KQED's Perspectives

Brian Smith: Pet The Dog 05.07.2022 3:53 ↓

Sometimes, it's just you versus you. When that happens, Brian Smith has a way to dispense with the negativity.

Paul Staley: The Pursuit of Happiness 04.07.2022 3:54 ↓

Paul Staley says the Declaration of Independence asserts the right to pursue happiness, not attain it.

Risa Nye: A Safe and Supportive Abortion 01.07.2022 4:00 ↓

Risa Nye believes all women seeking an abortion deserve as safe and supportive experience as she had, many years ago. 

Steven McMoyler: Winds of Change 30.06.2022 3:59 ↓

A large water tower in the South Bay is not only the object of a fantastical tale handed down through generations of Steven McMoyler’s family; it’s a monument to the winds of change.

Holly Hubbard Preston: Seeing Grace 29.06.2022 4:01 ↓

Every morning, Holly Hubbard Preston's newspapers are delivered by someone she's never met. She decided to change that.

Hanna Hart: A Sanctuary of Pots and Pans 28.06.2022 4:00 ↓

Every church has and is a sanctuary. To Hanna Hart, it's the church kitchen.

Rana Barar: My Abortion Story 27.06.2022 3:52 ↓

Rana Barar says her decision to have an abortion was not hard, not tragic and more common that you’d think.

Catherine Marshall-Smith: Schools, Firearms and Teachers 24.06.2022 3:57 ↓

The onslaught of mass shootings in schools has forced teachers to learn and teach skills they never imagined. Catherine Marshall-Smith has this Perspective.  

Audrey La Jeunesse: Sewing for the Future 23.06.2022 3:42 ↓

Y-R Media’s Audrey La Jeunesse started sewing her own clothes and altering secondhand clothing years ago — learning more about overconsumption and developing her own style.

Steven Birenbaum: Joy in Warriorville 22.06.2022 4:00 ↓

The Warriors have another championship and Steven Birenbaum has this tribute. 

Jim McClellan: E Pluribus Unum 21.06.2022 3:56 ↓

Our unofficial national motto is e pluribus unum, but Jim Mcclellan finds neither pluribus nor unum in our political discourse.

Vanessa Dueck: Swimming Episode 20.06.2022 3:25 ↓

Vanessa Dueck struggles to keep up with shifting notions of good parenting brought on by a shifting pandemic.

Deidre Green: Remembering My Father 17.06.2022 4:01 ↓

In observance of Father's Day, Deidre Green remembers her father.

Craig Isom: Asleep At The Wheel 15.06.2022 3:59 ↓

Craig Isom is paying dearly for his decision to replace one gas guzzler with another. 

Bryan Gillette: Putting a Bad Day in Perspective 14.06.2022 3:46 ↓

When things aren't going as planned and the hassles mount, Bryan Gillette looks for a little perspective. 

Peggy Hansen: Twilight Zone 10.06.2022 4:00 ↓

While human lives are upended, life is normal for the plants and creatures of Peggy Hansen's farm.

Paul Staley: The Marketplace of Ideas 09.06.2022 3:56 ↓

Paul Staley says the marketplace of ideas isn't the emporium of free thought it's cracked up to be.

Valerie Kirk: Protection 07.06.2022 3:54 ↓

Valerie Kirk doubts a gun would have protected her from the intruder that dark night.

Richard Swerdlow: Pride and Prejudice 06.06.2022 3:59 ↓

June is Pride month, and Richard Swerdlow celebrates unquestioned progress amid a wave of anti-LGBTQ laws and sentiment.

Michael Ellis: Butterflies of the Sea 03.06.2022 4:02 ↓

Michael Ellis wades into tidepools and finds one of his favorite creatures.

Marilyn Englander: A Perfect Vacation 02.06.2022 3:57 ↓

Marilyn Englander finds that travel to a wet environment is a perfect get-away for drought-stricken Californians.

Nirmy Kang: It Has Happened Again 01.06.2022 3:57 ↓

Another schoolhouse shooting, and Nirmy Kang says a familiar and predictable debate follows. 

Al Gilbert: A Job Interview Is An Audition 31.05.2022 4:02 ↓

Al Gilbert says the secret to a successful job interview is to realize it's not an interview.

Winston Tharp: To Doug 30.05.2022 3:50 ↓

It's Memorial Day and Winston Tharp has this tribute to a veteran whose promise was lost.

Christine Schoefer: Between the Pages 27.05.2022 4:02 ↓

Christine Schoefer discovers that the secrets held in books are not always the work of authors.