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Frank Nasakaitis (86) talks to his daughter Patricia Breux (57) about growing up on the South Side of Chicago. His many careers, including serving in the Armed Forces.

John Koeppen (70) talks with his wife, Barbara "Barb" Corning (69), about his decision to enlist in the Army, his experience in Vietnam, and what life was like coming home. John and Barb also talk about their relationship and some...

One Small Step conversation partners Jason Wood (43) and Tracy Roe (58) have a conversation about their backgrounds, political views, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and abortion. They find value in respectfully discussing differing perspectives.

One Small Step partners Katie Steward (54) and Michelle Bradfield (55) connect over their experiences raising families and feeling like they straddle party lines while discussing their differing views on voting and political apathy.

One Small Step partners Doug Lyon (58) and David Burke (52) discuss the merits of liberal and conservative approaches to different issues and share stories of how their backgrounds have shaped their beliefs.

Cynthia Grace (46) speaks to new friend and conversation partner Savannah Winchester (31) about the strength and inspiration she got from her mother and the journey she made to accepting herself as a transgender woman.

One Small Step participants Annette Karr (72) and John Baker (57) talk about feeling misunderstood by the other side, respecting others, shifting beliefs, and religious beliefs.

Jennifer Witkowski [no age given] and Bob Redden [no age given] discuss Bob's past political views and why he changed those views. They also discuss political divisiveness and the ecological damage being done to the planet.

Gwendolyn Ingram O'Looney (76) tells her Delta Gamma sorority sister Laura Peterson (52) about her life and career.

Kym Speer (55) interviews her parents, Edward Speer (85) and Lenora Speer (84), about their life together in Iowa. Edward and Lenora talk about Edward's country veterinary practice, delivering Kym and her siblings, and their shared parenthood styles. They also...

Lan-Nguyen (62) talks with her daughter, Anna Nguyen Gefroh (37), about her life in Vietnam and how she left one week before Saigon fell in 1975, and what coming to America and having children there has been like.

One Small Step conversation partners Beth Watkins (56) and Phil Johnston (45) discuss their backgrounds, their roles as parents, the nuances of social issues, and their shared experience working with children.

Talked about my father's time in Vietnam

One Small Step conversation partners Lori Burress (48) and Stephanie Sharp (47) discuss their upbringings and their political views. They share about how they have experienced things like living in Kansas and its political landscape, being parents to teenagers, and...

One Small Step partners Kitra Mwania (36) and Nicholas Bown (25) have a conversation about the need for in-person civil conversations, criticism of one's country as patriotism, and the separation of church and state.

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...

Brigitta Miranda-Freer (52), interviews her father, Ralph A. Miranda, MD (75), about his military experience in the Vietnam War and how that led to his medical degree and private practice.

Robert "Sam" Kelley (78) talks to StoryCorps facilitator Jeb Backe (26) about his service in Vietnam. He reflects on the trauma of his war experiences and on reconnecting with the men with whom he served.

Ellen Piekalkiewicz (58) interviews her father, Jaroslaw Piekalkiewicz (95), about his experiences as a World War II refugee and a member of the Polish unit of the British Armed Forces. They also talk about their home in Lawrence, Kansas, where...

Frances Ayres Handy (69) and Joseph "Major" Handy (76) talk about they met, their love story, and being in an interracial marriage.

James Johnson (82) talks to his daughter Nicole Johnson (48) about his experience in the Air Force, his service in Vietnam, and his transition back to civilian life.

One Small Step conversation partners Tammey Shimon (66) and Lara "Denise" Meirowsky (55) enjoy each other's company and discuss their families, their careers, teaching, love of both Texas and Kansas and how their faith guides them.

Elaine Oakley Caine (68) interviews her husband Bruce "Woody" Caine (76) about his career in the military, his time deployed in Germany and Vietnam, and his different careers after the military.

Friends and colleagues Lauren Devine [no age given] and Jordan Greenbaum [no age given] share their varying experience working with victims of human trafficking.

Daughters Kimberly Chang [no age given] and Allison Chang (48) discuss with their mother Jocelyn Chang (75) the topic of human trafficking and how their family history as Asian/Native Hawaiians overlap with this issue.