KQED's Perspectives

Matthew Vernon: A Murmuration in Marin 05.01.2021 4:05 ↓

Matthew Vernon didn't know what a murmuration is, but he's glad he went to see one.

Dr Baldeep Singh: The Shot 04.01.2021 4:13 ↓

Dr. Baldeep Singh gets one of the early shots of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Nina Roehl: Mental Health 31.12.2020 4:10 ↓

It’s New Year's Eve and 2020 is finally coming to an end. For YR Media’s Nina Roehl this challenging year has helped her learn more about her mental health and find ways to cope.

Nirmy Kang: Celebrations Past 30.12.2020 4:18 ↓

For Nirmy Kang, Christmas Eve celebrations map an immigrant's personal and political history.

Paul Staley: Two Churches 29.12.2020 3:58 ↓

Growing up in a religiously diverse family taught Paul Staley lessons not necessarily in the sacred texts.

Richard Levitt: The Hills Are Alive 28.12.2020 4:14 ↓

The hills are alive, and Richard Levitt has a long-ago scoutmaster to thank for being able to experience it.

Lloyd Jones: Lloyd’s Story 25.12.2020 4:13 ↓

When he was down and out, a friend helped him feed his kids, even though she didn’t have to. It was a kindness Lloyd Jones has never stopped repaying.

Michael Ellis: Mistletoe 24.12.2020 4:13 ↓

Michael Ellis says the origins of mistletoe as a seasonal rite are surprising.

Anita Frank: Sinterklaas 23.12.2020 4:13 ↓

77 years ago, in Nazi-occupied Holland, a Dutch Christmas tradition became a brush with disaster for then 6-year-old Anita Frank, whose memories haunt her to this day.

Heidi Swillinger: The Nutmeg Kit 22.12.2020 4:14 ↓

On Christmas morning, millions of gifts will be unwrapped. But Heidi Swillinger has had her small but favorite gift for many years.

Pete Gavin: Hoping For Normal 21.12.2020 4:17 ↓

Our personal and national lives have gone off the rails, and Pete Gavin says normal never looked so good.

Mac Clayton: The Downswing 18.12.2020 4:12 ↓

Mac Clayton says the march to racial equality in America is characterized by upswings and downswings.

Richard Swerdlow: Thank a Science Teacher 17.12.2020 4:03 ↓

Richard Swerdlow says the high-speed freeway to effective COVID vaccines was built in humble classrooms where science basics are taught.

Marilyn Englander: A Hike On A Rainy Day 16.12.2020 4:12 ↓

When the season's first rainy day arrived, Marilyn Englander devoted it to a walk in the woods.

Larry Jin Lee: Stressed Out 15.12.2020 4:14 ↓

Even psychotherapist Larry Jin Lee is having trouble coping with anxiety and depression during the pandemic.

Richard Friedlander: Time and the Virus 14.12.2020 4:10 ↓

With time on his hands, Richard Friedlander takes a walk and discovers a world he’d largely ignored – his own neighborhood.

Debbie Duncan: COVID Vocabulary 11.12.2020 4:18 ↓

Debbie Duncan looks at how COVID has changed our vocabulary.

Marcy Fraser: On the Frontlines 10.12.2020 4:19 ↓

Marcy Fraser was an AIDS nurse throughout that plague. Now she reaches out to all nurses on the frontlines of a new scourge.

Dan Goldes: Artifacts 09.12.2020 4:17 ↓

Things are just things, but they’re also artifacts that tell the story a life. Dan Goldes has this Perspective. My 90‐year‐old mother died recently, and my two brothers and I spent a few days cleaning out her house in Santa Rosa. As we sorted through the drawers, cabinets, and boxes, we spent time laughing, crying a little, and ribbing her in absentia for all the things she saved: receipts from lo...

Linda Gebroe: The Electric Can Opener 08.12.2020 4:16 ↓

Have you spent a crazy amount of time on things that barely crossed your mind before, just because you have to do something with all that time? Linda Gebroe has.

Liz Travis Allen: Getting In and Out of Quarantine 07.12.2020 4:18 ↓

For most of us, extended self-isolation is a new challenge. For Liz Travis Allen, it's old hat.

Ellen Greenblatt: The Loudmouths Are Back 04.12.2020 4:12 ↓

https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/perspectives/2020/12/PerspLoudmouthsEllenGreenblatt.mp3

Andrew Lewis: The Pandemic Response in China 03.12.2020 4:17 ↓

A visitor from China provides Andrew Lewis a window into how the pandemic is being handled elsewhere. The difference is stark.

Gabrielle Selz: Puzzling 02.12.2020 4:17 ↓

For Gabrielle Selz, working a jigsaw puzzle is about much more than idle entertainment.

Les Bloch: Write A Song 01.12.2020 4:12 ↓

Les Bloch has a toe tapping suggestion for beating the COVID blues.