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Carol Chadwick (78) talks to her daughters Patty Jones (44) and Cathy Chadwick (49) about growing up on an Indian Reservation and meeting her late husband.

Anthony Dozier (53) tells his friend, Carol Mayes McKnight (53) about being among the first African American kids to be bused in Wichita, KS and about witnessing the 1971 race riot at South High School in Wichita.

Mark Farber (69) and John "Jack" Bush (67) talk about their relationships with religion and politics and connect on different moments in life where they felt misunderstood.

One Small Step conversation partners Melissa Koehn (57) and Brandi Caballero (40) talk about abortion, surviving abuse, being raised in the church, and shifting beliefs.

One Small Step partners July Allen (44) and Wil Bruner (67) discuss their ideological changes over time regarding religions and politics.

A man interviews his mother in law about her religious parents and her five children.

Wade Kwon (40) talks with his friend Sean Kelley (37) about a near death experience he had just before starting college.

Melody Priest speaks with her husband, Karl about his upbringing, family, and religion.

One Small Step conversation partners Gail Storey (73) and Mark Hinde (66) talk about their daily routines, political labels, concerns over climate change and erosions of our freedoms, and voting for Donald Trump.

Nadine (Nai’a) Newlight (66) talks with facilitator Eloise Melzer (30) about growing up in New York City, September 11, and her mentors in life.

Amelia Alice Vara (87) talks with daughter Mary Hernandez (65) and granddaughter Dawn Leal (37) about her service to her community.

Amy and Beth recall meeting, becoming friends, and supporting each other through family tragedies.

Roosevelt Harris (68) has a conversation with his colleague Zack Carter (59) about the effect of the oil spill on his own family and on his community.

Laurent Adler, 42, is interviewed by his wife Deblina Datta, 41, about his mother and their estranged relationship. The relationship became estranged when he, raised as a somewhat orthodox Jew, married Deblina, an Indian woman from Calcutta. The story is...

Susan Gamson, 66, is interviewed by her son, Michael Gamson, 41.

Bill talks to his son about his career in the military before he was forced to change careers. His subsequent life as a civil engineer allowed him to stay closer to his family.

dauhter and mom talk about their 3 week roadtrip out west on a camper with 3 cats, 2 dogs, and a bunch of birds.

Musician friends, Amy Wurtz (45), and Alyson Berger (52), talk about their collaboration, the Wurtz-Berger Duo. They talk about their instruments (piano and cello) and discuss their careers as musicians as well as the music scene in Chicago.

Angela interviews her friend (and ex mother-in-law) about her family, her childhood, and her life.

Sisters Lynne Trotta (60) and Mary Ollila (56) share a conversation with their father, John LaFontaine (86), about John’s upbringing in Connecticut, their family, the different places they lived, and how John ended up moving to Wilmington, North Carolina.

Pauline Johnson (68) interviews her friend, Rasheeda Ali (74), about Rasheeda’s childhood in Columbus, Georgia, her love of the piano, and her time in New York City. Rasheeda also talks about working in legal services, her career in radio, her...

Sisters Shryl-Ann and Lyndele talk about their late mother's life.

Clarissa Kirschenbaum (62) remembers her brother, Victor Wald, who died in the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center, with her significant other, Gabriel Gonzalez (58).

One Small Step conversation partners Hannah Mitchell [no age given] and Arlene El-Amin [no age given] discuss growing up in Montreal and Chicago. They also discuss their Unitarian and Muslim beliefs and the ways that their beliefs are similar.

Woman interviews her mother about growing up, her children, husbands, and political activism, and living through hardship.