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Spouses Joan Jones (73) and Richard Jones (73) talk about their family histories, their time living overseas, and 50 years of marriage.

One Small Step conservation partners Mark Heithaus (39) and Jean Morgan (70) have a conversation about religion and their experiences traveling abroad.

Fellow legionaires, post commander Troy Hibbard (39) and post adjutant Bob Miller (64), highlight the service records of Lake Geneva veterans and discuss the formation of the American Legion and Grand Army of the Republic community organizations in Lake Geneva.

Spouses, Brooke Sanders (46) and Mike Sanders (52), reminisce on various travel memories, covering "the good, the bad, and the unprepared."

One Small Step conversation partners Mana Derakshani (67) and Susan Tauch (83) discuss travel, community and their love of food.

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.

One Small Step conversation partners John Hisle (81) and Eric Spivack (45) discuss parenting, their vocational paths and changing systems of government.

American Legion colleagues Bob Miller (63) and Troy Hibbard (39), as well as conversation partner Chris Brookes (74), share stories of the Lake Geneva veterans of World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War, including of a local...

Charlie S. (21) speaks with David F. (20) about his experience studying abroad in France during the 2023 French Pension Protests

One Small Step conversation partners Carla Yoder (68) and Chloe Beelby (42) discuss the well-being of kids, teaching, ancestry, and religion.

One Small Step conversation partners Anna Hendrickson (63) and James Williams (64) talk about their frustration with the current political climate and partisan politics.

One Small Step partners John Ellis (43) and Kara Silva (51) discuss their shared love of the mind-expanding view travel provides. They reflect upon their difference religious views but shared sense of the importance of family and connection with other...

Paul Baresel (69) tells his son Mat Robedee (38) about his father's service as a sniper in World War II. Paul and Mat reflect on Paul's father's story of encountering and sheltering a young woman who had been tortured by...

Ronald "Ron" Britton (71) recounts to StoryCorps facilitator Chapin Montague [no age given] his youth as a self-proclaimed military brat, the lives of his parents, and his career in oceanography and marine biology, all while sitting on the wood-lined deck...

Jeanine Hewitt (85) and her grandson Josiah Johnson (26) talk about Jeanine's upbringing in France and Morocco, Josiah's experience living with Jeanine, and the value of grandparents.

Interview partners Cyrene Slegona (76) and Morgan Zipf-Meister (39) pay tribute to Cyrene's father, Frank C. Slegona, by discussing his service. Cyrene reminisces about her favorite memories and what made him unique.

Makenna Givens (18) talks with her grandma, Sharon Totaro (82) about her life. Specifically, raising kids on her own, losses of loved ones, and her mental health struggles.

Claire LeBlond (25) speaks with her aunt Lisa Walters (62) about her childhood, finding value in work, and French learning songs.

Friends and colleagues Mercedes Andrade (39) and Angela Jacquez (46) reflect on their friendship, traditions they love, and their travel plans for the future. They hope to travel together to New York, New York and Paris, France in the near...

A conversation about Hawaii between a tourist and new resident during the 2022 holiday season

Friends and colleagues Bryson White (40) and Taylor Dalton (37) discuss how their racial identity has influenced their understanding of their Christian faith throughout their lives.

One Small Step partners Tom Compton (80) and Liv MacKenzie (50) talk about their differing beliefs on gun control, their shared interests, and their shared belief that politicians should focus more on understanding one another.

One Small Step conversation partners Joe Marra (57) and Landon Reid (50) talk about how important their parents were to their development, the joys of both having a 5 year old and how to make some politics a win-win situation.

Spouses Mark Vogelzang (67) and Marthe Vogelzang (57) share their love story and appreciate their relationship.

One Small Step conversation partners Michael Lyons (71) and David Hoffman [no age given] talk about their careers, the importance of family, and the difficulty of talking about politics in the current era of political divisiveness.