Benjamin Marshall & Laura Smith

Laura recently met Benjamin, who went to school with her brother, Berkeley, who has Down syndrome. Benjamin sat next to Berkeley in sixth grade and he talked about the impact that year had on his life. Because of his exposure...

interviewing my grandma

15 year old, Jason Singh interviews his Grandma Kuldip Kaur on growing up, wedding, her first child, school and seeing america for the first time.

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Charles Mestayer and Franchesca Peña

Charles "Chuck" Mestayer (72) speaks with conversation partner Franchesca Peña [no age given] about surviving a car accident, the passing of his brother, and what he relied on during these difficult times.

Anna Bartlett and Kate Johnson

[Recorded Tuesday, September 12, 2023] Anna (19) from Douglasville, Georgia, and Kate (18) from Somerville, Massachusetts participated in this One Small Step conversation as part of their Public Service Pathways 1-credit UNST course at UVA. Anna discusses finding leadership and...

Harper Schaberg talks with Norma Schaberg(Grandma) about her youth

Harper Schaberg(16) talks with Norma Schaberg(92) about her parents and how she was raised. She talks about what she wish she did different, how unsupervised life was, and growing up in the West side of Chicago.

Holly Campbell-Polivka & Bentley Fox

Holly talks about being an advocate for her trans son and how that led her to bedoming a member of several PFAC (Patient Family Advisory Council) groups before she found one at the Institute for Human Caring that was advocating...

Carmen Marshall & Bentley Fox

Carmen opened up with Bentley about a negative experience she had when she took her trans son to seek healthcare. Wanting to ensure that never happened again, Carmen became an advocate for her son's healthcare along with others who needed...

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Dolores Sheff and Nancy Jones

One Small Step conversation partners Dolores Sheff (63) and Nancy Jones (70) discuss voting for different parties, but sharing many common interests and opinions around being compassionate towards others, education, money in politics, abortion, gun control, anti-depressants and joy.

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Andrew Hersey and Willis Jackson

One Small Step conversation partners Andrew Hersey (63) and Willis Jackson (77) discuss about politics.

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Stephenie Klingler and Mackenzie Hatfield

Mother and daughter Stephenie Klingler (66) and Mackenzie Hatfield (38) talk about their fathers and loss, trading memories about Mackenzie’s late father Carter Hatfield and Stephenie’s father Robert Tebo.

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Brian Baker and Justin Cummins

One Small Step Partners, Justin Cummins (32) and Brian Baker (66), talk about how the military touched each of their lives and affected their political perspectives.

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Pilar McCloud and Matthew Billings

One Small Step conversation partners Pilar McCloud (53) and Matthew Billings (48) discuss politics and intersectionality.

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Karen Fleming and Judy Schweitzer

Karen Fleming (68) and Judy Schweitzer (68) come together at the Meadows Park Community Center to talk about the people in their lives that have influenced them the most. They reflect on their loved ones both alive and passed, the...

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Loren Johnston and Julia Kirschenbaum

Loren Johnston (73) is interviewed by StoryCorps Facilitator, Julia Kirschenbaum (25), to tell about the lives of his father and mother. Loren's words are meant to serve a as a proper memorial to his father, Byron Frank Johnston, a mortician...

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Jayalakshmi Appannappa and Ayushi Mukund

Ayushi Mukund interviews her grandmother Jayalakshmi Appannappa. Jayalakshmi talks about her childhood, raising children, and the inspiration behind the names of her children. She also discusses the advice she would give her younger self, whether she would change anything about...

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Kerry Bringhurst and Marianne Sidwell

Friends Kerry Bringhurst (56) and Marianne Sidwell (57) discuss the death of Marianne's mother, their favorite memories, and their friendship.

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Genevieve Mitchell and James Chavez

Siblings Genevieve Chavez Mitchell (66) and James "Jim" Martin Chavez (64) come together to share memories of their grandparents on the Chavez and Tafoya sides of their family, as well as memories they have from growing up.

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Cyane Lowden and Roy Reynolds

One Small Step conversation partners Cyane Lowden (77) and Roy Reynolds (76) share stories, experiences, and perspectives from their respective and abundantly lived lives.

Marshallese Cultural Values

I am interviewing with one of my co-workers. Her name is Mayomi Peter Adiniwin. She is a 2nd grade teacher and she is been teaching for 8 years now. The interview is about cultural values in the Marshall Islands.

Karen Ashley & Mike Drummond

As a Black woman, Karen has faced racism in the workplace and has been the only person of color in a meeting many times throughout her career. She shares with Mike what drew her to the DEI work she does...

Jeanine Mah and Susan Mah

On August 23, 2016 Jeanine Mah (84) talks with her daughter, Susan Mah (48), about the death of Jeanine's husband/Susan's father from cancer as well as Jeanine's thoughts about her own pending death, which occurred 3 years later. They discuss...

Jim Batchelder and Alex Wu

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: Jim Batchelder, with thirteen generations in Massachusetts, recollects his life growing up in Andover. After becoming a beloved art teacher for many years, and working closely with the Andover Center for History and Culture to...