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One Small Step conversation partners Kristina Bridges (41) and Amy Saltzman Michel (41) compare their experiences in their respective communities, as mothers, their personal views, and navigating political conflict with loved ones.

One Small Step conversation partners Lynne Bird (70) and Peter Mader (69) discuss their earliest memories of social issues, race in the United States, rural life, reproductive rights, and issues important to them in their Wichita, Kansas community.

One Small Step partners Tonya Keim (43) and Aaime Smith (49) talk about their political beliefs and the 2016 Presidential Election.

One Small Step conversation partners George "Kate" Saba [no age given] and Sarah Wilkinson (26) share their thoughts on recent elections, the political landscape of the United States, and what causes inequalities amongst US citizens. Kate reflects on her upbringing...

One Small Step conversation partners Mike Hurley (72) and Cathryn Harjung (63) talk about Woodstock, volunteering, local politics, fathers, and family.

Friends Claire Kyoung (21) and Minna Apostolova (21) reflect on navigating college during the COVID-19 pandemic and how their friendship has helped them both grow through challenging times.

Carolina Reyes (42) and her husband Daniel Reyes (47) share memories of starting their lives as a young couple in Seattle, starting a bilingual childcare center, and also discuss how COVID-19 has impacted their business and family.

One Small Step partners Bertel King (31) and Alexandra "Alex" Slusher (63) share about their experiences with identity, Bertel expanding on his identity as a black man, and Alexandra talking about being the daughter of an Indian mother. Bertel and...

Since the spark of the COVID-19 Pandemic, last year many small business owners like Reymond had to go through the uncertainty of what the future was holding for him and his family. Fast forward to 2021, Reymond tells us about...

I Interviewed with Dawn Mohrmann, who is the owner and founder of Hydrangea Home, which is located in Northport, New York. Dawn's shop is an artful lifestyle shop that sells home fragrance, bath and body, art, jewelry, home decor, and...

Collaborators, Kate Strum (36) and Leah Palmer (26), talk about their project, The Conversation Workshops, which they are starting in Oklahoma City, OK. Kate and Leah reflect on their work and discuss their hopes for the project's future.

Rosie Read (44) and Josh Ziolkowski (35) sit down for a One Small Step Conversation in Jackson, Wyoming. As two liberals of varying degrees, they talk about issues of social and economic justice.

One Small Step participants Sarah "Sally" Jaskowiak (52) and Brady Montas (42) talk about how their political views were formed, whether the 2016 US Presidential Election changed their views of politics, and how living in New York City affected each...

One Small Step partners Karen McNally [no age given] and Sonya Hughes (78) talk about their childhoods, careers, and political values.

Rachel Masilamani (39) speaks to her friend and fellow librarian, Leigh Anne Focareta (43), about her fear of the racism and xenophobia surrounding the upcoming 2016 presidential election. She speaks about how she works these themes, among others, into her...

Taha Vahanvaty (17) and his mentor Cynthia Crowner (68) discuss the work that Taha has done with the organization he founded called The Acceptance Project, which creates a space for students of different social or political beliefs to have conversations.

Michael "Mike" Randall (55) interviews his mother, Carole Randall (81), on their family's history in philanthropy and community service.

One Small Step partners Jim Waszak (69) and Erika J (38) discuss their upbringings, the kindest people in their lives, and their economic beliefs.

Michael Aito, the owner of Stratton Pharmacy in Scarsdale, New York, has been the strength and stay of the surrounding community for nearly 30 years. As a pharmacist and first-responder, the unprecedented Covid times forced Aito to adapt his business...

One Small Step partners Beth Clavenna-Deane (52) and Kay Clark (74) talk about their careers and changes in their political views.

Strangers Michael Gonzales (25) and Taylor James Johnson (31) in San Antonio, Texas discuss sharing their stark political/religious/sexual identity changes to the public and how the public's reception of their beliefs influenced them.

Lee Ann Youse (68) and One Small Step conversation partner, Nancy Castro (51) share thoughts on the 2016 presidential cycle, opposing political view with close family members, and the impact of COVID-19 in their respective fields of Education and Healthcare.

One Small Step conversation partners Steve Banneck (59) and Mike Dana (68) talk about their political views, how their childhood experiences shaped them, and the need for people to "meet in the middle." They discuss the concepts of equity and...

One Small Step conversation partners Emily Simon (27) and Rachel Muirhead (25) discuss how they got to Newman University, their Catholic faith, travel, and the people who have most impacted their lives.