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Be (83) talks with Selene (12) about her life and her journey from a small town on the gulf coast of Mississippi in 1935 to Ann Arbor Michigan, 2018.

Kelly Anderson (55) talks with her mother Jean Ballantyne Anderson (86) about her childhood, her parents, and their life as a family together.

Kathleen "River" Artz-Iffland (63) talks with friend, Margaret DeRitter (58), about her role as an out lesbian in Kalamazoo, her work to strengthen the lesbian community, and the family she created with her partner of 35 years.

Ashley Heath Cooper (48) tells her daughter Susana Arrington Hair (17) about her mother, SH's grandmother, who was lost at sea before SH was born.

[Recorded: Tuesday, March 19th, 2024] UVA Students Evan Crowne (22) from Virginia and Lyla Dennny (22) from Wyoming/Connecticut recorded a One Small Step conversation as a part of their course Lead from Anywhere. They discussed political influences in their childhood,...

[Recorded: Monday, September 11, 2023] Kate Walldorf (19) from Charleston, SC, and Aishani Patnaik (19) from Ashburn, VA participated in this One Small Step conversation as part of their Public Service Pathways 1-credit UNST course at UVA. Aishani shares how...

Brandon Lowe (29) speaks with his One Small Step partner, Daria O'Brien (62) about their experiences specifically with inner city kids, homophobia, the Christian church and its ties to their political ideology.

One Small Step conversation partners Carson Goh (20) and Keli Hubert (22) discuss expressing their views on campus, feeling misunderstood, and the biggest challenges facing their generation.

One Small Step partners Annette Bergins (86) and Jim Chojnacki [no age given] discuss how formative experiences with their families and the neighborhoods they grew up in influence their political views.

One Small Step partners Martha Steger (79) and Margaret "Meg" Harley (52) have a conversation about leaving the farm, Trump traffic, and the troubles with talking politics in church.

One Small Step conversation partners Abigail "Abi" Sanny (37) and Rezty Felty (55) discuss faith, politics, and genderfluidity.

One Small Step partners Tracy Myers (65) and Kathleen Peake (65) discuss small government, talking politics with family members, and respecting other's beliefs.

[Recorded: Thursday, April 7th, 2022] Spencer (26) and Ethan (21) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Spencer is a UVA Law student and Ethan is a 3rd year computer science student at UVA. They are both active...

[Recorded Monday, February 19, 2024] UVA students Arden Luthy (19) and Hewan Kasie (19) recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their course 'Democracy and Public Service.' Some of the major themes that they explored in their conversation...

A group of students discuss female reproductive rights

One Small Step conversation partners Stephanie Marinez (37) and Brent Sinclair (64) talk about their love of Kansas, pro-choice/abortion issue, feminism, conservative/liberal viewpoints, racism and finding common ground.

One Small Step partners Suzi [No Name Given] (75) and Charles "Roger" Bolton (68) discuss their views on abortion, how history will view January 6, and whether impeachment proceedings against presidents help our country.

One Small Step conversation partners David Merritt (41) and Ari Gabrek (37) have a conversation about their politics, specifically about about the Libertarian Party.

Charlotte is a doctoral student and associate choral conductor at University of North Texas. She is a visiting scholar from South Africa.

A conversation between Ricardo Mendoza (25) and Lidieth Hart (70) about how society views women from birth to old age. She shares her experiences with me and talks of how she feels about life as a woman. Lidieth describes how...

One Small Step partners Peter Cohen (71) and Richard Herb (66) share their work in leadership, their views on politics, and their relationship to scholarship.

An interview with Kenneth Knox, age 42. Talks about his views on his life, family, abortion, and mental health.

One Small Step partners Liz Hamor (44) and Amy Sheldon (29) discuss their Christian faiths, their pandemic experiences, and how their upbringings and family shaped their political views.

Interviewing my mother on her up bring, feminism, and religion.

One Small Step Conversation partners Don Winkle (60) and Diane Chira (63) discuss bullying, abortion, student loans and "pulling yourself up by your boot straps"