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Strangers and One Small Step partners, Wally Derleth (64) and Erin Pyles Smith (34) talk about their differing political views, the loss of a parent, and how their speech teachers were influential people in their lives. They find parallels in...

One Small Step conversation partners Lee Rossmaessler (67) and Jess Salisbury (30) talk about the impact of their religion and LGBTQ lives.

One Small Step conversation partners Heidi Hrowal (62) and Jeff Kenworthy (62) talk about assumptions, the overturning of Roe v Wade, affirmative action, and Catholic school versus public school.

Mark McIntyre (71) and Robin Hickey (71) find commonality in their ages, marriages, and children, but also differences as they discuss their thoughts on parenting, environmental regulations, unions, social mobility, and race relations.

One Small Step partners Tedd Blakenship (60) and Stuart Countryman (58) talk about voting their conscience, losing faith in a party, guns, trust in media, and alternative energy.

One Small Step conversation partners Paige Feikert (32) and Kathy Adkins (52) talk about domestic violence, motherhood, the "Value Them Both" amendment, self-love and self-reflection, and religious beliefs.

One Small Step conversation partners Elise Chavez (29) and Jennifer Szambecki (40) talk about their upbringings, changing their beliefs, Catholicism, and learning to find things in common.

One Small Step conversation partners Emily Forest (49) and Nate Davis (38) talk about different walks of life, juvenile detention, the influence of faith, and wealth disparities.

One Small Step conversation partners Janet Rhoads (66) and Chris Brown (55) talk about Christianity and politics, transgender issues, and figuring out how to live and work together.

One Small Step conversation partners Jeff Clark (60) and J.D. Gerber (74) talk about smaller government, being a libertarian, a humanist and a Viet Nam War era conscientious objector.

One Small Step conversation partners Alexis Kelley (65) and Zachary "Pate" Council (29) discussed about politics.

One Small Step partners Kristena (40) and Nathanial (41) talk about children, working with handicapped people, gray areas in politics and life, and Christianity.

One Small Step conversation partners Deb Stack (59) and Jim Ward (62) talk about religious and political backgrounds, the AIDS crisis and LGBT rights.

One Small Step conversation partners David Mellott (67) and Maya Stein (51) talk about being step-parents, families and marriage, life lessons, and being middle children. They discuss God, the importance of family, being Liberal and Conservative, and hopes for the...

One Small Step Conversation partners Joleen Webb (63) and Justin Richardson (31) talk about values they had growing up, the significance of Election Day, how Jesus would have been a Democrat, trickle-down economics, and growing up in a different time...

One Small Step partners Richard Mueller [no age given] and Margaret "Peggy" Miller (79) discuss their beliefs on politics, religion, and give personal anecdotes.

One Small Step partners Thomas "Alan" Fisher (66) and Christie Keegan (73) discuss their views on gun ownership and their shared concerns over the tenor of our current political climate.

One Small Step conversation partners Jody Palmer (82) and Thomas Gabriele (49) spend an hour discussing their perspectives on California, changes in the modern American family, and their relationship to Catholicism.

One Small Step partners Carrie (46) and John (41) talk about Christianity, homeschooling, the criminal justice system, and gun control.

One Small Step conversation partners Samuel Voth Schrag (39) and Joe Tito (59) discuss parenting, how their faiths impact their politics, and how their politics impact their friendships.

One Small Step partners Jennifer Beck (49) and Matt Schuster (63) discuss their backgrounds, their beliefs regarding gun safety, and their frustration with political candidates.

One Small Step conversation partners Serena Melder (40) and Kate Young (47) talk about choosing what you believe, manipulation, the way faith brings peace, living in a Christian cult, and finding your power.

One Small Step conversation partners Joe Marra (57) and Landon Reid (50) talk about how important their parents were to their development, the joys of both having a 5 year old and how to make some politics a win-win situation.

One Small Step conversation partners Alexandra Wohlgemuth (34) and Jack Wilkin (27) talk about being open, Christianity and how we see the world, questioning things, having tough conversations, and the difference one person can make.

One Small Step conversation partners Harry "Jess" Frieze (75) and Phillip Journey (64) discuss guns, pragmatism in politics, family businesses, the American Dream.