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Gretel Enck (54) interviews her colleague Mario [No Name Given] (79) about his early life, his time in the military, and his role in the Blackwell School Alliance.

Coworkers Rosanna Castoreno (38) and Elizabeth Nava (23), talk about their experiences and perspective working for the organization, Southside First. They also talk about how they have grown, who has impacted their life, and how Southside First is helping the...

Friends Arghavan Nawaby (54) and Caroline "Leilani" Valdes (49) came together as students at the McComb’s business school Executive MBA program. The two reflect on their friendship, personal experiences that shaped their values, and their time at the University of...

Susan Slavish (80) shares with her conversation partner Franchesca Peña (26) her experience as a Second Lieutenant, VA nurse, mother, and Infection Control Coordinator.

One Small Step conversation partners Summer Murray (45) and Tyler Howell (69) talk about their religious and social viewpoints; life experiences and hopes for the future.

He was born in Egypt, but he became a U.S. citizen and served in the military here. As a licensed counselor and director of the Veterans Center at Lee College in Baytown, Texas, Ehab Mustafa has made a difference in...

Spouses, Roman Wilcox (42) and Adriana Wilcox (40), come together to talk about the timeline of their love story, personal growth, connection to service, and their restaurant, One Grub Community Diner.

Siblings Lora Holt (57) and Tony Duenez (53) interview their mother, Dolores Duenez (80), about her years growing up in El Paso, her time in California juggling college and motherhood, and the influence of creativity and the arts in their...

Friends Jine Uzor (20) and Michelle Ivbievbiokun (19) reflect on their time as students at McCombs business school and the work they have been a part of managing the Black Business Students Association on campus.

Husband and wife Dr. Steve Wilson (52) and Dr. Elisa Wilson (54) discuss their journey and experiences teaching music at the University of Texas at El Paso. They also talk about how they met, the lessons of parenthood, things most...

In today's interview, host Roo Markham(17) interviews Audrey Robinson(80) Bout her childhood in Texas and then transitioning to higher education on the East Coast.

Lisa Pfeffer talks about her life growing up on Long Island in an Italian-American family. She discusses being moved to Texas at 12 years old, and facing prejudices for being different. She reflects on her childhood 1700 miles away from...

Friends and colleagues Naomi Rose Fertman (40) and Dr. Sarah De Los Santos Upton (36) talk about navigating parenthood and their careers as educators at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). They also talk about their community, women's...

The interview is about my friend's drug addiction and we talk about how it all started for him, the things he went through, and the things that helped him overcome his addiction. Seyar talks about how his addiction all started...

Robert T. Melvin (45) has a conversation with his new friend and conversation buddy Manuela Velasquez (23) about his upbringing, lessons from his grandfather, growing up in Houston, Texas, and the miracles of his life and career. He also talks...

Jacquelyn Stokes (65) and her son Quenton Stokes-Brown (25) discuss the members of their family who have served in the military: Dr. Lewis Wright Jr, Thomas Elder Stokes, Charles “Sonny” Couch, Wadesworth Brown Jr, and Jasen Wadesworth Brown.

Shudde Fath (106) is McCombs school of business's oldest alumni. She reminisces with her daughter Betsy Fath Hiller (71) on her experiences as one of the few women at her college and filing a federal discrimination lawsuit against the Texas Workforce...

My great grandmother was a dental assistant in World War II and talks about her experiences and how hectic or normal things could be. She talks about the different people she knew and the different things she learned.

Proud Army BRAT and military community advocate Gracie Burgess (21) speaks with conversation partner Cole Johnston (26) about her childhood, an incident during deployment that led to her father's disability, her value of resilience, and her hopes for the future.

Mark Rodriguez (48) talks to his daughter, Aurora Rodriguez (17), about his love for music and what his life was like when he was growing up. He also discusses his views on the creative process.

In this interview we talked about her relationship with her parents and how it has changed now and we also talked about when she felt the most alone. We then went on to talk about how illness has affected her...

Spouses, Ashley Meyer (44) and Chris Meyer (45), together recount their love story.

This was a breif interview between a History Major at UT Tyler and a Wildlife Conservation/Criminal Justice Major. We discussed why he chose this career path, what he might expect in the field, and how information learned in college may...

JoAnn Graham (70) talks to One Small Step conversation partner Ginnae Harley (50) about their background, religious and political beliefs and views on race and sex discrimination.

One Small Step conversation partners Mistie Hitt (39) and Harold Breedan (66) discuss experiences growing up, family, college, major influences in their lives, and political points of view.