Rick Blalock and Maureen Mahaney

Recorded August 7, 2023 Archived August 7, 2023 49:20 minutes
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Id: osv000014

Description

One Small Step partners Rick Blalock (54) and Maureen Mahaney (67) lead with curiosity as they ask about one another's lives and values, covering childhood, religion, war, death, the afterlife, and more.

Subject Log / Time Code

Rick Blalock (RB) and Maureen Mahaney (MM) introduce themselves and read one another's bios.
RB shared about male figures in his childhood.
MM and RB speak about religion.
MM speaks about the death of her youngest son and how it impacted her.
RB speaks about how he reconciled participating in wars despite his values.
Participants discuss the Black Lives Matter movement.
Participants discuss labels and what it means to vote for a certain political candidate.
Participants speak about their earliest memories of politics and how that contributed to their current perspectives.
Participants reflect on connecting across political difference and the connections between people.
Participants discuss RB's work and how to make a topic interesting to others.
Participants share closing thoughts.

Participants

  • Rick Blalock
  • Maureen Mahaney

Partnership Type

Outreach

Initiatives