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A group of friends watching and reacting to the total solar eclipse in Marble Falls, TX. The weather forecast was not looking good for eclipse day, but the clouds held off until just after the eclipse! We were also celebrating...

Jackson Crews (12) speaks with his grandfather Gaudencio "Mac" Macaraig (96) and his mother Marilyn Crews (51) about Mac's childhood in the Philippines, his experience in the Coast Guard, and his favorite family memories.

Leann Hengel (45) shares a conversation with friends, spouses Bob Crown (96) and Mary Crown (94), about Bob’s childhood and career, and Bob and Mary's retirement adventures, including Bob obtaining his commercial pilot’s license.

One Small Step conversation partners Buddy Spaulding (64) and Alan Crichton (77) talk about engineering and art and applications in life, as well as religion and religious values, especially related to personal beliefs and complex social issues.

Loren (age 94) and Veneta (age 90) have been married over 70 years. They are sharing stories from each year of their lives together. This interview covers the year 1957, their fifth year of marriage.

Loren (age 94) and Veneta (age 90) have been married over 70 years. They are sharing stories from each year of their lives together. This interview covers 1956.

Susan Richard (59) and her husband Chris Richard (58) share fond family memories, funny stories from childhood, and their first impressions of one another.

This is my interview with my great uncle Si, he grew up in the Chicago area and we talked about events that have happened throughout his life.

Reese Reittinger (15) talks to her older brother, Aiden Reittinger (19), about his time at Wheeler High School, his freshman year at Purdue University, and what he thinks his future holds. Aiden talks about his inspirations throughout high school, including...

Wendy (15) asks her older sister, Leslie (23) about her life after graduating university, now that she no longer lives at home with the family in Dallas, Tx and lives in Boston, Ma.

James Sterner (33) interviews his co-worker Kirk Moll (66) about watching the moon landing at age 12, the space race, and his childhood interest in science.

Friends Dave Desimone (53), who is the site director of Black Point Estate & Gardens historic house museum, and Laurin Mack (44), who is a descendant of an original Chicago beer baron, Conrad Seipp, discuss Seipp family history and the...

One Small Step conversation partners Jim Brown (75) and Paul Anderson (78) have a conversation about their backgrounds, losses in life, political views, education, the environment, and meeting up in the future for a beer. They find common ground despite...

James Shindelar (28) interviews his mother, CarolAnn Shindelar (69), about her childhood spent on a farm in Iowa and the impact that had on her life and, by extension, his life.

Monica Ennis (61) has a conversation with her father, Wolfgang Lauck (94), about him growing up in Germany during World War II and immigrating to the United States.

One Small Step conversation partners Cynthia Richmond (62) and Mark Ammann (62) find they have a lot of unique aspects of their stories in common as they talk about the believing in finding common ground, the foster children in their...

Gary discusses his professional career as a civil and forestry engineer in Oregon, Alaska, and Colorado. He reflects on projects that were especially significant for him -- local parks, bike trails, and recreation areas where he can see children and...

One Small Step partners Leon Hoover (71) and Robert "Bob" Shore (75) talk about their political views and their careers in energy and behavioral health. They reflect on the current state of abortion and energy policy and discuss the influence...

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: Linda Love Mesler, whose family has roots in rural Iowa for hundreds of years, talks about her global childhood, from New York to Cambodia. After becoming a technology lawyer, she settled in Andover and is...

This interview of my grandpa and I is all about his life and career. He helped to put the first man on the moon and was an important part of the Lunar Module Landing. We also talk about my grandma...

Devin Ponciano le pregunta a Joy Uehara sobre su vida en la escuela, el voluntariado y la trabajar.

Livia Ziskey (18) interviewed Vince Orsi (19) in Lincoln, NE on December 1, 2022. Vince discussed his childhood dreams, adversity with injury, current extracurriculars, and plans for the future.

Ismail Abuhelal is my grandfather that grew up in a small village in Egypt with 11 siblings. This interview covers his childhood memories and transition to moving to Sweden and becoming a nuclear engineer, teacher, and now principal and founder...

Andrew Brown (19) talks to Isabella Musa (18) about what has motivated him to pick his major, and some challenges he has faced.

Friends and colleagues Alex Zecevic (61) and Ahmed Amer [no age given] talk about their faith journeys, their lives as professors, and their reflections on the tensions between religion and science.