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[Recorded: Tuesday, March 19th, 2024] Al Pola, a 64-year-old from Charlottesville, VA, and Kamell Minor, a 20-year-old from St. Louis, MI, shared their personal experiences with in-group identity and acceptance, emphasizing the need for empathy and open-mindedness in creating inclusivity....

One Small Step conversation partners Brie Kerschen (44) and John Blundell (27) have a conversation about the role of government, race, and how it seems we use the same lexicon but different dictionaries in open dialogue spaces.

Spouses Stephen McGuire (72) and Doris McGuire (no age given) talk about how they met, their favorite memories together, and Stephen’s career as an author.

I interviewed Anagha, and she is 14 years old. She is my classmate. Throughout the interview she talks heavily about the experience with covid and how it impacted her.

I chose to interview deputy hunt. he is 42 years old and married. He was able to provide answers to all of the questions I asked him. I learn that his father was Native American.

Chris Spangler talks with his cousin Wesley Donaldson and friend Joseph Palmer, who are both Police Officers and went to high school together, about how to better reform the police. With many calling for defunding the police, what are some...

I (Ava, 14) interview best friends and neighbors Christopher (11) and Colette (10). Christopher is my brother and Colette neighbor and family friend. They talk about their friendship and their futures.

1 on 1 talk with my best friend.

One Small Step Conversation partners Todd Lands (46) and Evan Wiig (37) discuss living in a bubble, societal ideals, and systematic issues in education and agriculture.

One Small Step conversation partners Gwynne Cunningham (60) and Ashley Allen (41) have a conversation about the wonders of hobby farms, their faith backgrounds, and law enforcement.

Two friends, Nate Kelly(17) and Cayden Marrow(16), discuss their experiences with Covid-19 pandemic

One Small Step partners Mike Boehrer (53) and Philip Sikora (69) spend an hour discussing their personal political evolutions, law enforcement, and fatherhood in the context of retirement. Note: This interview contains mention of rape.

One Small Step partners Michael Floyd (54) and Melissa Price (57) talk about the challenging circumstances that they lived through as children, the formation of their belief systems, and their relationships with faith.

Today Im sharing a small section of my story about the time I got bullied in 6th grade

Gloria is sharing a story from when she was made fun of for her name.

Keira’s middle school experience as a newcomer in town.

One Small Step partners Thomas "Tommy" Orlando (33) and John Sadzewicz (65) share their different viewpoints on abortion, health care, and socialism.

Colleagues Valerie Johnson (60) and Becca Werginz (26) chat about their favorite teachers and school memories.

Natalie Ortiz, 17, interviews her mom Aide Ortiz, 36, to discuss what it is like being a middle school teacher.

Charlotte Martin talks with her sister, Grace, about growing up as the oldest child, and her perspective of the different chapters of her life.

Otis Johnson (Age 11), a current 7th grader, asks his father Jeremy Johnson (Age 41) what middle school was like for him. Witness the challenges and the fun of what middle school was like in the 90s.

Justus Eubanks (12) talks with one of his best friends Sam Benson (12) about life as middle school boys and asks questions to discover things about Sam he's never known before.

Niya Nyassa (23) speaks with her former teacher Linda Joseph Byron [no age given] about her story, learning to express herself, and her hopes for the future.

One Small Step partners Stephen Owens (44) and James "Jim" Unruh (56) talk about their family and faith backgrounds, the challenges that their Kansas communities face, and what it means to both of them to serve others.

One Small Step Partners Lindsi H. (35) and Jessica Holzemer (39) talk about caregiving, coping with grief, and the values at the center of their personal and political identities.