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Marsha (62) Valentine shares her experiences with daughters Melissa Valentine (33) and Melaina Valentine (27), from her childhood in Manhattan, New York to her decision to move her husband and family to Baltimore County, Maryland in 1989. Note: This recording...

One Small Step conversation partners Bob Carey (60) and Gabrielle Gordon (24) talk about their differences in going to school, both serving as election officials and their feelings about the Constitution.

Mark McIntyre (71) and Robin Hickey (71) find commonality in their ages, marriages, and children, but also differences as they discuss their thoughts on parenting, environmental regulations, unions, social mobility, and race relations.

Marian Atkins (65) shares what she knows about her mother's life story with her daughter, Veronica Seymour (35). They discuss how she survived World War II as a child in Japan, what it was like for her to immigrate first...

Marlyn Tillman () tells Autumn Blanchard (31) about her experiences as a parent and education advocate.

Dr. Kenneth Kraemer (71) and nurse, Deborah Tamura (64) talk about their work and research with xeroderma pigmentosum at the National Institutes of Health.

Joyce Chase (60) interviews her father, James “Jim” Chase (88), about his time in the United States Army and Air Force.

Kathleen Manning Edelman (51) interviews her relative Dr. Ron Ervin (83) about his life as a minister and counselor.

Rob Shaw (65) is interviewed by his wife Katherine Hutson (60) about how he came to the Baha'i faith, his decade living in Latin America and his world view. They also discuss how they met and how Katherine's Lakota spirituality...

Cole Johnston (26) and his "bestie" Owen MacDonnell (25) talk about the origins of their friendship at Cornell University, their participation in the Intergroup Dialogue Project, and how their similar communication styles have made their friendship so strong.

Melvin Johnson (65) and Darryl Hicks (67) share their common experiences driving trucks, growing up black, and the joy and importance of having conversations with different kinds of people and not making assumptions.

One Small Step conversation partners Mike Hurley (72) and Cathryn Harjung (63) talk about Woodstock, volunteering, local politics, fathers, and family.

Geoffrey East (26) talks to his friend, Morgan Trevino (28), about his childhood and the idea of identity.

Debbie Whitfield (68) and her daughter Ashley Whitfield Donovan (41) sit down together to remember Evelyn Butler Rosenkoetter, who was Debbie's mother and Ashley's grandmother.

Sabra Booth (57) discusses her family history with a focus on her mother, Barbara Booth. Her family fought in World War II, participated in the creation of the Manhattan Project, and lived in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, which was a military...

One Small Step conversation partners John Hisle (81) and Eric Spivack (45) discuss parenting, their vocational paths and changing systems of government.

One Small Step conversation partners Jonathan Webster (35) and Benjamin "Ben" Luster (58) have a conversation about military service, race, and their political beliefs.

Colleagues Neal Hermanowicz (68) and Andrea Merriam (41) discuss Neal's career in neurology, treatment for Parkinson's Disease, and their upbringings.

Norita Martin (85) talks with daughter Mary van Haren (53) about her experiences growing up in Maryland and Germany. While Norita's father was in the Air Force and served abroad, Norita and her brother Luis joined him overseas as military...

Willie "Will" Johnson (46) interviews his friend and patron Flo Valentine (77) about her childhood in One-Spot, Maryland, her parents, her siblings, and what she wanted to be when she grew up.

Jessica Elfenbein (61) and her husband Robert Feinstein (62) have a conversation about their 4 decades together, reflecting on their many moves, the family they've built, and their Jewish identity.

One Small Step conversation partners Nicholas "Nick" Zoller (40) and Karen McBee (66) talk about their upbringing in Maryland and Texas and what inspired them to become teachers in higher education. They also discuss their differences in faith and what...

Debra Kassoff (44) interviews her father, Hal Kassoff (71), about his childhood growing up in the Bronx, NY, in an immigrant Jewish family, and about his career.

One Small Step partners Michael Floyd (54) and Melissa Price (57) talk about the challenging circumstances that they lived through as children, the formation of their belief systems, and their relationships with faith.

Sarah Roundy (38) and One Small Step partner, Maria Roach (56), discuss faith, memories of growing up, motherhood, and the current political climate.