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.
Click here to suggest a segment.
To participate in the program, email JX@jeffnet.org.
Latest Episodes
-
The Charleston Marine Life Center offers touch tanks, whale skeletons and hands-on exhibits while connecting visitors with marine science on the Oregon coast.
-
Wildlife officials say invasive snapping turtles have been found in the Rogue River, where they threaten native turtles, salmon and other wildlife.
-
Henley High School students spent two years converting a school bus into a mobile command center that the Oregon Department of Forestry will use during wildfire season.
-
A five-day residency at a remote fire lookout inspires artwork, scientific observation and community conversations about one of the Pacific Northwest's most diverse landscapes.
-
Researchers analyzing artifacts from Oregon’s Great Basin say they may have identified the world’s oldest sewn material, dating back about 12,000 years, offering new insight into early human technology.
-
A federal lawsuit seeks Endangered Species Act protections for the sunflower sea star after disease and warming oceans devastated its population.
-
Looking for ways to cool off? Local food lovers share their favorite ice cream shops, shaved ice, frozen treats and easy summer recipes across Southern Oregon and Northern California.
-
Gabriella Lena Frank is a partially deaf woman of color telling stories outside the traditional Western European canon.
-
Author Molly Best Tinsley discusses how growing up in a military family inspired her novel about the lasting emotional impact of military service.
-
SOU approves sweeping budget cuts, and Shasta County declines to defend Measure B.
-
Elaine Weiss joins the Exchange to talk about her book, "Spell Freedom."
-
Author Tamika Thompson discusses The Curse of Hester Gardens, a Gothic horror novel exploring poverty, generational trauma and gun violence.