KQED’s Perspectives

Susan Hoffman shares about her journey between the Bay Area and Washington to help take care of her family.

Arjun Nelabhotla shares his experience volunteering and helping a former jazz singer.

Jiji Salam learns to embrace dancing after deciding to try something new.

For Jaime Chaves, birdwatching is more than a pastime. It's a form of meditation.

Eleanor Pai shares about her struggle dealing with a disorder while in school.

Rashmi Bajoria shares about her experience taking an art class for the first time.

Swati Singh shares why small acts of kindness make a big difference.

Delaney Steele shares about how a random act of kindness helped reshape a relationship.

Kavya Samudrala shares about her unique experience working at a hospital.

Richard Swerdlow reflects on how quickly stores in San Francisco get ready for the December holiday.

Yoyo Li shares about her experience cooking for her family.

Megan Yu shares how her perspective on aging and new opportunities changed.

Stephanie Rapp shares how disengaging from social media allowed her to be more present.  

Claudia De Pasquale shares about her diagnosis of breast cancer.

Karina Moreno shares about her experience taking care of a parent with dementia.

Carmen Corona reflects on how commas played a role in her family's history.

Sahil Jain shares about his love for foraging in nature.

Steven Birenbaum reminisces about his carpool experience after he moved to the Bay Area.

Hanna Clements-Hart shares about where to look for help when times are hard.

Dr. Bill Selig weighs in on why AI does not make a good therapist.

Nathan Lee shares about what he learned from cooking his mother's recipe for Korean crab soup.

Munira Shamim shares about her experience with AI and trying to change a lightbulb.

Greg Eskridge shares about his experience being incarcerated and how storytelling impacted his life.

Yeo Yong Kiat shares about his family's experiences navigating California's landscape.

Rachel Lopez Rosenberg explains how dealing with death regularly allows her to cherish life more.

Ella Rosenblatt weighs in on why empathy matters when discussing animals.

Bridgette Corridan shares how she leaned in to a spiritual practice during California's wildfire season.

Lydia Bird reflects on what it was like to witness Orange Sky Day in the Bay Area.

Mike Adamick explores why people enjoy true crime narratives.

Dej Knuckey shares about how grieving has changed with the rise of social media.

Juliet Reyes reminisces about why it's hard to say goodbye when children go off to school.

John Levine shares about his struggles to reconnect with family and friends when returning home.

Linda Chodos shares how to be mindful when addressing an elderly person.

Elizabeth Dyer shares about how a pair of clogs led her to a new viewpoint on parenting.

Jyothi Marbin shares why it's important to call out racial injustice instead of avoiding the subject.

Cheryl Besden shares about the benefits of revisiting the same walking paths.

Sandra Cleveland shares how not participating on social media led her to achieve more in her personal life.

Michelle Hoffman shares about the best parking practices.

Ariana Aparicio shares about the challenges she faced growing up as an undocumented student.

Eishin Chikamatsu shares about honoring and remembering loved ones who have recently passed away.

Evan Nichols shares why boredom can be the key to solving larger issues.

Carol Gilbert reflects on how much education has changed after the COVID pandemic and emergence of AI.