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:

 Urban Jungle | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:16

A hawk pounces on a pigeon and Fred Etheridge is reminded that even a city is part for nature.

 Restorative Practices | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:26

Amy Merickel learns a better way for adults to help kids resolve disputes.

 Gunsmoke | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:20

Neal Fishman has always owned a gun, but he's fed up with firearm fanatics.

 Unconditional Love | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:20

Not even Guadalupe Martinez' atrocious behavior could extinguish her mother's love for her.

 Not in Oakland | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:00

The gun violence in Oakland has hit much too close to home for high schooler Medardo Gaytan.

 Not in Oakland | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:03

The gun violence in Oakland has hit much too close to home for high schooler Medardo Gaytan.

 Dream Home | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:24

Natasha Mader and her family lost their home but found a new American dream.

 I Held My Ground | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:00

Young Ashley Hunter didn't let bullies stop her from becoming a powerful young lady.

 The Table | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:20

Her kitchen table was family history, but Lorrie Goldin learned the value of letting go of old things.

 Three Perspectives | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:29

High schooler Raba Sbeih-Rosales is a Palestinian, a Latina and an American.

 Climbers | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:10

Over 34 years, Paul Staley has seen San Francisco's hills endure while the people who climb them change.

 Healthy Mind, Healthy Body | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:16

Youth Radio's Venus Morris finds that changing teen eating habits is about much more than food.

 Ravenous Bambi | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:19

Peggy Hansen knows that when it comes to deer and gardens, good fences make good neighbors.

 Band-Aid | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:27

In a world where solutions are hard to come by, Richard Friedlander praises the humble band-aid.

 Look at America | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:18

For immigrants like Jasmin Darznik, airport reunions are part of becoming an American.

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