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Friends Michelle MacFadyen (57) and Hector LaSala (74) discuss Hector's journey to Louisiana from El Salvador and their work together with asylum seekers, mainly Spanish-speaking Latin American women.

In-laws Becca Begnaud (71) and Cecilia Wells (44) discuss Cecilia's background as a member of the Indigenous Ampskapii-Pikuni ("Real People") tribe, also known as the Blackfeet tribe, as well as their work with and relationship to Indigenous art, language, and...

Sadie Whitehurst (26) speaks with her mother, Nancy Nicholson (56), about their childhoods in Louisiana, their fond shared memories, and Nancy’s work tutoring the deaf and hard of hearing.

Friends and former colleagues Jessica Goff (40) and Hope Aucoin (35) share memories of their friendship and careers in journalism. Note: This recording has mentions of mass shootings.

Faryal Atif (no age provided) shares with conversation partner Franchesca Peña (no age provided) her story of coming to Lafayette, Louisiana and the ways she has acclimated to a new place that has now become home.

Friends and neighbors Mike Hanisee (81) and Megan Constantin (34) talk about their passion for music and the importance of a local dance hall.

One Small Step partners, Danny Izzo (71) and Diane Kirksey (65) spend an hour discussing their political perspectives, the city of Lafayette, Louisiana, and what they hope they take away from their One Small Step conersation.

life in the 1940s and 50s

Interview with Anne Lennon Simon on November 25,2023. She is 92 and the mother of 3, grandmother to 6, and great grandmother of 4. “Nothing is easy. Keep going.”

Samantha Buday, 11, talks with her grandmother, Linda Artigue Buday, 74, over the Thanksgiving holiday about her life. In this interview, Linda explains how her family ended up in the state of Louisiana. She also details her life growing up...

Tim Watson (57) speaks to his mother Myra Sands (76) about celebrating Mardi Gras as a kid, working in the media industry, and the great Southern tradition of storytelling.

Husband and wife Stephen DeAngelo (41) and Evelyn DeAngelo (41) discuss Evelyn's upbringing in Louisiana and how the two met and decided to marry.

One Small Step conversation partners Jean Bourg (78) and Brad Sealfon (36) talk about family, growing up, religion, sexuality, community, libraries, planning boards, and living in small towns.

Lonnie Smith (90) talks to his daughter Sheryl Smith-Rodriguez (69) about their family.

Friends George Crozier [no age given] and Rhoda Vanderhart [no age given] sit down to talk about their work on the Remembrance Project, the history of lynching in Mobile, and how their upbringings impacted the way they each grew up...

Friends Keith Mosier (64) and Rudi Bertrand (64) share a conversation about life, love, and everything in between.

Tiffany Jenkinks (31) interviews her colleague Benjamin Ortiz Sr. (76) about his family background and his military service in the Air Force.

Brenda Armour [no age given] speaks to her colleague Opal Jones [no age given] about working at Cooper House, a place to house and support people with HIV and AIDS.

Talked to my nana about her family and what she values in life

My name is Gray Payne, I’m 26 years old from Denham Springs, Louisiana. Tonight, I interviewed my mother, Joann Payne who is 53! We talk about some important moments in her life, and go over her relationships with family and...

Kiplyn Primus (62) interviews her fellow Atlanta Business League member Michael Hubert Ross (65) about his life as a businessman and entrepreneur in Atlanta as well as about his involvement with the Atlanta Business League.

One Small Step conversation partners Dolores Sheff (63) and Nancy Jones (70) discuss voting for different parties, but sharing many common interests and opinions around being compassionate towards others, education, money in politics, abortion, gun control, anti-depressants and joy.

Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (38) about her childhood in Mississippi in the 1930s and 1940s.

Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (38) about her parents, relatives and early childhood in Mississippi.

One Small Step partners Mary Garner DeVoe (63) and Maria Roberts (61) share stories and have a conversation about seeking to understand their kids and friends in the lgbtq community, interacting far right conservative friends and neighbors, and knowing anarchists...