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Spouses Gregory Johnson (73) and Marcia Johnson (73) discuss the history of busing and desegregation in Seattle. Gregory shares his experience in the voluntary busing program.

One Small Step conversation partners Donna Becker (74) and Nicholas Reno (35) talk about their experiences with gun ownership in their families, and address their concerns with what the right level of legislation is for them. They bond over their...

Emma Bentley Ruzicka (34), interviews her grandfather Dr. John Bentley (86) about his time in the Navy, how he met his wife, becoming a doctor, and the experiences that followed him from state to state.

Malia Tungol (37) talks to her dad, Will Tungol [no age given], about his 28 years serving in the US Army.

Colleagues Kanzi Takayama [no age given] and Kalimah Azeez [no age given] get to know each other as Kanzi shares his journey to the United States and life in Japan, Kalimah’s experiences as an African American Muslim woman, and their...

Eliana Dixon (20) talks to her father, Clayton Dixon (62) about his childhood in Michigan, and his extraordinary life in Okinawa, Japan when he served in the Marines. She also talks to him about where his decisions in his life...

Iyo Fujita, my mother is Japanese and lived in Japan for a large majority of her life. She grew up in Kobe, a city slightly south of Osaka where on January 17, 1995, the great hanshin earthquake hit. The earthquake...

One Small Step conversation partners Frank [No Name Given] (69) and Melissa K (43) discuss their interest in understanding different values and politics and wonder what it is to "be an American" in a changing country with such a diverse...

Tracy Shaughnessy [no age given] discusses with her childhood friend Gail Mondoux [no age given] her tumultuous childhood being adopted by alcoholic parents and her experience as a white student attending a predominately black school through Seattle's desegregation bussing programs.

Elias Gomez (11) interviews his grandfather, Roberto Lavadie (72), about his experiences during Vietnam.

Laura Rosenfeld (32) talks with her grandmother, Roberta "Bobbie" Sahr (82) about her childhood, courtship and marriage with her husband, John Sahr, and advice for her grandchildren.

Spouses David Hundley (68) and Abigail Hundley (60) speak about David's experience growing up Black in Seattle.

Jenny Rask: 2020-10-18 00:11:00 Jenny Rask Interviews Father Gene Rask about his experience in the service in the late 1950's. He was restationed to Edwards Airforce base instead of Iceland after his father's sudden passing. His engagement to Nurse Joyce...

Jenny Rask: 2020-11-16 00:25:40 Jenny Rask Interviews dad Gene Rask about his life. Growing up with his family. Starting off talking about the 2020 elections and Biden/Harris winning the election, turning the republican dominated senate democratic. He remember the life...

A quick 10 minute interview with former NFL pro bowler, Cliff Avril.

One Small Step conversation partners Allison Briscoe-Smith (46) and Sue Lani Madsen (67) talk about how political labels and identity labels don't always get to the nuance of a person, and share stories about how they're teaching the younger generations...

Michael Waddington: 2020-06-03 00:32:13 Michael Waddington and Tamar Lively talk about how their lives have changed. Moving from childhood to adulthood and living in Seattle in the middle of a pandemic.

Aiden Briesacher: 2020-11-29 21:07:51 Aiden Briesacher (17) speaks with her Aunt, Kelly Barnes (50), about her life. Travel experiences in India, Japan, London, China, Australia and more as well as childhood memories, life in different countries, and a surprise reveal...

Victoria "Vicky" Swerdloff (54) shares a conversation with her daughter Alex Swerdloff (22) about life after college, memories of growing up, experiences in Boise, Idaho, perspectives, and their relationship.

The Villages of San Mateo County hosted an intergenerational story telling event on December 10, 2022. This is a story from Elizabeth Winfield about her early life in Japan around World War II.

Jeff Ikeda (36) and One Small Step partner Kern Smith (52) exchange experiences and lessons they have faced on the intersectionality of their cultural and racial identity in or outside of the U.S.

Andrea (48) interviews husband Bob (50) and Milo (12) about how their life has been impacted during the COVID 19 pandemic in Seattle. Milo talks about finding out school was cancelled, Bob talks about caring for patients and they all...