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One Small Step conversation partners Mark Mannette (60) and Marilyn Krause (75) discuss theater, travel, and their political views.

Daughter and mother Rev. Dr. Ronné Wingate Sims (51) and Hazel Wingate (78) talk about their family background, their experiences as women in the Black Church, and their relationships to God. They reflect on some of the watershed moments of...

Phillip Goetz (47) interviews his wife, Monica Goetz (44), about her experiences as a student and staffer at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. She shares her family’s history and connection to the university,...

Friends and colleagues Mercedes Andrade (39) and Angela Jacquez (46) reflect on their friendship, traditions they love, and their travel plans for the future. They hope to travel together to New York, New York and Paris, France in the near...

Friends Jeremiah Rufus (21) and May W. (21) talk about their upbringings, their conceptions of God, and their experiences with religion and spirituality.

Judith Peavey (71) shares her thoughts, feelings, and memories about her late husband's life and their relationship leading up to his diagnosis with dementia. Sonia Kinkhabwala (22) accompanies and listens to her stories.

Silena Layne (44) speaks with StoryCorps facilitator Jeb Backe (26) about her faith journey in the face of struggle and loss. Silena reflects on her relationship to the Black Church and on the impact of gun violence on her family.

Colleagues Kasia Laskowski (34) and Deidra Heuring (43) talk about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health care workers, the things that kept them going amid challenging times, and their hopes for the future.

Friends Karuna Schwartz (48) and Joan Rudnitzki (74) talk about non-profit work and the importance of mindfulness practices, especially following the pandemic.

One Small Step partners Nicholas Connell (26) and Bobby Esparza (30) reflect on their upbringings, the news industry, and the COVID-19 pandemic.