Heather Bench and Tim Ryan
Heather Bench and Tim Ryan Heather Bench and Tim Ryan Heather Bench and Tim Ryan Heather Bench and Tim Ryan

Heather Bench and Tim Ryan

Recorded September 9, 2025 52:25 minutes
Heather Bench and Tim Ryan
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Description

One Small Step partners Heather Bench (54) and Tim Ryan (67) talk about their personal values, upbringings, experience as parents and grandparents, and worries for the future of the our country.

Subject Log / Time Code

7:14
Heather Bench (HB) talks about her family, experiences growing up, worries for her adopted children, and about taking care of her father.
18:34
Tim Ryan (TR) talks about growing up with parents involved in the civil rights movement and how his relationship with his parents has changed over time
28:30
TR talks about his experience his care for nature and conservation joining a hiking group, importance of getting to know each others' stories
32:45
HB and TR discuss the importance of helping each other out, values in kindness, and the possibility of others' taking advantage of help
44:40
HB talks about how her political beliefs have changed over time, the influence of working in the legal industry
46:40
TR talks about leaving social media because of politics
47:00
HB and TR discuss the changing trends in media/news consumption and their worries for the future

Participants

  • Heather Bench
  • Tim Ryan

Recording Locations

WYSO Downtown Dayton Studio

Venue / Recording Kit

Partnership

Partnership Type

Outreach

Initiatives