KQED's Perspectives

Parvathy Nair: Bad Hair Days 29.09.2021 4:04 ↓

Thanks to a rare condition, young Parvathy Nair faced an endless chain of bad hair days.

Christine Schoefer: The Value of Food 28.09.2021 4:17 ↓

Food banks are overwhelmed and people are hungry, yet we waste food shamelessly. A child of post-war Germany, Christine Schoefer vows to change her ways.

Pete Gavin: Salute 27.09.2021 4:16 ↓

It was a habit that survived for a very long time, but even ingrained habits can change. Pete Gavin has this Perspective. In 1966 my parents purchased eight acres just outside Mendocino. Their dream was to eventually leave Berkeley and retire on the land. In 1985 they achieved it. There’s a creek just north of Mendocino called Jack-Peter’s Creek. A bridge on 101 crosses the creek. My father, Jack,...

Peggy Hansen: Gardens 23.09.2021 4:15 ↓

Peggy Hansen finds lessons for humanity in the joy and hard work of tending a garden.

Larry Murphy: You Are Welcome, Immigrants 22.09.2021 4:14 ↓

Larry Murphy is grateful for immigrants’ trust in our nation.

Richard Swerdlow: Masking in School 21.09.2021 4:16 ↓

Richard Swerdlow says re-opened school feel pretty much like back-to-normal—with one big exception. It’s September and students are heading back to school. Unlike last year, when the pandemic forced schools to shutter and students to pivot to learning online, this fall schools are open for in-person instruction. Although COVID continues to disrupt life, with 100,000 Americans diagnosed and 1,000 d...

Stephanie Denman: Clear As Plastic 20.09.2021 4:07 ↓

The world is drowning in plastic so Stephanie Denman tries to go plastic-free.

Margaret Stawowy: A Huge Hole in the Safety Net 17.09.2021 4:15 ↓

Margaret Stawowy wanted to keep her declining mother in familiar surroundings. It was easier said than done.

Pranav Thurgam: Embracing My Name 16.09.2021 4:10 ↓

For years, Y-R Media's Pranav Thurgam used the name 'Pat'. Not any more.

Katy Van Sant: COVID Zombie 15.09.2021 4:13 ↓

Katy Van Sant struggles to cope with the COVID virus that has invaded her body.

John Levine: It’s No Joke 14.09.2021 4:13 ↓

John Levine tries to teach humor to a classroom of masked students.

Conor Hagen: Tasteless 13.09.2021 4:16 ↓

Conor Hagen discovers just how wonderful taste and smell are when COVID takes them away.

Michael Ellis: Yellow Jackets 10.09.2021 4:16 ↓

There's one creature that Michael Ellis just can't abide.

Jack Green: The Cosmonaut 09.09.2021 4:18 ↓

Ryan was mocked by his schoolmates, but Jack befriended him. And then, one day, Ryan was gone.

Steven Paradise: Do Something To Remember 08.09.2021 4:06 ↓

Steven Paradise shares his thoughts on how to mark the anniversary of 9/11.

Linsay Bodenheimer: The Cabin at Echo Summit 07.09.2021 4:14 ↓

When Linsay Bodenheimer's 100-year-old family cabin was destroyed by the Caldor fire, much more than a building was lost.

Richard Friedlander: Are We All In This Together? 03.09.2021 4:09 ↓

Richard Friedlander wonders why, if we're all in this together, we don't act that way.

Griffin Ting: End of the School Daze 02.09.2021 4:16 ↓

Griffin Ting is back to school, glad the isolation of last year's virtual classrooms is over.

Susan Dix Lyons: I’m Here 01.09.2021 4:17 ↓

Parents provide tremendous gifts to their children throughout life. But when dementia has taken hold the greatest gift can be a simple one – recognition. Susan Dix Lyons has this Perspective.

Isabella Montano Ponce: Latino Teens and Mental Health 27.08.2021 4:20 ↓

Isabella Montano Ponce struggled with depression but it was the inability to talk about it that slowed her recovery.

Peggy Hansen: Set Points 26.08.2021 4:05 ↓

Peggy Hansen looks at what happens when old truths about ourselves aren't true anymore.

Grant Young: UFOs Are Back. Sort Of. 25.08.2021 4:18 ↓

Grant Young says recent government imagery of strange moving objects has rekindled the interest in UFOs.

Joan Cardellino: Living Alone 24.08.2021 4:09 ↓

Joan Cardellino finds herself alone in her home for the first time and on the cusp of a new life.

Tom Moriarty: Chipped 23.08.2021 3:58 ↓

Tom Moriarty finds one vaccine conspiracy theory to be as ironic as it is far-fetched.

Alisa Peres: Together, We Persist 20.08.2021 4:16 ↓

Teacher Alisa Peres says she gets through the stress of teaching in a pandemic with a lot of help from her colleagues.