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Adam Hoffhines (42) talks with his grandparents Laverne Shaw (85) and Ralph Shaw (87) about their childhood experiences in rural Oklahoma, California, and Kansas. They also discuss living through World War II and differences in parenting styles through the years.

Sisters, Linda Watley Norris (73) and Pearl Watley Mitchell (78), describe what it was like growing up in Columbus, GA, reminisce about the fun times they had as children, and remember family members who have passed away.

Brian Jones, 30, interviews his wife Melissa Weimer, 30 about her choice to become a doctor and the challenges she faces in her career.

One Small Step conversation partners Patricia Powell (38) and Moira Lynch (52) discuss their upbringings, race, neurodiversity, faith, and the power of difference.

Sisters Gloria Weston-Smart (66), Joyce Thomas (64), and Joann Bynum Johnson (61) reminisce about their childhood together, remember family members who have passed away, and express gratitude for the tight-knit community that they grew up in.

Mentor and mentee Ethan Conlon (33) and Barrett Howard (22) talk about their work as craftsmen and reflect on the process of building an art installation for the White House.

Deborah Davidson (68) sits down with her friend Patricia Thomas Ivery (63) to ask about Patricia's childhood, the wisdom that she has gained throughout her life, and the dreams that she still hopes to achieve.

One Small Step conversation partners Derek Scheuerman (23) and Jay Russell (27) are acquaintances who learn more about each other discussing the commonalities and differences in their upbringings, hardships they've faced, religious identities, gender identities, and goals for the future.

Jennifer "Kim" Estes McCully-Mobley (60) and her son, Jake McCully (32), share a conversation about Aurora, Missouri, the community that they call home.