KQED's Perspectives

Youth Radio’s Nila Venkat was a high school debater, until she got fed up with routine sexism.

Navneet Singh’s walks with his dog Rolo are more than exercise. They’re explorations of mindfulness.

A Twitter stream invited women to share their stories of sexual assault. 30 million responded. Debbie Duncan was one of them.

A chance encounter with a stranger gave Joe Gebbia an idea to help pay his rent. That idea turned into Airbnb — a company that now has more rooms than the biggest hotel chain in the world.

As a parent and citizen, Mike Newland is troubled by the mostly disturbing intersection of children and the news.

Alan Lessik defines trauma as unfinished pain, and it can cripple a life. But its power can be overcome, and new life discovered.

Josh Gnass and his wife read constantly to and with their kids when they were young. Did it pay off?

Teacher Erik Honda has seen what concussions can do to young athletes, and says they should think long and hard before taking the risk.

Fay Zenoff spent years drinking and drugging while meeting all the outward markers of success. But her real story is the joy of recovery.

Suroosh Alvi was a recovering addict when he started a scrappy underground magazine in Montreal. It grew into VICE Media — a multi-billion dollar company that has shaken up the world of journalism.

As an election observer in Belarus, Steven Saum knows that democracy, abroad and at home, isn’t necessarily pretty.

A near-catastrophe on a Berlin subway reminds Amy Cole-Farrell that generosity begets generosity.

Shak’ar Mujukian’s transition to a man has come with a new voice that highlights aspects of cultural misogyny.

Precinct worker Ethan Frantz offers tips for how to make voting on election day go smoothly.

Sandhya Acharya has many histories and identities but they all add up to one thing – she’s fully American.