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One Small Step partners Anna Isler (23) and Susan "Sue" Kurzman (68) discuss living in Richmond, volunteering at animal shelters, and how they define patriotism.

Inspiring change through conversation. In the aftermath of the brutal murder of George Floyd, at the hands of law enforcement, we are launching a new interview-based collection of stories where members can share their personal experiences in coping with such...

One Small Step conversation partners Patrick Tyrrell (20) and Charlotte Hammond (18) find many commonalities and differences in their life experiences, general attitudes towards life and dreams of the future. They discuss religion, their parents, abortion and sex ed, and...

"In high school I tried to date girls, but in the back of my mind I knew I didn't want anything more than friendship from them."

High school friends Robert "Bob" Linscott (56) and Christopher "Chris" Zitnay (56) reconnect and share a conversation on what it was like to be gay in a small town and feel comfortable enough in themselves to come out when it...

Carmen opened up with Bentley about a negative experience she had when she took her trans son to seek healthcare. Wanting to ensure that never happened again, Carmen became an advocate for her son's healthcare along with others who needed...

One Small Step Conversation partners JP Ducro (49) and Mason Hickman (23) talk about LGBT issues, their political values and the division in the country.

One Small Step conversation partners Tiffany [No Name Given] (42) and Richard "Rick" Cavallaro (54) discuss difficult family conversations, how the challenges young people face have changed, and the need for moral leadership.

One Small Step partners Aurora Lee (29) and Nathan Davis (33) discuss their favorite childhood memories, whether they consider themselves "patriotic," and what makes them uncomfortable about their own political "side."

One Small Step conversation partners April Goodner (31) and Jennifer Nixon (32) discuss who influenced their beliefs, how their beliefs have evolved, and why people make assumptions about them.

One Small Step conversation partners Korie MacDougall (27) and Rhonda Davis (52) have a conversation about the political divide, technology, and personal experiences.

One Small Step conversation partners Kevin Madden (73) and Matthew "Matt" Schuster (63) discuss having to keep their beliefs to themselves, gun ownership, and how people on the left contributed to Donald Trump getting elected.

Friends Ash [No Name Given] (23) and David [No Name Given] (33) discuss David being a survivor of the Club Q mass shooting in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

One Small Step partners Rishi Ray (19) and Chris Criscione (59) share their experiences with political division and their belief that people have more in common than they often think.

One Small Step partners Erin Meadors (39) and Leigh Ann Link (40) discuss how trauma leads to substance abuse and mental illness, experiencing loneliness in their respective careers, and why adapting to technology is "making us sick."

Vanessa Brito, 26 and Herb Sosa, 45 talk about their work as LGBTQ advocates, about what motivates them and their role models.

Dana Bolles works for the Science Engagement and Partnerships Division at NASA Headquarters. She was first hired as a Payload Safety Engineer with the Kennedy Space Center and since then, has worked at four NASA centers in mission support roles...

Colleagues and loved ones Joey [No Name Given] (30) and [No Name Given] [No Name Given] (63) discuss Joey’s coming out story, diversity, equity, inclusion, and identity.

Friends Keith Mosier (64) and Michael Lunter (65) discuss how they met, their work with people with AIDS, how they got involved with the community organization Food Outreach, their coming out stories, the AIDS epidemic and the legal protection that...

For the Great Thanksgiving Listen in November 2021, Em Gathers (17) interviews her sibling, Iggy Gathers (21), at her dorm in New Jersey. They talk about their childhood and high school memories. They share their struggles and experiences as lgbtq...

[Recorded: Tuesday, March 19th, 2024] Al Pola, a 64-year-old from Charlottesville, VA, and Kamell Minor, a 20-year-old from St. Louis, MI, shared their personal experiences with in-group identity and acceptance, emphasizing the need for empathy and open-mindedness in creating inclusivity....

Emalee Farley (23) and her friend El Daña (75) talk about El Daña's long time male impersonator entertaining in the Fresno area and beyond. Together they talk about the gay bar scene in Fresno in the 1960s, how El Daña...

One Small Step conversation partners Christina "Tina" Neal (63) and Diane Metheny (51) discuss about politics.

Connie Pagliuca: 2022-12-14 23:50:31

Mom and son, Metta Johnson (74) and Michael Johnson (41), discuss Metta's life growing up in Georgia, her relationship with her husband Clyde Johnson, and her career as a nurse.