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One Small Step partners Robert "Rob" Lee (32) and Vivian Hagre (79) talk about their families, what got them interested in politics, and problems with the current US political system.

One Small Step conversation partners Jeff Schnell (45) and Monica Young (29) discuss their family backgrounds and the importance of financial literacy.

Asabi Adedapo-Ifatunji (31) is interviewed by his brother Makinde Adedapo (38) about his experience growing up Yoruba, fond memories from his childhood in Maywood, IL, moving to Milwaukee, fatherhood, and other moments from his life.

One Small Step partners Michael Zalewski (22) and Ron Lusher (60) have a conversation about their different perspectives coming from two different generations and their commonalities.

One Small Step partners Angela [No name given] (37) and Cynthia [No name given] (56) share about their experiences of motherhood and their children's love of theater. They talk about their views on immigration, sexuality, and abortion.

One Small Step conversation partners Lisa Sun (65) & Brian McDonagh (23) talk about the importance of and different forms of communication on a large global scale, and interpersonally with their loved ones.

One Small Step conversation partners Ushan Govender (48) and Kathryn "Katy" Morgan (43) discuss how their families have shaped them and consider how politics and parenting influence each other.

One Small Step conversation partners Beverly Light (67) and Pamela Bridgmon (52) discuss why they wanted to participate in One Small Step, their personal political beliefs, and influences on their life.

One Small Step conversation partners Julia Moore (23) and Asia Ramsey (26) have a conversation about religion, politics, and abortion.

Connie Smith-Lindsey [no age given] and James Boykin (65) are fellow members of Ebenezer Baptist Church, in Atlanta Georgia. They talk about the Boykin family's history with Ebenezer, which stretches back to 1935.

Historian Eric Robinson (55) talks to his friend Stephanie Young (37) about the history of Alton, IL.

One Small Step partners William Lovett (32) and Claudia Kell (72) talk about their shared connection to Dayton, Ohio, how immigrants should be welcomed into the United States, and the need to take the vitriol out of political conversations.

Tim Young (61) and One Small Step partner, Paul Lewis (71), exchange personal experiences, religious beliefs, and political concerns.

Friends Wendy Gordon (73) and Loretta Washington (78) talk about the many life lessons they've learned through childhood, parenting, and through their creative expressions.

One Small Step conversation partners Will Daugherty (27) and Patricia Baker (31) talk about growing up in Oklahoma, their time in the Air Force and where it took them abroad. They also discuss their views on masking and public health...

One Small Step partners Lisa Specter-Dunaway (59) and Jessica Murray (39) have a conversation where they consider mental health, political polarization, immigrant experiences, and urban life.

Friends Cecelia Mahone (76) and Linda Aston (63) share a conversation about their families, upbringings, Cecelia's experiences with segregation, and their educational journeys.

One Small Step conversation partner’s Darby Cogburn (43) and Douglas "Doug" DeBolt (57) take an hour to discuss their life as educators, the evolution of American culture, and the consequences of a divided country.

One Small Step conversation partners Precious Smith (42) and Mendy Horowitz (26) take an hour to discuss group think, fertility, and their hopes for the future.

One Small Step conversation partners Alex Mozes (43) and Rosie Campagna (45) consider political parties, changing views and the bubbles we find ourselves in, questioning as a means of understanding and coming to one's views, distrust and conspiracy theories, the...

One Small Step conversation partners Adina Desaulniers (64) and Bill Schubart (76) talked about their upbringings, specifically the impact their grandmothers had on them. They also discussed education, religion and social media.

One Small Step partners Brian Mitchell (73) and John Knorr (60) have a conversation where they cover a range of topics from their ties to the 1968 Chicago Democratic National Convention to their shared view that the polarized nature of...

Joseph E. Reed (43) and his wife, Christine Reed (33), share how they met and how they came to be married. Joseph talks about being a musician in Decatur, GA and Christine talks about the community work she has done...

Cynthia Cain [no age given] has a conversation with her brother Amensab B'ne Ra (69) about growing up in a large family in Chicago, IL, his new life after serving a wrongful conviction for 46 years, some of the experiences...

Arlene J. Pope (87) and her son, Stephen "Steve" Pope (65), talk about Arlene's visits with her grandparents in Memphis as a child; the work of their Aunt Dora Todd, who was a key educator in Memphis; and their family's...