- Sara Alexander: Annoying Resolutions2023/01/02
It is the beginning of a new year which means that friends, even my very best friends, who should know by now how much I distaste making resolutions, are sending me emails with titles like this: “Resolutions For a Life Worth Living: Attainable Aspirations Inspired by Great Humans of the Past (including Seneca, Baldwin, Whitman, … Continue reading Sara Alexander: Annoying Resolutions →
- Nirmy Kang: College Applications Conflicts2022/12/13
Nirmy Kang's son is applying to college and she doesn't like what she sees.
- Rachel Averbuck: Small, Local Retailers Need You2022/12/06
Rachel Averbuck's small shoe shop is battling the huge online retailers and need you this holiday season.
- Conor Hagen: Tasteless2022/05/24
Conor Hagen discovers just how wonderful taste and smell are when COVID takes them away.
- Lane Parker: ASAP is a Four-Letter Word2022/05/13
The world is full of busy, buzzing doers. But Lane Parker calmly weights when might be the right time to do most anything.
- Anika Ganesh: Debate Like a Girl2022/04/15
When sexism ruined what should have been a glorious moment, Anika Ganesh realized she needed to speak out. It happens all the time. Every day, women are told they are less than, that they act inappropriately even though they do the same things as men. These sexist ideals are especially prevalent in the debate community, … Continue reading Anika Ganesh: Debate Like a Girl →
- Sophie Bloch: Oh Wow2022/04/14
At some point, adults seem to lose their capacity to be joyful. For Sophie Bloch’s young daughter, that moment hasn’t arrived yet. My daughter June has been having a hard time at night. Anxiety about the darkness, about being alone in her room. She called to me from her bed, needing extra snuggles to bridge … Continue reading Sophie Bloch: Oh Wow →
- Christine Schoefer: The Value of Food2022/03/08
Food banks are overwhelmed and people are hungry, yet we waste food shamelessly. A child of post-war Germany, Christine Schoefer vows to change her ways.
- Jackie Tavernetti: Ask, Don’t Stare2022/01/28
A most unusual relationship is at the heart of young Jackie Tavernetti’s introduction to homelessness.
- Richard Swerdlow: Show and Tell2022/01/27
Info (Show/Hide)As teachers, administrators, students, and parents wrestle with COVID restrictions, Richard Swerdlow sees a bright ray of hope. Schools from coast to coast are struggling to stay open as the pandemic rages. With so many teachers out sick, schools are deploying everyone, even superintendents, to cover classes. I was sent to teach first grade. Teachers … Continue reading Richard Swerdlow: Show and Tell →
- Dr. Baldeep Singh: Coping with COVID2022/01/26
As the pandemic drags on, Dr. Baldeep Singh is seeing many patients who are not only having trouble physically but also mentally and emotionally. When Dennis came to see me, I could see something was wrong. He started telling me about fatigue, headaches, and trouble sleeping. After some probing, he shared that his marriage was … Continue reading Dr. Baldeep Singh: Coping with COVID →
- Anna Beuselinck: Was She Vaccinated?2022/01/25
A persistent question makes grieving the loss of her sister to COVID much harder for Anna Beuselinck.
- Mateo Berger: Meeting My Birth Mother2022/01/24
At age 7, Mateo Berger traveled to Guatemala to meet his birth mother and explore endless questions.
- Richard Friedlander: As We Age2022/01/21
A night long ago in a Balkan village highlights for Richard Friedlander the changed standards for how we treat the elderly.
- Colleen Patrick-Goudreau: Of Meat and Men2022/01/20
Colleen Patrick-Goudreau carves up the notion that eating meat is manly.
- Teiji Futamase: Little Brother2022/01/19
Putting the perception of others over our own values can often lead us down a slippery slope. At a young age, Teiji Futamase learned a valuable lesson in trusting your instincts and the importance of family. What would you do if your loved one needed your support — but you let peer pressure get the … Continue reading Teiji Futamase: Little Brother →
- Joe Epstein: The Broken Supply Chain2022/01/18
Joe Epstein says 'near-sourcing' is one answer to the badly broken supply chain.
- Li Miao Lovett: MLK’s Legacy of Diversity2022/01/17
Li Miao Lovett remembers how the Civil Rights Movement helped to diversify America.
- Michael Ellis: Pomegranates2022/01/14
Michael Ellis celebrates pomegranates, a healthy fruit with a special place in ancient mythology.
- Paige Miller: The Transit Activist’s Dilemma2022/01/13
Info (Show/Hide)When my parents generously offered to give me their 20-year- old Acura sedan, my first thought was: Me, a car-free, transit-riding, e-bike loving San Francisco resident, take possession of a fossil-fuel-burning, climate-change machine? But in an impulsive act of quarantine indulgence, I accepted their offer. I named the white car Casper, after the friendly ghost. … Continue reading Paige Miller: The Transit Activist’s Dilemma →
- Sara Alexander: Annoying Resolutions2022/01/12
It is the beginning of a new year which means that friends, even my very best friends, who should know by now how much I distaste making resolutions, are sending me emails with titles like this: “Resolutions For a Life Worth Living: Attainable Aspirations Inspired by Great Humans of the Past (including Seneca, Baldwin, Whitman, … Continue reading Sara Alexander: Annoying Resolutions →
- Paul Staley: The Marketplace of Ideas2022/01/11
Paul Staley says the marketplace of ideas isn't the emporium of free thought it's cracked up to be.
- Christine Schoefer: Vegetable Mandalas2022/01/10
Christine Schoefer sees intricate beauty in the common vegetables on her kitchen counter.
- Charles Feng: True American2022/01/07
Chinese Americans like Charles Feng must confront the the persistent questioning of their American-ness.
- Shaylyn Martos: Finding Their Way2022/01/06
Engaging other journalists of color has helped YR Media's Shaylyn Martos find her career path, and much more.
- Gillian Reynolds: Exceptionally Unexceptional2022/01/05
Gillian Reynolds has learned that being exceptionally unexceptional at everything she tries can be pretty exceptional.
- Larry Lee: We Could Use Some Mr. Rogers2022/01/04
Harsh times have Larry Lee yearning for a strong dose of the humility and kindness of Mr. Rogers.
- Pete Gavin: The Family of Things2022/01/03
Pete Gavin's new job delivering medications has him feeling connected to others.
- Richard Swerdlow: Trashed Tannenbaums2021/12/31
Everywhere he looks, Richard Swerdlow sees ex-Christmas trees dumped on the sidewalk.
- Lane Parker: ASAP is a Four-Letter Word2021/12/30
The world is full of busy, buzzing doers. But Lane Parker calmly weights when might be the right time to do most anything.
- Lloyd Jones: Lloyd’s Story2021/12/29
When he was down and out, a friend helped him feed his kids, even though she didn’t have to. It was a kindness Lloyd Jones has never stopped repaying.
- Ellen Greenblatt: Losing Your Person2021/12/28
Ellen Greenblatt considers the profound personal loss of the people behind the statistics.
- Marcy Fraser: On the Frontlines2021/12/27
Marcy Fraser was an AIDS nurse throughout that plague. Now she reaches out to all nurses on the frontlines of a new scourge.
- Heidi Swillinger: The Nutmeg Kit2021/12/24
On Christmas morning, millions of gifts will be unwrapped. But Heidi Swillinger has had her small but favorite gift for many years.
- Sandhya Acharya: The Legend of Lake M2021/12/23
Sandhya Acharya says that when life gives you rain, its best to play in a lake, if you just know how.
- Colleen Patrick-Goudreau: Memorializing Our Pets2021/12/22
Colleen Patrick-Goudreau looks at how we remember the animals we have loved.
- Thomas Plante: Youth Mental Health2021/12/21
Thomas Plante says a recent surgeon general report is raising the alarm about the state of youth mental health.
- Evan Ho: Respite2021/12/17
With cheerful moments in short supply, Evan Ho finds respite in a middle school concert.
- Jaime Flores: A Place to Play2021/12/16
Growing up, Jaime Flores didn't have the places to play with his peers that others take for granted.
- Ellie Lauter: The Sound of Music2021/12/15
High school senior Ellie Lauter discovers the key to reconnect with her declining grandmother—music.
- Marilyn Englander: On The Mend2021/12/14
Middle school boys eagerly take to Marilyn Englander's lessons in the art of needle and thread.
- Rachel Averbuck: Small, Local Retailers Need You2021/12/13
Rachel Averbuck's small shoe shop is battling the huge online retailers and need you this holiday season.
- Agnes Torres Al-Shibibi: Habla Español?2021/12/10
Agnes Torres Al-Shibibi celebrates California's Spanish heritage as spoken in the names of the places we inhabit.
- Ivelisse Diaz: Making Up For a Lost Christmas2021/12/09
Y-R Media's Ivelisse Diaz hopes this Christmas will bring the warmth and joy that was missing last year.
- Nirmy Kang: College Applications Conflicts2021/12/08
Nirmy Kang's son is applying to college and she doesn't like what she sees.
- Mike Von der Porten: Pearl Harbor Remembered2021/12/07
80 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor that marked the beginning of WWII for the U.S., Michael Von der Porten remembers three Sonoma County men who died that day.
- Nathalie Jimenez: A Helping Hand2021/12/06
Nathalie Jimenez learns that even a small helping hand can be a big hand up.
- Michael Ellis: Mistletoe2021/12/03
Michael Ellis says the origins of mistletoe as a seasonal rite are surprising.
- Selina Kaing: Birthday Candles2021/12/02
Selina Kaing's family tradition of blending old ways with new American habits resides in a box of birthday candles.
- Dorothy O’Donnell: Too Old For the Hiking Group2021/11/30
The email that told Dorothy O'Donnell she was too old for the hiking group surprised her. Then it made her angry.
- Wilfredo Molina: Cool Kid2021/11/29
Wilfredo Molina learns that trying too hard to please your peers can lead to trouble.
- Paul Staley: Holiday Ins and Outs2021/11/26
Paul Staley considers the ins and outs, literally, of the holiday season.
- Dan Goldes: A Thanksgiving Story2021/11/25
Dan Goldes does his part to prepare and serve a Thanksgiving meal for the homeless.
- Sara Alexander: A Seat at the Thanksgiving Table2021/11/24
Thanksgiving celebrates family, but for Sara Alexander the definition of both family and Thanksgiving has changed with age.
- Richard Swerdlow: The Thanksgiving Question2021/11/23
Richard Swerdlow says "are you vaxed?" is the simple Thanksgiving question that's awkward to ask.
- Sara Orem: Food Waste2021/11/22
A tremendous amount of food ends up as waste and Sara Orem is on a campaign to reduce her contribution.
- Colleen Patrick-Goudreau: Thanksgiving Without the Turkey2021/11/19
Colleen Patrick-Goudreau says a vegetarian Thanksgiving can still be traditional and delicious.
- Tom Moriarty: The Universe vs. the Metaverse2021/11/18
Tom Moriarty says everything offered by Facebook's promised Metaverse is already available in the real world.
- Hanna Clements-Hart: Enjoying the Sandwich2021/11/17
Hanna Clements-Hart is in the middle of the generational sandwich, and enjoying some unexpected gifts.
- Jonathan Slusher: Where I’ve Been2021/11/16
Jonathan Slusher explores his long and winding struggles with mental illness.
- Deidre Silverman: Bird in Hand2021/11/15
Deidre Silverman's close encounter with a common house finch leaves her closer to the big picture.
- Barbara Simmons: Sand2021/11/12
Barbara Simmons says everyday sand takes on magical qualities in the hands of a child, which is why it is now in the Toy Hall of Fame.
- Zoe Harwood: Online Test Proctoring2021/11/11
YR Media's Zoe Harwood decries the practice of online test proctoring.
- Marilyn Englander: Eulogies2021/11/10
Marilyn Englander is getting too much practice at giving eulogies.
- Katie Wilkinson: Choosing to Vaccinate Your Child2021/11/09
Katie Wilkinson explains why she chose to vaccinate her young child against COVID.
- Sophie Bloch: Oh Wow2021/11/08
At some point, adults seem to lose their capacity to be joyful. For Sophie Bloch’s young daughter, that moment hasn’t arrived yet. My daughter June has been having a hard time at night. Anxiety about the darkness, about being alone in her room. She called to me from her bed, needing extra snuggles to bridge … Continue reading Sophie Bloch: Oh Wow →
- Michael Ellis: A Bumper of Acorns2021/11/05
Michael Ellis explains why this year oak trees are virtually raining acorns.
- Stewart Florsheim: Advancing Death with Dignity2021/11/04
Stewart Florsheim says that as attitudes about death with dignity change, so does the law.
- Andrew Lewis: Uncommon Valor2021/11/03
Andrew Lewis says they didn't ask for be front-line workers in a global pandemic but they do it anyway, despite routine disrespect.
- Karina Moreno: Yo Soy Mis Muertos2021/11/02
During Día de los Muertos, Karina Moreno honors the loved ones she embodies.
- Larry Lee: A New Racist Trope2021/11/01
A recent local instance of anti-Asian stereotyping leaves Larry Lee fuming at never-ending racism.
- Jeanne Sole: A Hispanic Halloween2021/10/29
Jeanne Sole goes light on the Halloween ghouls and gore in favor of more Hispanic traditions.
- Debbie Duncan: Talking to Strangers2021/10/28
Debbie Duncan says that now that we can actually get out and meet strangers again, we should talk to them.
- Sara Alexander: Wet, Wild and Wonderful2021/10/27
Sara Alexander asks which is better. . . the day of a big storm or the day after?
- Meg Waite Clayton: Nasty2021/10/26
Political change doesn't come easily, but Meg Waite Clayton says it helps to have some nasty friends.
- Bora Reed: A Season to Remember2021/10/25
The Giants season ended recently, but Bora Reed and a legion of fans cherish memories of a season like no other.
- Colleen Patrick-Goudreau: Animals in Our Bones2021/10/22
Colleen Patrick-Goudreau looks at just some of the body parts whose names have their origin in the animal kingdom.
- Ann Miller: A Forever War Homecoming2021/10/21
When Ann Miller's son is welcomed home from war she discovers more reasons to celebrate than she had expected.
- Jim McClellan: The Pace of Change2021/10/20
https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/perspectives/2021/10/PerspChangeFastandSlowJimMcClellan.mp3
- Karen Trippe Mannix: Napa Valley Wine2021/10/19
The Northern California wine industry faces many challenges from fire, drought, climate change and more, but Karen Trippe Mannix says its future is rooted in people and place. The winery where I work is suffused with the smell of fermenting grapes. Tall redwood doors are thrown open, cool morning air clearing out carbon dioxide that’s … Continue reading Karen Trippe Mannix: Napa Valley Wine →
- Richard Swerdlow: Teacher Pay2021/10/18
Richard Swerdlow looks at notoriously low teacher salaries and growing teacher shortages.
- Evan Ho: Hoarders and Wasters2021/10/15
Evan Ho fears he's headed for Dante's ring of Hell reserved for Hoarders and Wasters.
- Nina Roehl: The Great Resignation2021/10/14
Young people are leading the charge to quit their jobs and Y-R Media's Nina Roehl is one of them.
- Ray Pestrong: The Sound of Silence2021/10/13
The early morning garbage truck was loud and annoying. But Ray Pestrong found something beautiful in its wake.
- Brian Walker: The Problem With Facebook2021/10/12
Brian Walker says Facebook needs to change to fend off its critics on the left and right.
- Paul Staley: Supply Chains for Easter Bunnies2021/10/11
Paul Staley explains what supply chains and Easter Bunnies have in common.
- Michael Ellis: Chipmunks2021/10/08
Michael Ellis has this Perspective on a cute creature with a bushy tail that thrives throughout California. When the Europeans first landed on the shore of this continent there were many animals new to them. So naturally they used the names from the native inhabitants. Opassum in the Algonquin language group meant ‘white dog’ corrupted … Continue reading Michael Ellis: Chipmunks →
- Anika Ganesh: Debate Like a Girl2021/10/07
When sexism ruined what should have been a glorious moment, Anika Ganesh realized she needed to speak out. It happens all the time. Every day, women are told they are less than, that they act inappropriately even though they do the same things as men. These sexist ideals are especially prevalent in the debate community, … Continue reading Anika Ganesh: Debate Like a Girl →
- Mark Clevenger: Your Child2021/10/06
Mark Clevenger's daughter is off to college and everything has changed, except what matters.
- Mike Von der Porten: Changing Place Names2021/10/05
Mike Von der Porten suggests a process for determining whether old place names should stay or go.
- Richard Levitt: The Sunday Paper2021/10/04
As newspapers struggle with declining revenues and shrinking pages, Richard Levitt clings fast to a tradition that defies the digital age.
- Richard Friedlander: Old Reliable2021/10/01
Richard Friedlander says that death will always have something to teach us about life.
- Marilyn Englander: Curious, Not Furious2021/09/30
When her initial response to everyday annoyances is anger, Marilyn Englander practices a better way.
- Parvathy Nair: Bad Hair Days2021/09/29
Thanks to a rare condition, young Parvathy Nair faced an endless chain of bad hair days.
- Christine Schoefer: The Value of Food2021/09/28
Food banks are overwhelmed and people are hungry, yet we waste food shamelessly. A child of post-war Germany, Christine Schoefer vows to change her ways.
- Pete Gavin: Salute2021/09/27
It was a habit that survived for a very long time, but even ingrained habits can change. Pete Gavin has this Perspective. In 1966 my parents purchased eight acres just outside Mendocino. Their dream was to eventually leave Berkeley and retire on the land. In 1985 they achieved it. There’s a creek just north of … Continue reading Pete Gavin: Salute →
- David Needle: Tech Marches On2021/09/24
Longtime tech journalist David Needle has seen a lot come and go in Silicon Valley but one thing stays the same – technology marches on. When I moved to Silicon Valley from Boston in the early ‘80s right away I knew it was different. Casual Fridays? Beer blasts? … In the office? What’s going on … Continue reading David Needle: Tech Marches On →
- Peggy Hansen: Gardens2021/09/23
Gardens are a joy and a burden with lessons to teach about humanity. Peggy Hansen has this Perspective. They’re not my favorite flower, not even close, though they are quite beautiful. I keep them and care for them because they were a gift, entrusted to me by my mother some years before she died. Over … Continue reading Peggy Hansen: Gardens →
- Larry Murphy: You Are Welcome, Immigrants2021/09/22
Larry Murphy is grateful for immigrants’ trust in our nation.
- Richard Swerdlow: Masking in School2021/09/21
Richard Swerdlow says re-opened school feel pretty much like back-to-normal – with one big exception
- Stephanie Denman: Clear As Plastic2021/09/20
The world is drowning in plastic so Stephanie Denman tries to go plastic-free.
- Margaret Stawowy: A Huge Hole in the Safety Net2021/09/17
Margaret Stawowy wanted to keep her declining mother in familiar surroundings. It was easier said than done.
- Pranav Thurgam: Embracing My Name2021/09/16
For years, YR Media's Pranav Thurgam used the name 'Pat'. Not any more.
- Katy Van Sant: COVID Zombie2021/09/15
Katy Van Sant struggles to cope with the COVID virus that has invaded her body.
- John Levine: It’s No Joke2021/09/14
John Levine tries to teach humor to a classroom of masked students.
- Conor Hagen: Tasteless2021/09/13
Conor Hagen discovers just how wonderful taste and smell are when COVID takes them away.
- Michael Ellis: Yellow Jackets2021/09/10
There's one creature that Michael Ellis just can't abide.
- Jack Green: The Cosmonaut2021/09/09
Ryan was mocked by his schoolmates, but Jack befriended him. And then, one day, Ryan was gone.
- Steven Paradise: Do Something To Remember2021/09/08
Steven Paradise shares his thoughts on how to mark the anniversary of 9/11.
- Linsay Bodenheimer: The Cabin at Echo Summit2021/09/07
When Linsay Bodenheimer's 100-year-old family cabin was destroyed by the Caldor fire, much more than a building was lost.
- How Not to Raise a Jackass2021/09/06
- Richard Friedlander: Are We All In This Together?2021/09/03
- Griffin Ting: End of the School Daze2021/09/02
- Susan Dix Lyons: I’m Here2021/09/01
- Beth Touchette: Of Rain and Black-backed Woodpeckers2021/08/31
- Marilyn Englander: Changing Plans2021/08/30
- Isabella Montano Ponce: Latino Teens and Mental Health2021/08/27
- Peggy Hansen: Set Points2021/08/26
- Grant Young: UFOs Are Back. Sort Of.2021/08/25
- Joan Cardellino: Living Alone2021/08/24
- Tom Moriarty: Chipped2021/08/23
- Alisa Peres: Together, We Persist2021/08/20
- Ivelisse Diaz: Who Fixes Broken Institutions?2021/08/19
- Leslie Smith: Closing Time at the Animal Shelter2021/08/18
- Jonah Raskin: The Great Highway2021/08/17
- Mental Health Test2021/08/16
- Richard Swerdlow: Friday the 13th2021/08/13
- Michael Ellis: Antlions2021/08/12
- Andrew Lewis: Town Meeting2021/08/11
- Sandhya Acharya: The Note2021/08/10
- Paul Wolber: And You Will Be Grateful2021/08/09
- Les Bloch: Imagine2021/08/05
- Colleen Patrick-Goudreau: Failed Cat Foster2021/08/04
- Tracy Cote: Discussing Politics in the Workplace2021/08/03
- Larry Murphy: Back Where We Began2021/08/02
- Jim McClellan: Willie’s Bold Stroke2021/07/30
- Baldeep Singh: The Quarantine 152021/07/29
- Simi Monheit: Passing Through2021/07/28
- Richard Friedlander: I Screwed Up2021/07/26
- Peggy Hansen: Twilight Zone2021/07/23
- Shreya Pai: Fine Dining to Food Trucks2021/07/22
- Genevieve Schweitzer: Pandemic Piano Lessons2021/07/21
- Life, Monetized2021/07/20
- Christine Schoefer: Sitting in the Garden2021/07/19
- Michael Ellis: Ancient Trees2021/07/16
- Foucault’s Pendulum2021/07/15
- Retail Rip-Offs: Richard Swerdlow2021/07/14
- Jennifer Liss: Time Travel2021/07/13
- The Best Time2021/07/12
- George Woyame: Weaponizing Holy Communion2021/07/09
- Maxine Rose Schur: The Fog in My Head2021/07/08
- Jim McClellan: Broken Places2021/07/07
- Marilyn Englander: Save Water. Go Backpacking2021/07/06
- Paul Staley: The Pursuit of Happiness2021/07/05
- Victor Schachter: A 21st Century Declaration of Independence2021/07/02
- Celeste DuBois: Pedro’s Gift2021/07/01
- Colleen Patrick-Goudreau: Of Meat and Men2021/06/30
- Debbie Duncan: Three Good Things2021/06/29
- Marcelle Taylor Dougan: Protecting Black Children From Racism2021/06/28
- Peggy Hansen: Why I Forage2021/06/25
- Valeria Araujo: Rethinking Her Future at Mills2021/06/24
- Pedro Hernandez-Ramos: The Global Pandemic is Still Global2021/06/23
- Barbara Foltin: Pride2021/06/22
- Nicolle Plescia: Doing Nothing2021/06/21
- Steven Saum: Commissioner of Forests and Weeds2021/06/18
- Susan Dix Lyons: Senior Skip Day2021/06/17
- Thomas Plante: People Behaving Badly2021/06/16
- Michael Ellis: The Wonders of Home2021/06/15
- Richard Swerdlow: The Party2021/06/14
- Marilyn Englander: Curious, Not Furious2021/06/11
- Carol Arnold: Lost and Found2021/06/10
- Joan Steinau Lester: Loving Day2021/06/09
- Mark Clevenger: Your Child2021/06/08
- Ellen Greenblatt: Early Reading2021/06/07
- Evan Nichols: Gone to Carolina2021/06/04
- Milton Chen: Allies2021/06/03
- Colleen Patrick-Goudreau: Animals in Our Bones2021/06/02
- Steve McMoyler: Hell on Wheels2021/06/01
- Winston Tharp: To Doug2021/05/31
- Andrew Lewis: The Luxury of Choice2021/05/28
- Pratham Dalal: Graduation2021/05/27
- Vanessa Dueck: Time Marches On2021/05/26
- Christine Schoefer: The Value of Food2021/05/25
- Larry Lee: Asian Americans Standing Up2021/05/24
- Michael Ellis: Labyrinth2021/05/21
- Sandhya Acharya: United By COVID2021/05/20
- Tom Epstein: For the Safety of Cyclists2021/05/19
- Stephanie Denman: The Thank You Boomerang2021/05/18
- Sarah Hoffman: Keeping Up With Gender Fluid Children2021/05/17
- Jose Castro: High Tech Learning is High Stress2021/05/14
- Richard Swerdlow: Back to School2021/05/13
- Debbie Duncan: Update Your Priors2021/05/12
- Heather Lattimer: Double Pell2021/05/11
- Marilyn Englander: Future Self2021/05/10
- Connie Champagne: The Year That Got Away2021/05/07
- Leticia Monroy: There Is No Perfect Child2021/05/06
- Ali Shah: America, The Super League2021/05/05
- Alice Chen: Other2021/05/04
- Kevin Cool: More Than a Poker Game2021/05/03
- Olive Savoie: That’s So Gay2021/04/30
- Luke Thomas: Turning Emotions Into Art2021/04/29
- Kimberly Higareda: Not Ready For Real Life2021/04/28
- Karen Chau: You Only Live Once2021/04/27
- Alina Jafri: Ms Marvel2021/04/26
- Michael Ellis: The Deserts of California2021/04/23
- Laura Weil: How We Die2021/04/22
- Sandhya Acharya: End In Sight2021/04/21
- Paul Staley: The Un-Birthday2021/04/20
- Jaime Flores: Keeping Youth Out of Jail2021/04/19
- Dorothy O’Donnell: Too Old For the Hiking Group2021/04/16
- Charlotte Sivanich: Financial Literacy for Students2021/04/15
- Lane Parker: Listen To Your Plants2021/04/14
- Vanessa Dueck: Back to School2021/04/13
- Margie O’Driscoll: A Changing San Francisco2021/04/12
- Larry Jin Lee: Return to Angel Island2021/04/09
- Debbie Duncan: Every Shot Is a Story2021/04/08
- Deidre Silverman: An Encounter With Bees2021/04/07
- Tracy Coté: Presence2021/04/06
- Avery Grant: The Strength of Silence2021/04/05
- Will Hammond: Mama’s Casserole2021/04/02
- Sarah Javier: Erased2021/04/01
- Lynn Bruno: Universal and Free2021/03/31
- Ellen Greenblatt: A Walk Under a Full Moon2021/03/30
- Richard Swerdlow: Putting on Pandemic Pounds2021/03/29
- Michael Ellis: The Jay2021/03/26
- Amber Ly: Protecting Asian Parents2021/03/25
- Molly Curley O’Brien: A Requiem For Mills College2021/03/24
- Billy Zeng: Please Listen To Us2021/03/23
- Marilyn Englander: Embracing Life2021/03/22
- Be A Good Man2021/03/19
- Andrew Lewis: A Wing and a Prayer2021/03/18
- Jim McClellan: Broken Places2021/03/17
- Tom Moriarty: Chipped2021/03/16
- Alisa Peres: Together, We Persist2021/03/15
- Shantha Smith: Saving Your Life2021/03/12
- Paul Staley: Mutations2021/03/11
- Sara Alexander: The Hamantaschen Project2021/03/10
- Mike Hall: Tell Them Now2021/03/09
- Larry Jin Lee: The ‘Model Minority’2021/03/08
- Lev Kushner: Indoor Camping2021/03/05
- Richard Levitt: One Year Later2021/03/04
- Isabella Montano Ponce: Latino Teens and Mental Health2021/03/03
- Bryan Gillette: Silver Linings2021/03/02
- Susie Meserve: Anxiety in the Pandemic2021/03/01
- Michael Ellis: Porcupines2021/02/26
- Tenzing Chosang: Losar2021/02/25
- Ellen Greenblatt: Losing Your Person2021/02/24
- Connie Champagne: Mystery Tomatoes2021/02/23
- Jolie Kanat: Becoming Real2021/02/22
- Tracy Cote: Discussing Politics in the Workplace2021/02/19
- Claire McKechnie: Adapting to the Virtual Classroom2021/02/17
- Sandhya Acharya: Not Bad For An Adult2021/02/16
- Paul Staley: The Seen and the Unseen2021/02/15
- Richard Swerdlow: Stress in Marriage2021/02/12
- Marilyn Englander: Volunteering2021/02/11
- David Bonowitz: Essential Earthquake Design2021/02/10
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- Dr Baldeep Singh: The Shot2021/01/04
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- Richard Levitt: The Hills Are Alive2020/12/28
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- Marilyn Englander: A Hike On A Rainy Day2020/12/16
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