KQED's Perspectives

Keith Humphreys: A Hospice Volunteer 19.10.2022 3:51 ↓

Keith Humhreys experiences the depth of the bonds between a hospice volunteer and patients near death.

Pablo Quintanilla: Words Matter 18.10.2022 3:58 ↓

Pablo Quintanilla says words matter, especially when they threaten to undermine the relationships between marginalized communities.

Ellen Greenblatt: Early Reading 17.10.2022 3:53 ↓

Want to change the world? Ellen Greenblatt says teach a child to read.

Jim McClellan: The Road to Respite 14.10.2022 3:46 ↓

You are not crazy. The anxiety and fear you feel are worthy of the state of affairs. Jim McClellan finds some sense of calm and respite in an ancient Japanese tradition.

Audrey La Jeunesse: Unpacking Social Media Activism 13.10.2022 3:44 ↓

Y-R Media's Audrey La Jeunesse doubts activist social media posts do much more than burnish a 'woke' reputation.

Richard Levitt: Baby Steps 12.10.2022 4:00 ↓

Richard Levitt says big goals are a good thing to have, but its baby steps that get you there.

Joan Dentler: A Championship Ring for Recovery 11.10.2022 3:58 ↓

A decade ago, the Giants won a World Series and Joan Dentler's son began his recovery from addiction.

Beth Touchette: Inspired By The Morning Star 10.10.2022 3:54 ↓

An early-morning walk with her dog awakens Beth Touchette to the intense beauty of the pre-dawn world.

Mateo Berger: Meeting My Birth Mother 07.10.2022 4:11 ↓

For adopted children, the chance to meet birth parents is filled with endless questions and a chance to open a new chapter in their life. Mateo Berger has this Perspective.

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau: Memorializing Our Pets 06.10.2022 4:15 ↓

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau looks at how we remember the animals we have loved.

Joan Steinau Lester: SCOTUS and Same-Sex Marriage 05.10.2022 4:00 ↓

Joan Steinau Lester worries that the Supreme Court is coming after her same-sex marriage. 

Evan Ho: The Crow and the Pitcher 04.10.2022 3:56 ↓

Evan Ho says an historic drought means Californians have to save a lot of water, a little bit at a time.

Michael Ellis: Vaux's Swifts 30.09.2022 4:03 ↓

Michael Ellis has this perspective on a sociable and long flying bird. 

Johanna Rauhala: A Salute to Richmond 29.09.2022 4:01 ↓

Johanna Rauhala is a proud resident of Richmond, a city with a less-than-deserved reputation.

Gillian Reynolds: Exceptionally Unexceptional 28.09.2022 3:59 ↓

Gillian Reynolds is exceptionally unexceptional at everything she tries. But she’s learned how exceptional that can be.

Anna Yang: I Can't Read 27.09.2022 3:52 ↓

Anna Yang visits Beijing where her lack of language skills make it hard to connect to her family and culture.

Richard Friedlander: The Box of Forgotten Memory 26.09.2022 4:03 ↓

While clearing a loft of junk to toss, Richard Friedlander encounters a box of forgotten memory.

Jeremy Friedlander: Deane and I 23.09.2022 3:54 ↓

Jeremy Friedlander and a good friend disagree about most things, but not their friendship.

Susan Dix Lyons: Age 22.09.2022 4:01 ↓

Susan Dix Lyons knows that age may be a number, but its not just a number.

Natalie Bivas: The Blood of Innocents 21.09.2022 4:02 ↓

The war against Ukraine is personal for Natalie Krauss Bivas, and buried in soil soaked with the blood of innocents. 

Yvonne Baginski: They Paved Paradise 20.09.2022 3:59 ↓

Yvonne Baginski knows just what Joni Mitchell meant when she famously sang, "They paved paradise, put up a parking lot."

Angelina Montgomery: The Hidden Outdoors 19.09.2022 3:51 ↓

Angelina Montgomery's grandmother has lived here for 60 years but she never knew there were redwoods in Oakland.

Richard Swerdlow: School's Out, For Good 16.09.2022 3:54 ↓

Richard Swerdlow reflects on his 34 years as a teacher.

Nina Thompson: Navigating Politics as a Teen 15.09.2022 3:50 ↓

Y-R Media's Nina Thompson struggles to connect to politics dominated by much older officeholders.

Alex Giardino: Circle of Hope 14.09.2022 3:54 ↓

Alex Giardino returns to the neonatal intensive care unit after 18 years and learns that hope is a circle.