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One Small Step conversation partners Faith Machuca (23) and Adrian Paul [no age given] discuss their major influences, careers, life in Reno, social issues, politics, and religion.

One Small Step partners Charity [No Name Given] (35) and Jacalyn "Jackie" Holmes (75) talk about their family backgrounds, their relationships to their faith, and how their backgrounds have shaped their approaches to politics and community building.

Guy Linscott (85) speaks with his Daughter Brenda Peluso (61) about his experiences in the Navy and Coast Guard. Guy reflects on what the military taught him and remembers his friends and mentors who have passed.

Dan Eddins (34) and One Small Step partner, Don Ellisor [no age given], discuss their political beliefs, healthcare, and religion.

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...

One Small Step partners Rachel Campbell (24) and Debbie Henry (37) have a conversation about the importance of telling loved ones how much you appreciate them, the first and second amendments, and the need to be proactive about gun safety.

James D. Eplin (83) talks to his eldest grandson Jacob M. Eplin (28) about his service in the Navy, on the Charleston, WV police force, and as a US Marshall in the State of West Virginia. He recounts the most...

Alfred Groos (88) recounts military service with daughter, Laura King (56). He shares about his roles in China and North Korea, his overall feeling towards basic training, conflict, and how his path has been an influence to his approach to...

Daniel "Dan" Swift (72) and his One Small Step partner Barbara Lakeberg (68) exchange their life stories including their career journeys and adoration for baking.

Veterans Len Proper (68) and Michael McNett (53) discuss their military involvement, explore ways that community building for veterans can be improved, and distinguish between the needs of veterans who come from multitudes of perspectives and experiences.

Laurie Brown (91) talks to Joanna Brown (57) and Julie Brown (56) about switching his major in college. He studied Physics and then became professor. After college he joined the military.

U.S. Army veteran Joe Hester (80) tells his granddaughter Bethany Weisberg (22) about his service.

One Small Step conversation partners Fran Britton (72) and Alicia Murie (40) met for the first time virtually to talk about their experiences in education, Alicia's brain injury and activism, their roots coming from military families and how they both...

Merrill, 72 was Kerry's, 65, commanding officer in a medical unit and dispensary in Vietnam. They talk broadly and generally about the cohesion and camaraderie of their very diverse unit while in Vietnam, as well as some of the work...

Eric Kelley (37) speaks to his spouse Stephanie Kelley (37) regarding time in the United States Military, he talks about his job as a Logistician and describes enlisting on September 11th.

Strangers Michael Gonzales (25) and Taylor James Johnson (31) in San Antonio, Texas discuss sharing their stark political/religious/sexual identity changes to the public and how the public's reception of their beliefs influenced them.

Ann Bishop (82) and Steven A. Gibson (58) talk about their involvement in the organization Military Families Speak Out, and all the work they've done protesting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Magi Thomley Williams [no age given] interviews her friend and colleague, Kathleen Logan (79), about her family, her career, and the lessons that she has learned throughout her life.

Adam Suleiman (17) and his One Small Step conversation partner Rae'l Brantley (27) talk about growing up and share some of their thoughts on politics.

Margaret Smith (59) and Emily Loop (33) discuss their relationship as mother and daughter while both being on opposite sides of the fence politically.

Stephen (41) talks to his husband Joshua (33) about being deployed to Iraq and having to keep their relationship secret and about coming out to the public when he asked a DADT-related question during a GOP primary debate in 2011.

James Harold (60) and his One Small Step partner Montgomery Mewers (53) discuss living in various parts of the United States, the weaknesses of the current American political system, and impactful childhood experiences and relationships that inform their politics.

Adam (40) and Cristina (41) Perron discuss Adam's military career, his deployments and how he has dealt with his PTSD since his retirement from active duty.

One Small Step partners Joel Ames (67) and Perry Hoskins (64) have a conversation about their time in the military, religion, and their upbringings.

One Small Step conversation partners Justin Friedman (49) and Ericka Kay (40) talk about how their families have impacted their political values. They also discussed how subjects including the environment, gun rights, the U.S. Constitution, religion, abortion and social media...