The Jefferson Exchange
NEWS & INFORMATION: MON-FRI • LIVE 9AM | REBROADCAST 8PM
The Jefferson Exchange is JPR's live interactive program devoted to current events and newsmakers from around the region and beyond.
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To participate in the program, email JX@jeffnet.org.
Latest Episodes
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The SOU Student Film Festival features 14 short films from Southern Oregon University filmmakers, highlighting student talent, industry connections and award-winning work.
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Medford has opened a new 19-court pickleball complex at Howard Memorial Sports Park. City officials say the $2 million facility is the largest municipal pickleball complex in Oregon.
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Activist and forager Robin Greenfield is eight months into a challenge to forage 100% of his food and medicine while promoting sustainability, civil disobedience and community food systems.
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Looking for your next summer read? Southern Oregon librarians and booksellers recommend books for Pride Month and summer, from queer history and historical fiction to romance, satire and nonfiction.
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A young California condor's nearly 400-mile flight into Southern Oregon marks the species' first recorded visit to the region in more than a century.
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Oregon has not recorded a confirmed pesticide-related bee kill since 2020. Oregon State University researchers discuss the education, research and conservation efforts helping protect pollinators.
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Oakland, Oregon, once moved its downtown 1.5 miles to meet the railroad. Today, the small town works to preserve its historic character while facing modern challenges.
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A proposed monument in Eureka would recognize sex workers whose fines helped fund city services in the early 1900s.
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Learn how smokejumpers train for wildfire season, how tribes restored habitat in the Siuslaw estuary and how students are studying marine ecosystems at Oregon's PacWave test site.
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Medford doctors Som Ghosh and Mujahid Rizvi discuss immigration hurdles, visas and what it takes for foreign-born physicians to practice in the U.S.
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Ashland native and Broadway performer Steffanie Leigh returns home to debut her one-woman cabaret, "My Little Voice," and reflect on the community that launched her career.
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Think you've missed planting season? A Southern Oregon Master Gardener says there's still time to plant summer crops and offers advice on managing pests and heat.