KQED's Perspectives

Holly Hubbard Preston: Chain of Good 13.09.2022 3:58 ↓

In the lost and found of life, Holly Hubbard Preston learned that what you find isn’t necessarily what you were looking for.

Pablo Quintanilla: Climate Justice 12.09.2022 4:02 ↓

Pablo Quintanilla asks what do we owe those most affected by climate change and least responsible for it.

Erin Poppler: Oakland's Resilience 09.09.2022 4:02 ↓

Erin Poppler has her answer when asked why she stays in troubled Oakland. Resilience.

Christine Schoefer: Holding On To Too Much 08.09.2022 3:58 ↓

Christine Schoefer watches as her 19-month old grandchild learns that its hard to move forward when hanging on to too much.

Shreya Anand: Underrepresented in STEM 07.09.2022 3:56 ↓

High school senior Shreya Anand finds she's not the only student bearing the weight of being part of a STEM scarcity.

Janel Moses: Caring For Those Who Care For Us 06.09.2022 4:01 ↓

Nannies are sometimes loved, often ill-treated by the families that employ them. Janel Moses has heard their stories.

Michael Ellis: Golden Gate Waterfall 02.09.2022 4:03 ↓

Ever wonder what’s beneath the Golden Gate Bridge and what it might have looked like thousands of years ago? Michael Ellis says it may have been very spectacular.

Marilyn Englander: Earworms 01.09.2022 4:02 ↓

Marilyn Englander suffers from those little snippets of music that get in your brain and won't leave.

Jessica O'Dwyer: I Am A Writer 31.08.2022 4:02 ↓

Jessica O'Dwyer's journey as a writer started with personal journals, a practice she still keeps. This piece originally aired May 3rd, 2022

Sandhya Acharya: It's OK to Scream 30.08.2022 4:03 ↓

Sandhya Acharya says that sometimes it's alright to let out a scream.

EK Bayer: The Poisoned Owls 29.08.2022 3:57 ↓

Rat poison kills rodents, but chances are that’s not all it kills. EK Bayer has this Perspective on its innocent victims.

Raj Tawney: Think Different 26.08.2022 3:54 ↓

Raj Tawney follows some advice from an unusual source to 'think different.'

Virginia Sturm: The Strength of Weak Ties 25.08.2022 4:15 ↓

Dr. Virginia Sturm says that casual relationships can deliver benefits beyond those derived from strong ones.

Baldeep Singh: The True Costs of Pricey Insulin 24.08.2022 3:55 ↓

Dr. Baldeep Singh sees the true costs for his patients of the high price of insulin.

Clara Chiu: Abortion Is My Right 23.08.2022 4:21 ↓

Clara Chiu says that when the Supreme Court ended federal abortion rights it created a harsh new reality her younger generation has never known.

Mac Clayton: If I Had A Gun 22.08.2022 4:02 ↓

Mac Clayton doesn't believe a gun makes him or anyone else safer.

Lili Beechinor: We're Not Alone 19.08.2022 3:59 ↓

When Lily Beechinor’s family desperately needed help, they discovered that they weren’t alone.

Ivelisse Diaz: Fashion Trends 18.08.2022 3:51 ↓

YR Media's Ivelisse Diaz learns that fashion is all about breaking trends, not following them.

Evan Ho: Pickleball Diplomacy 17.08.2022 3:49 ↓

Chinese-American relations could use a positive boost and Evan Ho thinks America’s fastest growing sport may be the ticket.

Richard Swerdlow: Monkeypox 16.08.2022 4:01 ↓

For Richard Swerdlow the monkeypox health emergency feels like déjà vu all over again.

Kira Halpern: Bay Therapy 15.08.2022 4:01 ↓

For Kira Halpern, swimming in the Bay is a form of therapy.

Beth Touchette: A Walk in the Neighborhood 12.08.2022 4:01 ↓

Beth Touchette finds the story of her Fairfax neighborhood in its trees.

Les Bloch: How Not to Raise a Jackass 11.08.2022 3:52 ↓

Les Bloch shares his parenting secret for how not to raise a jackass.

Tom Epstein: Community Colleges 10.08.2022 4:00 ↓

Thanks to generous new benefits, Tom Epstein says there has never been a better time to enroll in a community college. 

Joan Steinau Lester: The Free State 09.08.2022 4:01 ↓

Joan Steinau Lester says her faith in the electorate has been restored by Kansans' rejection of a ban on abortion rights.