The Jefferson Exchange

Wildlife enthusiast, naturalist, adventurer and author Charles Hood joins the Exchange to talk about what goes on in nature at night.

Rosie Grant joins Chelsea Rose to discuss her unique cookbook.

Peter McCarville and Jan Stover join the Exchange.

Professor Sarah Gravem joins the Exchange.

Bob Bailey, Board President of the Elakha Alliance, joins the Exchange.

Joining the Exchange to help us learn more is Dr. Sristi Kamal, Deputy Director of the Western Environmental Law Center.

City managers Alex Campbell of Talent and Eric Swanson of Phoenix, join the Exchange.

Portland State University professor Megan Horst is the editor of a research report in the form of a book that looks 25 years into Oregon's future.

Joining the Exchange is Jon Nelson, the Wildlife curator at the High Desert Museum in Bend.

Jonathan Bach joins the Exchange.

Bruce Campbell and his wife, Ida Gearon, join the Exchange to discuss their upcoming new film "Ernie and Emma."

Kimberly Carlson Aesara joins the Exchange to discuss her latest book.

Joining the Exchange are Jordan Osborn, Principal at Bonanza Jr/Sr High School, and Adrienne Enriquez, Director of Oregon GEAR UP WEST.

Dr. Rick Bailey joins the Exchange.

Senior Producer Natalie Golay visits with Ashland's Funagain Games Assistant Manager Tim McKelroy and some local gamers about their love for board games.

Madeleine DeAndreis, mayor of Fort Jones, California, offers insights about her city, current challenges and future outlook.

Lisa Mensah, President and CEO of Oregon Community Foundation joins the Exchange along with Kurt Hildebrand of OCF.

OPB reporter April Ehrlich joins the Exchange to offer more insight on the new federal law that reauthorizes funding for rural counties and schools.

Andy Linerud, Chair of the RCC Foundation Board joins the Exchange along with Randy Weber, the president of Rogue Community College.

JPR meteorologist Milt Radford offers insight into the holiday travel weather and a warning about King tides.

Caitlin Moher is the Research Manager at Center for Environmental Health and author of the report. She offers insight into the investigation findings.

Hundreds of people use the Chiloquin Community Center each month. A recent upgrade helped make it more accessible to the entire community.

Joining the Exchange to discuss the problem and project solutions is Tim Greseth, Executive Director of the Oregon Wildlife Foundation.

Rogue Valley Symphony Music Director Martin Majkut discusses the unique holiday performance, featuring singer Joan Ellison in costume as Judy Garland.

In our weekly series with local leaders, the JX talks with Susie Baugh, mayor of Anderson, California.

Collette Adkins is a senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, which launched a lawsuit against the Department of Fish and Wildlife to comply with court-ordered protections for gray wolves. Adkins also serves as the Center's Carnivore Conservation Program Director.

Jaz Brisack shares insider details of how workers at Starbucks were organized into a union, and the response by corporate leaders to undermine those efforts.

Vanessa Finney visits with Portland State Professor Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, author of "Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist."

The JPR news team gathers for a roundtable discussion of the top news stories they've been working on this week.

Jessica Jones is General Manager of Waste Management (WM) of Northern California and Nevada, which received a multimillion dollar investment from the state of California.

Vanessa Houk joins the Exchange to discuss her Courage award, her life and her mission.

Amy Lewin, Executive Director of the Oregon Cultural Trust, and Vance Beach, Executive Director of the Black Alliance & Social Empowerment, discuss the award.

Rabbi Avi Zweibel, Director of the Chabad Jewish Center of Southern Oregon, joins the Exchange to discuss the celebrations in Ashland across the Rogue Valley.

Dr. Alex Gonzalez is the Director of Bands for SOU and teaches courses in music pedagogy at Southern Oregon University.

Dr. Devin Roach is an Assistant Professor at Oregon State University and the Director of the VAMOS Lab (Versatile Advanced Manufacturing lab at Oregon State). His team developed a concrete substitute.

JCLS Community Manager Josh Letsinger and Selections Librarians Felishia Jenkins and April Bozada-Armstrong offer insight into their work and recommended readings over the holidays.

Michelle Sumner, Mayor of Sutherlin, Oregon, offers insights about her city, current challenges and future outlook.

Kelly Ramsey joins the Exchange to discuss her new memoir.

The JPR news team gathers for a roundtable discussion of the top news stories they've been working on this week.

The Creative Way host, Vanessa Finney, visits with Paul French.

Savor host Will Smith visits with Melody Picard of the Oregon Cheese Cave.

Dr. Shireen Abu-Khader and Ethan Gans-Morse of Anima Mundi join the Exchange to discuss "Music of the Middle East" and a film produced specifically for the concert at SOU on Dec 7.

Joining the Exchange is Dr. Jerron Jorgensen, Director of Choral Studies at SOU and Music Director of the Rogue Valley Chorale.

JPR's Jane Vaughan recently spoke with The Oregonian's education reporter Julia Silverman about her coverage of this issue.

Lt. Janelle Jackson and Cedric Aaron discuss Cal Poly's Blue Envelope Program, which is visual cue for law enforcement officers, signaling the driver may benefit from specific communication or additional patience.

Laura Ahearn and Valerie Vilbig discuss the details of the annual event and the work of the historical society.

JPR food enthusiasts, Erika Bishop and Will Smith discuss holiday meals and looking forward to the new year.

JPR Senior Producer Natalie Golay hosts a showcase of news features.

Award-winning author Howard Yaruss offers insight into the mysterious world of economics and the importance of why we all need to understand it.

Nicholas Sparks is a construction and manufacturing teacher at Bonanza High School and joins the Exchange.

Dr. Kyriakos C. Stylianou, Associate Professor in the Material Discovery Lab at Oregon State University, joins the Exchange.