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Kathy Purnell (54) interviews colleague Buddy Hannah (74) about his life and work in the arts, particularly his approach to building and celebrating community through this work.

Sarah Cordova (38) and Samuel Teresi (66) discuss their upbringing, their faith, the importance of family and differences of opinion around non-binary gender identity.

One Small Step partners Sasha Lewis (45) and Julius "Jules" Rothlein (74) discuss their faith backgrounds, raising a transgender child, and some of the experiences that shaped their political views.

One Small Step partners Mei Lun "Jessica" Chau (50) and Stephan Lowy (64) discuss their personal and professional backgrounds, experiences with travel, and the problems with extreme views in politics.

Good friends Maureen Mead (54) and Jennifer Stubbs (52) trade memories from their early twenties spent in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

The interview mainly records my mother's memories of her youth. In this interview, my mother talked about her youth, from studying tailoring to getting married and having children. When studying tailoring, my mother was always very motivated and diligent in...

Friends Hawu Juhye Lim (34) and Yuchen Chang (34) ask each other about family, home, and living in New York after leaving their places of origin.

Dwania Kyles (67) speaks with conversation partner Diane Bezucha (39) about her experience as a member of the the Memphis 13-- the inaugural class of first graders to desegregate schools in Memphis, TN. Dwania reflects on the work of her...

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.

Diane Hayes Powers (69) speaks to her daughter Destiny McLurkin (39) about being a part of Seattle's bussing program during school desegregation. Diane speaks about the challenges she faced as a Black student at a majority white school and how...

Jason Spellman (35) and Alexander Megaso (36) discuss the Black Lives Matter Protests, the Confederate Monuments, the impetus to move out of dense urban centers, social media, religious tenets and striving for positive mindsets.

One Small Step partners Jayme Hightower (41) and Steve LaPorta (60) discuss missionary work, systemic racism, and how to improve schools in our country.

Paulist Fr. Bill Edens is an associate pastor at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew in #GrandRapids, MI. In this audio interview, he shares his #vocation story and more with Emanuele Sesta. To see a short video with parts of this...

The interview of Mehran Farhadi(63) conducted by his son Evan Farhadi(16) and his journey as an Iranian and an American.

Interviewer: Simon Park Interviewed: Janet and Tom pfenning We discussed the Vietnam War, inequality, and what the Youth had to say about it in the late 60s

One Small Step partners Vanessa Schoon Smith (45) and Heather Brownlie (50) discuss the assumptions people make about them, political extremism drowning out moderatism, social media encouraging divisiveness, and their hopes for the future.

One Small Step partners Cecilia Lucero (61) and Julie Gee (56) discuss immigration, cancel culture, and concerns about the government.

Paul "Spike" Prendergast [no age given] speaks with his friend Michael Bingham (60) about his hobbies, his love of performing, and his work as an author and artist.

One Small Step partners James Sweeney (69) and Wally Long (63) discuss their community work, their mutual belief that the right to vote is "sacred," and why face-to-face conversations are so important.

One Small Step partners Gretchen Wallisch (38) and Thomas Ketchum (59) sit down for a conversation about Roe v. Wade and libertarianism.

One Small Step partners Kenneth "Ken" Miller (82) and Michael Gorin (71) discuss their Catholic upbringings, personal political values, and political figures they've both admired.

One Small Step partners Betsy Randolph (69) and Mary Driebe (56) have a conversation about spirituality and social justice.

Mentor and mentee Fr. Donal Godfrey (64) and Leandro Gonzalez (38) talk about their experiences as openly gay men in the Catholic Church. They reflect on their faith journeys, their lives in San Francisco, and their friendship.

One Small Step partners Lorraine Fontana (76) and Kelly Windus (56) discuss their different upbringings, spiritual beliefs, and views on homosexuality.

Pueblo relatives Ari Tenorio (Kuu’Trii’Tee) (27) and LaShon Cate (KatiMeé) (34) of the Pueblo of San Felipe talk about their experiences farming as Pueblo women and reflect on how to continue engaging youth in learning to farm.