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One Small Step partners Mickael Broth (40) and Mike Hemsley (78) have conversation about whether storms are getting stronger, alternative energy for cars, and pragmatic idealism.

Jennifer "Kim" Estes McCully-Mobley (60) and her son, Jake McCully (32), share a conversation about Aurora, Missouri, the community that they call home.

Friends Mike Alewitz (70) and Guido Garaycochea (59) discuss Mike’s position as a censored artist, what it has been like to paint murals around the world and see them destroyed, all while conveying the message of workers' struggles.

Verma Pastor (78) and her daughter Laura Pastor (51) remember Ed Pastor, Verma's husband and Laura's father, who was the first Mexican-American elected to Congress in Arizona. The pair talk about how Verma and Ed met, his early days in...

Friends Luis C. deBaca (54) and Maria Echaveste (66) discuss their early careers and arrival to labor law, share about some specific cases of labor abuse they worked on, and reflect on the larger global factors that contribute to labor...

Cemelli Espitia leads an interview with Muralist and Co-founder and President of Calle 24 Latino Cultural District, Erick Arguello. We discuss gentrification, his raising in the mission in the 70s, the history of the mission, the need for murals, the...

Khalil Ayed (25) interviews his friend Tijay Mohammed (34) about growing up in Ghana, moving to New York and his life's work as an artist, including designing the word "Black" in the Black Lives Matter mural in Manhattan in 2020.

Sarah Fritchey (37) interviews her friend, colleague, and co-conspirator Kwadwo Adae (43) about his work as a muralist. They discuss his childhood and the inspiration he received from his parents, how he realized the importance of collaboration, and the murals...

Me and Jay discuss the importance of representing queer women of color in art.

Recording February 27, 2018 – The Leavitt sisters grew up in St. George, Utah and have many memories of the library. Ann Leavitt Jacob’s first vivid memories of the library are of attending 2nd grade there, though she admitted “the...

Yetzali Peña (16) interviews their mom, Lorenza Triana-Peña, about the time she met Cesar Chavez. She shares what it was like to meet and talk to Cesar Chavez and how the meeting affected her.

Alexis Terraza (28) talks with Annalisa Escobedo (25) about being born and raised in the Mission District, displacement and gentrification, and community.

Anna Escobedo (25) talks with Alexis Terrazas (28) about how she came to the Mission District of SF and the impact of gentrification.

Gail Blumberg (54) interviews Alvin Tull (55) about his experiences growing up involved in gangs and graffiti in Philadelphia, becoming addicted to drugs and alcohol, and participating in the "Back On My Feet" running program as part of getting clean...

Preciliana Sandoval (53) talks to SC Facilitator, Erin Dickey (25), about how she became an artist, how her knowledge of history drew her to open a walking tour business of Mesilla, and about how she is an “unusual” grandma to...

Daniel Wolfskehl (41) and Adelene Armenta (15) talk about the relationship that they formed at Ace Leadership High School, being in the classroom environment, and their hopes for the future.

Julia Bergman, 64, talks with her research partner Will Maynez, 63, about their work and research in the Diego Rivera Mural Project.