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One Small Step conversation partners Sean McKell (53) and Erik Hendrickson (65), strangers, have a conversation about their backgrounds, families, careers, and beliefs, finding commonalities despite differences in age and life experiences.

One Small Step partners Clark Glave (61) and Ward Silver (72) discuss how they are still growing up, writing, and technology's power in people's lives.

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One Small Step conversation partners Darlene Nuse (70) and Greg Alexander (46) discuss how they grew up, their faith, the effects of social media on youth, increasing divides and "true Kansas values: individuals helping other people."

[Recorded: Tuesday, February 20, 2024] UVA students Emma Blumberg (19) from Long Island, New York, and Femi Shaikh (20) from Lorton, Virginia recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their course Democracy and Public Service. During this conversation,...

Robert "Bob" Rolfe (72) and Nancy Rodrigues (71) discuss misinformation, the media, voting rights, and political polarization.

One Small Step conversation partners Lily Wu (39) and Sarah Lopez (36) talk about local government, divisiveness, changing for the better, and community.

One Small Step conversation partners Wei Styer (31) and Emily Hines (64) have a conversation about feeling disenchanted by the news media and social media, Richmond's relationship to its past, and the growing parental outrage evident in politics.

Gerald "Wayne" Dowdy (59) interviews his friend Derrick Patterson [no age given] about his volunteer work at the public library and in the cosplaying community. The pair discusses Derrick's encounters with U.S. politicians, the many amusement parks and cosplay conventions...

One Small Step conversation partners John Van Dyke (81) and Norwick Lee (29) share their life experiences from two very different generations almost 50 years apart. They talk about their families, the changing tides of activism, and differing viewpoints on...

One Small Step conversation partners Andres Saenz (22) and Matt Harshbarger (30) sit down for a conversation about immigration, media, and their personal political perspectives.

Friends and co-organizers Nureaka Ross (28) and Lynette Mejia (51) discuss their involvement in advocating for their local library system and obstacles they have faced along the way.

One Small Step partners, Danny Izzo (71) and Diane Kirksey (65) spend an hour discussing their political perspectives, the city of Lafayette, Louisiana, and what they hope they take away from their One Small Step conersation.

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One Small Step conversation partners Tiffany [No Name Given] (42) and Richard "Rick" Cavallaro (54) discuss difficult family conversations, how the challenges young people face have changed, and the need for moral leadership.

One Small Step partners Erin Meadors (39) and Leigh Ann Link (40) discuss how trauma leads to substance abuse and mental illness, experiencing loneliness in their respective careers, and why adapting to technology is "making us sick."

One Small Step conversation partners Niki Gedroic (58) and Lydia Gibb (64) have a conversation about Women's Rights, social media, and the Electoral College.

Friends and colleagues Jasmine Trotter (25) and Krystal Lockett (36) talk about the issue of gun violence in their community, the history of over-policing and criminalization of Black men, and different community-based approaches to making Mobile a safer place for...

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.

One Small Step conversation partners Michael "Mike" Carley (55) and Peter McManus (65) discuss our country's increasing diversity, the people they struggle most to interact with, and the values they'd like to instill in their children.

One Small Step partners Suzi [No Name Given] (75) and Charles "Roger" Bolton (68) discuss their views on abortion, how history will view January 6, and whether impeachment proceedings against presidents help our country.

One Small Step partners Karen Robu (55) and Teresa Kerwick (70) sit down for a conversation about 9/11's impact on theirs and the world's spiritual needs, joining and lapsing in faith, and their thoughts on abortion.

One Small Step conversation partners Cynthia "Cindy" Budge (68) and Dave Loy (69) sit down for an in person conversation to talk about their lives, their opinions, and beliefs, and find some common ground. Their conversation focuses on gender roles...

Steve Desroches (49) talks to Billy Hipkins (62) about his work as an actor, as a dresser on Broadway and his videos that went viral in which he lampoons Senator Lindsey Graham.

Jude O'Dell (42) and Jeffrey "Jeff" Farr (69) discuss mid-career changes, the importance of connection with other people, using the bible, history and their own life experiences as a guide of how to move through the world with compassion and...