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One Small Step conversation partners Nancy Patterson (67) and Suzanne Royer-McCone (60) discuss the decision to have kids or not, the process of obtaining Section 8 housing assistance, and having different political views than their families.

One Small Step partners Peggy Johnson (74) and Pattie Speer (68) discuss the people and events that shaped their political and religious beliefs.

One Small Step partners Kenneth "Ken" Miller (82) and Michael Gorin (71) discuss their Catholic upbringings, personal political values, and political figures they've both admired.

Sara Smith (64) and her One Small Step Partner Adam Banter (40) talk about topics such as climate change, younger generations, and how to approach differing political views.

One Small Step conversation partners Timothy "Tim" Foster (50) and Alannah Tomich (32) discuss parenting, political frustrations, and being unhoused.

One Small Step participants Mary Wessel (28) and Katherine "Kathie" Gulotta (68) talk about their faith journeys, their careers, and share some of the most meaningful moments in the work they do.

Sarah Cordova (38) and Samuel Teresi (66) discuss their upbringing, their faith, the importance of family and differences of opinion around non-binary gender identity.

One Small Step partners Jayme Hightower (41) and Steve LaPorta (60) discuss missionary work, systemic racism, and how to improve schools in our country.

One Small Step Partners Ariana Morante Cvitanic (27) and Vanessa Rivera (34) discuss their families, careers, educations, beliefs, healing, and hobbies.

One Small Step conversation partners Kelli Dickerson (45) and Carol Hilborn (65) met virtually to discuss the growing political divide and their shared hope that people can find common ground. They both discuss their connection to Mississippi, parenthood and how...

One Small Step conversation partners Warren Brown (55) and Melissa Reitman (57) explore some of their political differences, explore the meaning they find in raising children and trade notes on the difficulties of public interaction in their professions.

One Small Step partners Betsy Randolph (69) and Mary Driebe (56) have a conversation about spirituality and social justice.

One Small Step partners Sheila Field (60) and Shelley Douglass (77) talk about their political experiences and opinions.

One Small Step partners Lorraine Fontana (76) and Kelly Windus (56) discuss their different upbringings, spiritual beliefs, and views on homosexuality.

Jason Spellman (35) and Alexander Megaso (36) discuss the Black Lives Matter Protests, the Confederate Monuments, the impetus to move out of dense urban centers, social media, religious tenets and striving for positive mindsets.

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.

One Small Step partners James Sweeney (69) and Wally Long (63) discuss their community work, their mutual belief that the right to vote is "sacred," and why face-to-face conversations are so important.

One Small Step partners Gretchen Wallisch (38) and Thomas Ketchum (59) sit down for a conversation about Roe v. Wade and libertarianism.

Justin (32) and Jenni (42), strangers participating in the One Small Step program, have a conversation about their lives, families, and communities. They discuss their daughters, living through COVID, and buying houses in the suburbs.

One Small Step conversation partners Ellen Wells (73) and Aaron Doll (51) talk about Aaron's transgender child, civil discourse, and the role of government.

One Small Step conversation partners Marisa Saenz (50) and Lisa Schuette (58) discuss major influences, religion, political values, and environmental concerns.

One Small Step partners Megan Feeney (40) and Patricia "Patty" Owens (68) discuss the role religion plays in their lives, the influential people they have known, and issues that concern them.

One Small Step Conversation partners Mary Petz (74) and Bob Carter (77) talk about the impact of their faith in their lives and discuss their views on abortion.

One Small Step conversation partners and new friends Laura Wright (65) and Susan Lupone Stonis (59) discover how much they have in common, talk over their religious differences, and the need for kindness in the world.

One Small Step partners Rhonda Toussaint (60) and Tara Giger (42) have a conversation about the foster care system and children's education.