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One Small Step conversation partners Danny Carroll [no age given] and Torski Dobson-Arnold [no age given] have a conversation about their difficult childhoods and journeys to understand truth and forgive themselves. They find perspective through sharing their experiences overcoming dysfunctional...

Claire interviews Molly about the role music plays in her life.

J.J. De Simone (40) talks with his sister Nikki Pauls DeSimone (42) about their respective decisions to get their children vaccinated for Covid-19.

Mario Garcia was a regular average student in El Paso who was doubted and was told he would never amount to anything. Fast forward 5 years and he is a respected Navy Corpsman despite his doubters. Today he gives us...

I, Oluebube Clara Onwudiwe, talk with Lois Duru about the expectations placed on Nigerian Immigrant Children. We discuss the stereotype that Nigerian Immigrant Children are very smart and self-sufficient and so do not need any help. Listen as we challenge...

Derlim Gutierrez 21 years old, Dennys Gutierrez 20 years old, the person interviewed is Mayleth Ferrarotto of 38 years old. In the interview, we talked about the importance to keep trying because every new challenge is a new opportunity.

A father interviews his son to find out hidden wisdom and uncover forgotten and unspoken happy memories, from a native Spanish speaker to his English and Spanish speaking son.

Sheri Anderson (59) talks with her daughter Miranda Lynch (29) reflect on their relationship and their shared love of history.

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Part 2 of 2 with JHOC and Mark continue their conversation on teaching, inspiration, and the year ahead.

Growing up Cuban in Miami- on the outskirts of what would become Little Havana- wasn't easy. At least not in the 60s and 70s when the diversity in that was just beginning to bloom. When the Cuban community was growing...

Star talks about their life and how their identity has shaped them.

[Recorded Tuesday, September 12, 2023] Anna (19) from Douglasville, Georgia, and Kate (18) from Somerville, Massachusetts participated in this One Small Step conversation as part of their Public Service Pathways 1-credit UNST course at UVA. Anna discusses finding leadership and...

David talks about his aspirations as a chemistry major amidst a huge family. He also discusses the challenges he’s faced as a gay man and how he’s grown as an individual.

Grandma O, my empathetic 78 year old Grandma, has an inspirational backstory. She partook in many extracurriculars such as doing dance, stage makeup, swim, and taking French, and she worked in a bakery where she met her husband of over...

A 16 year old sister, Leilani Gaetz, asks her older sister, 27 year old Brianna Gaetz, questions about her school experience and what interests she has.

Conversation with me (Chandler Peeples) and my grandmother (Mimi) about her childhood, my mom, and grandfather. This was recorded at my house in Vestavia Hills, Al and there are plenty of stories of what it was like growing up in...

this interview talks about my mom who’s name is Norma who is 46 yers old and how her life has changed her. i ask her a lot of different questions that talk about her life and how she gre up...

Best friends for over 30 years Christy Thomason (42) and Angelia "Angie" Smith (42) discuss what they have learned from their friendship and Angie's role as an advocate for her community in Mobile, Alabama.

she enjoyed her life before she had kids. she also enjoys how her life is now that she does have kids.

One Small Step conversation partners Timothy "Tim" Foster (50) and Alannah Tomich (32) discuss parenting, political frustrations, and being unhoused.

John-Paul and Montserrat about growing up in the U.S as members of the Latin-A, (LatinX, Hispanic, Latino) community, not fitting into a box and sometimes feeling ostracized by the Latin-A communities as well as they communities where they lived, worked...

This interview is on my grandma Linda! I’m Nayeli, i’m 18 years old, and we’re in Tulsa Oklahoma. We talked about her childhood and all the funny stories she has, her children and grandchildren, and we talked about spiritual moments.❤️

Alaysia Jackson talks with Faith Fabian about her upbringing and relationship with religion and how it has shaped her identity Alaysia Jackson: 2023-09-21 21:23:21

Sophie and her maternal grandmother, Romaine, discuss how immigration impacts identity.