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One Small Step conversation partners Kerry Sack (72) and Jennifer "Jen" Wixson (67) talk about family histories and the people who were most influential to them. Jen describes a nuanced perspective of being "from away," and shares stories articulating personal/political...

Patrick Duganz interviews his song Grayson who was six when the pandemic began. Grayson discusses the upsides of the pandemic (home, and games) and the downsides (school, being advanced for school after the pandemic).

Mabel Pappas (87) and her daughter Mary Pappas (52) talk about Mabel’s childhood moving around different towns in Wisconsin, how she met her husband, and about her experience in the Service Industries.

Pauline Curry (64) is interviewed by her daughter, Christine Hemmings (40) about her lifetime love of the Dolly Copp campground.

daughter interviews her mother and father about their childhood in India and their first impressions of America. Father tells about his humble background and struggle to get education.

John tells his children about immigrating to the USA from China in the early 1940’s, adapting to American life, and becoming an American citizen.

John Edward Balthrop, 91, talks to his daughter Sheila Michel, 52, about his military career, his wife, and his medical career.

Linda interviews her mother Dolores about how she met her husband and at age 16 traveled to Mexico to find him again.

Alice Hagan tells stories about her life, family and travels to her daughter Catherine “Kitty” Hagan Aylor.

Kate Freeman (52) talks with her niece Kim Banker (36) about Kate’s Navy service, the 18 months she spent in Botswana serving in the Peace Corps, and how her Peace Corps experiences changed her. Kate now wants to go back...

Robert J. Baumann (70) talks with wife, Judith Baumann (68) about his career in child neurology and his work in the rural communities of Eastern Kentucky.

Jan Carlton (83) speaks to her step-granddaughter Alyssa Ahnell (17) about having big dreams, love, traveling, cooking, and all the people that she has met along the way. EDIT: Jan wanted to add how her final husband, Warren, went on...

Sophie Broche, 80, talks with her cousin Karen Quest, 54, about the family that they have in common and about their own lives.

A man talks about having Polio as a child that made him physically handicapped, and his experiences teaching physically handicapped children.

Barbara D. Martinez (76) talks with her daughter Renee Martinez (49) about her life.

Andrew Shumaker, Marcie Haley and Aaron Bachelder talk about what it is like to be in the Enrichment Center Percussion Ensemble at The Enrichment Center, a non-profit arts-based organization for disabled people in Winston-Salem. Aaron is the teacher/band leader of...

Jude interviewed her parents, Enrico and Anne about growing up during World War 2, and moving to Tucson from New Jersey.

Betty Werner (72) is interviewed by her daughters Marta Werner (45) and Rebecca Werner (47) about her life.

Mary Anne and Bill Wade share the immigration stories of each of their families and stories from their trips back to the homeland.

Wendy Thomas (47) and Thajilah Olaiya (30) are classroom teachers in Washington D.C. who got to know each other through karate class, and talk about their beginnings as educators and the future of classroom education.

Thomas tells daughter about meeting her mother and about how he came to Chicago from Ireland.

Ethan (47) talks with his daughter, Mia (17) about his experience growing up around cross-dressing and drag in Texas during the 80's