KQED's Perspectives

Angelina Montgomery: The Hidden Outdoors 07.03.2023 3:55 ↓

To many low-income families, the great outdoors is a rumor, experienced only by others. Angelina Montgomery has this Perspective.

Lubna Qureishi: Taking It Home 06.03.2023 3:59 ↓

Lubna Qureishi looks for the missing ingredient when food and drink just taste better when prepared by the hands of loved ones.

Vicki Larson: A Room of One's Own 03.03.2023 3:59 ↓

Vicki Larson says what some marriages need to succeed is some space.

Brian Smith: Shame Off You 02.03.2023 4:00 ↓

Stanford medical student Brian Smith has seen the difference between guilt and shame in his patients and their families.

Sara Alexander: A Hummingbird's Tale 01.03.2023 4:53 ↓

Just outside her window, Sara Alexander observes an avian tale of life and death unfold.

Alice Wong: I Still Have a Voice 28.02.2023 3:54 ↓

Alice Wong can no longer speak. But she still has a voice.

Jamareion Adrow: Gun Violence 27.02.2023 4:18 ↓

Reading about gun violence elsewhere is one thing. To live with the routine reality of gunshots in your own life is another. Jamareion Adrow has this Perspective.

Abe Marshall: Its Not Just Water 24.02.2023 3:55 ↓

When Abe Marshall experienced hearing loss his worst fear was what others might think. It didn’t work out that way.

Evan Ho: Small town Life 23.02.2023 3:55 ↓

The pictures on the restaurant walls offer a window into the continuity of small-town life. Evan Ho has this Perspective.

Callen Bronson: Keeping Wild Animals Wild 22.02.2023 3:52 ↓

  After his sister was attacked by a coyote, Callen Bronson looked into how to keep wild animals wild, and people safe.

Lucienne Noel: Maternity Leave 21.02.2023 4:54 ↓

Lucienne Noel is coming off maternity leave and embracing the value of dependence that propelled her forward.

Sandhya Acharya: The Note 17.02.2023 4:03 ↓

When Sandhya Acharya's pandemic bubble burst, it was her young son's note that healed her.

Ami Bailey: I Paint Myself Brown 16.02.2023 4:00 ↓

Growing into your identity is a big part of growing up, but when you are part of a mixed-race family the process is more complicated. Ami Bailey has this Perspective.

Marilyn Englander: Asymetric Development 15.02.2023 3:59 ↓

Hard work can overcome many shortcomings, and students that some give up on prove to be stellar learners. Marilyn Englander has this Perspective.

Susan Dix Lyons: Only. You. 14.02.2023 4:19 ↓

Susan Dix Lyons' date night with her husband becomes a valentine.

Elaine Elinson: Diaries of War 13.02.2023 3:59 ↓

When Elaine Elinson stumbled across her grandmother’s diaries, she discovered that she had much in common with today’s war-torn Ukrainians.

Richard Friedlander: Men and Women In Blue 10.02.2023 3:54 ↓

Richard Friedlander has this Perspective on our changing attitudes about the men and women in blue.

Nina Thompson: Sleep Deprivation in High School 09.02.2023 3:49 ↓

Some high school students keep up with schoolwork by cutting back on sleep. Y-R Media’s Nina Thompson says it’s a vicious cycle she can’t avoid if she wants to get into her dream school.

Tom Moriarty:The Chatbox Ate My Homework 08.02.2023 3:57 ↓

AI chatbot ChatGPT’s ability to read and write like a person is disrupting the future of education. Some praise its potential to promote learning. Others see just another tool for cheating. Tom Moriarty has this satirical Perspective.

Sophie Bloch: Oh Wow 07.02.2023 4:00 ↓

At some point, adults seem to lose their capacity to be joyful. For Sophie Bloch’s young daughter, that moment hasn’t arrived yet.

Paul Staley: The Marketplace of Ideas 06.02.2023 3:56 ↓

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

Richard Swerdlow: Saving For Retirement 03.02.2023 3:52 ↓

Richard Swerdlow says a comfortable retirement is financially out-of-reach for most cash-strapped wage earners.

Kawser Amine: The Afghan Women Left Behind 02.02.2023 3:47 ↓

Growing up in Afghanistan, Kawser Amine was able to dream of things previously unheard of in her country. When the Taliban took over, all that ended.

Lev Kushner: The City Talks To You 01.02.2023 3:48 ↓

Lev Kushner says you can hear the city talking to you if you give it an ear.

Erika Trafton: Ginger Cookies 31.01.2023 3:57 ↓

Ginger cookies have always been a favorite of Erika Trafton and they taste even better when her son makes them.