All Episodes

Perspective 250: We are worth celebrating

Perspective: Outdoor education isn't extra — it's essential

Perspective 250: A perspective on perspective

Perspective: The gift of music, without crushing the joy

Perspective: Always tip the street musicians

Perspective: The Beautiful Game

Perspective: Obama Presidential Center

Perspective: Another blow to science in America (and what you can do about it)

Perspective: Comfort in community

Perspective: My frogman days

Perspective: Photo moratorium

Perspective: The comfort found

Perspective: Memories remembered, memories reminded

Perspective: Hanging out in Shady Pines

Perspective: You can't tell a dog by its cover

Perspective: The permanent flow of civilization

Perspective: The Catalan who gave Mexico its national sound

Perspective: Awards season

Perspective: How we spend our time

Perspective: This beautiful planet is our responsibility

Perspective: Slowing down can happen at home, too

Perspective: On risk assessment

Perspective: The sword belongs to the people

Perspective: Changing minds

Perspective: It's OK to be anxious, grads

Perspective: All shall be well

Perspective: Don't fall for the trap

Perspective: Doomscrolling

Perspective: Like a cage of parakeets, or there's still hope

Perspective: Sallllmon.

Perspective: Alcoholic minds

Perspective: Mug moments are for transition times

Perspective: Where we get our information

Perspective: A problem of will

Perspective: Only the beginning

Perspective: The real job

Perspective: Even therapists need therapists

Perspective: Lessons from my 9-year-old

Perspective: The now what?

Perspective: Spending priorities

Perspective: Earthly observations

Perspective: Things I don't understand

Perspective: On tipping points

Perspective: Shakespeare and UFOs

Perspective: Enemy at the Gates

Perspective: No Kings rally

Perspective: Shadyless walk

Perspective: In this world of flowers

Perspective: The crash

Perspective: Burnout

Perspective: Commuter adventures

Perspective: Marriage

Perspective: We don't want a one-party system

Perspective: A line in the sand

Perspective: Another word for 'love'

Perspective: The State of the Union

Perspective: Good hair days

Perspective: Remember the fish kills and burning rivers this World Water Day

Perspective: Child care means education for parents

Perspective: Praise The Peepers

Perspective: RSO

Perspective: "Let the thing be pressed"

Perspective: No copyright for AI-generated content

Perspective: War Powers

Perspective: A rising star in Texas

Perspective: If it ain't broke, don't fix it

Perspective: Inconspicuous consumption

Perspective: Jesus and War

Perspective: Protect your mail-in vote

Perspective: COVID amnesia

Perspective: Sisters by choice inspire just as well

Perspective: The dismal science

Perspective: The power of song

Perspective: Cheese walk?

Perspective: Friendships and haircuts

Perspective: American values

Perspective: Facebook and a walk

Perspective: The courage and compassion of Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.

Perspective: Magic Words

The joy of doing something new -- badly

Perspective: Welcome the fire horse!

Perspective: My parents danced

Perspective: Experience the arts

Perspective: Presidential museums

Perspective: Dissecting romance

Perspective: Meditations on crossing the Potsdamer Bridge

Perspective: Social Darwinism at Work

Perspective: Why can't we have chickens in DeKalb?

Perspective: The smartest animal in the world

Perspective: What I learned from 'The Wire'

Perspective: Goodbye to a fur baby

Perspective: Cheese, please!

Perspective: Is anyone concerned about the nation's business being handled on social media?

Perspective: We didn’t start the fire, but we can choose our response

Perspective: Perfect Days

Perspective: What I'm learning from a ring

Perspective: 'Mural dyslexia' and the pursuit of affordable health care

Perspective: Lessons learned from the Cubs Convention 2026

Perspective: The extraordinary Steve Cropper

Perspective: The kids are alright

Perspective: On dreams and secret anxiety

Perspective: Judgment Day

Perspective: What does your brand promise?

Perspective: Making the most of January

Perspective: Upgrade your geriatric experience

Perspective: The children of Nagasaki were singing

Perspective: A surprising loss

Perspective: Why democracy needs an enemy

Perspective: The snowplows

Perspective: I'm thankful for my right to vote

Perspective: ICE raids in our cities

Perspective: Giving thanks for the crabapple tree

Perspective: Stop it!

Perspective: The Wendigo in America

Perspective: Problems, not symptoms

Perspective: We need to slow our roll

Perspective: That's the way I like it

Perspective: As safe as Little Red Riding Hood...

Perspective: Observe Veterans Day with gratitude

Perspective: No free lunch

Perspective: How to be cool after you retire

Perspective: The secret to surviving retirement

Perspective: Are you listening?

Perspective: Estrangement

Perspective: Welcoming quieter friends

Perspective: What's scarier than Halloween?

Perspective: Halloween traditions

Perspective: These are a few of my favorite...bands!

Perspective: The best Halloween costume this year

Perspective: We could learn a lot from those demon hunters

Perspective: A child's wisdom about living free in a democracy

Perspective: Vulnerable families should make a plan

Perspective: Preparing for Dia de los Muertos

Perspective: Where will you go when it’s five minutes to midnight?

Perspective: Is our president a populist or a demagogue?

Perspective: Overreach

Perspective: Freezer Jenga

Perspective: Philanthropy and my father

Perspective: Too much screen time

Perspective: The canaries are singing. Who's listening?

Perspective: Venting is bad

Perspective: Chicago, Trump and solutions

Perspective: A place that remembers us

Perspective: Things left undone

Perspective: Voting by mail is 'a thing.' A good thing!

Perspective: The grace of lifelong friends --The Sequel

Perspective: Listen to the seashells

Perspective: Who needs a golden ballroom?

Perspective: The door to everywhere

Perspective: You gonna eat that?

Perspective: The manufacturing daydreams need a reality check

Perspective: My collections

Perspective: From Rockford, with gratitude

Perspective: A summertime breather

Perspective: A few words of wisdom on marriage

Perspective: The three foes of human beings

Perspective: Why different perspectives matter

Perspective: The NIU Art Museum

Perspective: Education isn't dying in one place. It's being dismantled everywhere.

Perspective: Public broadcasting, I have your back!

Perspective: Words will not save us, but they can point the way

Perspective: You need a rest

Perspective: It's time to speak out in favor of life

Perspective: Support your public media

Perspective: It's time for more research on this rare disease

Perspective: The awful irony of nuclear proliferation

Perspective: Guilt

Perspectives: My legs, my choice

Perspective: Toxic boss behavior

Perspective: Ships, colleges, and John Coltrane

Perspective: There's no better time than now to dive in

Perspective: My tech is aging faster than I am

Perspective: It's called 'Elderspeak,' hon.

Perspective: Laundry calamities

Perspective: Gracie, a pandemic gift

Perspective: With apologies to President Lincoln...

Perspective: Watch out! Your walk in the park may get ruined

Perspective: Only one branch of government? Keep fighting to preserve our democracy

Perspective: College students should read more

Perspective: The first 169 days

Perspective: The Fascism Cycle

Perspective: Let's talk about tax cuts

Perspective: Teaming up with Dolly Parton

Perspective: No greater value

Perspective: Gardens of Resistance

Perspective: We are a 'banana republic'

Perspective: Make hay while the sun shines

Perspective: Puppies, unicorns, fire-breathing dragons

Perspective: Goodnight, Beloit College

Perspective: Resistance and celebration

Perspective: Yes, waste time!

Perspective: My summer watch list

Perspective: Sparkle & shine vs. food divine

Perspective: Let's find the common ground

Perspective: Not my clown, not my circus

Perspective: The forgotten details of history

Perspective: The root of all evil

Perspective: For the price of a yearly cup of coffee...

Perspective: Summer reading lists should be generated by humans, not by A.I.

Perspective: The continuing saga of Monty and Rose

Perspective: Getting help with the loss of our dear pet, Betty

Perspective: Is Chicago's Pope up to the job?

Perspective: Thank you!

Perspective: It's a bad, not beautiful, budget bill

Perspective: Surely it couldn't happen here

Perspective: Treating others with dignity is one way to heal America

Perspective: Sailing away with Yacht Rock

Perspective: Family estrangement and grandparent alienation

Perspective: The circus is in town, part II

Perspective: Elder, not elderly

Perspective: The grace of lifelong friends

Perspective: A distorted view of 'refugees'

Perspective: A simple sentence

Perspective: It's time to act for endangered species

Perspective: Coming together over kittens

Perspective: The flat

Perspective: Liver makes me shiver

Perspective: The beauty of our dreams

Perspective: Raise your voice for AmeriCorps

Perspective: Homework

Perspective: The digital bar mitzvah

Perspective: About that book you borrowed...

Perspective: Due process

Perspective: Animal rescuers should give us hope -- and inspiration

Perspective: Broken but unbowed

Perspective: Protests work

Perspective: Logging and mining National Forests won't solve wildfires

Perspective: The strange arc of Russian/American relations

Perspective: Celebrate Earth Day by saving money

Perspective: Dysfunction at the micro and macro levels

Perspective: The time capsule

Perspective: The love behind the anniversary

Perspective: The perilous path of tariffs

Perspective: Farmers, food insecurity, and chainsaws

Perspective: I dream of ferries

Perspective: A secret affair

Perspective: The bright side of Doomsday

Perspective: From carbon footprint to civic footprint

Perspective: Who are the most evolved politicians?

Perspective: Why research matters

Perspective: A few words of gratitude

Perspective: A reading from George Orwell

Perspective: Finding hope in a Tolkien deep-cut

Perspective: What has your government done for you lately?

Perspective: The alarming pile of disregards

Perspective: OK, Betty, you win

Perspective: What if something happens?

Perspective: The slow worm

Perspective: Wordsworth's Wisdom

Perspective: What is merit?

Perspective: Beer and hymns?

Perspective: The New Sheriff

Perspective: Spring migration -- Which way to go?

Perspective: Get informed, then vote!

Perspective: You want privacy with that?

Perspective: We will welcome every baby

Perspective: Rockford welcomes all people

Perspective: Your country needs your superpower

Perspective: Being bad at something is good for you

Perspective: Impoundment and Crusader

Perspective: A hundred robins

Perspective: What's science worth to you?

Perspective: Eighteen minutes

Perspective: Sunday school

Perspective: It's time to put our pants on and show up

Perspective: Stay calm, breathe deeply

Perspective: The poetry of country music

Perspective: Thanks, Mr. Schulz

Perspective: Our cruel government

Perspective: Never mind the conspiracies. I believe in you.

Perspective: I beg your pardon?

Perspective: Let's focus on the children

Perspective: Afoot on highway

Perspective: Slow down stress-related aging

Perspective: The price of eggs

Perspective: Calling for rain

Perspective: There is method to this madness

Perspective: Don't walk alone

Perspective: My post-inauguration spree

Perspective: E pluribus unum, right?

Perspective: Eulogies

Perspective: Workers deserve more

Perspective: Summer insects and a bishop's sermon

Perspective: What do we do now?

Perspective: This friend who left us

Perspective: The Cat-Lecturer

Perspective: I was raised to be nice

Perspective: GenAI On Trial

Perspective: Perplexed

Perspective: The two January 20ths

Perspective: America's gun

Perspective: Back to normal, for now

Perspective: Blue collar arrogance

Perspective: In praise of white lies

Perspective: In-between times

Perspective: Resolutions for the new year

Perspective: The winter heron

Perspective: Check your perspective

Perspective: Ready...Set...Go!

Perspective: News flash, new year

Perspective: Walking into the new year

Perspective: President Biden and his ill-advised pardons

Perspective: Walk it off

Perspective: The history of a face

Perspective: Dear Santa

Perspective: Farewell to '24

Perspective: It's a man's world?

Perspective: You CAN go home again

Perspective: Fresh or faux?

Perspective: Angels among us

Perspective: Listen to what you are hearing

Perspective: The myth of AI detection

Perspective: Smoking guns may be hazardous to your health

Perspective: Two ways to honor the approaching holidays

Perspective: A message from The Center

Perspective: What makes you unique? Try this holiday experiment

Perspective: What is an accent?

Perspective: Pandemic worries

Perspective: What time is it?

Perspective: No matter who wins...

Perspective: Be careful what you wish for

Perspective: The circus has come to town

Perspective: Thanksgiving and forgiving

Perspective: We bought the ticket, we're on the ride

Perspective: What to do with this fear

Perspective: Why so eager for recess appointments?

Perspective: Plenty of new ideas

Perspective: Peace like a river

Perspective: It might not be your time

Perspective: Australia calling

Perspective: Compartmentalize this

Perspective: The practice that changed my perspective

Perspective: Revolutionaries

Perspective: The best of all possible worlds

Perspective: Hungry for travel