KQED's Perspectives

Vicki Larson: Women's 'Useful Life' 23.05.2022 3:58 ↓

Vicki Larson wonders why old notions that women are little more than child bearers persist.

Margaret Stawowy: A Huge Hole in the Safety Net 20.05.2022 3:59 ↓

Margaret Stawowy, like most, wanted to keep her mother in familiar surroundings when she began to decline. It was easier said than done.

Carol Arnold: Forest Bathing 19.05.2022 4:00 ↓

Feeling stressed out? A nice warm bath might help. But if that’s not practical, Carol Arnold can suggest a different kind of bath to soothe the anxious mind.

Craig Isom: On The Shoulders of a Giant 18.05.2022 3:58 ↓

Craig Isom says the recent black hole images developed by the Event Horizon Telescope are evidence of the profound genius of Albert Einstein.

Lane Parker: ASAP is a Four-Letter Word 13.05.2022 3:51 ↓

The world is full of doers, all busy and buzzing about just doing things, while the rest—people like Lane Parker—take a more measured approach, calmly weighing just when to do most anything.

Andrew Lewis: The New Mandate 12.05.2022 4:02 ↓

Andrew Lewis finds himself and many friends in the pandemic of the vaccinated. 

Jasmine Jaksic: More Than An Amenity 11.05.2022 3:59 ↓

Open space is essential to our well-being, whether it’s a high country wilderness or a patch of urban green. Jasmine Jaksic learns that a park is more than an amenity.

Paul Staley: Mutations 10.05.2022 3:51 ↓

Paul Staley says there's a whole lot of mutating going on.

Paul C. Kelley Campos: Immigrant's Journey 09.05.2022 3:50 ↓

Paul C. Kelley Campos is the first in his family to be born in the U.S. and to decide to move here permanently.

Michael Ellis: Cliff Swallows 06.05.2022 4:01 ↓

Michael Ellis looks at a graceful, migrating bird long identified with a historic Orange County mission.

Kym Johnson: Child Care Providers 05.05.2022 3:56 ↓

Kym Johnson says child care providers are essential workers, but lack the pay, support and respect they deserve.

Richard Swerdlow: Call Your Mother 04.05.2022 3:57 ↓

Richard Swerdlow is among those whose mother is no longer here to receive a call on Mother's Day.

Jessica O'Dwyer: I Am A Writer 03.05.2022 4:02 ↓

Jessica O'Dwyer's journey as a writer started with personal journals, a practice she still keeps.

Jolie Kanat: Fully Cooked 02.05.2022 3:57 ↓

At age 70, Jolie Kanat says life is more answers than questions. 

Emerald Yu: Singing My Heart Out 29.04.2022 4:00 ↓

Youth Takeover week concludes with Emerald Yu literally finding her voice and changing her life.

Tiya Birru: Intersectional Feminism 28.04.2022 3:45 ↓

YR Media's Tiya Birru uses the principles of intersectional feminism to deal with issues of racism and sexism.

Gijeong Gerdes: This Is My Family 27.04.2022 3:33 ↓

Youth Takeover week continues, Gijeong Gerdes shares what family means to him.

Kailyn Holty: Perfect Imperfection 26.04.2022 4:04 ↓

For Youth Takeover week, Kailyn Holty says a world of possibility open up when she abandoned the need to be perfect.

Kaitlyn Huang: Girl Boss Energy 25.04.2022 3:58 ↓

Its Youth Takeover week at KQED and Kaitlyn Huang is practicing the art of girl boss energy to improve her self-confidence. A few weeks ago, I was walking with my friend when he pointed down to his shoes.  “Oh!” I exclaimed. “Nice new shoes!” He was devastated, because he had actually been wearing them for weeks and I hadn’t noticed. It was weird that I hadn’t noticed. Then it hit me that I don’t...

Baldeep Singh: Missing Tests and Screenings 22.04.2022 3:53 ↓

Dr. Baldeep Singh says that many patients are waving off non-COVID tests and screens during the pandemic.

Mac Clayton: A Failure to Thrive 21.04.2022 3:56 ↓

Mac Clayton explores the nature of loneliness. 

Evan Ho: A Piece of Salmon 20.04.2022 3:56 ↓

Evan Ho's dinner at an upscale restaurant disappoints but the bigger picture is much more satisfying.

Andrew Lewis: Rupmaize 19.04.2022 4:00 ↓

A special bread has special meaning to Andrew Lewis and his World War II-surviving family members.

Richard Friedlander: Who Writes History? 18.04.2022 4:17 ↓

Richard Friedlander says history is written through the lens of social and political power, as well as personal experience. 

Richard Friedlander: Who Writes History? 16.04.2022 4:17 ↓

History is built on facts, but facts are interpreted through the lens of social and political power, as well as personal experience. Richard Friedlander has this Perspective.