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[Recorded: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024] Blair Christensen, a 22-year-old from Charlottesville, VA and Darby Cain, a 71-year-old from Sheffield, England, discussed their personal beliefs and values, including social innovation, climate change, and access to abortion. They shared their personal experiences...

[Recorded: Wednesday, March 20th, 2024] UVA students Shannon Dinkler (21) from Virginia Beach, VA and Eliza Sanusi (22) from Charlottesville, VA recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their course, Lead from Anywhere. Shannon and Eliza discussed their...

Friends Ashley Boone (31) and Sterling Washington (31) discuss their friendship and how it's developed and changed over time. They also talk about their personal growth, goals, and how loss of parents at a young age affected who they grew...

One Small Step partners Kathleen Mullins (59) and Eric McMillan (48) have a conversation about Women's Rights, Religion, Immigration, and Gender.

One Small Step conversation partners Derek Scheuerman (23) and Jay Russell (27) are acquaintances who learn more about each other discussing the commonalities and differences in their upbringings, hardships they've faced, religious identities, gender identities, and goals for the future.

[Recorded: Thursday, February 29, 2024] UVA students Nancy (20) from the Fairfax, Virginia area and Cameron (20) from the Richmond, Virginia area recorded a One Small Step conversation as a part of their course "Democracy and Public Service." They talked...

One Small Step conversation partners Eric Marsh (54) and Michelle Taylor (35) have a respectful conversation regarding their upbringing, immigration, and abortion issues.

One Small Step conversation partners Juliette Landphair (56) and Sipi Gupta (43) discuss watching family members struggle, resilience, and the value of higher education.

One Small Step partners Tim Tapscott (57) and Jenny Thomas (45) have a conversation about abortion, immigration, and the upcoming election.

One Small Step conversation partners Denise Ellis (70) and Carol Burch (82) discuss Buddhism and yoga, growing older, and what about their own political "side" makes them uncomfortable.

Maria Manacheril (37) interviews her mother Valsa George (76) about her childhood in Kanjirappally, India, her education, and her relationship with Maria's father.

Van and Joe met at the Chicken Salad Chick restaurant in Panama City, Florida to discuss Van's experiences in the Dougherty County Schools, the zoning of Dougherty County Schools in 1971 due to a desegregation lawsuit, Van's career and other...

Harry Freeman (80) speaks with his friend Charles "Charlie" Pazar (71) about Charlie's life, his career as an immigration judge, and their lunch group with themselves and several other friends.

One Small Step partners Lupe McCloud (54) and Fay Chelmow (62) have a conversation about the community outreach that they both work towards.

One Small Step conversation partners Veronica (36) and Jenni (42) have a conversation about their backgrounds growing up and living in different places, their experiences living abroad in Italy, and their views on having diverse communities and perspectives in their...

One Small Step conversation partners Clay Adair (38) and Daryl Juran (70) sit down for a conversation about their , their career paths, taxes, and the news media they take in.

One Small Step partners Marvina Hooper (67) and Elizabeth [No Name Given] (33) talk about how their senses of community have changed, recognizing opportunities afforded to some and not others in America, and needing moral leaders.

Cousins Mona Wilson (61) and DeWayne Simmons (32) and their friend Joseph "Joe" Hall (52) speak about Creole culture and zydeco music.

Christy McDonald Lenahan (43) interviews her friend and colleague Michael Hebert (59) about his work as a priest and a nurse and his views on religion.

One Small Step conversation partners Ramona Akpo-Sani (74) and Denie Reynolds (73) discuss their upbringings, families, travels, involvement in 12-step programs, religious beliefs, and thoughts on Donald Trump. They find common ground despite differences.

One Small Step conversation partners Randi [No Name Given] (23) and Anne Matava (60) talk about their parents, disability, recovery, trans and nonbinary identities, generational differences, history, and their hopes for the future.

Karthik Vasudevan talks to his daughter, Anisha about his childhood growing up at a boarding school in India. He recalls how his memories and experiences there have influenced who he is today.

[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...

Pema shared the story of her family's escape from Tibet and how they eventually came to live in the U.S. She also talked about her families relationship with the Dalia Lama.

Cora Champommier (15) sits down to talk with her mother, Gummee Champommier (52), on the personal hardships of living with immigrated parents, far from home; and finding comfort in the routine of her past life