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One Small Step conversation partners Sean McKell (53) and Erik Hendrickson (65), strangers, have a conversation about their backgrounds, families, careers, and beliefs, finding commonalities despite differences in age and life experiences.

Eugene Bielik (88) talks with his granddaughter Rachel Anne Zick (34) about his memories of growing up and his family as well as his service in the military.

Kathy Haaga (73) interviews her friend Emerald "Emmi" Dunn [no age given] on their work documenting the history of Chinese-Americans in the Mid-South region.

Kerry Johnson (30) speaks with his mother Marie Galloway (64) about her experiences growing up in Memphis during the desegregation era and her relationship with her family.

One Small Step conversation partners Anna Morris (43) and Mont McAllister (68) have a conversation about transformations in their beliefs, how it's too easy to be anonymous in this country, and their frustration with money's unrestricted influence in politics.

James Valentine (58) shares a conversation with his mother, Doris Dolph (91), about her childhood, family, nursing career, volunteer work, and autobiographical book.

One Small Step conversation partners Eric Davis (64) & Mary Lewis (78) discuss their lifelong witnessing of race relations, racism, and working for change.

Friends, Robert 'Mark' Matheny (77) and Harry Freeman (80) discuss growing up in the racially plagued South, the Civil Rights Movement, their love for Memphis, and their family's involvement with the government.

One Small Step conversation partners Eric Knudtson (69) and Greg Gustin (59) have a conversation about their family backgrounds, faith, and values that have shaped their lives. They find common ground despite differences in their beliefs.

Ellen Castellanos (53) talks to her mother, Donna Ferrell (84), about life-altering moments and her experiences in New Orleans, including going to school there and living in the city during Hurricane Katrina.

One Small Step conversation partners Mike Hurley (72) and Cathryn Harjung (63) talk about Woodstock, volunteering, local politics, fathers, and family.

I, the interviewer, am Brooklyn Elizabeth Adams and I am interviewing my 63 year old grandmother named Sandra Gallagher. We talked mostly about her time in Anchorage, Alaska.

Friends Lynn Oldshue (53) and Soynika Edwards-Bush (43) talk about Soynika's career as an artist and teacher, their families, and living with intention.

One Small Step conversation partners Phil Bailey (71) and Susan Sheremeta (55) talk about heritage, time in jail, the role of the government, and family.

Kiara Brown (28) talks her colleague to Jeremiah Chapmin (44) about her upbringing in Gloster, Mississippi, her journey to working in media and communications, and the many obstacles she overcame along the way.

Tiffany Jenkinks (31) interviews her colleague Benjamin Ortiz Sr. (76) about his family background and his military service in the Air Force.

One Small Step partners Bronwyn Hughes (58) and Donald "Don" Morrison (65) discuss find faith traditions later in life, the challenges of working with seriously ill infants, and feeling misunderstood.

One Small Step partners Brian Pressnall (63) and Luci McDowell (72) have a conversation about grandkids as a reward for having kids, leaving the country for the first time, and not feeling appreciative of anyone currently running for presidential office.

John Sroufe (74) speaks with his wife, Diane DiSanto (74), about his time as a photographer in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War. John expresses his moral qualms about serving in the military, recalls his initial resistance to...

Brian Brubaker (52) talks to his grandmother Helen Corrigan (98) about their family's legacy of military service. Together, they remember Brian's grandfather and reflect on their relationship with each other.

One Small Step partners Rebekah Keasling (43) and Mike Bayliff (48) discuss growing up in small towns, their differing views on tax policy, and why giving back to community is important.

Walter "Walt" Esquivel (59) and Stephan Abrams (49) meet for an in-person One Small Step conversation in Jackson, Wyoming.

Nic McKee and Grace Clark talk about their friendship.

Sandra Shackelford (83) and her friend May Lee Lor (53) talk about their different childhoods and how they connected over their shared desire to share and elevate Hmong stories.

Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (38) about her mother's letters to her father while he was away working for the Civilian Conservation Corps and on other military assignments beginning around the time of the...