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One Small Step conversation partners Sarah White (53) and Margaret "Frances" Avery (62) have a conversation about their rural childhoods, their parents as big influences in their lives, and monuments coming down in Richmond.

One Small Step conversation partners Trinity Bourgeois (21) and Susan Worrell (72) have a conversation about the similarities in their childhood dinner conversations, the assumptions people make about them, and their shared love of Germany.

One Small Step conversation partners Brandy Willett (49) and Andrew "Drew" Richards (35) have a conversation about their careers, religion, and patriotism.

One Small Step conversation partiners Mary Blankenship (69) and Sandra Westmoreland (68) have a conversation about becoming mothers later in life, the need for people to understand each other, nightly prayer, and 9/11's impact on them.

One Small Step partners Cate Romelfanger (66) and Colleen Poleon (50) find common ground around their careers in Information Technology, being raised in military families, and their belief that United States politics have been "infected" by polarization.

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.

One Small Step conversation partners Stephen Demarest (41) and Daniel "Dan" Smith (55) have a conversation about their experiences as fathers of older kids, influential experiences with scout masters, and the complexities of participating in the pledge of allegiance.

One Small Step conversation partners Jane Wilson (78) and Anthony "Tony" Lewis (69) discuss what it was like growing up in completely different communities and how they developed their beliefs.

One Small Step conversation participants Lynda Anderson (66) and Kelly Faglioni (56) have a conversation about their journeys to Richmond, their career paths, their sibling dynamics and the importance of family.

One Small Step conversation partners Robbie Bassett (44) and Joseph "Shayne" Snavely (56) have a conversation about the political divide and the paths that their careers took to bring them to where they are now.

One Small Step partners John Jones (55) and Rebecca Snell (55) discuss patriotism, the affects of the Covid-19 pandemic, and advice they'd give their younger selves.

One Small Step partners Elizabeth [No Name Given] (38) and Julie [No Name Given] (72) discuss their careers, differing political beliefs, and the importance of strong female role models.

One Small Step conversation partners Anna (43) and Brad (51) have a conversation about their lives, including careers, hobbies, experiences with bus breakdowns, and perspectives on aging. They find commonalities in their winding career paths and bonds through shared stories...

One Small Step partners Frances Stewart (79) and Herbert "Herb" Loveless (68) have a conversation about their political upbringings, advice to their younger selves, and their views and experiences around the Vietnam War.

One Small Step conversation participants Kendall Cole (29) and Laurie Beck (55) exchange lived experiences and discuss their faith journeys as well as gratitude as a bridge for understanding.

One Small Step conversation partners Clay Adair (38) and Daryl Juran (70) sit down for a conversation about their , their career paths, taxes, and the news media they take in.

One Small Step partners Michelle Shaffer (56) and Matt Rolf (44) find they have both had to learn to walk again, being disenchanted with the two party system, and the possibility of a revolution.

One Small Step partners Valerie Robnolt (56) and Susie Perry-Fikes (81) have a conversation about their paths in their careers, their experiences with politics in their families, and conservatives in their families.

One Small Step partners Susan "Sue" DeCrescenzo (71) and Reb Sauls (58) discuss their degrees and career paths in common, their journeys with the church and religion, and the American Dream.