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:

 Wake Up And Smell the Stink | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 140

Every day on his BART commute, Jeff Braff encounters homeless people in intolerable conditions.

 Driving Lessons | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 145

As Lisa Tobin teaches her son to drive, he acquires a new sense of direction.

 Driving Lessons | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 145

As Lisa Tobin teaches her son to drive, he acquires a new sense of direction.

 The Wood Burner's Lament | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:14

Tim Tosta loves a good fire in the hearth on a wintry day, but times have changed and he's changing with it.

 Explaining Depression to My Family | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:06

Like many young people, Youth Radio's Amber Cavarlez struggles with depression. And her family's denial isn't helping.

 Rejecting Marriage Equality | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:09

With same-sex marriage now legal in most of the country, Clyde Wadsworth says Supreme Court rejection of marriage equality would be truly radical.

 How To Be a Gentleman | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:59

Young Jesus Pina was taught at an early age the proper way to treat the opposite sex.

 Casual Car Pool Etiquette | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:02

Casual car pools are popular in the Bay Area but Adam Faughnan says there are some unwritten rules that govern the commute.

 A San Francisco Thanksgiving | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:09

Jonah Raskin's Thanksgiving of food, family and friends reflects the diversity of greater San Francisco.

 Island of the Lost | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:02

It's just another day in Kevin Fisher-Paulson's family: his son needs a little help after getting his head stuck in a staircase.

 Thanksgiving Without the Turkey | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:07

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau says a vegetarian Thanksgiving can still be traditional and delicious.

 Spiral | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:56

Spirals, bubbles, triangles. Paul Staley says we use shapes to describe much more than geometry.

 Hunting In Peace | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:07

Carrie Holmberg's father was a hunter. But one day in the woods, he lived a moment too beautiful for killing.

 Pop! Pop! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:35

The shooting death of young Alex Martinez' good friend makes him determined to live a fruitful life.

 Time Rushes By | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:00

A ride with his teenage nephew in his first car reminds Richard Swerdlow that while his memories are standing still, time is not.

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