KQED's Perspectives

Ryan was mocked by his schoolmates, but Jack befriended him. And then, one day, Ryan was gone.

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau this week’s inauguration of a new President is, literally, for the birds.

Why do we say ‘Two Thousand Seventeen’ instead of ‘Twenty Seventeen’? Ben Carlson says it’s such a waste of syllables.

In 1997, after going for a long run, Seth Goldman was frustrated with the sugar-filled drinks at the corner market. So he brewed up a beverage in his kitchen, and turned it into Honest Tea.

Susan Dix Lyons’ son is on the cusp between a son and a man. She wants the son to stay and the man to go.

Ever wonder how the months got their names? Michael Ellis has the answer.

Youth Radio's Desmond Meagley is gender nonconforming and preparing for a new reality for LGBTQ folks in the Age of Trump.

Keith van Sickle explores the boundary between work and non-work hours and a new French law that gives employees the right to define it.

Some describe themselves as ‘political’, others as ‘non-political’. Carol Denney considers if there’s really any difference.

Carol Arnold notes an environmental success story was born of hard work by unheralded people putting in long hours to overcome difficult obstacles.

A decade ago, full-time mom Alli Webb noticed a gap in the beauty market: there was nowhere that just focused on blow-drying hair. Now with 70 locations, Drybar is testament to Webb's motto: Focus on one thing and be the best at it.

Marcy Fraser contemplates the near-simultaneous deaths of Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds.

Marilyn Englander says that the lesson may be as hard for teachers to give as for students to learn, but being clear about right and wrong is essential to the job of a teacher.

J. Moe didn’t just buy a house. She bought a home with a heartbreaking story to tell.

There was a time when Lloyd Jones couldn't afford to feed his kids. He never forgot the waitress who came to his rescue.