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Sisters Dee Ann Tumbuan (39) and Ellie Tumbuan (42) discuss their childhood, moving around the country, summertime road trips and positive influential women from their parents' church, life lessons and their good friend Steve.

Noreen Thomas, of Doubting Thomas Farm, shares the wonder and importance that comes with saving seeds and growing Native food in partnership with the White Earth Nation.

Robert Guenin (51) talks to his son Tyler (16) about life lessons and experiences.

Robert Segal (87) talks with his son, Jeff Segal (55), about his childhood memories, his career path, and his wife Jeanne. He remembers his daughter, Morgan, who died by suicide and talks about the nonprofit he started in her memory.

One Small Step conversation partners Denise Ellis (70) and Carol Burch (82) discuss Buddhism and yoga, growing older, and what about their own political "side" makes them uncomfortable.

One Small Step partners Chris Skildum (38) and Joshua Dix (42) talk about their families, capitalism, government regulation in the construction industry, their backgrounds, and how they came to live in Grand Marais, Minnesota.

One Small Step partners Hillary Freeman (75) and Robert "Tor" Torkildson (59) talk about the role of mentorship in their personal and professional lives, the importance of flexibility in thinking, the social safety net, their love of the North Shore,...

An interview with my father after he recovered from a life threatening head injury.

Susan Amussen (65) interviews her mother Diane Amussen (89) about her community organizing and activism roots.

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.

We discussed memories of the Great Depression, WWII, family members, and stories passed from an older generation.

Marc Schiller (49) talks with Brian Storm (43) about their careers in photography and documentary film.

Mr. Brown (43) talks about his life and how the experiences have influenced him as an artist. He also talks about what drives his techniques.

Richard [No name given] [no age given] interviews his wife Janet [No name given] [no age given] about being a woman as a machinist and being part of the IAMAW-Local 459 union.

One Small Step Conversation partners Marcia Oates (68) and Ann Marie Mershon (73) talk about their careers as school teachers and what they learned, the progress or lack there of on women's rights in their lifetime, abortion, and women's athletics.

Theodora Niemeyer (82) interviews her friend Roger Norgaard (83) about his childhood, his golfing career, his experience flying helicopters for the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War, and the story of how he and Theodora, who were high school...

Sarah "Sally" Butzin (76) interviews her husband, Peter Butzin (77), about his involvement in the draft resistance movement during the Vietnam War.

Mary Brehm (57) interviews her mother Judith Brehm (91) about her career, her friends, and her late husband.

Friends, former roommates, and recent college graduates, Jad Elchahal (22) and Ryan King (23), have a conversation about Ryan's recent trip to Atlanta as well as their experiences as seniors in college during the COVID-19 pandemic and their thoughts about...

Lonna Nachtigal interviews Liz Dwyer about her calling to farm and overcoming challenges, both personal and environmental.

Jean Strait [no age given] and One Small Step partner, Richard "Steve" DeGeorge (62), share political leanings and opinions on topics like mental health, the public education system, and defunding police departments.

One Small Step conversation partners Gordon Cromwell (35) and Salma Hussein (35) have a conversation about not preferring to pick a political side, how they found their passions, and how they've felt misunderstood before in their lives.

Best friends Lymon Sanderson (51) and Robert McCord (56) share a conversation about their experiences with addiction, homelessness, recovery, and finding homes. They also discuss the roles family, friendship, and God play in their lives.

Natasha Herring (47) interviews her conversation partner Sandra "Sandy" Halvorson [no age given] about her experience getting into contact with her biological parents and how being adopted has impacted her sense of identity.

Ben Ellingson (84) humbly discusses his journey with his grandson, Caden Nestler (18) from struggling to stay afloat to becoming an orthodontist.