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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.

Friends Dr. Cecil Webster (38) and Dr. Dowin Boatright (39) talk about their memories of Morehouse College and Baylor College of Medicine, racism in medical education, and being Black doctors at Ivy League institutions.

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.

Michelle [No name given] (68) interviews her friend and colleague, Mitzi Keadle (65), about being a social justice activist.

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.

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.

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

Connie Norgren (76) interviews her friend, Joan Pleune (83), about her time as a Freedom Rider and her continued anti-racist, anti-war, and anti-solitary confinement activism.

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.

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

Lyn Rucker (71) recalls to her daughter Eleanore "Colgan" Powell (25) her involvement with the Civil Rights movement and disability activism.

Kristin Szakos (62), a former Charlottesville City Council member, has a chat with One Small Step partner Joseph "Joe" Thomas (58), a conservator talk show radio host, on their overlapping and varying experience that have shaped their beliefs politically.

Amy Alcenius-Hoisington (29) and wife, Sarah Alcenius-Hoisington (28), describe meeting at summer camp, developing a romantic relationship, and getting married 10 years later.

Friends Dana Farmer (68) and Rob Nixon (70) talk about their friendship, the AIDS epidemic, and their advocacy work for the LGBTQ community.

Yolanda Lakes (50) sits down with her father, Raymond "Ray" Lakes (72), to ask about his upbringing in Columbus, GA and the world events, as well as personal experiences, that have shaped his current worldview.

Sisters Martha Bray (64) and Ruth Beers (77) recall their childhood with two parents who were very politically active and the impact that had on their upbringing.

Monica Whatley (32) interviews her friend, Bandele [no name given] (73), about his incarceration in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Bandele reflects on what he learned during the 33 years during which he was detained, his relationship...

Barbara "Abbie" Parsons (76) shares a conversation with her friend, Youlonda McCullough-Jackson (51), about their experiences with the injustice in Arkansas lack of renters' rights and protections.

Childhood friends Farah Mahesri (40) and Sabiha Basrai (40) recollect their upbringing through to their adult lives. They discuss their Muslim identities, their activism, and how those two things interconnect.

Jessica "Rene" Davis (39) talks with her friend Akua Jackson (42) about her upbringing in Delaware and her decision to enlist in the army. She shares memories of basic training, Advanced Individual Training (AIT), and combat, as well as some...

Dr. Earle Fisher (41) interviewed by his colleague Faith Morris (64) about growing up in Benton Harbor, MI and moving to Memphis, TN on a basketball scholarship, his academic achievements and work as a pastor, civil rights issues he's passionate...

Susan Amussen (65) interviews her mother Diane Amussen (89) about her community organizing and activism roots.

Ellis Jones (77) converses with his friend Scott Satterwhite (49) about growing up in Pensacola during segregation, attending Tuskegee University, the Civil Rights Movement and Movement for Change, a grassroots organization for equality.

Martha Bache-Wiig (61) interviews her former childhood caregiver, Theresa Snyder (92) about her childhood, career, and marriage.

Activists Sophie Secor (22) and John Xavier Acosta (33) have a discussion with friend and fellow activist Darwensi Clark (42) about their convictions and thoughts surrounding New York politics.