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[Recorded: Friday, September 15, 2023] Jacob Saul (19) from Bristow, VA, and Kate-Lin Ly (19) from Northern Virginia participated in this One Small Step conversation as part of their Public Service Pathways 1-credit UNST course at UVA. Jacob shares how...

This interview, conducted on November 26, 2023, features Dhruv Trivedi, a 16-year-old from Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, and his father, Neerav Trivedi, a 47-year-old. The conversation, unfolding in their dining room, captures a heartwarming father-son dialogue. The discussion inquiries...

Thomas Minshall (49) talks with his son, Christopher Minshall (16) about his childhood back in Kennett, Pennsylvania. How a father talks about his life as a kid living in a rural part of Pennsylvania and what it is like growing...

Jay Ramirez: 2023-11-27 03:10:48 Gabriel Hudson (34 years old) speaks to his daughter Jay Ramirez (16) about his life growing up as a military kid and what inspired him to also join the military. Hudson reminisces on the story of...

Jacob Garrow, 16, interviews his grandpa Robert Shibla, 92, on Thanksgiving day 2023 in his Aunt's living room. Jacob ask’s about many different times from his grandfather's life. Robert shares a multitude of stories and memories, from childhood recollections to...

Bob (93) shares with his son Robert some of the highlights of his life. His first job was at a fledling TV Station (NBC) in NY. He spent his entire 40 yr career there w/ a short stint in the...

I followed military veterans from Connecticut on their Honor Flight to the capitol and followed them as they visited the war memorials and reminisced about those conflicts, their involvement in them and their lost friends

Sophia Rike (17) interviews her uncle, Tedd Wheeler (59) about his life growing up in central Pennsylvania and his various ventures through the US Military. They discuss his travels all around the world & certain projects he was a part...

James discussed his upbringing in a loving family and faith. His mom being a beacon of love and support. He also discussed his mom's cancer diagnosis. He discussed the sacred encounter he had with his mom, a conversation that changed...

[Recorded Tuesday, April 4th, 2023] Tera (32) and Kayla (19) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Tera has a background in campaigning and advocacy and teaches high school History and ESL in Charlottesville. Kayla is a second...

Desiree Jarrard (36) talks with her cousin Paul Newland (39) about his military experience and how it affects his life currently.

[Recorded: December 7, 2022] Maxwell Penders (20) and Maria Terry (42) sit down for a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, VA. Max is an undergraduate student at UVA studying computer engineering, with a deep interest in politics and government...

Tony Weiss is interviewed by his granddaughter, Reese Weiss about hid childhood growing up. This interview took place on Thanksgiving at Reese’s house. His life was amazing and exciting that made for a great story to tell. Tony Weiss has...

Rita Bowman (58) talks to her daughter, Sam Armengolt (16), about her childhood and what she has learned throughout her life. Born into a lower class family, Rita took care of her younger siblings while growing up; at 18 she...

This interview is of my grandfather going into depth about his time serving in the military and other questions that tie into that topic.

Sydney Szeligowski interviewed her step-mother Maryann Szeligowski. Maryann describes where she grew up in New York City. She tells about what school was like and some memorable events in the past.

In this interview, conducted in November 2022 in Tucson, Arizona, Amalia Matchett (16) interviews her closest confidant and mother Heather Matchett (50) about her childhood growing up in New York and her search for answers about their family heritage. Ms....

the story of Keith happels life in the work force and the military as well as where he believes he is in life now

[Recorded: September 23, 2022] Emily (20) and Dennis (76) record a One Small Step Conversation in Charlottesville, VA. Emily is a second-year student at the University of Virginia and shares a passion for issues of food insecurity and homelessness. Dennis...

Brian Scott-Smith talks with Gold Star Mother, Helen Keiser-Pedersen at her home in Connecticut, about her late son Andrew, who died in Afghanistan while on military service and America's fading memory about Gold Star Families and what that means.

Dr. Jared Broddrick is a systems biologist who is passionate about solar system exploration and NASA’s Human Research Program. Broddrick participated in the Human Exploration Research Analog where he lived in a 600-square-foot box with three other researchers for 45...

[Recorded Tuesday, April 12, 2022] Megan Kosefeski(20)and Gregory Mckinney(62) recorded a conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Parsing through the One Small Step Questions, Megan and Gregory agreed and disagreed on the state of our politicized world, abortion legislation, and the role...

Maggie Spadafora: 2022-04-26 12:10:37 Maggie Spadafora (19) talks with her father, John Spadafora (51) about the struggles of dealing with mental health in the military.

This is an interview between myself, Taylor Mahan, and my NJROTC Commander James Davis. In this interview we discuss Commander Davis' career in the military and then transitioning into civilian life as well as important people in his life that...

[Recorded Monday, February 21, 2022] Karen (58) and Amy (62) recorded a One Small Step conversation together in Charlottesville, Virginia. They discussed motherhood, military service, health, and media literacy.