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Friends Queen Keskessa (51) and Antonio Quinn Edwards (58) speak about their first impressions of each other, Antonio’s identity as an artist, and Queen’s experience coming to the United States and her Ethiopian identity.

One Small Step conversation partners Douglas "Doug" Nye (74) and Barbara Kates (69) talk about religion and spiritual life, the Back to the Land Movement, sobriety, activism, differences in views on government, and hopes for their future generations.

One Small Step conversation partners Delores Friesen (81) and Bonnie Dibble (62) have a conversation about the current political divide, historical events, and working as educators.

Friends Lynn Oldshue (53) and Soynika Edwards-Bush (43) talk about Soynika's career as an artist and teacher, their families, and living with intention.

Karen Schaefer (80) tells her daughter Jessie Hayden (58) about her childhood, her time in the Peace Corps, motherhood, and being a teacher.

Lucien Kilonda (35) interviews his friend and colleague Teguo Djoyum (37) about Teguo's work in public health, which focuses on brain health and reducing the stigma of epilepsy, particularly in underserved regions of Africa, and ultimately the United States.

Brother and sister Keith White (35) and Rosa White (30) talk about their family’s history as Black farmers and how the two of them have returned to the agriculture space. They also discuss how they use agriculture as a means...

Kiplyn Primus (60) interviews her friend Dr. Alice White Bussey (75) about Dr. Bussey's career in business, her personal history, and her experiences as the first female president of The Atlanta Business League.

Friends Audry Barriault (34) and Abigail Reece (34) discuss travel, jobs and childhood memories.

Jennifer "Jenny" Roberts (60) interviews her mother, Barbara Roberts (84), about her upbringing, family memories, community involvement, and travel stories.

Sara Skinner (49) interviews her friend and colleague Chantale Niyonkuru (23) about her upbringing, culture, life experiences, and journey from a refugee camp in Tanzania to graduating college in Boise, Idaho.

Friends and colleagues Susan Manika (53) and Jessica Knarr (36) share a conversation about their unique friendship and experiences working with refugees, police officers, and interpreters. They also discuss cultural differences and working together to build community rapport.

StoryCorps partners Greta Bates (36) and Genevieve Marsh (43) have a discussion with Laurent Mugondozi [no age given], about his experiences gardening in Africa and Missoula, Montana. They also talk about his family, culture, medicinal plants, and connection to Garden...

Andrew Agustin (19) sits down to have a chat with his dad, Roy-Alan Agustin (55), about his long career in the Air Force.

Sammye Walton (45) interviews her friend, Chris Gates (35), about his creation of and continued passion for MainSprings, a nonprofit organization focused on breaking the cycle of poverty and creating a sustainable future for communities in East Africa.

One Small Step conversation partners Joseph "Dennis" Delaney (84) and Jean O'Sullivan (76) connected and reminisced about days past in the Vermont Legislature. They talked about childcare, taxes, education and the Build Back Better plan.

Elizabeth "Beth" Hammond (57) interviews her father, Robert "Bob" Hammond (80), a native Floridian from Miami who has practiced dentistry internationally for around 48 years.

One Small Step partners Mary Emeny (78) and Steve Long (69) talk about travel (Mary's experiences), prolife/prochoice issues, religious/spiritual beliefs, immigration and how people in the middle of the country are viewed by politicians and East and West Coast population.

Colleagues and friends Pamela Ching (61) and Wiedad "Roodly" Archer (52) have a conversation about their careers, beginning as nutritionists and moving into public health, including stories about their time working in various foreign countries and lessons they learned from...

Kristi C. White (51) has a conversation with her mother, Pearl White (84), about her career as an educator, parenthood, and faith.

Cousins William "Bill" Witherspoon (66) and Frances Mansfield (96) talk about her experiences living in Africa with her husband and sons during the 1960s while her husband worked for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Susan Gore (70) and Brittany Baldwin (32) share where they grew up, the path of their professional lives, work on the library board, and first impressions of one another.

Cathy Thomas (72) speaks with her niece and goddaughter Katherine "KC" McNaughton (22). Katherine shares how she became involved in hospice care as a volunteer and about her life and studies.

Davin Holen (45) speaks with his colleague, Tina Buxbaum (38), about his life journey, his work as a resilience and adaptation faculty member and his observations on building community and preserving natural resources.

Malcolm Asher (16) talks to Peggy Adams (no birth date given) about how he started his international nonprofit and his hopes for the ArtPass program.