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Shawn Carlson (54) has a conversation with his friend and coworker Jill Fuller (33) about growing up, going to college and graduate school, and what their interests are outside of work.

Colleagues and community leaders Lorena Solorio (44) and Melissa Canela [no age given] talk about KIPP's advocacy, community engagement, and the partner organization Melissa works for: the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley.

One Small Step conversation partners Peter Rumble (46) and Nancy Dobbs (75) talk about their influences, exposure to racism, and the role of local Chamber of Commerce.

Christopher "Chris" Conkell (33) speaks with father, William "Bill" Conkell (74), about his life as a Secret Service agent and health challenges.

Rachel Schmidt (41) sits down with her father, Fred Jones (79), to ask him about his young adult years. Fred shares stories from his time studying at the Georgia Institute of Technology and from his time serving in the U.S....

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...

One Small Step conversation partners Jason Williams (45) and Glen Wong (71) discuss the impact of their upbringing and parents, race, fatherhood, international travel, chronic illness, careers, and interests.

Nicholas Welsh (33) speaks with his father, Timothy Welsh (75), about growing up in Chicago and moving to Atlanta.

One Small Step conversation partners Rodney "Rod" Thornton (72) and Dorothy Thomas (67) talk about their memories growing up outside of California, their moves to Fresno, their path to retirement, and their political views.

One Small Step conversation partners Catherine Montalbo (60) and Linda Frost (59) talk about growing up in liberal and conservative households, changing their political beliefs, relocating to the south, and gender identity issues.

Katherine "KC" Warren (65) and her husband, Jeffery "Bundy" Warren (68,) speak with her mother Kathryn "Kitty" Cannon (90) on her early years, her family, and the stories of her life.

One Small Step conversation partners Marian Shapiro (78) and Robert Price (73) discuss their belief systems, their families, their political involvement, their concepts of racism, their environmental advocacies, about the functioning of the government, about words that discriminate, and about...

Jill Schmidt (68) interviews her brother, John "Jack" Badke (76) about his experiences in the Vietnam War.

Syma Mohammed [no age given] interviews Savong Lam (44) on her personal experiences being a Cambodian immigrant in America.

Spouses, Darryl Ward (65) and Pamela Ward (60), ask each other to reflect on some childhood memories and discuss their shared experience of Darryl having Parkinson's disease.

Mother and daughter, Sheila Catterall (80) and Mignon Hess (49), share a conversation about memories of a loved one.

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.

United States Military Veterans Michael Johnson (74) and Hazel Diaz (36) discuss Michael's young life and upbringing in Hollywood, California, and his career in the Navy.

Zareen Jaffery (42) talks to her friend Huda Al-Marashi (43) about how the lack of diverse representation in books they read growing up inspired them to go into publishing and writing respectively; challenging stereotypes in publishing - particularly about a...

Larry Crouch (72) has a conversation with Colleen Sindermann (92) about growing up, working, getting married, and having children.

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.

One Small Step partners Kanmani Arcot (21) and Robert "Bob" Welch (74) share a conversation about their upbringings, their political values, and the value of education.

One Small Step conversation partners Jerlena Griffin-Desta (61) and Franceen Levy (76) talked about how coming to the Bay Area influenced their perspectives and how complex and confining political labels and descriptions can be.

Friends Theo Lovett (47) and Sharon Gilbert (72) reflect on their childhoods, their spiritual journeys, and the people who have had the biggest influences on their lives.

One Small Step Conversation partners Joseph "Joe" [No name given] (52) and Jennifer "Jen" [No name given](48) talk about their faith, working in law enforcement and the importance of conversations to find understanding.