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One Small Step partners Peter Cohen (71) and Richard Herb (66) share their work in leadership, their views on politics, and their relationship to scholarship.

Growing up as an only child afforded Paulist Fr. Tom Holahan a huge imaginary world, where his creativity was nurtured. He loved the creative life and exploring the world so much that he couldn't see himself taking on the responsibility...

Life well lived.

Evan Cummings, C.S.P., made his final promises to life with the Paulist Fathers in late 2018. Just before that, he spoke about how wikipedia led him to the community, how some of his most profound spiritual moments come while kneading...

Steve is growing up rather quickly and the world is turning faster than ever before. With the help of a special 2nd grade teacher he has skipped ahead in grades and has been exploring his strengths and interests. The 60s...

Barry Gordon (82) talks with his children Allegra (42) and Jeremy Gordon (36) about stories from childhood, science experiments, and his unique path from physics to the psychology of encounter groups and psychics in the 1970s, and into a career...

Being on the Berkeley campus in the 1960s and 1970s; ageism and sexism; watching a parent go through Alzheimer's.

Interview with Jim about his life

We spoke about our two-week, cross-country trip from Blacksburg, VA to Berkeley, CA and our thoughts on both of our experiences at UC Berkeley.

An interview with Theodora Lee Gregg about her McCall's fruitcake recipe, who she makes fruitcakes for, and the origins of the tradition.

Though Paulist Father Dat Tran embraces Jesus’ instruction to be a “fisher of men,” he’s learned that the harvest may not come overnight and to trust in the work of the Holy Spirit. In this interview, he speaks about transitioning...

Wakes, age 7, interviews his Grandpa Paul, a Freedom Rider.

One Small Step conversation partners Carole Goldsmith (57) and Estefania Avalos Chavez (20) talk about the important role education has played in their lives, the role of advocacy in their communities, and the importance of equity and inclusion to achieve...

I interviewed my grandmother, who lived in the Oakland/Berkeley area in the 1960s and 1970s, on her personal experience living in a place where the Civil Rights movement was centered around.

Eva was eight months old when Hitler come to power. Her father was part of the resistance and fled with her and her brothers to Marseille, France then on to Lyon where he continued to fight for the resistance. Her...

One Small Step partners Paula Siegel (69) and Terry Hutchison (82) share a conversation about their families, the most influential people in their lives, their work, and their hopes and concerns for the future.

Young adult, college, grad school, career, meeting Dad

Arista Mozena talking to her Dad Steve Mozena about his pursuit to become an actor in Hollywood.

Kathryn Mapps: 2021-02-28 19:22:08 In this discussion Kathy and Mingus talk about how their family influenced them to be interested history and politics. Mingus, now a Portland City Commissioner, talked about the experience of running for office during the Corona...

Will and his father Jim Johnstone talk about a windsurfing race that Jim competed in during the 1990s.

Theodore and his mother Colleen talk about attending marches in support of Black rights in the wake of George Floyd’s murder.

Roberta and Jerry Goldman discuss meeting each other and falling in love in California in 1957.

The adventures of a kid from Brown’s Flat, CA in Berkeley, the Peace Corps, and beyond

Two young millennials (well Matthew is a gen z) discussing their lives (debate, prom, and scary stories of childhood trauma)

One Small Step conversation partners Alex Mozes (43) and Rosie Campagna (45) consider political parties, changing views and the bubbles we find ourselves in, questioning as a means of understanding and coming to one's views, distrust and conspiracy theories, the...