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:

 The Last Perspective | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:15

In case you hadn't noticed, the world ends today. Paul Staley looks at calendars and time.

 Feast | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:21

Mike Newland finds that when ancient peoples had a feast, it was to connect themselves to a complicated world.

 The Perfect Eggroll | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:16

Jill Selvaggio recalls her mother's lifelong search for a second perfect eggroll.

 Heightened Scrutiny | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:00

Do gays and lesbians have political power? Clyde Wadsworth says the Supreme Court's gay marriage decision could depend on the answer.

 Bay Bridge Blemish | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:24

Karen Hester objects to garish billboards that will grace the landing of the swank new Bay Bridge.

 Rock Bottom | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:27

Michael Ellis finds the answer to a personal crisis in the Bay Bridge left lane.

 Blinking Lights | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:27

The lives of Al Gilbert's family and friends come together, briefly, then drift apart.

 Happy Flawed Holiday | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:27

Christmas never lives up to its image. Kevin Fisher-Paulson celebrates its imperfection.

 Balancing Act | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:23

Peter Asmus is a living version of the Pt. Reyes oysters vs. wilderness debate.

 Tribute to the First Gravedigger | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:00

Alex Giardino discovers very San Francisco history beneath the Golden Gate Bridge.

 Searching for Dad | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:00

Youth Radio's Sayre Quevedo never knew his father — and at 20 the object of his search has changed direction.

 It Is Written | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:26

Typewriters couldn't doom handwriting — and now Barbara Simmons hopes it survives the digital age, too.

 Self-Destruction | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:19

Sofie Kleppner considers what a wasp, a caterpillar and people have in common.

 Self-Destruction | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:19

Sofie Kleppner considers what a wasp, a caterpillar and people have in common.

 First World Problem | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:17

Vinita Nelson discovers her problems aren't worth the stress and anxiety.

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