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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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 conversation partners Anna (43) and Brad (51) have a conversation about their lives, including careers, hobbies, experiences with bus breakdowns, and perspectives on aging. They find commonalities in their winding career paths and bonds through shared stories...

New friends Carolyn Jenkins (73) and Erica McElhaney (63) get to know each other through talking about their careers over time and now being retired.

Arica "Ariy" Avery (33) talks with her boyfriend Brian Foster (34) about childhood memories, their relationship, and their pathways to entrepreneurship.

Kiplyn Primus (61) talks with her colleague Charles Kelley (75) about his work, schooling, and involvement in the Atlanta Business League.

Spouses Elizabeth "Liz" Krumwiede (44) and Gary Wyman (44) recall how they met as children, being self-described nerds, and falling in love later in life.

Mardi Pennington (74) interviews her goddaughter Ava Ocker (18) about her high school years and preparing to enter college.

Colleagues Halima Ahmadi-Montecalvo (41) and Noura Bashshur [no age given] discuss their experiences as women of color in the United States and their work in health technology.

Jarrod Sport (37) interviews conversation partner and new friend Dr. Donald Felder (73) about his personal experience with school desegregation.

Siblings Ambar Rizwan (36) and Daanish Rizwan [no age given] discuss their childhoods, going to a predominately white High School, and expectations from their parents. Daanish describes his UX work and his efforts to bring about representation and inclusion. Ambar...

Jeannette Holland (68) speaks with her son Erik Townsend (31) about her experience transferring high schools her Junior year at the onset of integration in Nashville, Tennessee. Jeannette recalls the safety and support she felt at her all-Black high school...

Allan Anderson (63) interviews his mother Jodean Water (83) about her marriages, her friendships, and her family.

Colleagues Elma Nieto-Rodriguez [no age given] and Jim Jimenez [no age given] discuss their paths to becoming librarians. The two have been colleagues for nearly 20 years and reflect on the future of libraries.

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

One Small Step partners Cyane Lowden (77) and Thomas Roese (73) discuss their creative pursuits, the influential people in their lives, and how they are each enjoying retirement.

Naomi Love (27) interviews her uncle Charles "Charlie" Wiener (64) about his involvement in the YouTube Pipe Community, the highs and lows of his life, his perspective on family, and the life lessons that he has learned along the way.

Kiplyn Primus (60) has a conversation with fellow entrepreneur and Atlanta Business League member Yvonne Bryant Johnson (74). Yvonne says she loves her work and is having the time of her life.

One Small Step Conversation partners Joseph "Joe" [No name given] (52) and Jennifer "Jen" [No name given](48) talk about their faith, working in law enforcement and the importance of conversations to find understanding.

Spouses Shannon Hale (48) and Dean Hale (49) reminisce on the twists and turns of their one-of-a-kind connection.