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One Small Step partners Vy Dao (46) and April Gallegos (42) sit down for a conversation about the the current state of the political divide and their hopes for the future.

One Small Step partners Beckie Hernandez (46) and Loni Jenks (40) have a conversation about religion, politics, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

One Small Step conversation partners Michell Goodwin (51) and Christy McMurren (68) discuss aging, their political values, and how to come together as a country.

Whitney Hill (26) and her cousins, Jor'Donna Bogan (32), and Joanna Bogan (24) talk about dealing with Joanna's autism and their current work. Whitney started a storytelling project, called SPORK!, in order to collect the stories of those who are...

Strangers and One Small Step partners, Wally Derleth (64) and Erin Pyles Smith (34) talk about their differing political views, the loss of a parent, and how their speech teachers were influential people in their lives. They find parallels in...

Colleagues Lily Lipman [no age given] and Laisha Gonzalez (21) reflect on their professional experiences at the Lincoln Center and how those experiences have been shaped by their disabilities and other social identities.

Melissa Turnage, 64, tells her niece Juliet "J.P." Hemingway, 38, about her mother, JP's grandmother, Jenny Robertson. Jenny created the Children's Dance Foundation in Birmingham, AL.

Sofie LaFratta interviewed Gail Orzechowski about how growing up with a sister with severe autism translated into her future career as an elementary school teacher. She opens up about the importance of vulnerability and how being vulnerable created a lot...

Maureen Elias (44) talks to her husband, Dustin Elias (44), about their Army careers, their marriage, and the experience of parenting while serving in the military.

One Small Step conversation partners Leslie Hoyt (66) and Emily Hatch (34) discuss their differing political beliefs, feelings around motherhood, and find common ground around experiences of loss and grief.

One Small Step partners Wendy Karrick [no age given] and Lisah Crall (42) discuss parenthood, grief, role models, faith, the impact of labels, and the future of the country.

“I finally called Parents as Teachers when he was three. He was getting thrown out of preschool classrooms, and not allowed to come back. I realized I needed some help. I needed someone to just give it to me straight....

Spouses, Scott Savage (58) and Jennifer Savage (56), share a conversation about the books that Scott writes, their collaborative working process, the tours they go on together, and the power of books. They also talk about neurodiversity and the role...

I interviewed Jeremy Beal, 32 years old, I met him when he was a guest worship leader at my church. We spoke about his life growing up in Massachusetts and his passion for Autistic children.

One Small step partners Susan Haskell (76) and Rachel Green (41) confide in each other about mental illness and abuse, relate over their political concerns, and note what they are grateful for.

Dawn Kaiser (53) and her son Cain Kaiser (16) talk about the happiest and proudest moments in their lives, the story of Dawn's pregnancy with Cain, favorite childhood memories, and what they love and appreciate about each other. Though they...

Darwensi Clark (42) speaks to writer, organizer, activist, and mother Kimberly Bernard (31) on her involvement in the Black Lives Matter movement.

Mike became a dad at a crucial moment in the life of baby Aaron. When a family member who had just had a baby was in jail and could no longer care for her baby -- Mike got a call...

One Small Step conversation partners Jan Potter (73) and Kathleen Asher (49) talk about politics and how it affected their personal life.