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Two teenaged friends sit and talk about a world they did not choose and choosing themselves.

Friends James "Jim" Mott (60) and Michael "Mike" Farrell (79) share a conversation on the spiritual acts of being an artist and the role of social psychologists.

A recording about carrying on the legacy of art education and recognition, and the importance of following your dreams and living with passion.

Lyda Peters [no age given] and Ruth Rosner [no age given] talk about being teachers in Boston before desegregation efforts began, and what drove them to become activists in the fight for education equity.

Friends Mike Alewitz (70) and Guido Garaycochea (59) discuss Mike’s position as a censored artist, what it has been like to paint murals around the world and see them destroyed, all while conveying the message of workers' struggles.

Childhood friends, Jess Eng (21) and Artemisia Luk (20), share memories of elementary school, their experiences at summer camp, and their path into the arts.

I interviewed my second favorite cousin through skype and I was in tokyo japan and he was in oman. In the interview I asked a lot of questions based on cars also I interviewed him because he is very cool...

Cale Gruen, 18 interviews his former paraprofessional, Hillary Taylor, 44. She is now a professional artist and an art teacher at Jenks West Elementary.

Part 2. These two friends took turns interviewing each other about the world and their place in it.

In conversation with his daughter, Laila Carey, Don Carey explores hip-hop’s past and its future. Through analyzing short comings and strengths, he explains the evolution of the diverse genre.

Emanuel Martinez [no age given] speaks with his daughter Lucha Martinez de Luna [no age given] about their family's background in the Southwest and finding his passion for art and painting, and about his involvement in the Chicano movement. He...

From refugee beginnings to being filmmakers, teachers, photographers, moms, and trailblazers.

This interview talks about what music and concerts were like prior to the digital age involving iTunes and Spotify.

My aunt tells me of family history, and the women in my family who went to college during the Great Depression.

Malik Flint and Ciarra Walters discuss their experiences about being a Black artist in 2018.

One Small Step conversation partners Donna Runnels (71) and Jodi Edwards (63) talk about law enforcement and working in prisons, family dynamics and growing up, and the people or events that shaped their beliefs.

One Small Step conversation partners Mary Louzon (64) and Rachel Berryman (41) discuss the challenges of family relationships when they are toxic and when politics divides them.

Mother, Selby Hickey (76), and son, Miguel Camnitzer (40), discuss artistry, love lessons and change.

One Small Step partners Christopher Gulick (62) and Elissa Fuchs (67) talk about Elissa's new method of asking questions, Christopher's upbringing in a family of artists, and their beliefs about public art.

Harrison Watkins (33) reminisces with his grandmother Roselyne Swig [no age given] on her vast knowledge and experiences as a businesswoman, mother, and grandmother.

Sean Sweeney (69) speaks to Yukie Ohta (46) about soho in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. He speaks about his life working at "the loft" and becoming the director of the Soho Alliance later in life.

Frank Altman (68) speaks with his two daughters Lauren Altman (33) and Miriam Altman-Reyes (35) about their family's history of civic engagement and philanthropy. The trio also reflects on the impact that different members of their family have had on...

Grace McNeeley, a current education student at the University of Akron, discusses issues in education with Skyler Bishop, also a student at UA studying art education.

In this interview conducted over Thanksgiving 2018 in Plymouth, New Hampshire, Lucy Thatcher (20) interviews her roommate and best friend Kaitlyn Robicheau Hall (18) about her life, random facts, hopes and future. Miss Robicheau Hall shares her stories from growing...

Claire Phinney (46) interviews her father, Robert "Bob" Phinney (74), about his childhood, his family, his artistic career, and his relationship to her children.