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One Small Step conversation partners Nick Rocca (34) and Cheyenne Jenvey (45) talk about the loss of their fathers, their childhoods, their faith, and their political views.

Clare (26) interviews her good friend LJ (27) about addiction recovery, family bonds, and shared memories.

Stockton University student, Lamia Dean, interviews someone who is in recovery from addiction for 29 years.

One Small Step conversation partners Alexis McClean (68) and Krista Marzewski (53) talk about addiction & recovery; better care for veterans; and how to come together in the midst of an ongoing pandemic.

One Small Step conversation partners Michell Goodwin (51) and Christy McMurren (68) discuss aging, their political values, and how to come together as a country.

One Small Step participants Gayle Bell (63) and Joey Paulos (50) share their experiences with loss, addiction, recovery, and their views on politics.

Teresa Suganski (61) and her daughter, Mary Claire Whelan (25), share a conversation remembering Mary Claire’s father.

Significant others Luke Young (42) and Keri Matherne (32) talk about their journeys with addiction and recovery, and how their shared history has impacted their relationship for the better. Note: This interview has mentions of addiction.

Friends Timothy Conley (55) and Sean Higginbotham (43) have a conversation about their lives, sobriety, and experiences through recovery center, Victory Mission & Ministry.

One Small Step participants Mike Cornachione (66) and Julie Duersch (49) talk about their backgrounds and beliefs.

Stockton University student, Kelly, interviews someone who is in recovery from addiction.

Troy and I sit and interview as the Black Lives Matter for vigil gets underway one short block from Sawtown Tavern. A peaceful demonstration is about to begin as Troy and I discuss how Sawtown is intent on creating a...

Rich, a longtime resident, of Tacony is now caretaker an abandoned and overgrown citygarden in Keystone Park. Working his whole life as a contractor and 22 years in recovery, Rich talks about his experiences living through addiction to then building...

Christopher Bennett shares his life story and words of wisdom for people in reentry from incarceration and addiction recovery.

Audrey: My name is Audrey Reppert and today I will be interviewing someone who prefers to be kept anonymous. Can you remember how/why you started misusing drugs and/or alcohol? Anonymous: Um, I wasn’t very big into alcohol but I did...

One Small Step partners Belinda Bruner [no age given] and Cynthia Blair (70) share their experiences with racism in small towns, their careers, their father's influence on their lives, and various other anecdotes.

One Small Step conversation partners Alexander Bearden (37) and Valerie White (46) talk about their upbringings, political values, and freedom of choice.

One Small Step conversation partners Carol Giovacchini (68) and Deanna Calvin (49) talk about the evolution of their political views and the importance of learning about other perspectives.

“Hello my name is Jake Carnevale and this is my father Mick. Alright, First off who was it who used the substance in the family?” “That would be my mother your grandma,” “And what substance was it?” “She was an...

One Small Step partners Jonathan Mosher (61) and Karen Johnson (61) talk about the political issues that they are most passionate about.

One Small Step conversation partners Linda Snyder (71) and Randy Carter (65) discuss the role of government, patriotism, and assumptions people make about them.

Wendy and I discuss her life as a teacher who has persevered through addiction and dealing with a disability. She shares how joy and playfulness are integral to her life now, and what has inspired her to become someone who...

Margaret Lancaster is now a Health Program Coordinator-Peer Navigator and community health worker at Ledge Light Health District in Connecticut and her father Spencer Lancaster is now retired. They talk about their relationship through Margaret's years of substance use and...

One Small Step conversation partners Derek Watt (52) and Kathleen Traphagen (57) connect on having teenagers going off to college, caring for elderly parents, and farming. Derek shares about his values and what troubles him about the way people who...

One Small Step participants Mary Connelley (63) and John Biedebach (54) discuss their careers in healthcare and the problems they see in the industry. They talks about their families and their relationship to religion. Mary and John also speak about...