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Alex talks with a co-worker - Jason, about drugs, prison, discrimination, family, and much more. This conversation took place in Wilmington, Delaware 04/13/2021

A talk with an up-and-coming young musician. What got her started, what she likes to do, and where she wants to go from here.

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.

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...

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...

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

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.

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.

My Aunt wanda had a few choice words for the tourists flooding Floridas beaches, Governor DeSantis and Donald Trump. When it comes to the virus she refuses to go down without a fight. Aunt Wanda has entered "Walking Dead Mode"...

This interview explores lessons learned in prison and how two inmates developed a father-son relationship. The relationship endures to this day as both lead lives of purpose and integrity.

Kemali Green, CHS staff person, interviews Lamique Haynie (21) about growing up in Bed Stuy, his community and family, and his experiences with the criminal justice system. Lamique also shares talks about his plans for the future and being a...

Ezra Kelly (22) talks to his sister Katy Kelly (33) about childhood, their parents, family, and Katy's journey through life as a parent. They also discuss the influences that led to her business, the development of her mobile application, and...

Friends Selina X [no age given] and Teronia C (60) talks about how they each ended up in prison, what their sentencing was like, and what the re-entry journey looked like for each of them.

Carmella Spinelli Miller (51) interviews her friend Shantina Evans (49) about how she escaped a cycle of crime to start her own beauty business, the school she has created to mentor young girls, and the life lessons that she has...

Friends Nathan Earl (46) and Shanika Ampah (41) discuss how they each came to the anti-trafficking field, their individual stories of being trafficked, what they hope to see in the ant-trafficking field, and how they would like to pass on...

Achebe Turner (72) and friend Omar Abd-el Aziz (77) share their lived experiences and how they overlap with their conversion to Islam.

One Small Step partners Sheila Field (60) and Shelley Douglass (77) talk about their political experiences and opinions.

A little bit about the Company of One, how it began, its heart, the vision for the future. The dance side of the company was performing their first show this night at Creative City Project.

Lance and Ernestine discussed systematic racism against Natives in our society, particularly in the educational system.

Judy Sarkozy [no age given] interviews friend and coworker David Walker [no age given] about his experience serving 33 years in prison, his work with her at Sarkozy Bakery, and his outlook on life.

David Eberhardt (80) shares a conversation with his significant other, Cathy Permut Eberhardt (72), about the role of activism and protest and the importance of finding meaning in life.

Ellen Sears (75) and colleague Wayne Boatwright (61) discuss religion, death, addiction, and meritocracy.

One Small Step partners Melva Curry (75) and La-Verna Fountain (64) discuss their personal values, identities, religious beliefs, motherhood, and potential solutions to social ills.

Isabella Mukankusi (46) talks to her new friend Zazil Davis-Vazquez (27) about her experiences growing up in Uganda, being a mother, and as a lawyer who is studying in Columbia's Human Rights Advocates Program.

Mustapha's journey begins in Gambia and travels through 7 different countries before reaching Calabria, Italy. Mustapha tells of the great risk as he leaves his family behind to travel for months to Libya. Mustapha tells us of how when he...