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Evaine Kirkland (21) and his mother Tara Kirkland-Rainey (61) talk about becoming an adopted family and how Evaine's life has changed.

Lawrence "Larry" Glatzer, 65, tells daughter Rebecca Glatzer (36) about growing up and starting a family.

Philip Azar (52) interviews his mother Gabrielle Azar-Levin (73) about her family and her life, particularly her younger years in Tehran, Iran.

Friends Veronica Carbajal (46) and Carlos Menchaca (42) share their experiences of El Paso and reflect on what working toward justice for their community looks like for them.

Alexis Flannagan (29) and her sister Ciarra Flannagan (18) talk about their relationship, which has had ups and downs because Alexis is eleven years older and has frequently been responsible for taking care of Ciarra.

One Small Step conversation partners Veronica (36) and Jenni (42) have a conversation about their backgrounds growing up and living in different places, their experiences living abroad in Italy, and their views on having diverse communities and perspectives in their...

Danielle Hansen (43) talks with her mother Marguerite "Peggy" Tummino (81) about her childhood, her health history, and her career in teaching and health education.

Juttana "Moo" Rimreartwate (57) talks to his New York State Assemblymember Steven Raga [no age given] about the Little Thailand community in Queens. They talk about getting to know each other, the goals they have for their work, and their...

One Small Step conversation partners Julia Torres Barden (61) and Shelli Fowler (62) discuss formative moments in their political identities, the precarious nature of the current political moment, and what constitutes an effective strategy for social change.

Sue Dorn (87) is interviewed by her Rabbi, Sarah Berman, about her memories of growing up in a Jewish family in Seattle around WWII, moving to New York, meeting her husband and starting a family as well as pursuing an...

New friends Delilah Ramos (27) and Frederic Winkler (40) talk about foster care, cultural diversity, and collaborating with other artists.

Kenneth Williams (52) speaks with StoryCorps staff member Isabella "Bella" Gonzalez (26) about his career as a parent coordinator and how develops relationships with the families he work with.

Sharon Gonsalves (61) shares a conversation with her mother, Estelle Gonsalves (86), about coming out, being accepted, and walking the NYC Pride Parade together.

Paul Mott (52), Patty Mott (72), and Bobby Mott (73) share their family history including when Paul was born to an unwed mother. Paul's Aunt Patty and Uncle-In-Law Bobby describe to Paul how loved he was by both his grandparents....

One Small Step conversation partners Janine Getler (62) and Mary Holderman (43) discuss each of their efforts towards helping people who need housing, boundaries with family and politics, and their ties to unions.

One Small Step conversation partners Erika N. (66) and Hugh Murray (81) talk about LGBTQ+ issues, diversity in their lives and value sets, and their shared troubled feelings about lies being pervasive in the US.

Spouses Alisa Jenkins Wilson (55) and Mike Wilson (58) remember first meeting each other in New York City, the evolution of their relationships, their careers, and what they appreciate about their children.

Spouses, Pnomwan Wager (66) and Lawrence Wager (75), discuss Pnomwan’s immigration to the United States, Lawrence’s deployment in Thailand, and their children, as they together recount their love story.

Colleagues Richard Mills (72) and Doug Douds (54) discuss their entrance into the Marine Corps, the importance of learning from the battlefields and histories of the U.S., and making educational approaches accessible to today's learners.

Naomi Love (27) interviews her new friend Susan Canaday Henry (48) about getting over her arachnophobia, her career, her relationship with art, her childhood, and the life lessons that she has learned along the way.

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.

Mother and daughter Carrie Danhieux-Poole (55) and Taeler Danhieux (32) recall Carrie finding out she was pregnant with Taeler, nearly giving her up for adoption, parenthood, and life lessons.

Eric Sawyer (67) interviews his friend Hernando Cortez (56) about his experience on Fire Island during the HIV/AIDS pandemic, his activism with Dancers Responding to AIDS, and how he would like to be remembered.

Helene Van Manen (64) and her husband Dave Van Manen (67) share stories from their lives as they detail their love, their family, and their journey westward from Brooklyn, New York, to Beulah, Colorado.

Friends Hadi Eldebek (34) and Layale Chaker (32) discuss their relationship to music as a means of connecting to their Lebanese culture. They consider how translation, drawing from different musical influences, and their audience's reactions shape their musical practices.