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JPR's live interactive program devoted to current events and newsmakers from around the region and beyond.

Geoffrey Riley, John Baxter, Angela Decker, Robert Goodwin


    • Aug 27, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • daily NEW EPISODES
    • 18m AVG DURATION
    • 1,062 EPISODES


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    Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read addresses the threat to Oregon's mail-in voting

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2025 30:32


    Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read joins the Exchange.

    Equamore Foundation provides a sanctuary for abused horses and donkeys

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2025 14:19


    Peter McCarville and Jan Stover join the Exchange.

    Connecting climate change and wildfire risk

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2025 14:19


    Dr. Chris Adlam joins the Exchange.

    Edenvale Winery hosts the 2025 Oregon Honey & Mead Festival

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2025 15:17


    Joining the Exchange is Dr. Sharon Schmidt, President of Cascade Girl.

    CAL FIRE awards $5M in grants to support forest management economy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2025 15:09


    Joining the Exchange is Asst. Chief John McCarthy of CAL FIRE's Wood Products & Bioenergy Team.

    They're young, white, male and fascist—But, why?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 30:24


    Craig Johnson joins the Exchange.

    News features: Divers retrieve the dead, wildfire resilience efforts delayed; tribes seek dam removal

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 14:48


    JPR's Charlie Zimmerman hosts a showcase of news features from around our region.

    Social security turns 90 this year ... will it live to 100?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2025 15:21


    Stacy Larsen joins the Exchange to discuss the 90th anniversary of social security and its future.

    Author offers advice on technology and parenting in the digital age

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2025 14:52


    Phoenix High School back-to-school block party

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2025 13:35


    Kelly Soter joins the Exchange. She's the Director of Community Care and Early Learning at the Phoenix-Talent School District.

    'Robopocalypse: the Musical!' is not your Muppet-style of puppeteering

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025 14:44


    Puppeteers for Fears' Executive and Artistic Director, Josh Gross, joins the Exchange.

    A funny, thoughtful and interesting documentary about grammar?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025 30:34


    Author Ellen Jovin is the subject of Brandt Johnson's , award-winning documentary film, "Rebel With a Clause." Both join the Exchange. —

    JX Arts: Roundtable discussion of music, art and culture around our region

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2025 29:10


    JPR's Vanessa Finney and Dave Jackson join the Exchange.

    JX meets with local leaders: Yreka Mayor Colleen Baker

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2025 15:06


    In a continuing series, the JX meets with local leaders from around our region.

    An infodemiologist and witch reveals the science behind false narratives

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2025 30:44


    Dr. Hoffman joins the Exchange to discuss her new book.

    News showcase: Yreka homeless camp; Karuk cultural burning; saving western bees

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2025 14:30


    JPR's Charlie Zimmermann hosts a showcase of news briefs from around our region.

    Student engineers build custom car for four-year-old

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025 15:04


    Joining the Exchange are Dr. Kristi Lebkowsky, a teacher at Henley, and Layne Worrell, a student who participated in the project.

    'Follow the money' in the Epstein case with Senator Ron Wyden

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025 15:03


    Senator Ron Wyden joins the Exchange.

    Yasui Family: An American story of citizenship, immigration and belonging in Oregon

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025 15:15


    Joining the Exchange is Megan Lallier-Barron, Curator of Exhibitions at the Oregon Historical Society.

    Third Annual Archaeology Night at Hanley Farm

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 14:35


    Chelsea Rose, Director of the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology (SOULA), and Katie Johnson, a research archaeologist and principal investigator at SOULA, join the Exchange.

    Women-led video game tech company is headquartered in southern Oregon

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 25:53


    Co-founder and CEO Jessica Murrey joins the Exchange to discuss her groundbreaking impact in the digital tech gaming industry.

    Before 'Air' Jordan, Nike was all about 'Pre'

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 29:55


    Brendan O'Meara joins the Exchange to discuss his new book, "The Front Runner: The Life of Steve Prefontaine."

    Adverse health impacts of wildfire smoke on adults and children

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2025 15:02


    Gabriela Goldfarb, the Environmental Health Section Manager for the Oregon Health Authority, joins the Exchange.

    'The Old Maid and the Thief' performs in Grants Pass

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2025 14:41


    Kristin Ryerson, one of the directors of One Eleven Theatre joins the Exchange.

    Center for Biological Diversity sues to protect Oregon's red tree voles

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2025 14:16


    Ryan Shannon, a senior attorney with the Center for Biological Diversity, joins the Exchange.

    Remembering the Jackson County Rebellion

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 28:51


    Anna Sloan of the Southern Oregon Historical Society, and Jeff LaLande, author of "The Jackson County Rebellion: A Populist Uprising in Depression-Era Oregon," join the JX.

    Oregon governor delays layoffs, calls special session to find funds for ODOT workers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 15:12


    Joining the Exchange to tell us more is Dirk Vanderhart, an OPB reporter covering the story.

    Ashland commemorates 80th anniversary of U.S. nuclear attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 15:19


    Peace House will hold its annual commemoration of the U.S. nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, on August 6 in Lithia Park.

    JX Foodie: Late August, long summer evenings, and dining al fresco

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 28:38


    Erika Bishop and Will Smith join the Exchange to discuss taking advantage of long summer days to eat outdoors in comfort in a fun free-flowing casual conversation.

    JX Foodie: Late August, long summer evenings, and dining al fresco

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 28:38


    Erika Bishop and Will Smith join the Exchange to discuss taking advantage of long summer days to eat outdoors in comfort in a fun free-flowing casual conversation.

    How do we reform racially discriminatory banking practices?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 30:05


    Josh Silver joins the Exchange. He's a Senior Fellow at the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC)

    Summer reading programs, civilians work to enforce sanctuary law, health clinics in jeopardy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 14:40


    JPR's Charlie Zimmermann hosts a showcase of news features from around our region

    Pacific Rim Bowl brings cultural exchange to Southern Oregon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 29:39


    Charlie Hall is a longtime organizer of the Pacific Rim Bowl, which started in 1988 and continues as a biennial event. He joins the Exchange along with Erika Ochoa, Vice Principal at Phoenix High School. She was one of the local host families.

    Oregon to offer lower-cost treatment to people with rare and severe diseases

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 14:46


    Dr. Emma Sandoe joins the Exchange. She's the director of Oregon Health Authority's Medicaid Division.

    High school program paves students' path to workforce

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 14:58


    Joining the Exchange is Brad Capener, Program Director for the Southern Oregon Career Center.

    Student engineers build custom car for four-year-old

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 15:04


    Joining the Exchange are Dr. Kristi Lebkowsky, a teacher at Henley, and Layne Worrell, a student who participated in the project.

    OSF's Shane reinterprets the traditional "Western"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 14:33


    Director Blake Robison and playwright Karen Zacarías join to discuss OSF's upcoming production of "Shane".

    Bend conference on the state of rural journalism and its future

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 29:25


    Penny Muse Abernathy and Heidi Wright join the Exchange to talk about the challenges facing rural journalism today and the upcoming ORJ conference in Bend.

    Power outage? Best practices for staying in touch

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 14:14


    Jeff Perkins joins the Exchange. He's the Public Communications Specialist for the Oregon Department of Emergency Management.

    Firefighters host town BBQ in Butte Falls on five-year anniversary of Obenchain Wildfire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025 14:55


    Joining the Exchange is Jeff Gorman, Butte Falls Fire Chief.

    Medford featured in new play, 'Dear Jack, Dear Louise'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025 14:42


    Susan Aversa, Artistic Director at the Collaborative Theater Project, joins the Exchange.

    Trump administration faces lawsuit over Crater Lake newt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025 14:59


    Chelsea Stewart-Fusek, a staff attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, joins the Exchange to discuss.

    Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield weighs in on the current political climate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 30:06


    Oregon AG Dan Rayfield joins the Exchange for a wide-ranging conversation.

    Rockafairy offers artists, musicians and other creatives a unique mall space

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 14:16


    Mike Sandoval, Executive Director of Rockafairy, joins the Exchange.

    Exchange with local leaders: Ashland Mayor Tonya Graham

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 29:30


    Ashland Mayor Tonya Graham joins the Exchange for a wide-ranging conversation.

    'Cars Through History' features a showcase of vehicles through the 20th century

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 14:13


    Steven Corelis joins the Exchange to discuss the showcase of vehicles that range from the era of 1900 to the 1970s.

    News Features: New Oregon bill could hurt the most vulnerable; Bend's pet parade

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 14:21


    JPR's Charlie Zimmermann hosts a showcase of news features from around our region.

    Wash, rinse, repeat: Are we witnessing a 21st century version of the McCarthy era?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 30:43


    Clay Risen joins the Exchange to discuss his latest book.

    Senator Jeff Merkley offers insight on federal budget battles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 14:57


    Oregon's Senator Jeff Merkley offers his perspective on major congressional decisions.

    Bruce Campbell and Ida Gearon on their new movie, filmed entirely in Oregon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 29:49


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

    Bruce Campbell and Ida Gearon on their new movie, filmed entirely in Oregon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 29:49


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

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