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One Small Step partners Emily Robinson (42) and Marjan Vayghan (38) sit down for a conversation where they learn they are both animal lovers, share a wish that the world could be free of guns, and have connections to AlienCon.

Joy Polefrone (42) and her One Small Step partner, Chris Hitzelberger [no age given], exchange anecdotes of moving moments in their lives and the issue of abortion rights.

Thomas Higginbotham (52) and Michelle Higginbotham (48) interview Thomas’s mother Irja Liisa Higginbotham (79) about her earliest memories, life in California, and immigrating from Finland to the United States.

Mary Pass (60) interviews her mother, Ruth Pass (87) about her childhood memories and remember Ruth's dad.

Friends Arghavan Nawaby (54) and Caroline "Leilani" Valdes (49) came together as students at the McComb’s business school Executive MBA program. The two reflect on their friendship, personal experiences that shaped their values, and their time at the University of...

Ethan Maile (52) and his mother, Christina Maile (78), speak about what home and belonging means to them. They discuss their mixed race identities, their love for New York City, and the importance of community.

Tasneem "Tas" Al-Michael (22) talks to his mentor Adam Soltani (38) about their Muslim faith, his passion for the arts, and how he became a community organizer.

Spouses, David Nadri (57) and Behnaz Sadr (55), share the story of how they left their homes in Iran, moved to Turkey, and later settled in the United States due to religious persecution. They also talk about their daughter, Shadi,...

Maya Mansour (16) talks with her mother Carol Mansour (55) about her childhood memories, including those of 9/11. They also discuss race and religion, as part of a mixed-race family and as Baha'is.

Sandy Frost (52) talks with her mother Taffy Solcher (79) and asks about Taffy's unique childhood, growing up as the daughter of a man in the oil business which meant growing up all over the world, in places like Columbia,...

Friends Hooman Sedighi (58) and Carl Sherman (57) have a conversation about the idea of "Service" and about being of service to others through one's actions and beliefs.

Julia Brown (18) interviews her mother Karina Brown (50) about her childhood, her mission, and her work in healthcare advocacy.

Thomas Martin (75) speaks with his wife Helen Martin (73) about their experiences in Tehran before and during the Iranian Revolution, his escape, and his perspective on the hostage crisis including reasons for the taking of the U.S. Embassy in...

Marjan Vayghan (27) and Christy Roberts (29) talk about becoming artists and activists and the moments that have shaped them. They also talk about the Occupied movement and their part in it.

Kouhyar Mostashfi (45) and One Small Step conversation partner Greg Smith (59) speak about their earliest awareness of politics, their upbringings, how they have evolved politically, and how they first met.

Brothers Pendar Khosravi (35) and Payvand Khosravi (33) talk about being Persian and what it was like growing up in Alpharetta, Georgia.

Spouses, Diane Schick (71) and David Schick (71), share a conversation about serendipity, how they first met in Iran, and their travels in Europe after leaving Iran.

Raija Maddock (82) talks with her niece Tami Owen (49) and her husband Robert Maddock (89) about her life in Finland and how came to settle in the United States.

Elizabeth Coleman [no age given] talks with her OSS conversation partner John "Jack" W. LeSar [no age given] about their childhoods and school experiences. They also discuss their time abroad, in the Peace Corps and the Army respectively, and their...

Maureen Rouhi (65) has a conversation with her daughter Sara Rouhi (35) about being biracial, Iran, and mental health.

Thomas P. Martin (74) tells his friend Anne Ford (43) about his experience as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Tehran from 1977-1979 and how he escaped during the Iranian Revolution.

Randy Najjar (34) interviews his father Nick Najjar (63) about immigrating from Iraq to the United States, working to support his family, running his own business, and being a father.

Shirin Assemi (41) talks with StoryCorps facilitator Ava Ahmadbeigi (26) about her memories of growing up in Iran in the '80s, differences she sees between Iranian and American culture, and what she hopes her children will know about Iran in...

Golie Zarabi (36) talks with her mother, Manez Zarabi (63), about some of their experiences as students of Sufism.

Theresa Taken (72) talks with her daughter Emily Taken-Vertz (28) about growing up in rural Iowa, being adventurous, going to college, traveling the world, and becoming a lawyer after being a social worker in the South Bronx.