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One Small Step partners, Jeffery "Logan" Kruck (37) and Debra Yakabouski [no age given], connect over their small town experiences, exchange stories from their differing careers, and analyze the tension in our political system.

One Small Step conversation partners Patti Victor (67) and Greg George (30) discuss how they were actually raised with very similar values instilled into them and how each of them channeled this into the life they've created for themselves.

One Small Step partners Jennifer Yox (37) and Pat Keebler (75) have a conversation about titling memoirs, history being written by the victors, and learning to give people the benefit of the doubt.

One Small Step partners Salena Stokley [no age given] and Donald “Don” Allcock (72) talk about their families, their faith, and their careers.

One Small Step partners Amy Menzel (41) and Hazel Miller (67) share a conversation about political figures they've seen, 9/11's impact on their lives, and the lessons they hope (or do not hope) their children learn from them.

Daniel "Dan" Swift (72) and his One Small Step partner Barbara Lakeberg (68) exchange their life stories including their career journeys and adoration for baking.

One Small Step conversation partners George Ozburn (46) and Conor Miles (34) talk about growing up in Fresno, their families, and their political views.

One Small Step partners Kimberly Guthrie (56) and Diane Conner (60) discuss their hobbies, backgrounds, and how being educators has shaped them.

One Small Step conversation partners Caroline Valentine (76) and Peter Werts (35) discuss their backgrounds, political values, and travel.

One Small Step conversation partners Gwynne Cunningham (60) and Ashley Allen (41) have a conversation about the wonders of hobby farms, their faith backgrounds, and law enforcement.

One Small Step conversation partners, Dr. Fen Kennedy (32) and Sabrina Reynolds (49), discuss their relationship to the American South, how educational models influence politics, and the ways that they've become happier over the years.

One Small Step partners, Rachel Barnard (52) and John Duvall (63), discuss privilege and racism. They examine how each of these is reflected in their own life experiences, and John brings some new ways of looking at these concepts to...

One Small Step partners Julie Finke (49) and Alex Reed (28) connect over a shared history of trauma and discuss how America as a country seems to be reliving its past.

One Small Step Conversation partners Louann Talbert (69) and James "Jim" Dierke (75) talk about their shared experiences in education and find common ground in their view of the current political climate.

One Small Step partners Emily Robinson (42) and Marjan Vayghan (38) sit down for a conversation where they learn they are both animal lovers, share a wish that the world could be free of guns, and have connections to AlienCon.

One Small Step Conversation partners Marcia Oates (68) and Ann Marie Mershon (73) talk about their careers as school teachers and what they learned, the progress or lack there of on women's rights in their lifetime, abortion, and women's athletics.

One Small Step partners Stacy Sheets (42) and Ronnie DeNoia (71) have a conversation about the influential people in their lives, what drives their voting decisions, and the "Don't Say Gay" laws.

One Small Step partners Virginia "Gini" Archer (52) and Michael Cochran (43) discuss corporations' heavy involvement in the government, address issues in the current education system, and connect as parents learning important lessons as they go.