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Mr. and Mrs. Smith discuss their families, their education and the Oakland of their youth.

Allison Purves and Elise Smith talk about museum studies, art history at Millsaps College and their work in the fields.

Betty Yuen, 85, tells her daughter Lois Yuen, 45, and her son Eddie Yuen, 43, about growing up in Minnesota, being a stewardess, traveling to India alone, and meeting their father, Hoh-Kun (Donald) Yuen.

Mary Louisa Kanalos (88) talks with daughter Kill Kanalos (55) about her career as one of the FBI’s first female radio operators.

Scott Stratten (35) talks with his friend Catherine Connors (40) about working from home and parenting as well as the affect social media has had on parenting.

Betty Werner (72) is interviewed by her daughters Marta Werner (45) and Rebecca Werner (47) about her life.

Susan Manning asks her parents Harold and Doreen Manning about their life and tells them what they mean to her as parents.

Necothia Bowens was interviewed by Tasha Klusmann about her dedication to family, their relationship which developed around their love of rollerskating. They talked about Necothia’s personal growth as the principle care giver of her child, grandmother and greatgrandfather to the...

Francine Barr (62) is interviewed by her daughter Francine Barr (31). Francine shares stories of her life and struggles to the top of the corporate ladder when gender roles served as a prime determinant to a woman’s success.

Bailey Schreier (23) talks with her mom Cindy Kern (58) about Bailey’s diagnosis of cancer at age 13.

The Shea siblings (Kathy Shea (52), Thomas Shea (54), and Frank Shea (48)) and Kathy’s husband Eric Munson (49) come together to talk about the two people they lost on 9/11/01, Danny Shea and Joe Shea.

Sophie Broche, 80, talks with her cousin Karen Quest, 54, about the family that they have in common and about their own lives.

Luz Burrows-Henrice (57) is interviewed by her daughters, Cristina Castro (24) and Maria Calzada (34) about coming to the United States from Chile and her career, marriage, and divorce.

Michael McLees (55) and his wife Geri McLees (52) remember the life and times of Michael’s Grandfather John who immigrated from Norway in 1912 and lived a long full life in the United States

One Small Step conversation partners Deb Stack (59) and Jim Ward (62) talk about religious and political backgrounds, the AIDS crisis and LGBT rights.

Anthony, who is 78, was interviewed by his son Jack who is 52. Anthony is in early stages of memory loss , but has a great memory of times past. He talked about losing his mother at a very early...

Sunny Wong (40) and Justin (32) discuss their backgrounds, families, jobs, and living situations. Sunny recently moved from Hong Kong to New York, where he works in archives, while Justin lives in Atlanta with his wife, daughter, and foster dogs.

Ara Arakelian (79) is interviewed by his daughter Lisa Forsberg (29). Ara shares his experiences as a child and as a soldier in the Korean War where he won a bronze medal of valor.

Claudine, 43, interviews Mary, 43, about her late husband, Patrick Danahy. They speak about his life, especially one of being a father, his relationship with his children and record memories for his 3 daughters, one of who he never met.

Andre and Lynne Davidson remember Andre's late father, Lynne's husband.

Kevin and Jennifer Trapani talk about their respective upbringings and what they mean to one another.

One Small Step conversation partners Ryan McKee (34) and Evan Fried (31) talk about their political beliefs, issues with politically similar people, and how the country can move forward less divided.

A man interviews his partner of 29 years about his childhood and their decision to adopt two boys from Peru in 1989.

Lisa McGahey Veglahn, 46, interviews her mom Ann R. Smith, 85, about growing up during the Depression as a first generation Yugoslavian-American, and about what her mom is most proud of in her life.