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Courtney McNeil (45) speaks with her mother Leslie McGowan (73) about childhood memories, her family background, and her experiences as a working mother.

One Small Step partners Michael Sullivan (70) and Jimmy Aschkar (29) discuss their relationship to Wichita, the decision to become a parent, and the intersection between politics and small business.

Nadine Lutz (49) talks with her husband John Lutz (52) about her experience coming to the United States from Lebanon and the challenges she faced.

Alta Schwartz (54) interviews her friend Jihan Hasan (48) about her journey coming to the United States and her life here.

Diane "Dee" Kurtz (90) talks with her friends Jackie Berkelhamer (77) and Deborah Payne (73) about her childhood, her family, the places she has lived, and other life experiences.

Best friends and soul sisters Lizette "Liz" Rohana (38) and Diana [No Name Given] (34) share a conversation about their friendship, their Lebanese roots, and their deep love for one another.

One Small Step conversation partners Joe Marra (57) and Landon Reid (50) talk about how important their parents were to their development, the joys of both having a 5 year old and how to make some politics a win-win situation.

Friends Hatim Belyamani (45) and Mona Ch (41) reflect on their first memories of music, how they define home, and how their art practice allows them to experience tanfis.

Friends John Murchison (35) and Mohamed Eldebek (37) talk about finding a sense of home in Arabic music. They reflect on the shared philosophy of musicians, the experience of connecting to their audiences, and the impact of the pandemic on...

Friends Hadi Eldebek (34) and Layale Chaker (32) discuss their relationship to music as a means of connecting to their Lebanese culture. They consider how translation, drawing from different musical influences, and their audience's reactions shape their musical practices.

Nadine Lutz (48) speaks with her mother, Rola Jbeily (69), about the stations of her life.

Sisters Katrina "Trina" Kovarik Stevens (63) and Terre Kovarik Armstrong (65) discuss their family's transition from Washington D. C. to Lebanon, Missouri in the 1970s and share how they acclimated to their new home.

Adam Koplan (48) talks to his friend Andrew Nemr (41) about Andrew's life and career as a tap dancer.

Antoine "Tony" Ayoub (81) talks with his oldest daughter, Helen Ayuoub Shuford (52), about his childhood in Lebanon, education at the University of Alabama, and their family.

Don Abraham (born 1929) talks with his son Joseph about his early childhood in Oklahoma, his move to Lebanon at age 3 with his family, and his return to Oklahoma in the 1950s. He also discusses his family and career...

Lani Habrock (36) interviews her colleague Imam Imad Enchassi (57) about his childhood on a refugee camp in Lebanon and his interfaith work.

Friends, Carol DeHart (64) and Pamela Cook (67), share a conversation that reflects on their early life, their meeting in college, the way their careers developed, and finally, their faith and spiritual beliefs.

Stefani Priskos (26) speaks with Ann Ringland (77) about her involvement in the Triangle Threshold Singers, a group that sings for individuals on the threshold of living and dying in North Carolina. This conversation was held via Zoom due to...

Benjamin "Ben" Wolozin (62) interviews his mother-in-law Nelly Murstein (88) about her life. They discuss her childhood in Lebanon during a civil war and WWII, her life in the States, how she met her husband, her career as an educator,...

Jenny Rask: 2020-08-23 19:07:45 Jenny Rask interviews her father Gene Rask in their first chat. How and when his grandparents arrived in the US and a look into where they came from in Lebanon around 1898.

Stefani Priskos speaks with Norm Loewenthal about his involvement in the Triangle Threshold Singers, a group that sings for individuals on the thresholds of living and dying in North Carolina. This conversation was held via Zoom due to concerns surrounding...

Stefani Priskos (26) speaks with Larry Nessly (73) about his involvement in the Triangle Threshold Singers, a group that sings for individuals on the thresholds of living and dying in North Carolina. This conversation was held via Zoom due to...

Stefani Priskos (26) speaks with Joy Williamson (70) about her involvement in the Triangle Threshold Singers, a group that sings for individuals on the thresholds of living and dying in North Carolina. This conversation was held via Zoom due to...

Stefani Priskos (26) and Suz Robinson (71) discuss their involvement in the Triangle Threshold Singers, a group that sings for individuals on the thresholds of living and dying in North Carolina.

Afeef Hamra (81) talks with his daughter, Lauren Hamra (38) about leaving Lebanon for college in 1955 and then again, for good, in 1975 after the war broke out. He talks about the importance of being an honest and honorable...