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One Small Step conversation partners Susan Johnstad (55) and Romero Robbins (62) have a conversation about how the places they grew up in impacted their lives, losing their sisters and being known, and the stories behind their ideas about patriotism.
Kelly Nelson (40) has a conversation with friend and former colleague, Theodore "Ted" Mayer (86), about his life and military career, focusing on the conditions of Marine Corps boot camp in the 1950s. Note: This interview contains mentions of abuse.
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...
Kathy Klager (67) interviews her mother-in-law, Jeanett "Jan" Klager (98), about her family, childhood, and early adulthood.
Robert "Rob" Ocker (56) and his friend and colleague, Eric McGrath (48), talk about their lives during the pandemic, their love of teaching, and their family stories.
Amy Christian (52) interviews friend Charles Washburn (82) about the history of his family and the documentation that his grandfather gathered for the Mayflower Society.
Nina Wagner (47) interviews her mother, Jeanne Seidler (76), about her career as a systems analyst in the male-dominated field of information technology.
Friends Dave Desimone (53), who is the site director of Black Point Estate & Gardens historic house museum, and Laurin Mack (44), who is a descendant of an original Chicago beer baron, Conrad Seipp, discuss Seipp family history and the...
Joshua Liston (33) interviews his wife, Symphony Swan (34), about her life and her use of art and activism as means to archive Black culture and memories through the Black Family Archive Project and Cr8tv House.
Jennie Fidler (35) interviews conversation partner Bernice Brown (99) about her life and family in the 20th century.
Brenda Armour [no age given] speaks to her colleague Opal Jones [no age given] about working at Cooper House, a place to house and support people with HIV and AIDS.
Mark Sarich [no age given] tells his friend and mentee Gavyn Hagan (24) about the tight-knit Eastern European community he grew up with in Madison, Wisconsin.
Longtime Lake Geneva resident Helen M. Brandt (80) talks to friend Sonja Akright (52) about her journey from Wabeno to Lake Geneva as well as her jobs at the Lake Geneva Public Library and Geneva Lake Museum.
Spouses Josie Henningfeld (39), a dancer, and Ron Henningfeld (41), a cheesemaker, share their story of meeting, marrying, and starting a successful cheesemaking business in Wisconsin.
I, Drew Hongsermeier (16), interviewed my dad, BJ Hongsermeier (45), about how The Great Recession impacted him and our family.
Mother and daughter Carolyn Rodriguez (62) and Kristen Williams (41) discuss early childhood memories, briefly living in Montana, parenthood, politics and hopes for the future.
Safiya Schaub [no age given] interviews her mentor Janan Atta-Najeeb [no age given] about her early childhood memories, the Milwaukee Muslim Women's Coalition, discrimination muslims face in the workplace, building a library of resources regarding Islam, and their hopes for...
Friends Mette Pedersen (76) and Carol Rost (76) recalls how they met at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, reconnecting after several years of losing touch, and their children.
Sisters Liliana Villarreal (21) and Virginia Villarreal (26) share a conversation about sisterhood and how they support one another.
Husband and wife Roger Vandervest (72) and Betty Vandervest (71) discuss Roger’s childhood memories, his career trajectory in Information and Technology, their travels throughout the United States, and their decision to move back to Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Husband and wife Mary Flynn (69) and William “Billy” Flynn (67) recall how they met, billy’s career as a musician. Billy writing music for the movie Cadillac Records, and Beyonce performing his guitar version of “At Last” during the inauguration...
Nina Wagner (47) interviews her father, Neal Seidler (77), about his childhood growing up on a dairy farm.
Nina Wagner (47) interviews her mother, Jeanne Seidler (76), about her childhood, education, and career.
Friends and former basketball teammates Barb Baryenbruch-Luhring (65) and Sue Tringali-Johnson (66) discuss the passing of title IX legislation, being labeled as tomboys for having an interest in sports, and their basketball team being the first basketball state champions in...