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Sydney Bild and Rachael Bild

Rachael Bild (36) interviews her grandfather Sydney Bild (91) about fighting to integrate the health care system in Chicago. Sydney is a retired physician who in the mid 1900's helped to integrate hospitals in Chicago for both patients and physicians.

From behind "bars" to reading and singing "bars"!

After finding herself incarcerated, she found her voice and now shares it with the world. She found her "family" in song, and community.

We Need More Teachers Like Her!

My name is Ozan Kara and I am a 17 years old cultural exchange student from Turkey. As an high school student in Bloomington, Indiana, I have had the chance to know a wonderful person, Vanessa Domizlaff, my German teacher...

Elizabeth Walther-Grant and Alex Wu

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: Elizabeth Walther-Grant, adopted from the Bahamas and raised by an Andover family, talks about growing up in Andover, the racism she faced, and what inspired her to found Merrimack Valley Black and Brown Voices. She...

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Susan Krysak, Danny Ginter, and Adela Duncan

Susan Krysak [no age given] talks to her friends, Adela Duncan [no age given] and Danny Ginter [no age given], about Paz Amigos, an organization she started to support men and women who were being released by ICE with no...

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Paula Nesoff and Irwin Nesoff

Life partners Paula Nesoff (71) and Irwin Nesoff (72) share valuable insights they've gained in their 51 years of marriage as they discuss the way that taking risks plays a central role in their relationship.

David Larbi and Judy "Chess" Cheserek

[Recorded Monday, July 17, 2023] David (26) and Chess (34) have a One Small Step Conversation in Charlottesville. David is from Ghana and is a human rights activist advocating for youth empowerment and LGBTQIA+ rights across the African continent. Chess...

Joseph Lopez & Scott Acord

Joseph shares his story as a troubled youth leading to being incarcerated 5 times before handing his life over to Jesus, and turning his life around. He now has a thriving closet business in Southern California and in his spare...

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Edie Weinstein and Diane Baines

One Small Step conversation partners Edie Weinstein (65) and Diane Baines (68) have a conversation about their liberal upbringings, activism, coping with grief and finding hope.

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Marianne Kast and Jason Johnson

One Small Step partners Marianne Kast (70) and Jason Johnson (50) have a conversation comparing their experiences working in education and with school resource officers. They talk about the importance of voting and not engaging in political discussions online.

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Eleanor Wend and Richard VanAken

Friends Eleanor Wend (65) and Richard VanAken (74) remember their involvement with nuclear disarmament activism in Montana and Seattle.

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Sidney Davis and Dorothy Garza

Dorothy Garza (63) interviews her friend Sidney Davis (75) about how he beat cancer, what it was like being incarcerated for over 30 years, and the ways in which God influences his daily life.

“And at that moment I thought, it was real.”

A conversation between Emma Gonzalez & Pedro Damasceno recorded during a rally in favor of gun control laws— held in response to the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas Highschool. Emma had just delivered a speech addressing her experience during the...

Monique Emond and Isabel Lafrance-Melendez

[Recorded: Friday, July 21, 2023] This One Small Step conversation was recorded in Charlottesville, Virginia as part of the Sorensen Institute’s summer High School Leaders Program in 2023. Monique Emond (17) is from Warrenton and Isabel Lafrance-Melendez is from Henrico....

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Mary Charlton, Lea Charlton, and Leslie Stigaard

Sisters, Lea Charlton (56) and Leslie Stigaard [no age given], talk with their mother, Mary Charlton (77), about her life experiences during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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Benny Bunting and Joe Schroeder

Joe Schroeder (61) speaks to his mentor and best friend, Benny Bunting (61) about Benny's work as an advocate for farmers.

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Eboo Patel and Ahmed "Flex" Omar

Ahmed Flex Omar (34) speaks to Eboo Patel (39) about growing up as an Ismaili Muslim and what influenced his passion for religion and what led him to create his non-profit, Interfaith Youth Core.

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Anne Barnes and Kweku Forstall

Georgia Court of Appeals Presiding Judge Anne Elizabeth Barnes (57) talks with Forever Family founding board member Kweku Forstall (53) about their commitment to this organization that supports children whose parents are incarcerated.