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One Small Step conversation partners Susan Bolinger (58) and Jonathan Webster (35) have a conversation about their backgrounds and beliefs, touching on topics like education, politics, guns, and biases. They find common ground despite differences.

Stephanie Dawson (43) and her husband, Mike Dawson (51), about their children and their experiences in Chautauqua.

Kiplyn Primus (62) talks with her friend Myrna Clayton [no age given] about their experiences growing up.

Kiplyn Primus (62) talks with her friend Wonya Lucas (62) about their shared experiences growing up together.

Laura Peterson (52) of Delta Gamma Fraternity talks with alumnae Martha "Rigby" Duncan (83) about how she got started as an Alpha Xi Delta.

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.

Friends Belinda Jones (63) and Kiana Garius (23) discuss interracial and intergenerational friendship.

Friends Barbara Shearer (71) and Patty Duncan [no age given] discuss the non-profit they've developed, Neighbors Network of Lee County, aimed at supporting older adults who wish to age in community.

Jennifer Fallon (51) speaks with spouse Robert Conk (61) on how they met, their relationship, and the memories of their lives.

Partners Glenn Sweigart (66) and Kevin Kennedy (70) discuss their childhoods, their previous marriages, how they came to understand their sexuality, and the challenges they had to overcome.

Douglas Macgregor (66) interviews his friend and girlfriend Joy Perez (69) about her upbringing in Ohio, her career as a teacher, and how she enjoys her retirement.

Megan Greer (43), Executive Director of the Blue Zones Project in Southwest Florida, speaks with Deb Logan (62) about Deb’s work as its former executive director and their shared passion for the organization.

Friends Sunny Lubner (76) and Stephanie Davis (59) talk about Sunny’s experience being the daughter of two activists protesting Apartheid in South Africa, Stephanie’s life moving to Fort Myers, and their shared passion for theater.

Anna Amesbury Pless Peel (38) has a conversation with her father, Larry [No Name Given] (71), about his maternal grandmother, Anna Laura.

One Small Step conversation partner’s Darby Cogburn (43) and Douglas "Doug" DeBolt (57) take an hour to discuss their life as educators, the evolution of American culture, and the consequences of a divided country.

Kelline Webb talks about her experiences growing up on Mary Avenue in Albany, Georgia, as a senior at Albany High School in 1972, and as a professional care-giver in Panama City, Florida. (interviewed February 2, 2024)

Tracy Crump (64) and her husband, Lee Crump (73), discuss their love story, their love for Memphis, and the joy of retirement.

One Small Step conversation partners K. C. (30) and Heather Hildick (40) have a conversation about their connections to the catholic church, food and cooking, and the influential people in their lives.

Friends Queen Keskessa (51) and Antonio Quinn Edwards (58) speak about their first impressions of each other, Antonio’s identity as an artist, and Queen’s experience coming to the United States and her Ethiopian identity.

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

StoryCorps Facilitator Kiplyn Primus (62) has a conversation with Dr. Jeffrey Ogbar (54) about his book, America's Black Capital: How African Americans Remade Atlanta in the Shadow of the Confederacy.

Cheryl Kortemeier (52) has a conversation with her fellow Corporate Volunteer Council board member Jerry Travers (64) about his thoughts on finding one's volunteer passion and living a life of service.

One Small Step conversation partners Susan "Sue" Nichols (47) and Rebecca "Beckie" Hernandez (47) discussed growing up in Indiana, their difference over abortion, and their own Christmas traditions.

One Small Step conversation partners Marie Thompson (51) and Rosalind "Roz" Watkins (60) share coping mechanisms from childhood and as adults, loss of loved ones, addiction and recovery, political policies and conversing with people who disagree with them.

Susan Richard (59) and her husband Chris Richard (58) share fond family memories, funny stories from childhood, and their first impressions of one another.