Fritz Kling and Robin Sparkman

Recorded October 27, 2020 51:25 minutes

Id: atl004296

One Small Step conversation partners Fritz Kling (61) and Robin Sparkman (51) discuss their political differences and similarities.

FK talks about wanting to have a One Small Step conversation because he heard about the program and wants to make his city better.

RS talks about how her career moved from journalism to her current work in nonprofits.

FK talks about being a "southern conservative in flux" and that while he believes the US is great it is "not currently having its best day."

RS talks about her political identity and how it has been heavily influenced by her husband's Judaism and the focus on doing for the community.

FK and RS talk about how traveling has shaped their view of the world.

RS talks about how travel helped her learn the role of luck in life and how it put many things in perspective.

FK talks about what drives him crazy about conservative Christians: guns, focus on the Supreme Court, and putting policy over character.