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the life of a police officer

Chad Madrid (police officer and police explorer advisor) talks with his police explorer Aidan Freire, about his life experiences about what got him to become a police officer. From there Madrid talks about his law enforcement career from the police...

[Recorded: Tuesday, September 12, 2023] Nicolas Newcomb (18) from Long Island, NY, and Matthew Farina (20) from Charlottesville, VA participated in this One Small Step conversation as part of their Public Service Pathways 1-credit UNST course at UVA. Nicolas shares...

Respect is the thing which gets you far in life. The ultimate lesson from a retired state police officer revolves around treating each other as equals.

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 Arline Erven (38) and Joseph Loftus (67) discuss fiscal conservatism, loss of faith, voter responsibility, government involvement in people's lives, transgender rights, and the 2nd Amendment.

One Small Step partners Brian Ingram (42) and Noelle Sorenson (53) share a candid conversation about how their personal experiences with racism, the military, and deaf community impacted their points of view in the world.

Part 1 of 4. "Between the year we had double the arrests and the next one, when I became Chief, where we made half of that, which year did the police work harder? When we made more arrests or fewer?"...

Part 1 of 2. "Pretty city committee." Sandra talks to Angela about her time as a teacher, disrupting violence with art, and coming together to make the city we want to live in.

Ashley and I are both 17 years old and live in San Jose California. We both are in the same Ethnic lit class here at Branham.

In this podcast I briefly highlight the ineffective role of campus police in educational spaces and their shift from safety to intimidation tactics.

I interviewed James alsbrook who is 58, and also my father. I interviewed him about being a police officer.

Christine "Chrissy" Glenn (69) and her mother, Mary Ellen Glenn (97) talk about their family's history with mental illness, the stigma of mental illness and the need for better mental health support. They remember family members they have lost to...

He talks about his job and growing up.

Summer Cody (23) talks with new friend Madison Dill (18) about Madison’s experience with the mental health care system, autism, growing up as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, and her advocacy for youth.

Paul and Ryan talk about childhood and other factors that influenced them. They also talked about their inspirations and the most important things that happened to them.

[Recorded: Tuesday, November 9th, 2021] Jon del Rosario and Maddy Deal have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville. Jon shares about his childhood growing up in Virginia Beach and how he has more recently started following politics with his...

One Small Step conversation partners Mike Steuwe (41) and Meg Mott (65) talk politics: Republicans, Democrats, "Republicrats"! They discuss the value of hard work, the importance of the Bill of Rights and issues of public safety.

Asking a United States Marine and Police Officer about the idea of service over self.

MiaBella (14) and Justin (33) talk about Justin’s childhood, his coming into me and my moms life, and the imprint he would want to leave behind.

In this interview Claude talks about how it was growing up with a single. He talks about how difficult it was for his mother to take care for them. Claude also talked about how he is so proud of me...

Wyatt talks to Paul Post about what it’s like as a police officer in Bloomington Indiana

Spouses, Darius Prather (35) and Leah Prather (27), discuss the work they do as community activists in their home city, Columbus, GA, the changes Columbus is undergoing, and the better future that they hope to help create for their four...

Interview with Jose De Leon. Journey of his Job

Best friends Dee Armstrong [no age given] and Martha Jones [no age given] talk about Martha's career as a teacher, Dee's career as a news anchor, and what makes the two of them such great friends. They also discuss the...