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One Small Step conversation partners Dennis [No Name Given] (68) and Kay [No Name Given] (72) talk about the Vietnam War, gender discrimination, the power of words, harsh rhetoric, political memories, Trump and Biden, and hope for a COVID-19 vaccine.

One Small Step participants Shasta Steinert (28) and Arvin Fontarum (38) talk about not being fully represented by either political party, the way people express their beliefs to others, and how learning and experiencing more has shaped their beliefs today.

One Small Step conversation partners Jennifer Friend (53) and Christopher "Chris" Wyant (41) have a conversation about the challenges that education is facing and how schools are trying to meet new needs.

One Small Step conversation partners and friends Debbie Reynolds (61) and Carole Geier (76) talk about the following topics: their social and political beliefs, what it's like to be liberal/moderate in a conservative region, using humor to navigate family gatherings,...

One Small Step conversation partners Joseph "Joe" Favre (40) and Savannah Ball (36) have a conversation about charged political terms, core beliefs, and the political divide.

One Small Step partners Ellie Shore (76) and Thomas DiMattia (70) talk about liberalism, politicians, and the perceptions of Kansans versus those of people in New York.

One Small Step conversation partners Raleigh Hinman [no age given] and Ty Patton [no age given] talk about polarization, politics, corporate regulations, and what is means to be Kansan.

One Small Step conversation partners Cindy Fortune (62) and Lucia Glynn (62) find differences and commonalities over politics, education funding, religion and news sources. They share stories of difficult experiences and the choices they made that brought them to where...

One Small Step conversation partners Marian Shapiro (78) and Robert Price (73) discuss their belief systems, their families, their political involvement, their concepts of racism, their environmental advocacies, about the functioning of the government, about words that discriminate, and about...

One Small Step partners Paul "Scott" Crenshaw (59) and Lisa Thompson (48) have a conversation about how they came to be apart of their religious communities and the role of politics within religion.

One Small Step conversation partners Glenda Reynolds (76) and Glenda Dart (76) talk about their lives and similarities, their political values, children in need of social services, term limits, and politicans more worried about their donors than their consituents.

One Small Step conversation partners Kristen Johnson (69) and Tyler Curtis (42) talk about teaching students, being politically "gray," and issues like abortion and "the almighty dollar."

(Updated 1/6/21: Edited to improve sound and decrease overlap caused by delay.) In an overdue reunion, Robin Wilson graced me with an hour of her Sunday to share her story. She passed down a major portion of my teaching-for-justice toolbox...

One Small Step participants Annette Karr (72) and John Baker (57) talk about feeling misunderstood by the other side, respecting others, shifting beliefs, and religious beliefs.