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Sidney Williams [no age given] speaks to his manager, Eric Breaux (45), about his upbringing, his music career, and his community in Louisiana.

Ellen Castellanos (53) talks to her mother, Donna Ferrell (84), about life-altering moments and her experiences in New Orleans, including going to school there and living in the city during Hurricane Katrina.

One Small Step conversation partners Nancy Patterson (67) and Suzanne Royer-McCone (60) discuss the decision to have kids or not, the process of obtaining Section 8 housing assistance, and having different political views than their families.

Friends Wendi Brown (58) speaks with Shree Williams (47) about their lives and their experiences in the childcare profession.

One Small Step partners Steve Carter (76) and Linda Hathaway (77) have a conversation about pro-choice vs. pro-life, their opinions on past and current presidential candidates, and the need for civil political discussion.

Kasey Madden (35) and Brian McGill (50) find commonality from opposite coasts, sharing similar feelings on being raised Catholic and moving away from organized religion, community service, worries about societal and political divisiveness, safety for women and trans people and...

One Small Step conversation partners Michael Albrecht (22) and Janet Richards (54) discuss how major health issues have shaped their lives, how their Christian faith is important to each of them, how conflicts within their religious communities have forced them...

Williams Craft [no age given] interviews his spouse Kathy Burnell (54) about her life, her relationship with her parents, childhood memories, and her education and career trajectory.

One Small Step conversation partners Lee Rossmaessler (67) and Jess Salisbury (30) talk about the impact of their religion and LGBTQ lives.

Catheryn Cowings (21) interviews her great aunt Vivian McCain (95) about her life and growing up in Alabama.

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 conversation partners Bob Hamma (72) and Amber Smith (42) talk about working with immigrants for citizenship and counseling teens in schools.

One Small Step conversation partners Deb Stack (59) and Jim Ward (62) talk about religious and political backgrounds, the AIDS crisis and LGBT rights.

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.

Justin Spencer (33) is interviewed by his wife, Emily Spencer (32), about his experience serving in the US Army and his deployments in Afghanistan.

Dan Berkeley (72) shares stories with his daughter Kate Getchell (41) about their family and his life, particularly his adventures in his late teens and early twenties.

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 Mike Wemmer (78) and Patrick Roberts (58) sit down for a conversation about changing how we see those with different political views.

Mary DaSilva (62) interviews her father, Thadis "Thad" Box (94), about his childhood in Central Texas, his time in the military, and the life lessons he has learned.

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

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.

Spouses John Spencer (70) and Chiq Teresa Edwards Spencer (70) discuss John being drafted to the Vietnam War, basic training, and his travels across the world.