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Barbara Kujanpa Saniie (70) tells her son Matthew Saniie (31) the story of her ancestors in the United States starting with her great great grandfather who came from Germany in the 1800s up until meeting Matthew's father in Florida.

Ann Oven (64) talks with her husband, Jerome "Jerry" Oven (62), about their "great love." They discuss their childhoods, courtship, and marriage. They also recount a time Jerry stood up for Ann, which Ann recalls as the first time someone...

Dinah Mathews Sours (87) shares memories with her son, Christopher Sours (63), about her childhood experiences and journey from England to the United States during World War II.

One Small Step partners Michael "Mike" Martini (52) and Steve Bomgardner (61) talk about their upbringing, their relationship to religion, and their military service. They express concerns over the current climate of the United States and discuss term limits and...

One Small Step partners Sanona Williams (53) and Jenny Clark (47) discuss presumptions people make about them based on race and location, the pressure to choose a political side, seeing versus not seeing race, parenting children with versus without special...

One Small Step conversation partners John Floyd (51) and Karla Doremus-Tranfield (61) discuss the military, the Constitution, Conservatism and Liberalism, rugged individualism, living rurally, political campaigning, family histories, their children, and dogs.

One Small Step partners Stephen Rumbaugh (54) and Kathryn "Shawn" Kurrelmeier-Lee (65) discuss their backgrounds, their roles in the education system, and their hopes for a more proactive and less divisive society.

Clint McGuire (56) interviews his longtime friend, Miranda Lund (43), about her experiences as a student in the USC Aiken theatre department, and how it led to her creating an Instagram account devoted to cosplay.

Laura Peterson (52) interviews her fellow Delta Gamma sorority sister, Betsy Teti (65), about Betsy's life and her involvement with Delta Gamma as a member while in college as well as her involvement as an alumnae.

Laura Peterson (52) talks with her sorority sister Martha Saunders (93) about her upbringing, education, and work with the community.

Dr. Rachel Sutz Pienta (49) sits down with her mother, Nora Sutz (71), to discuss their family history, to reminisce about their favorite family memories, and to remember family members who have passed away.

Karen Demski (39) interviews her mother Mary Demski (70) on her relationship with her parents, meeting her husband, and moving to Florida.

One Small Step conversation partners Michael Ciccarello (69) and Brian Florko (45) share memories of growing up along with their general ideologies.

Douglas Macgregor (66) interviews his friend and girlfriend Joy Perez (69) about her upbringing in Ohio, her career as a teacher, and how she enjoys her retirement.

One Small Step conversation partners Jackie Folsom (71) and Jeff Forward (68) talk about their upbringing in Ohio and subsequent moves to Vermont, along with their views on farming & agriculture, immigration and renewable energy.

Joan (64) spoke about her grandmother coming from Ireland and adjusting to life in America.

Friends Jeremiah Rufus (21) and May W. (21) talk about their upbringings, their conceptions of God, and their experiences with religion and spirituality.

StoryCorps Facilitator Kiplyn Primus (62) talks with Just Us Book Club member Jacquelin Lipkins Ridley (68) about her education, career and family.

One Small Step conversation partners LaQuesha Wiley (34) and John Espinosa (25) talk about their families, what it means to be a "moderate," vaccine hesitancy, and how COVID-19 has brought communities together

Friends MK Mueller (71) and Kim Cool (84) discuss Kim's career as an author and storyteller and MK's work as an "inspirational speaker."

Eli Conroy (47) speaks with new friend and StoryCorps Facilitator Savannah Winchester (31) about his life and family growing up on the Pine Ridge Reservation and his journey coming out as a gay man and returning home.

Stephen (41) talks to his husband Joshua (33) about being deployed to Iraq and having to keep their relationship secret and about coming out to the public when he asked a DADT-related question during a GOP primary debate in 2011.

One Small Step partners Margaret Pittenger (75) and Vincent "Vince" Frodl (61) talk about their respective backgrounds, careers, and thoughts on politics and government regulation.

Peter Kaplanis (74) walks his daughter Cami Kaplanis (50) through his father's emigration to the U.S. from Greece, his upbringing in San Francisco and his military service.