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One Small Step conversation partners Wes Edwards (60) and Beverly White (64) discuss about politics.

One Small Step conversation partners Abigail "Isabel" Ordoñez (22) and Logan Cantrell (23) discuss differences between Wichita and where they grew up, their earliest memories of politics, and trying to understand the events of September 11, 2001 as people who...

One Small Step conversation partners Scott Sinclair (61) and Jenna Strecker (58) discuss different topics, including healthcare, LGBTQ issues, and local politics.

One Small Step conversation partners Samantha Migliore (24) and John Murray (34) discuss how religion influences coming out as gay, when they became interested in politics, and what they wish their "own side" would stop doing.

One Small Step conversation partners Jeffrey Mendelssohn (59) and Susie Olive-Allison (45) have a conversation about their childhood experiences, rising children, and the role of religion within in their lives.

One Small Step partners Jay Price (53) and Jacob Dailey (27) discuss what people misunderstand about farming and farmers, and the difficulty of navigating various political views within their own families.

One Small Step partners Bronwyn Hughes (58) and Donald "Don" Morrison (65) discuss find faith traditions later in life, the challenges of working with seriously ill infants, and feeling misunderstood.

Vanessa Lemus (23) and her One Small Step partner and roommate Nico Orisini (24) discuss the misconceptions and motivations of their political beliefs.

One Small Step partners Thomas "Tom" Barlow (39) and John Amoroso (45) share their challenges being divorced fathers of daughters, and their learning process around the changing language and mores regarding sexual orientation and gender identity.

One Small Step conversation partners Heather Lockerman (48) and Eric Kaufman (46) discuss the intersection between U.S. politics and religion, why interaction with people different than you matters, and navigating when your children's views differ from your own.

One Small Step conversation partners Michael "Mike" Carley (55) and Peter McManus (65) discuss our country's increasing diversity, the people they struggle most to interact with, and the values they'd like to instill in their children.

One Small Step partners Darlene Dabbs (69) and Vicki Smith (61) sit down for a conversation about their childhoods, religious beliefs, and political standings.

One Small Step partners Ann Resnick (68) and Nancy Quam (67) have a conversation about avoiding politics with family, the potential complexities of AI, and the experience of politics in their states.

One Small Step partners Taliatha Hudson-Palmer (43) and Nancy Kalina (58) discuss their experiences in same-sex marriages, and how their Jewish and Mormon upbringings shaped their identities.

One Small Step partners Lisa Lindsay (45) and Kim Hawley (58) discuss climate change, the war in Ukraine, and find common ground around their love for the outdoors and having dogs.

One Small Step conversation partners Scott Williams (61) and Jeffrey Rebackoff (31) discuss their faith backgrounds, views on homosexuality, and who they plan to vote for in the 2024 presidential election.

One Small Step partners Debi Noir (75) and Halley Cole (28) exchange their views on abortion, military-style rifles, book bans, trans rights, and climate change.

One Small Step partners Jennifer Weston (56) and Paul Wood (59) discuss the people and events that have most influenced their beliefs, why they are often troubled by people with similar beliefs, and why they are scared about the current...

One Small Step partners Liz Hicks (78) and Patrick Walsh (55) discuss moving away from the Catholic church, how they became aware of racism, and why they fear social isolation is harming our country.

One Small Step conversation partners Roger Moon [no age given] and Cindy Miles (58) discuss growth, perspective and self-acceptance.

One Small Step partners Emily Tomkins (29) and Joseph "Joe" Loftus (68) discuss their different political beliefs and find common ground around income inequality and being "introverts."

One Small Step conversation partners and fellow University of Vermont students Alexandra "Alex" Amsden (19) and Bethany Connor (23) discuss the justice system, immigration, minimum wage and religion. They also discuss both loving music, and Taylor Swift!

One Small Step conversation partners Lilian "Lily" Fisher (20) and Rick Limon (55) discuss Black Lives Matter, gun rights, and their differing views on abortion.

One Small Step conversation partners Steve Aufrecht (76) and Jerrad Anderson (40) talk about their backgrounds, political beliefs, and the current political climate.

One Small Step conversation partners Donna Slaughter (72) and Ellen Rennels (73) have a conversation about education and how to talk to people of differing beliefs.