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One Small Step conversation partners Kaitlin Johnston (33) and Torski "Toi" Dobson-Arnold (48) have a conversation about their childhood memories, religion, and times in their lives that impacted them.

Daniel "Dan" Swift (72) and his One Small Step partner Barbara Lakeberg (68) exchange their life stories including their career journeys and adoration for baking.

One Small Step conversation partners Elizabeth "Betsy" Walsh (61) and Brian Kawczynski (42) share stories from their upbringing, discuss the unhoused population and the complexity of legalizing marijuana.

One Small Step partners Amy Williams (48) and Christopher "Chris" Green (44) talk about travel, finding love, and their political views.

One Small Step conversation partners Russell "Russ" Person (62) and Ria Williams (38) talk about the importance of education, the role of government in the social safety net, and diversity in sectors like academia and STEM

Corey Harvard (36) speaks to his mom, Lisa Harvard (61), about their relationship. Corey expresses gratitude to Lisa for the love she instilled in him throughout his childhood, giving him a family built on trust and respect. They discuss how...

Michael Ortiz Hill (59) talks to his daughter Nicole Lockwood (37) about his life, being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and fond memories of Nicole's childhood.

Doug Martin (42) shares with his conversation partner Hazel Diaz (36) his memories from childhood in New Jersey, his career in the Navy as a Torpedoman, and his ten years of sobriety.

Siblings Monalee Kendall (63), Rit Ritenour (69), and Bryan Ritenour (65) honor their late mother and the great life she lived.

Adam Hoffhines (42) talks with his grandparents Laverne Shaw (85) and Ralph Shaw (87) about their childhood experiences in rural Oklahoma, California, and Kansas. They also discuss living through World War II and differences in parenting styles through the years.

Valerie Smith (49) shares a conversation with her son, Dio Hadley (15), about his gender identity, pronouns, support system, interest in baking, and experiences with grief and divorce. They also talk about hispanic culture, religion, and their relationship.

One Small Step conversation partners Mindy Seekford (34) and Carol Pabst (61) discuss parents, politics, children and family, touching on the difficulties of COVID-19 and issues of forgiveness and learning.

A couple speaks about relationships and the topic of love.

William Alexander Stewart (WS) speaks with Silvia Robles (SR) about their work with Community Coalition for South L.A. as well as their experiences as young people.

One Small Step partners Lisa Lester (48) and Michelle Smith (57) discuss their backgrounds and differences religious and political views, but also find commonality on education, empowering women, and always wanting to respect others and embrace them as they present...

One Small Step partners Lynn Hurley (55) and Robert Davis (62) reflect on their upbringings and how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted them and other Americans.

Gwyn Newsom (69) shares a conversation with her mother, Marie Newsom (96), about Marie’s childhood, the passing of her mother and father, the aunts who raised her, her marriage and divorce, her work, her family, and her role as a...

One Small Step partners Thomas "Tom" Barlow (39) and John Amoroso (45) share their challenges being divorced fathers of daughters, and their learning process around the changing language and mores regarding sexual orientation and gender identity.

One Small Step partners Emilee Hirsch (22) and Sara Rieth (31) spend an hour sharing the experiences with political advocacy, teaching, and sexual violence.

One Small Step conversation partner Ashley Williams (36) Lori Yancey (63) have a conversation about community outreach, childhood memories, and dealing with loss.

One Small Step partners Patti Faini (63) and Tina Pittman (54) discuss their catholic upbringings, the future of younger generations, personal struggles, and local issues in Richmond.

Hilary Trudell (38) shares a conversation with her partner, Andy Vaught (38), about being children of divorced parents and the differences they want to make in their own parenting.

Sisters Rebekah Sager (55) and Julie Varee (63) talk about their deep bond despite growing up in separate households.

Rene Garza Davila (75) tells his daughter-in-law Denise Hamilton (52) and son David Garza (46) about arriving in Los Angeles from Mexico when he was 20 and working as a cook and eventually becoming a restaurant owner in different locations...

Damiana "Lael" Francisca Ruth Uberuaga-Rodgers (35) interviews her mother, Damiana Louise Uberuaga (70), about her upbringing, Basque heritage, childhood, education, and private practice.