Samyuktha Mahadevan and Preetima Moteea

[Recorded Monday, July 17, 2023] Samyuktha (25) and Preetima (25) have a One Small Conversation in Charlottesville. Samyuktha is Programs Manager at the Karsh Institute of Democracy and has experience in politics, campaigning, and grassroots organizing. Preetima has 5+ years’...

Just a tiny thing at the right time can make a big impression

John from Herndon shares 2 stories of fleeting kindness from 60 and 20 years ago, that made a big impression, and have remained in his memory. This conversation was a part of the “All Together Now: Share Your Stories” program...

Melody Barnes and Matt Hantzmon (Part 2)

[Recorded: Tuesday, June 21, 2022] Melody and Matt record a follow-up One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia, 7 months after their first meeting. They kick off by discussing the outcome of the 2021 Virginia elections and share their opinions...

What Is It Like To Be A Younger Sibling Who Is So Different From Their Older Sibling?
November 29, 2021 App Interview

Interview with my little sister about her perspective of our relationship as sisters with a large age gap, different fathers, and different personalities.

Interview with my Grandma Leah
November 27, 2021 App Interview

Grandma Leah is someone very special to my family. She and her family were partnered up with my Dad in the “Friends for International Students” program when he attended Virginia Tech. She lives in Blacksburg, Virginia and grew up in...

Sasha Thompson and her grandmother Shirley Hamilton talk about how her childhood was like in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

In this interview, made in November 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee, Sasha Thompson (12) interviews her grandmother Shirley Hamilton (80) about some of her childhood in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Shirley shares her most important people in her life and the worst thing...

The Great Thanksgiving Listen – Mammaw Nellie and Aunt Dora Kate

Lily’s Mammaw Nellie and Aunt Dora Kate tell her stories about growing up together in the small towns of the mountains of Tennessee. Her Mammaw Nellie also shares some stories of when Lily’s Papaw Wayne and his brothers got into...

Matties life in PA

This is about Matties life in PA verses VA. How much her life changed/didn't change, and who she misses.

Interview With My Dad

I focused the interview around my dad’s childhood and his career because those were the two things most mysterious to me. My dad always worked with small classified matters so I never knew what was going on in his life....

Interview with Stephanie Torres

This interview contains stories from Stephanie’s life and her past experiences that has helped her grown as a woman.