KQED's Perspectives

Jeanne Sole goes light on the Halloween ghouls and gore in favor of more Hispanic traditions.

Debbie Duncan says that now that we can actually get out and meet strangers again, we should talk to them.

Sara Alexander asks which is better. . .the day of a big storm or the day after?

Political change doesn't come easily, but Meg Waite Clayton says it helps to have some nasty friends.

The Giants season ended recently, but Bora Reed and a legion of fans cherish memories of a season like no other.

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau looks at just some of the body parts whose names have their origin in the animal kingdom.

When Ann Miller's son is welcomed home from war she discovers more reasons to celebrate than she had expected.

Change can be frustratingly slow. But Jim McClellan says that sometimes it can happen with astonishing speed.

The Northern California wine industry faces many challenges from fire, drought, climate change and more, but Karen Trippe Mannix says its future is rooted in people and place. The winery where I work is suffused with the smell of fermenting grapes. Tall redwood doors are thrown open, cool morning air clearing out carbon dioxide that’s … Continue reading Karen Trippe Mannix: Napa Valley Wine →

Richard Swerdlow looks at notoriously low teacher salaries and growing teacher shortages.

Evan Ho fears he's headed for Dante's ring of Hell reserved for Hoarders and Wasters.

Young people are leading the charge to quit their jobs and Y-R Media's Nina Roehl is one of them.

The early morning garbage truck was loud and annoying. But Ray Pestrong found something beautiful in its wake.

Brian Walker says Facebook needs to change to fend off its critics on the left and right.

Paul Staley explains what supply chains and Easter Bunnies have in common.