KQED's Perspectives

On the 85th anniversary of the Night of Broken Glass, Stewart Florsheim has this Perspective.

When you’ve never known homelessness, you might not be able to empathize with the experience. Emily Calix tells us her story.

Yvonne Baginski tells us about the summer where everything changed.

After a close call, Ann Manheimer had these thoughts about the future of our world.

A first generation Eritrean immigrant, YR Media’s Awet Habtom must learn for herself how to navigate cultural norms – including sexism and patriarchy. This Perspective originally aired in December 2017.

Today is Dia de los Muertos, a day to honor our loved ones—including our pets. Leslie Smith brings us this Perspective.

When someone asks you who you are, what do you say? Nico Fischer has these thoughts on finding his own identity.

Happy Halloween! J. Moe gets us in the spirit...pun intended.

Facing a difficult diagnosis can take someone on a journey of emotions and thoughts. Ken Martin tells us his Perspective.

Enduring street harassment is an unfortunate reality for women and girls. Finley Davis tells us how she deals. This Perspective originally aired in April 2018.

Dan Goldes has found that the ups and downs of parenthood can also come in a four-legged form. 

Sometimes the things we avoid talking about are the things we need to talk about the most. Charlotte Rosario has this Perspective.

By embodying this Buddhist value in her daily life, Kayleigh Yee found newfound positivity.

When faced with climate despair, Aarush Guglani found hope and community through action.

The successes of modern medicine can seem miraculous, but Christopher James Bowers explains why that term can be reductive.

Growing up, Mila Mincy's warm memories with her family formed the basis of her Persian identity. But in learning more about her culture’s history, she has learned more about herself. YR Media brings her Perspective.

Simi Monheit’s most recent trip to the Sierras is the source of fond memories and dread for the future. This Perspective originally aired in July 2021.

In recent years, many places in the United States have been renamed to avoid appropriation or racist slurs, but the pushback against renaming remains fervent. Angelina Montgomery tells us her Perspective on the use of Native names.

It’s easy to take for granted that all our body parts function more or less normally. Until they don’t, and that’s when it helps to have a Book of Hope. Jane Meredith Adams has this Perspective.

Hair is significant in our society—it carries meaning, cultural capital, and personal expression. Parvathy Nair tells us about losing hers.

Students of color at predominantly white institutions can feel like it’s their job to change their school’s culture. But that often leads to burnout their white peers never have to experience. YR Media’s Ivelisse Diaz has this Perspective.

One of traveling’s many perks is its potential to give you a new perspective. This Perspective comes from Hugh Biggar.

It's not the instrument people usually choose to become musicians. But for Donovan Tong, it opened up worlds of possibilities.

Listener Bruce Farrell Rosen tells us his favorite memory of Jimmy Buffett, who passed away last month.

Being the first to move out of an immigrant household can be an emotional and psychological challenge. Paul C. Kelly Campos tells us about the importance of having support through this journey. This Perspective originally aired in May 2022.