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William "Bill" Rickard [no age given] and his daughter, Lisa Rickard (56) talk about Bill's life growing up in China and the Philippines, his adoptive family, and his military service.

Stephanie Ngom (45) talks with her husband, Fallou Ngom (50), about his experiences in the United States after moving to the US from Senegal at age 25.

Mentor Andi Hoelzel (38) and her mentee, Weyni Kahsay (18) discuss Weyni's experience in the United States since moving from Ethiopia.

Spouses, Maria Gsell (67) and Ted Murray (73), share a conversation about their families, their work and careers, and their relationship with one another.

Sara Skinner (49) interviews her friend and colleague Chantale Niyonkuru (23) about her upbringing, culture, life experiences, and journey from a refugee camp in Tanzania to graduating college in Boise, Idaho.

Friends and former colleagues Michael Robinson (63) and Andrea Jones (60) reflect on their time working together at the Tallahassee Fire Department.

Friends Dallis Anderson (66) and William "Bill" Toulios (43) discuss equity in the school system. Dallis was Bill's basketball coach at the school where Bill is now the superintendent.

Mary Parnell Payne (99) is interviewed by her son Dr. Michael Payne (64) about growing up in rural Tennessee, her memories of her grandparents, voting, becoming a lab technician at the University of Chicago, and her thoughts on the current...

Gina Berdeja [no age given] interviews her nephew Mariko "Riko" Early (24) about his decision to join the ROTC program in high school and his experiences with the different branches of the armed forces.

Nash Christian (age 20) interviews his friend Don Millar (89) about Washington Island, WI and how important an education is.

Yolanda Lakes (50) sits down with her father, Raymond "Ray" Lakes (72), to ask about his upbringing in Columbus, GA and the world events, as well as personal experiences, that have shaped his current worldview.

The Reverend Dr. Agnes Blackmon (75) talks with friend and fellow pilgrim, Kiplyn Primus (57), about their experiences during the Jamestown to Jamestown Year of Return trip to Ghana in August 2019.

Jarrod Sport (37) interviews conversation partner and new friend Dr. Donald Felder (73) about his personal experience with school desegregation.

Colleagues Marsha Robinson (54), who describes herself as right of center, and John Forren (52), who describes himself as left of center, discuss how their political beliefs are similar and different.

Trista (36) interviews her colleague Rashaan (40) about his career in philanthropy, how he got started, and why he works in the field. They also talk about issues of diversity in the world of philanthropic work.

Friends Nathaniel "Nat" Trives (85) and Lynn Washington [no age given] share memories of Santa Monica College and their experiences there.

Husband and wife Julius (40) and Alma Cavira (37) have a conversation with their friends Boyi Dong (30) and her husband Lorne Jeff (31) about their childhoods, their education and their minority experience.

Sisters Betty Brown-Chappell (76) and Gail Patterson-Gladney (74) trade memories from growing up on a farm near Bangor, Michigan with six other siblings. They reflect on what it was like for their family to navigate being one of the only...

Marta Pearson (72) talks with her friend DeAnna Hadley (52) about sympathy, empathy, racism, the pain it causes and the need for African-American stories to be shared. She describes seeing a raw cotton field for the first time, being denied...

Spouses, Kruti Ravaliya (36) and Paul Lafranchise (38), talk about Paul's service in the U.S. Army and the impact it had on their family.

Cameron Hart (19) and her One Small Step partner, Mattias Mercado (19), discuss their thoughts on gun violence, police brutality, the Trump administration and more.

Dr. Noelle Trent (39) discusses with colleague and friend Dr. Charles McKinney (52) the experience of blackness throughout their early and current lives, pursuit of academia, and their experience in the subject of History.

Lisa Dailey (53) shares a conversation with her mother, Joyce Hemingway (80), about Joyce’s childhood, her career as a nurse, and the lessons she has learned in life.

Laura Peterson (52) talks with her sorority sister Amanda Brown Olmstead (80) about her work in Public Relations and her time at Ole Miss.

One Small Step partners, Rachel Barnard (52) and John Duvall (63), discuss privilege and racism. They examine how each of these is reflected in their own life experiences, and John brings some new ways of looking at these concepts to...