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Mitzi (84) and Elliott Faye (83) talk to their granddaughter Poppy Gordon (29) about their family background. They then tell stories about their times living in Europe.

Christina Mongomery (25) talks to facilitator Eloise Melzer (29) about being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis 2 years ago and how it has affected her life.

Emily Swinth (18) talked with her sister Kira Swinth (17) about memories of their mother who died almost five years ago, and how their grief has changed over the years.

Zand Bakhtiari (18) and his mother, Rosemary Bakhtiari (50), remember Rosemary’s father, Frank Firek, by recounting their favorite stories from his life.

Alice Ferris interviews her friend, Jim Anderson about Jim’s grandmother, “Grandma Daisy” and the influence she has had on his life.

Eve Roberts (81) by Patty Siskind (60) about Eve’s life pursuing theater, and general life appreciation.

Friends Yvonne Rodriguez (47) and Jesús Pando (54) talk about going to college in their 30s, majoring in Physics, their ethnic backgrounds and their family.

Rev. Thomas R. Noon (66) talks with his daughter Jessica Estrada (32) about his time leading a black Lutheran congregation in Birmingham, AL.

Philip Parks and Paige Donner talk about their friendship and careers.

John Esaki (60) talks with his coworker and friend, Koji Steven Sakai (33), about their family backgrounds, their families’ experiences in Japanese American Internment Camps, redress and reparations, and the Japanese American National Museum.

Chandra Blackwell, 40, interviews her mother Nadine Blackwell, 80, about her memory and involvement in Brown vs. the Board of Education, integrating the Topeka Fire Department, and integrating the downtown Topeka restaurants.

Patricia and Christine interview their parents, Reggie and Robert about their lives.

Troy Grant (41) talks to his former student, Alexis Saunders (17), about how he started teaching, his educational philosophy, and some of his favorite classroom memories.

Willie King tells his friends about the person who most impacted his life.

Robert N. Morris, 82, is interviewed by his son, Robert “Myke” Morris, 54.

Ivette de Pool (37) interviews father Pedro de Pool (64) about family heritage and about his experience as an actor and announcer in Cuba and in the U.S.

One Small Step conversation partners Elise Chavez (29) and Jennifer Szambecki (40) talk about their upbringings, changing their beliefs, Catholicism, and learning to find things in common.

Dolores Huerta, 80, speaks with two of her daughters, Camila Chavez, 34, and Lori Huerta de Leon, 57, about being a labor leader and organizer and being a mother.

Pam and Karl tell each other how they became activists and pacifists, and recall some specific events in their lives that shaped them into who they are now.

Joseph Brown, 29, talks to his mother Sybil Brown, 67, about her life growing up in rural Georgia, her education in Athens, GA., and her move to and life in Atlanta, GA.

Sally Dorst, 70, is interviewed by her employee Jensen Wheeler Wolfe, 48, about her love of the arts.

Ben Frisch is interviewed by his son Peter Frisch about his experiences as a teacher at Friends Seminary School and growing up Quaker.

Spouses Erin Williamson (40) and Asher Marks (41) reflect on the years spent together, highlighting pivotal moments in their lives.