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One Small Step conversation partners John Fiebich (56) and Beth Green (47) discuss their career paths, faith backgrounds, and other influences on their beliefs. Note: This conversation includes the topic of suicide.

Kelly Davis (44) interviews conversation partner Paula Duval (62) about her struggles and successes, and the life philosophies she has adopted because of them.

Yana Lee-Fong (62) talks with her friend Marvin Lim (39) about their community and their experiences.

Sonja Akright (52) interviews friend Emily Hummel (69) about her life and her work as a therapist.

Friends and fellow retired educators Barbara Dinan (82) and Nina Ruskey (70) talk about their friendship, families, careers, and legacies.

Hazel Dickfoss (80) talks with her granddaughter, Maria Dickfoss (18), about her life in England, her immigration to the United States, getting married, starting a family, and changes she has seen in her lifetime.

Spouses Maureen Redmer (75) and Lee Redmer (74) record family history and stories for the future generations of their family.

Larry talks about growing up in Salt Lake, California, and Las Vegas. He met and married Nancy Ann and tells about his family, work experiences, mission, and service in the LDS church.

Gary Birrenkott (64) interviews his father, LaVerne Birrenkott (89), about life, family, and his appliance business in Madison, Wisconsin. They discuss LaVerne's time as a mechanic in the United States Army from 1954-1956 as well as his time working at...

One Small Step conversation partners Mark Samuel (62) and Paula Veldhuis (62) discuss the generational approaches to racism in the US, assumptions people make about them, and their troubles with the current presidential candidates.

Paul Rigby (69) has a conversation with his wife, Carol Rigby (69), about the collection of lullabies she has gathered for years, shared with her children and grandchildren, and used to help the Safe Families for Children organization.

American Legion colleagues Bob Miller (63) and Troy Hibbard (39), as well as conversation partner Chris Brookes (74), share stories of the Lake Geneva veterans of World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War, including of a local...

One Small Step conversation partners Carla Yoder (68) and Chloe Beelby (42) discuss the well-being of kids, teaching, ancestry, and religion.

One Small Step partners John Jones (55) and Rebecca Snell (55) discuss patriotism, the affects of the Covid-19 pandemic, and advice they'd give their younger selves.

One Small Step partners Mark Wickersham (55) and Lisa Nelson-Haynes (58) discuss yoga and mindfulness, the importance of community, and why Americans have lost their ability to have respectful conversations.

John Melvin Maynard (74) has a conversation with his cousin Alice Whitmore (69) and her husband Joe Whitmore (71) about childhood, hobbies, work, and spirituality.

Friends Maria Navaratne (53) and Harriet Lee (81) speak about their artistic journeys and their connection to the Manitou Art Center.

Father and son Graeme Manning (63) and Stewart Manning (24) share a conversation about their family, their relationship, and their upbringings. The two also share stories from each of their childhoods and reflect on the opportunities they have had, particularly...

Mark Ugbomah (34) asks his father, Obiajula Ugbomah (58), about his childhood, migrating to the United States, and finding home and belonging in music and important interpersonal relationships.

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.

Timothy "Tim" Drake (54) talks to his daughter Makenzie Dorval (29) about his service in the Marines, Army, and Air Force. He reflects on his most impactful deployments and the challenges of retiring from the military.

This interview was conducted for an AP Language project where we were tasked to interview a close elder and give insightful reviews and ask questions so we can further understand how cool our elders really are. I, Seth Greenland(16) interview...

Kurt McCoy (47) and Elizabeth Gibbs (45) compare and contrast their upbringings (hers near London and his in South Carolina) with raising their own children today in the Southern United States.

Janice Peterson (79) interviews friend Sherryl Engstrom (73), who shares excerpts of letters written to her mother by her father during his World War II enlistment.

One Small Step partners Brian Mitchell (73) and John Knorr (60) have a conversation where they cover a range of topics from their ties to the 1968 Chicago Democratic National Convention to their shared view that the polarized nature of...