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In a One Small Step conversation Hilary Coakley (54) and Brad Baker (65) discuss the role religion plays in their lives, politicians they admire, the importance of freedom of opinion, fear of the divisiveness in the United States, and the...

Kevin talks about growing up as a kid in Ohio and how he met his best friend Jose.

One Small Step partners Brad Hansen (70) and Stormy Johnston (68) have a conversation about their childhoods and life experiences.

Friends Sheri Bancroft [no age given] and Jenn Hall King (49) describe their friendship and notable work together as dancers, choreographers, and creatives “dancing through life.”

One Small Step participants Tyler Beam (44) and Sarah Davis (40) discuss their experiences living abroad, what it's like pursuing a second career and master's degree in their forties, their political beliefs, and their spiritual identities.

Karen Schnur (55) interviews her aunt Renate Benjamins (90) about Renate's early life as a child during World War II in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland), and Renate's eventual immigration to the United States in the 1950s.

Keithley Wilkins (64) shares a conversation with his wife, Joan Allen (62), about the boy, Herbert, who his mother and father adopted and the relationship they have all had throughout the years.

One Small Step partners, Tammie Sanders (58) and Brandon Gerena (43), discuss social issues important to them, the agriculture business, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Greta and I talk about the time she skipped class and what she learned from it.

Michelle Sefter Hockersmith (58) interviews her dad James Sefter (80) about his time traveling with the Navy.

Colleagues Margarita [No Name Given] (31) and Pat Medige (57) share a conversation about immigration, focusing in particular on Margarita's experience coming to the United States and eventually gaining DACA status. Margarita also reflects on the importance of education to...

Petra Gertjegerdes (47) shares a conversation with her parents, Carol Gertjegerdes (78) and Helmut Gertjegerdes (86), about their childhoods, how Carol and Helmut ended up moving to Columbus, Georgia, and about running the newspaper The Columbus Times.

Heidi Tobin (68) and her partner Edward "Chip" Ordman (79) talk about Heidi's 37 years in Germany, the couple's previous marriages, and their travels around the world.

Renate Dollinger (91) talks with daughter Amy Boles (51) about her personal history escaping Nazi Germany. Renate lived in London and eventually went back to Germany after the war to work as a translator for the U.S. Army before moving...

Steven Bohnet (no age given) and Hank Borden (43), long time friends, ask each other questions about family, childhood, friendship and sexuality.

Linda Gorham (58) tells her friend Gwendolyn Hilary (68) about being a professional storyteller. She also talks about what she learned from her grandfather who was a Pullman Porter, her passion for golf and how she learned about race in...

Debbie Whitfield (68) and her daughter Ashley Whitfield Donovan (41) sit down together to remember Evelyn Butler Rosenkoetter, who was Debbie's mother and Ashley's grandmother.

Edward Gambill, entrepreneur and grandfather of 4, discusses his life experiences with his grandson, Finnegan, and how they have shaped him into who he is today.

Waltraud Ilse Kuerschner-Burton, "Wally" (70) tells her daughter Ariana Kramer (41) about her childhood in Darmstadt, Germany during World War II and immigrating to the United States as a child.

Lynn Fremed [no age given] and her One Small Step partner, Cristina Ramirez (46), discuss their experiences in Richmond and issues of class struggle, diversity, and education accessibility.

Sa’Veion Bradford-Daniels (24) discussed with Dr. Sigrid Streit her life as a German citizen in the U.S.

george warren talks about his life being from another country and moving around a lot.

Close friends Sarah Lister (52) and Jef Evans (51) look back on their shared memories from growing up in a conservative community connected to the West Gate Baptist Church in Tampa, Florida.

Cheryl Wason: 2021-03-27 19:53:13 Adeline Holt Smith (89) talks with her daughter, Cheryl Wason (64) about their family heritage and ethnic background of German and Norwegian.

One Small Step participants Terri Davis (67) and Bob Gratton (61) discuss their upbringing, the loses they have faced, and their thoughts on politics and media today.