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Spouses, Nydia Padilla Rodriguez [no age given] and John Rodriguez [no age given], discuss the way their marriage and their creative outputs remained strong as they supported each other outside of traditional gender roles.

Byron Walker, Head Coach of the Archbishop McCarthy High School Football team talks a little bit about his passions for coaching and his love for working with the young men.

Spouses, Don Miller (64) and Gretchen Miller (59), with Don's sister Beth Crone (59) remember Judith Ann Miller. They talk about her ability to make everyone feel loved and special, and share the legacy she has left behind.

Danae Davis (64) discusses with her colleague, Parvathi Santhosh-Kumar (30), her career trajectory and her hopes for the city of Milwaukee.

Friends and colleagues Claire Robinett (15) and Sophia Hamilton (16) reflect on their time leading young scouts at the National Youth Leadership Training. The two express their appreciation for one another as they remember how they pushed each other to...

Wachusett student Chris Van Liew interviews his father, Rich Van Liew, about his childhood experiences of living unsupervised on Dyre Island, off the coast of Maine, for many consecutive summers with several dozen of his fellow Berwick Boys Foundation members....

Friends and colleagues, Erma Banks [no age given] and Callie McGinnis (77), discuss their former workplace: Columbus Area Library Association (CALA). They talk about the formation of the organization, pivotal characters in its development, and the events they created to...

Spouses Beverly Kinner [no age given] and Edward Kinner [no age given] talk about their involvement in the Columbus, GA community. While Edward describes the work he did on the Columbus Riverfront and Whitewater Project, Beverly shares her experiences volunteering...

Regina Mitchell (59) is interviewed by her colleague and friend Jean Munson (33) about her participation in University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ “New Leadership” program. They speak about how the program has changed Regina’s life and how it has helped...

Friends and colleagues Clifton Smart III (61) and Frank Einhellig (83) share a conversation about the work they did together as president and provost of Missouri State University. They discuss the changes the university has seen under their leadership, the...

Friends Audrey Zucker (82) and Carolyn Breidenbach (93) talk about their experiences with Sisterhood at Central Synagogue from the 1970's to the late 90s and early 2000s.

Daniel (29) talks to his wife Christina (28) about his time in the service and being away from each other during his deployment.

Jeffrey Walker (54) interviews his father, Norman Walker (89), about his career in the U.S. Navy and the University of Idaho Extension, as well as about the advice that he'd like to pass on to future generations of their family.

Friends, colleagues, and partners in "good trouble," Delaitre Jordan Hollinger [no age given] and Jacqueline Yvonne Perkins (64), sit down for a conversation about their family history, their current projects, and the importance of preserving African American history.

Colleagues Jenny Stiles (33) and Jean Munson (32) discuss their connection, the work that they do in leadership and transforming language and conversations around disability.

One Small Step partners Suzan Martinez-Bigelow (69) and Margaret Marty (55) talk about the importance of honesty in the political sphere and reflect on their hopes for overcoming increasing division.

Haley Lopez (27) speaks with her mom, Michelle Lopez (56), about her experience at a Knowledge is Power (KIPP) school in Northern California. They talk about Haley's career trajectory since high school and Michelle reflects on how proud she is...

Valerie and Michele have developed a profound bond through their involvement with Providence's Women's Caregiver Resource Group (WCRG), and they want to emphasize the significance of this work and the impact it has had on them. They cannot stress enough...

Colleagues Holly Shenefelt (51) and Jacque Moray (39) discuss Holly's service and the impact that she has had on women in the Wyoming Military Community.

Brandy Harris (35) and her mentor, Julie Leeth (69), look back on their early memories of one another, discuss their shared passion for supporting young people in public education, and appreciate the roles they have played in one another’s lives.

In their One Small Step conversation, Matt Osche (24) and Fernando Soriano (23) talk about their post-grad work and how foreign countries approach social support.

Eliana Godoy (48) interviews her colleague Debora Mulrain (66) about her time at Literacy, Inc. and the changes she's seen in the organization.

One Small Step conversation partners Donald (Don) Harner (51) and Amy Akao (41), talk about their experiences on September 11, 2001 (this interview was conducted September 11, 2021), what the idea of “equality” means to them, and how the events...

Emma Irwin explores a nuanced view of open source maintainership in today’s landscape, digging into what characteristics good maintainers cultivate, what role mentoring plays in maintainership, and how history influences who becomes a maintainer.

One Small Step conversation partners Angelina "Angie" Barfield (50) and Susan Xiong (39) talk about their family backgrounds and upbringing, the importance of education and community, and their frustrations with the current state of politics.