Vanessa Schoon Smith and Heather Brownlie
Vanessa Schoon Smith and Heather Brownlie Vanessa Schoon Smith and Heather Brownlie Vanessa Schoon Smith and Heather Brownlie

Vanessa Schoon Smith and Heather Brownlie

Recorded May 17, 2023 Archived May 17, 2023 48:42 minutes
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Description

One Small Step partners Vanessa Schoon Smith (45) and Heather Brownlie (50) discuss the assumptions people make about them, political extremism drowning out moderatism, social media encouraging divisiveness, and their hopes for the future.

Subject Log / Time Code

4:17
Heather Brownlie (HB) and Vanessa Schoon Smith (VSS) talk about their religious upbringings and how their upbringings shaped their present beliefs.
8:45
VSS shares that she prays for guidance on difficult issues, and that her beliefs are informed by independent prayer as opposed to church doctrine.
11:42
HB and VSS discuss assumption people make about them based on their connections with the military.
17:00
They talk about what they think of when they think of the South.
22:00
VSS talks about living in Kuwait. HB talks about living in Italy with her daughter's father's family, why she decided to return to the United States, and her wish to take her now grown-up daughter back to visit Italy.
32:00
HB and VSS discuss their hopes for their children and for the United States.
35:00
They discuss presumptions people make about them based on their political leanings. They discuss how extreme points of views get more attention, how social media exacerbates this, and how this facilitates harsher behavior.
45:35
HB and VSS share their gratitude for the opportunity to talk with someone from a different background.

Participants

  • Vanessa Schoon Smith
  • Heather Brownlie

Venue / Recording Kit

Partnership

Partnership Type

Outreach

Initiatives