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By Geoffrey Riley, Angela Decker
The podcast currently has 5,592 episodes available.
A historic agreement between California lawmakers and Google will provide new funding for news outlets. Matt Pearce, president of Media Guild of the West. joins the Exchange.
The partnership will provide $175 million for local journalism across California and also fund an AI research program. News outlets report that the deal departs significantly from legislation promoted by both news publishers and media employee unions earlier in the year.
The aftermath of the Almeda fire led to a new wave of nonprofits to manage the devastating effects on the community. Four years on, healing is still ongoing, as are the efforts of these organizations.
This round-table discussion includes Rogue Food Unites, which has provided over two million meals in their nearly four years of operation, and Coalicion Fortaleza, which is working to build back neighborhoods. We also speak with Darby Ayers-Flood, mayor of the City of Talent.
Four regional universities in Oregon signed an MOU to form a regional coalition of university partners engaged in an international teacher-student exchange program with Wenzao University in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Dr. Nagi Naganathan, president of Oregon Institute of Technology, joins the Exchange.
The exchange will cultivate the growth of cross-disciplinary and cross cultural international talent. Participating Oregon universities are: Southern Oregon University, Western Oregon University, Eastern Oregon University and Oregon Technical Institute.
David's Chair is a nonprofit that provides mobility aids free of charge for people with disabilities to access the outdoors. Kirk Mickelsen, Director of Fundraising and Development, joins the Exchange.
David's Chair also hosts events called excursions at various locations throughout the year. Excursions are designed to allow a person with mobility challenges to attend an event at a scheduled location and time and use one of our track chairs without needing to transport it.
The Winchester Dam is the last remaining treated wood dam in the United States. It's also one of the last obstacles to the free passage of salmon and steelhead on the North Umpqua River, and a health hazard to residents of Douglas County due to its condemned state.
The Flowing Forever Foundation operates WinchesterDam.com to raise awareness of the need for the dam's removal as soon as possible. We're joined by FFF president Adam Miller to talk about why the dam removal is necessary and how the foundation is working to see it accomplished.
Over the last few years, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has seen a significant increase in government scammers targeting people for cash payments. In just the first quarter of 2024, people reported paying government impersonation scammers $20 million dollars in cash.
Last year, $2.7B was lost to impersonation scams, and with new technology have become increasingly more complicated. We talk with Jennifer Tourje, Asst Director of the FTC's regional office in Seattle about what to do to avoid being victimized and what to do if you've been scammed. FTC scam report hotline - 877-382-4357
Children are more susceptible to the impacts of high temperatures and climate change. CAL FIRE recently announced $27 million in additional funding for a program that hopes to help alleviate that impact.
The Green Schoolyard grant program provides funding for nonprofit childcare centers in California to plant trees, convert pavement to green spaces, and complete other projects to help improve the wellbeing of California children. We speak with Julia Gowin and Walter Passmore from CAL FIRE about the program.
The First Annual Phoenix Flower Festival is a celebration of community and the beauty of the region's natural resources: flowers.
Flower Festival coordinator, Branddy Walter of the Phoenix Grange joins the JX along with Calena Reeves of the Swing Society of Southern Oregon to talk about the celebration scheduled for Sept 7.
Maybe being the daughter of a former member of Congress helped Alexandra Petri develop a sense of humor. She uses it to great effect in her regular columns in the Washington Post, and gets a much bigger field to play on (the whole United States) in her take on the country's past.
It's a big country, so it's a big book: Alexandra Petri's US History: Important American Documents (I Made Up). From the founding fathers arguing about a narrative arc for the Federalist Papers to Dick Nixon's un-deleted expletives, there's plenty to enjoy. That includes some documents NOT made up by the author, but which definitely add to the weirdness. Alexandra stops by to talk about her take on our history.
The authors of Dying at Home: A Family Guide to Caregiving offer insights and tips for families caring for loved ones in their final days. Andrea Sankar and CM Cassidy talk about the book with Geoffrey Riley.
The podcast currently has 5,592 episodes available.