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Franchesca Peña [No Age Given] interviews conversation partner Roger Lewis (69) about the people who were most important to him including his parents and his fourth grade teacher. He also talks about his wife who stood by him through getting...

Mentor Davi Kallman (33) interviews her friend and mentee, Jose Riera (51) after how his life has been impacted by a traumatic brain injury.

Louie Saenz (66) interviews friend and colleague Keith Pannell (83) about Keith's life, his involvement in public radio, and his career in academia.

Colleagues Maria Muñoz (44) and Sharyn Obsatz (48) reflect on their relationships to education growing up and how their work and studies in the humanities led them to being professors at Santa Monica College.

Douglas Yeager(78) interviews his family friend, Holmes Rolston(79) about his work in the field of environmental ethics. They cover how Rolston got into his line of work, some of the highlights, his most influential works, and what his various awards...

One Small Step partners Kenneth Sharrock (60) and Leslie Kaplan (56) talk about religion, ancestry, and the guiding influences of their political beliefs.

This interview was conducted face to face, and it follows a series of questions concerning Julie's opinions on how the adoption in her family affected her and her family as a whole. She answers questions about her relationship with the...

Arjun Khurana (17) interviews Rakesh Khurana (52) during Thanksgiving celebrations. They discuss Rakesh's major life experiences, largely in terms of how they affected the development of his personal philosophies and morals.

L. Jackson "Jack" Newell (83) speaks with friend William McMurrin [no age given] about his childhood memories, academic career, love of nature, and perspective on humanity.

One Small Step partners Shirley Lefever (61) and Gordon Bassham (75) share a conversation about the most influential people in their lives, their values, their work, and their concerns and hopes for the future.

Jonathan Chu (75) shares a conversation with Carol Berkin (78) about the ways in which academia led to a form of self fulfillment.

One Small Step partners Kate Uhlir (82) and Andrew Duxbury [no age given] inquire about each other's lives, one being a mother of six and the other a Geriatrics doctor.

Makinde Adedapo (37) and his brother Mosi Ifatunji (43) discuss growing up and how family dynamics have changed and shifted.

One Small Step conversation partners Sara Tickel (41) and and Robert A. "Bob" Tuttle (76) talk about drug and alcohol addiction as well as gender and identity issues relating to labels and stereotypes.

Mercer University Professor, Dr. Stefanie Sevcik (39) talks with her husband, MFA student, Michael Sevcik (43) about his relationship with art, academia, being a stay-home parent, and a student from 2007-2023.

Learning more, knowing more and having better relationship

Today I spoke with Coastal Carolina Professor Dr. Amanda Brian and she spoke on what made her want to be a Historian. Dr, Brian also goes into detail about how her understanding & views of history/academia have changed over the...

Friends, colleagues, and co-authors Lillian "Lil" Mills (63) and Christi Gleason (54) discuss their long, storied relationship as academics, co-authors, and friends.

One Small Step partners Hannah Borton (36) and Jeffrey "Jeff" Breneman (53) talk about some of the watershed moments in their lives, and they reflect on the state of political discourse in their community.

Amanda and Sue talk about finding their personal identity as disabled women and their love of playing tennis.

Terri Klemm, MSW, LCSW, DSW paved the way for many social workers. As one of the pioneers of the Centenary's Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) Program, she has educated, equipped, and established social workers worldwide. At the same time, it...

Lauren Haygood is a PhD student at Oklahoma State University, studying marine geochemistry and metal biogeochemical cycling in Dr. Natasha Riedinger’s lab. How does one become a chemist after failing chemistry in undergrad? We talked to Lauren about figuring out...

Adrian Tirtanadi (38) and friend Sara Farooqi (37) discuss their journeys of disconnection and reconnection to Christianity and Islam respectively.

Julia (22) interviews Jonathan (83) about his experiences through life. They touch upon Jonathan's personal experiences growing up in the U.K., creating a family in the U.S., and more.

Jennifer Fried (38) interviews her grandparents, Phyllis Gold (90) and Norman Gold (93), about their early memories, their choice in pursuing higher education, the experience of being grandparents, and importance of passing on tradition and preserving language.