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Best friends Connie Meyer (61) and Sue Hartwick (62) share their childhood memories growing up in the Sixties, especially their families and experiences at school, discuss their individual career paths, and reminisce about their friendship.

Richard Hoy (71) shares some of his military experiences with his daughter Angel Hoy (18). He discusses his deployment to Vietnam, serving as a medic, and explains the scars and experiences that got him the Purple Heart Medal. Richard also...

Margaret Coker (no age given) asks her mother, Mary Coker (78), about her time serving in the Vietnam War. Both participants focus on Mary's experience being a woman in the military and how Mary's story has inspired others.

Emily Good (38) shares a conversation with her father, Robert "Bob" Good (72), about Bob’s childhood, his parents and siblings, grief, and about how he would like to be remembered.

Leslie Gordon (57) interviews her father, Henry "Jack" Gordon (84) about his upbringing in a military family and his service in the United States Army.

Aimee Do (53) and her father, Nho Do [no age given], interviews her friend Charles "Chuck" Emberger (88) about his involvement in evacuating her family from Saigon during the Vietnam War.

One Small Step conversation partners Peggy Davis (71) and Richard Nordstrom (88) talk about the evolution of their political beliefs, and the historic moments they lived through that helped shaped them.

One Small Step partners Mario Reposo (66) and Ursula Stock (65) share about their upbringing and discuss their political beliefs on topics such as police reform, white collar crime, and climate change.

Geoffrey Farris (33) speaks with his father, George Farris (73), about his life growing up in Ohio and California.

Amber Norkett (46) interviews her father, Edward Norkett (75), about his childhood, music, parenting, and jobs.

Dr. Kelly Cameron (52) interviews his mentor, Mr. Ernest "Ernie" Washington Jr. (73), about his service in the military during the Vietnam War and Civil Rights Movement. They also discuss Mr. Washington's role in being a founding member of Concerned...

One Small Step partners Arline Erven (38) and Joseph Loftus (67) discuss fiscal conservatism, loss of faith, voter responsibility, government involvement in people's lives, transgender rights, and the 2nd Amendment.

One Small Step conversation partners Jennifer Schuster Jaeger [no age given] and Gary Melom [no age given] share their thoughts on political systems, approaching change within those systems, roles of leadership, events that shaped their views, and how to co-exist...

One Small Step partners Harvey Newman (79) and Gayatri Mathur (56) discuss their political ideologies and how they have evolved.

Rudy Cortez (72) and his sister Alice Cortez (69) remember when Rudy served in Vietnam, remember his commissioning ceremony, and also remember their father, who served in World War II. They also talk about how the family dealt with Rudy...

One Small Step partners Lynn Hurley (55) and Robert Davis (62) reflect on their upbringings and how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted them and other Americans.

One Small Step partners Maria Kane (42) and Geoffrey Walker (76) have a conversation about racial discrimination, community outreach, and military service.

Jacob Werkheiser (36) interviews his father, Jim Werkheiser (64) about his life, childhood memories, sibling relationships and growing up on a farm.

One Small Step conversation partners Joyce Hann (65) and Emmy [No Name Given] (39) talk about growing up in small towns, business regulation, and the merits and challenges within intentionally connecting with people with whom you disagree.

One Small Step partners, Sundra Flansburg (63) and Robin Bumbera (60), share about their experience as mothers, what they find important, and how visiting Central American and Caribbean countries have shaped their views about politics and poverty.

One Small Step partners George Dow (66) and Mahdee Abdullah (56) discuss their families, their faith, and their hopes for their children and grandchildren.

Robert Markwardt (29) interviewed his mother, Susan Ann Markwardt (71), about attending Woodstock.

One Small Step conversation partners Christopher Nisch (36) and Linda Collins (74) talk about the need for compromise in government, the importance of putting themselves in another person’s shoes, and how the current political divides and anger in 2021 compare...

Bruce Moore (73) tells his wife Janice Chapman (74) about his upbringing as well as his experience being drafted and serving in the War in Vietnam; a war that he felt was unjust.

Kenyatta Bakeer (50) interviews her father, Donald Bakeer (77), about meeting and falling in love with her mother, his work organizing for Black liberation, and his writing.