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Christina Laufer (27) talks with her brother Ryan Nebeker (30) about their grandparents.

Ann Akana (66) talks with her friend and former teacher Tricia L. Grant (29) about her family and what it means to be Hawaiian.

Anna Paloma Williams (32) asks her mother, Luz Kenyon (58), about what life was like for her as she immigrated to the United States from Mexico and raised her children in a new country. They also discuss the female role...

Cole Johnston (26) and his "bestie" Owen MacDonnell (25) talk about the origins of their friendship at Cornell University, their participation in the Intergroup Dialogue Project, and how their similar communication styles have made their friendship so strong.

Betty Fryrear (94) talks about growing up during the Great Depression and shares memories from her childhood with her daughter, Charla Lowery (72).

Carson Geye (17) interviews his grandmother Beth Carey (64) about her family, growing up in the 1960s in River Forest, Illinois, her first job at McCormick Place, and her journey going to law school as a mother.

Coworkers Bonnie Scherr (60) and Rachael Perez (23) share a conversation about their experiences living in Dalton, Georgia, the books that have impacted them, their work in the library, and the roles they see themselves filling in their community.

Julie Perry (33) shares a conversation with her grandmother Kathleen Butler (89) about Kathleen’s childhood, her parents and siblings, her experiences in school, and her family.

Sisters Debra Brown (67) and Dorlis "Regine" Notto (64) share a conversation about the coronavirus pandemic, their childhoods, their parents, and their family.

Laura Gossman (47) and her One Small Step partner, Matthew "Matt" Lynch (41), exchange their lived experiences and how it has influenced their ideologies.

One Small Step conversation partners Randy White (65) and Ryan Jacobsen (42) talk about the importance of community engagement and their commitment to both urban and rural Fresno.

Spouses Jenn Collins (48) and Brad Barnes (51) sit down for a conversation about their lifestyle as small scale farmers. They discuss their simple living ethos and their favorite parts of farming, as well as the importance of community gardens...

Sarah-Bess Dworin (41) relives the memory of her grandmother in this conversation with her grandfather Eliezer Krumbein (93).

One Small Step conversation partners Kim Moriyama (54) and Charles "Charly" Minkler (66) talk about their upbringing, political beliefs and their struggles as outsiders.

One Small Step conversation partners, Artemus Hill (29) and Deanna Flinn (50), compare their lived experiences having grown up in two different countries.

Adrienne Scott (49) and her daughter Hannah Scott-Persson (16) talk about Adrienne’s mother, who died when Hannah was 5.

One Small Step partners Myron Douglas (66) and Michael Patterson (67) discuss New Orleans, the difference between faith and religion, and why rural areas deserve more respect.

One Small Step partners Natalie Sollo [no age given] and Christi Nuding [no age given] discuss institutional racism, white privilege, the legacy of white supremacy and various other historical topics.

Mother, Carol Burke (69), and daughter, Kate Christensen (40), remember Carol's late father, discuss her unique small town upbringing and her hopes for the future.

Life partners Ekaterina Shkurkin (64) and Suzan Porter (72) discuss the way that COVID-19 has impacted their connection to family, to grief, and ultimately, to a stillness that is only possible by the abundance of time in a safe place,...

One Small Step conversation partners Elizabeth Long (78) and Charles "Charly" Minkler (66) discuss politics of rural areas, their differences on abortion, and blended families.

Siblings, PJ Pronger (67), Martha Mathews (68) and Ann Wells (75), recall their upbringing on their family ranch in Texas.