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:

 Sick to My Stomach | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:01

After the mass murder in Orlando, we’re struggling once again to make sense of the senseless and to grieve for a sickening loss. Bianca Taylor has this Perspective.

 Judicial Silence | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:56

Judges don’t talk about any active case outside the courtroom and Judge Curtis Karnow says there are many good reasons why.

 History Matters | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:08

An unexpected encounter on a train reminds Karen Chee of the value of reading and understanding history.

 The Personal Pronoun of Guilt | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:59

Andrew Lewis’ place on this Earth and his luck to be an American are inseparable from a war crime and the generosity of a war criminal.

 So Over The Rainbow | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:50

The LGBT community’s adoption of the rainbow symbol was a great success. But Richard Swerdlow says it’s time to give the rainbow back.

 A Life That Nearly Wasn’t | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:02

Michael Ellis will be celebrating the wedding this weekend of a son who barely survived birth.

 High Rents = Delayed Adulthood | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:51

The Bay Area’s sky-high rental housing claim another victim -- Youth Radio’s Desmond Meagley’s adulthood.

 Infant Hearing Loss | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:25

Ramaah Sadasivam knows all too well the importance of early testing of infants for hearing loss.

 True Connection | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:15

Peter Gavin is blessed with the benefits of living with friends he grew up with, in the place where he was born.

 Stressed Out Graduate | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:15

Earning her college degree was stressful, but for Naomi Outlaw the harder part is about to begin.

 Nocturne | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

For Peggy Hansen, night is an experience.

 There's Gonna Be a Resolution | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

This year, Kevin-Fisher Paulson is making a New Year's resolution worth keeping.

 One Day | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Nate Lee hopes that one day he'll be as alive as his disabled friend.

 What Are You Doing With Your Life? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

When a teenager tries to break into her home, Joey Garcia asks him an unexpected question.

 Learning to Drive | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

At an early age and on rural rounds, Peter Gavin received driving lessons from his father that have lasted a lifetime.

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