterisk is part of the title. Whew.
http://us.macmillan.com/goodmannersfornicepeoplewhosometimessayfck/amyalkon
Friday, September 12, 2014/9:00 Oregon Poet Laureate Peter Sears
The money is not great--the governor makes a little more--but oh, the prestige of being Oregon's Poet Laureate. Peter Sears is getting used to the feeling. Earlier this year he was chosen to spend the next two years as the state's chief poetry booster. Sears replaces Paulann Petersen, who visited the Exchange a couple of times. We continue the tradition with the new guy; Peter Sears joins us with samples of his own poetry and ideas on how he'll discharge his duties.
http://petersears.com/
