Susan Gallander and NB

[Recorded: Friday, March 29, 2024] Susan Gallander (52) from Charlottesville, VA and NB (20) from Charlottesville, VA immediately bonded over the importance of elementary education, as Susan is a teacher and N is studying education. Both participants are religious, and...

Virginia Webb and Camille Williams

[Recorded: Tuesday, March 19, 2024] UVA students Virginia Webb (21) from Lynchburg, Virginia and Camille Williams (22) from Summit, New Jersey recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their course 'Lead From Anywhere'. They talked about their experiences...

Shreya Damidi and Caroline Chauza

[Recorded: Tuesday, March 19, 2024] UVA students Shreya Damidi (21) from Northern Virginia and Caroline Chauza (21) from Dallas, Texas recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their course "Lead from Anywhere". They discussed how Caroline's educational background...

Ashley Kelly and Misa Layne

[Recorded Tuesday, September 12, 2023] Ashley (19) from Alexandria, Virginia, and Misa (18) who lives in Charlottesville, participated in this One Small Step conversation as part of their Public Service Pathways 1-credit UNST course at UVA. Ashley shares about her...

Tanner Rock and Alex DeMark

[Recorded Friday, September 15, 2023] Tanner (19) from Chesapeake, Virginia, and Alex (18) also from Chesapeake, Virginia participated in this One Small Step conversation as part of their Public Service Pathways 1-credit UNST course at UVA. Tanner shares how his...

E. Larry Keating and Audrey Gilmore

E. Larry Keating (81) talks with his granddaughter, Audrey Gilmore (17), about his work and life entwined with the places he's lived. They discuss the values impressed by locales ranging from Ireland to Lake Allatoona, Georgia, and the ways in...

Brenden and Mandy Lozano

[Recorded Thursday, April 27th, 2023] Brenden (36) and Mandy (45) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Brenden has served in the US Army for nearly 18 years, with an interest in the American founding and military history....

Including Jesus in the leadership triangle

Adam Sauer, lead pastor of The Mount Church- focused on meeting people where they are and always looking “for one more,” discusses his take on leadership as it pertains to the leader, followers, environments, and the greatest leader of all...

Carol Bingaman and Aly Brookland

[Recorded: Thursday, February 9th, 2022] Carol (71) and Aly (38) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Carol is deeply involved in the Waynesboro community, although she is originally from a small coal mining town in Pennsylvania, spending...

Mary Farrell and Collinn Tran

[Recorded: Friday, February 17, 2023] Mary (70) and Collinn (18) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Mary is a liberal Catholic and a mother of three from Massachusetts while Collinn is a first-generation student at the University...

Lillian Rojas and Donna Price

[Recorded: Friday, September 2nd, 2022] Lillian (20) and Donna (68) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Lillian is a Third Year student at the University of Virginia studying public policy, leadership, and religious studies. Donna is the...

Panagiotis Apostolellis and Liz Emrey

[Recorded: Tuesday, August 30th, 2022] Panagiotis (49) and Liz (78) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Panagiotis is a professor of computer science at the University of Virginia, and Liz is a Baptist pastor at New Beginnings...

Lisa Jevack and Vickie Gottlob

[Recorded: Thursday, August 25th, 2022] Lisa and Vickie have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Lisa works as a Special Projects Coordinator at the UVA Fralin Art Museum, and Vickie is a retired teacher. Lisa discusses her reflections...

Rollie Zumbrunn and Don Gathers

[Recorded: Tuesday, August 23, 2022] Rollie (45) and Don (63) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Rollie works for Facilities Management at the University of Virginia, and Don is a deacon who served as the chair of...

Liz Player and John Kortmulder

[Recorded: Friday, December 3, 2021] Liz (43) and John (68) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Liz is a mother of three teenagers and teaches at a local elementary school in Albemarle County. John opened a yoga...

Ben Allen and Sara Andrew

[Recorded: Friday, July 29, 2022] Ben (35) and Sara (66) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Ben's family has lived in Charlottesville for generations, and he shares what it was like growing up here and facing the...

Susan Seehaver and Kim Spitzmiller

[Recorded: Thursday, April 28, 2022] Susan (73) and Kim (60) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, VA. Susan is recently retired, having worked in both the church and at Monticello for many years. Kim retired from the pharmaceutical...

Stacy Bolling and Susan Wenger

[Recorded: Tuesday, March 15, 2022] Stacy Bolling (44) and Susan Wenger (83) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Susan shares her experiences growing up in the mid-20th century, including the Civil Rights era and the Vietnam War....

Lori Morimoto and Sue Marguerite Dootson

Lori Morimoto and Sue Marguerite Dootson have a One Small Step conversation. Lori is a professor at the University of Virginia, and Sue is a children's book author. They talk about their shared experience of spending much of their life...

Jody Esselstyn and Michael Barnard

[Recorded Friday, December 10, 2021] Jody Esselstyn (50) and Michael Barnard (64) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Jody is a school nurse and mother of three living in suburban Charlottesville, and Michael is retired from a...

Bob Pearson and Carlos Rodriguez

[Recorded: Friday, November 19th, 2021] Bob Pearson (70) and Carlos Rodriguez (20) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, VA. Bob is an Air Force veteran and Carlos is a second-year student at UVA. Bob grew up in a...

Mark Sprinkle and Kyle Kennedy talk about changing political views and educational choices in Richmond, Va.

Mark and Kyle discuss how they got to and started families in Richmond, Va, how their political views have changed over the years, and how the educational choices they made for their kids reflect their desires for the welfare of...

Sarah Hale and Erik DeVriendt. Urban hope in the former Confederate capital.

Sarah Hale (54) and Erik DeVriendt (41) talk about faith, vocation, and how they are thinking through and responding to social and racial injustice in our city and nation today.

Jonah Story Corp

Identity, faith, and purpose. How Jonah would like to be remembered.

Jackson DeBuck talks with his grandmother, Ruth DeBuck, about her childhood and family.

Ruth DeBuck describes her childhood and early adult life, describing scenes of growing up in the south, enlightening vacations to south america, family vacations, and her educayion. She then describes each of her siblings and their proffesions, and some memories...