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Cate Schrepferman (17) talks to her grandma Linda Gerdanich (82) about what her life was like in the 1960s.

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

Ava Hall (17) and Aubree Yehl (17) interviewed Mary Jo Blankley (75) about her life in the 60s, including topics such as the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement.

Abby Keck (17) talks with her grandmother, Penny Lucas (65) about her memories of the 60s. Some topics discussed are music, the moon landing, going to school, anti-war protests, the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr and Robert Kennedy, and...

Reagan Manwaring (16) talks with her Nana, Kaye Love (74) about her experience during the 1960s. She accounts for changing political dynamics, threats of nuclear destruction during the Cold War, the advancement of technology, teenage culture, and women's advancement in...

[Recorded Tuesday, September 12, 2023] Sonaera (19) from Ashburn, Virginia, and Dakota (19) from Ashburn, Virginia participated in this One Small Step conversation as part of their Public Service Pathways 1-credit UNST course at UVA. Sonaera shares her mom’s impact...

my name is Day Galbreath interviewing my grandmother, Lorraine Galbreath who is 74. throughout the interview she answers questions about her life growing up in memphis during the civil rights movement, her family life, and her advice for future generations,...

One Small Step partners Anita Stoudmire (55) and Kathleen Van Riesen (74) discuss the "loneliness epidemic," free speech, and their opinions about transgender youth.

One Small Step partners Susan Stover (67) and C Campbell (53) realize they have many parallels in their lives as they talk through their experiences losing their husbands, discuss banned books, and find common ground in their shared perspective on...

Amber Norkett (46) interviews her father, Edward Norkett (75), about his childhood, music, parenting, and jobs.

As a leading international expert in weather and climate and Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Georgia, James Marshall Shepherd knows a lot about climate, and just as importantly, how to talk...

Alicia Hoffman is a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. She is studying air quality and how to model the chemistry that impacts our air, using the Community Multi-scale Air Quality Model — developed by the Environmental...

David Moore is a first-year graduate student at UCLA. He is studying tropical cyclones, also known as typhoons or hurricanes, on Earth. In his graduate research work, David is researching how to bridge the gap between planetary atmospheres and meteorology...

Jonathan Hale is one of 25 students in the new Student Airborne Science Activation (SaSa) program at the NASA Ames Research Center. Students at SaSa are undergraduates from minority-serving institutions, competitively selected across the United States. Over the course of...

One Small Step partners Ryan Owen (41) and Moriah Beck (44) talk about the impact of COVID-19 on education, mental health, and science.

One Small Step conversation partners Ciara Gazaway (25) and [No Name Given] [No Name Given] (33) discuss higher education, equity, and state government influence at the University of Tennessee.

Steve K Desroches (47) talks to his father Steve R Desroches (74) about concerts and music of their respective younger days with the elder Desroches reminiscing about seeing such legends as Stevie Wonder, Janis Joplin and Jefferson Airplane.

On November 26th, 2021 Alexa Michael and her grandmother Jill Handy talk in their hometown of Hicksville, Ohio about Jill’s life growing up as a woman in the 1950s and 60s. They talk about Jill’s parents, and her sister Sally....

Michael Hesse is the Director of Science at NASA’s Ames Research Center, focusing on space biological science. We talked to him about being a good leader, doing science all over the world, and the joys of racing cars.

Judy Pu is currently a grad student at the University of California, Santa Barbara studying Earth Science. We talked to her about moving forward from failure and criticism, the importance of education, and dealing with the loss of a mentor.

Saleh Ahmed is probably the only researcher who’s working in both Bangladesh and the Intermountain West. And as a professor in Environmental Studies, Global Studies, and Public Policy at Boise State University, his research in climate change is particularly urgent....

Curt Niebur is the Lead Program Scientist for Planetary Flight Programs at NASA Headquarters, which means that he works on all the NASA robotic missions that don’t go to Mars- you know, a very small mom-and-pop operation. We talked to...

School superintendent Dr. Michael Richards (56) shares a conversation with former student Danait “Dani” T-Medhin (18) about the Harrisonburg school system and about Dani’s experience in classes, clubs, musicals, and other activities while there.

George Williams [no age given] and his new friend Hazel Diaz (35) discuss George's father's military career and life. George remembers his father Lt. Col. George Williams, who served in the Air Force.

Michael Johansson (71) interviews his friend LaRico Treadwell (33) about his upbringing, his academic career, and his goals for the future.