The Days Before Social Media

Join Conner and Sarah Hercules as we talk about the world before social media and the effects thereafter.

Brookelynn: A Nurse’s Story of Family and Adventure

Oliver (51) and Brookelynn (32) highlight Brookelynn’s journey through her nursing career, intertwined with personal anecdotes about family, camping adventures, and hopes for her children. Through her storytelling, she shared insight into her life, relationships, and the values that shape...

Ady Achenbach and Courtney Ridding

Dan (grampy) Maynard discusses what times in the '60s were like through his eyes.

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Bridget Clark and Deborah Wilkins

One Small Step conversation partners Bridget Clark (63) and Deborah Wilkins (56) talk about their children, extremism, news sources, and find a shared interest in van life and political centrism.

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Derek Scheuerman and Jay Russell

One Small Step conversation partners Derek Scheuerman (23) and Jay Russell (27) are acquaintances who learn more about each other discussing the commonalities and differences in their upbringings, hardships they've faced, religious identities, gender identities, and goals for the future.

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Darlene Nuse and Greg Alexander

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."

Alex Mitich sports in the 90’s

A conversation with my godfather Alex Mitich about sports in the 90’s and what it was like to cover them in the media. As well as what it was like to engage in playing sports during that time.

Emma Blumberg and Femi Shaikh

[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,...

Recording – 02-16-2024 19:40:31

The interviewer Valeria Resendiz, 18 years old. The interviewee Jazyn Sanchez, 19 years old. Relationship with each other friends. We mainly talked about our friendship and how is still going to this day.

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Lily Wu and Sarah Lopez

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

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Courtney McNeal and Shirley Glenn

Friends and colleagues Courtney McNeal (34) and Shirley Glenn (70) reflect on their organization’s programming for the elderly community in Memphis.

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Wei Styer and Emily Hines

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.

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Kathy Lofton and Alandas Dobbins

Cousins Kathy Lofton (57) and Alandas Dobbins (56) sit down to talk about Alandas' business, Oteka Technology, disparities within the field of technology, and the importance of doing in depth community work to make technology a more equitable space.

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Derrick Patterson and Wayne Dowdy

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...

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Anna Morris and Mont McAllister

One Small Step conversation partners Anna Morris (43) and Mont McAllister (68) have a conversation about transformations in their beliefs, how it's too easy to be anonymous in this country, and their frustration with money's unrestricted influence in politics.

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Kathy Lofton and Taylor Stuckert

Kathy Lofton (no age given) speaks with colleague Taylor Stuckert (no age given) on their work with Lead for America’s American Connection Corps and the strengthening of their connection to community through service.