KQED's Perspectives show

KQED's Perspectives

Summary: Perspectives is KQED Public Radio's series of daily commentaries by our listeners. Essays cover a broad range of social and political issues, cultural observations and personal experiences of interest to KQED's Northern California audience.

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Podcasts:

 Worker Bees | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:28

Charles Dennis says agribusiness practices are killing the bees so critical to our food chain.

 I'm Dying to Live | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:30

Before her recent death, Barbara Brenner looked for life-affirming language. This is a re-airing, in memoriam, of her last Perspective, originally aired January 6, 2012.

 Recipe for Health | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:14

Jennifer Tyler Lee says a family that cooks together gets healthy together.

 No Rights, No Hope | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:31

A visit to an appalling foreign garment factory awoke Kate Constantin's conscience.

 Mother's Day | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:26

Peipei Zhou's mother made huge sacrifices for her daughter. But to her mother, it was never enough.

 Mother's Day | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:26

Peipei Zhou's mother made huge sacrifices for her daughter. But to her mother, it was never enough.

 It's a Big Deal | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:18

Busy high schooler Gabriel Gangoso is missing out on being a kid.

 Why, God? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:29

After a tragic loss, Paul Wolber searches for an answer to The Question.

 Pretty Lights | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:26

Monica Stoffal learned as a child that everything looks better from distance.

 Something Fishy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:24

You don't get more endangered than the Devil's Hole Pupfish. Carol Arnold looks at the plucky creature.

 Unkindest Cuts | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:19

Diane Luther says if Congress can spare air travelers from budget cuts, it can save the homeless from the street.

 Bodies in Rebellion | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:15

Mike Newland bears witness to the perseverance of those with chronic pain.

 Old San Francisco | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:23

Richard Swerdlow gets a tour of a neighborhood that used to support people with regular paychecks.

 The Health Coast | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:59

New Yorkers and left-coasters, says Tarja Parssinen, just have different notions about health and exercise.

 Groovin' in Retirement | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:22

In retirement, Pat Torello learns that something old can still be new.

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