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[Recorded: Tuesday, November 9th, 2021] Jon del Rosario and Maddy Deal have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville. Jon shares about his childhood growing up in Virginia Beach and how he has more recently started following politics with his...

Taha Vahanvaty (17) and his mentor Cynthia Crowner (68) discuss the work that Taha has done with the organization he founded called The Acceptance Project, which creates a space for students of different social or political beliefs to have conversations.

One Small Step conversation partners Morgan Munsen (26) and Francine Shaft (20) talk about their personal backgrounds and in particular how their Catholic faith informs their political positions, especially about abortion.

University of Notre Dame students and One Small Step conversation partners Abraham Figueroa (18) and Zachary Holland (19) discuss their background and upbringing and how that influenced their political beliefs.

One Small Step partners Kitra Mwania (36) and Nicholas Bown (25) have a conversation about the need for in-person civil conversations, criticism of one's country as patriotism, and the separation of church and state.

One Small Step partners Denise Laussade (64) and Scott [No Name Given] (55) talk about their views on politics and our country's education system.

One Small Step conversation partners Warren Brown (55) and Melissa Reitman (57) explore some of their political differences, explore the meaning they find in raising children and trade notes on the difficulties of public interaction in their professions.

One Small Step conversation participants Eve Rea-Cork (65) and Bonnie Diddle (65) discuss their parents impacts on their lives, agendas in the media, and times when politicians compromised.

One Small Step conversation partners Scott Rooney (44) and Richard Crowley (65) discuss the need for civil discourse is this politically divided country, their fathers' influence, and Thanksgiving conversations.

One Small Step conversation partners Cindy Fortune (62) and Lucia Glynn (62) find differences and commonalities over politics, education funding, religion and news sources. They share stories of difficult experiences and the choices they made that brought them to where...

One Small Step partners Steve Carter (76) and Linda Hathaway (77) have a conversation about pro-choice vs. pro-life, their opinions on past and current presidential candidates, and the need for civil political discussion.

One Small Step partners Hannah Borton (36) and Jeffrey "Jeff" Breneman (53) talk about some of the watershed moments in their lives, and they reflect on the state of political discourse in their community.