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Friends, colleagues, and One Small Step conversation partners, Kermit Poling (60) and Renae Moran (54), discuss their backgrounds and political beliefs.

One Small Step conversation partners Chay Runnels (46) and Jerry Edmonson (61) discuss faith, politics and diversity.

One Small Step conversation partners Anne Keehnen (64) and Jennifer Scott (35) discuss their beliefs around different topics, including abortion, the COVID-19 pandemic response, and political division.

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 Reynaldo Mesa (62) and Chuck Fisher (75) discuss growing up, family, politics and community involvement.

One Small Step Conversation partners Allison "AJ" Oberempt (61) and Chelsea Niemann (31) share a conversation about their upbringings, their political values, and their families.

One Small Step partners Jeff Hren [no age given] and Camille Mojica [no age given] share a conversation about immigration, gender identity, abortion, their respective religious beliefs, and the role of the media in politics.

One Small Step conversation partners Jerlena Griffin-Desta (61) and Franceen Levy (76) talked about how coming to the Bay Area influenced their perspectives and how complex and confining political labels and descriptions can be.

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

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 Joe Lovell (65) and Judi Goldberg (73) briefly share their histories, then discuss the differences between personal and political beliefs and the influence of government.

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 partners Wane Hailes (67) and Alton Russell (84) have a conversation about their lives and how they ended up in Columbus, GA.

One Small Step conversation partners Michael Albrecht (22) and Janet Richards (54) discuss how major health issues have shaped their lives, how their Christian faith is important to each of them, how conflicts within their religious communities have forced them...

One Small Step conversation partners Johanne Pachankis (76) and Molly Stahl (35) talk about disagreements within Catholicism, volunteering, the conservative movement/Trump, and women being second class citizens/abortion issues.

One Small Step conversation partners Jeremy Wood (35) and Gregg Towery (72) talk about their work with incarcerated youth, how police violence has impacted their lives, and their faith journeys and how it guides the values they believe in.

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.

Sunny Wong (40) and Justin (32) discuss their backgrounds, families, jobs, and living situations. Sunny recently moved from Hong Kong to New York, where he works in archives, while Justin lives in Atlanta with his wife, daughter, and foster dogs.

One Small Step conversation partners Joshua Gilmour (39) and Killion [No Name Given] (56) talk about religion, agnosticism, tenacity, political moderation, and the common good.

One Small Step partners Lisa Myers (49) and Dorian Cromartie (31) share a conversation about their values, their political views, and their hopes and concerns for the future.

One Small Step partners Sharon Powell Quincy (74) and Damon Ward (47) connect over their desire to help their community and those in need from opposite sides of the aisle.

Christopher "Chris" Kreiger (54) and One Small Step partner Tom Sanders (75) exchange their varying life experiences and political concerns.

One Small Step partners Donna West (68) and Ryan Shinn (44) go down memory lane reflecting on the their experiences with their faith, community, and work that shaped them today.

One Small Step conversation partners Valencia "Kay" Monk-Morgan (51) and Alex Hamel (29) talk about the need to grow, voting both ways, labels, and operating in ignorance.

One Small Step Conversation partners Joseph "Joe" [No name given] (52) and Jennifer "Jen" [No name given](48) talk about their faith, working in law enforcement and the importance of conversations to find understanding.