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Interviewing my mom about her thoughts on music as a whole, and especially protest music.

UVA students Kyla Guillaume (22) from Atlanta, Georgia and Isabelle Klein (21) from Chappaqua, New York, recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their course 'Lead From Anywhere'. During the conversation, they explored themes such as political beliefs,...

[Recorded Monday, February 26, 2024] UVA students Lauren Vaillancourt (19) from Yorktown, VA, and Anika Wadehra (19) from Loudoun County, VA, recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their course "Democracy and Public Service." Both students grew up...

[Recorded Friday, March 1, 2024] UVA students Kendall Stimart (19) from Leesburg, Virginia and Cole Rozwadowski (20) from Culpeper, Virginia recorded a One Small Step conversation as a part of their course 'Public Service and Democracy.' Their conversation focused on...

One Small Step conversation partners Patrick Tyrrell (20) and Charlotte Hammond (18) find many commonalities and differences in their life experiences, general attitudes towards life and dreams of the future. They discuss religion, their parents, abortion and sex ed, and...

[Recorded: Thursday, February 29, 2024] UVA students Nancy (20) from the Fairfax, Virginia area and Cameron (20) from the Richmond, Virginia area recorded a One Small Step conversation as a part of their course "Democracy and Public Service." They talked...

[Recorded: Thursday, February 22, 2024] UVA students Brian Warden (19) from Morgantown, WV and Jamila Snyder (19) from Pittsburg, PA recorded a one small step conversation as part of their course Public Service and Democracy. They discussed that both of...

[Recorded: Tuesday, February 20, 2024] UVA students Emma Blumberg (19) from Long Island, New York, and Femi Shaikh (20) from Lorton, Virginia recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their course Democracy and Public Service. During this conversation,...

Aiden Olson (23) talks about being in college when the pandemic hit, trying to stay well for the next few years, and watching their government refuse to help.

Laura Peterson (52) talks with her sorority sister Jill Hopkins (64) about her life and her experiences in the Delta Gamma sorority.

Patrick Strain (40) has built a career for himself from the ground up. Growing up in upstate New York then moving to Connecticut was a challenging task for his family. He managed to find the drive to create a succesful...

Charley Shope and Anne Ervin interviewed Alice Ruff a senior at their highschool to learn more about her experience at Fairbanks Highschool.

Abby Russell and Jazzlyn Smith interviewed Hannah Standley and Grace Hockman about their experiences at Fairbanks High School.

interview with coworker for nonverbal communication class. Get to know better along with advice.

Tina Bingham (41) speaks with her mother, Trincella Ann Bonnet (64), about Tina's childhood and her hopes for the future.

Interview with 75-year-old psychologist Steven C. Hayes, by his son, 18-year-old Steven Pistorello-Hayes. Discussed stories from his early life, his proudest accomplishments, and some of his perspectives on life in general.

I interviewed my Grandmother Margaret Crowley for advice she would give young people to live a joyful and fulfilling life.

[Recorded Wednesday, September 13, 2023] Elisabeth (20) from New Jersey, and Julia (19) from Richmond, Virginia participated in this One Small Step conversation as part of their Public Service Pathways 1-credit UNST course at UVA. Elisabeth shares insights and lessons...

Bethany Everts (19) interviews her friend’s father Scott Deckert (52). They discuss the path to finding your career, future goals and advice for college students.

Lori Kearney has been an educator for 20+ years. In this interview she talks about the way of living in her childhood and discussed problems in today’s political system and educational system.

I am Shannon ledig I’m 16 years old and I interviewed my dad who is 60 years young. We talked about if he enjoyed school and what he did and where he went for college. I asked him what he’s...

In this Interview, conducted in November 2023, Hill Hughen (18) interviews his mother Valerie Hughen (46) about her memories and experience in economics. Valerie shares some of her favorite educational and childhood memories. She also mixes in some of her...

Maia asks her brother, Zyan to talk about moments he has experienced in his life. He shares advice for future generations and talks about what he would like to experience in the future.

[Recorded: Friday, July 21, 2023] This One Small Step conversation was recorded in Charlottesville, Virginia as part of the Sorensen Institute’s summer High School Leaders Program in 2023. Lally Northcutt (17) is from Sterling and Grace Sgueglia (17) is from...

I and my father, Ravi, talked briefly about the idea of college and how his college experience was, the high and lows, and some advice that he could give me based off of that.