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One Small Step conversation partners Andres Saenz (22) and Matt Harshbarger (30) sit down for a conversation about immigration, media, and their personal political perspectives.

Ken Peters (68) talks with his daughter Ashley Peters (28) about his curiosity and sense of adventure and how it has influenced his life

Franki FBK, writer, newspaper columnist, entrepreneur and freelancer, shares her views on the value of press freedom in the U.S. with Eline Marx, from PEN America.

Chan Williams (26) and her mother Jill Williams (57) discuss journalism. Jill Williams is a high school journalism teacher. In this conversation they discuss teaching journalism, memories of the news growing up and the changes in news media since then.

Sara Dwyer (48) interviews her mother, Carol Neufeldt (74), about motherhood, especially about the experience of raising her brother, Mike, who had muscular dystrophy and passed away in March of 2015.

One Small Step conversation partners Sonya Brozek (63) and Susan McCoy (62) sit down for a conversation about the influences of media, political beliefs, and the impacts of 9/11 and COVID on society.

In this interview, Bill Caiaccio talked about what it is like to be a journalist, and what it was like to report on major events in American history.

A wife turns the tables on her journalist husband, interviewing him about his earliest impulses to write, how he decided to relocate at age 18 from the East Coast to the Pacific Northwest and how their intertwined lives evolved into...

Afi and Hamilton talk about the unionization of Gawker Media and the rise of unions in journalism, specifically in digital media spaces. Hamilton also shares his hopes for the future of the labor movement.

Colleagues Katherine Burgess (31) and Michael "Mike" Finch (35) talk about their upbringing and how they became interested in journalism.

Wade Kwon (40) talks with his friend Sean Kelley (37) about a near death experience he had just before starting college.

Friends Miya Norfleet (33) and Elaine Cha (47) express their deep gratitude for one another as they continue to help each other navigate issues of work, race, education, age, and authenticity.

Friends talk about writing and their college years.

Writer, poet and organizer Alina Stefanescu in conversation with Eline Marx, from PEN America, about the importance of press freedom in the U.S. and worldwide.

[Recorded Thursday, December 14, 2021] Priya (50s) and Allan (60) recorded a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. They talked about their experiences living in various countries around the world, immigration, family, and their shared love of cooking.

Margaret "Maggie" Gierse LaMore (39) interviews her mother Jo Mannies Gierse [no age given] about her career in journalism.

Cealy Brown (76) has a conversation with her StoryCorps interviewer Jennifer Frederic (41) about Marianne Lester, Cealy's girlfriend in college during the late 1960s and how their outing impacted both of their lives.

One Small Step conversation partners Patty Heatley (67) and Brian Ellis (63) discuss their connection to the U.S. military, how the news media has changed, and why a political candidate's character matters to them.

[Recorded: Tuesday, November 1st, 2022] Miriam (22) and Virginia (68) record a virtual One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Miriam is a fourth-year architecture student at the University of Virginia and Virginia is the editor of the Daily Progress,...

Husband and wife, Paul Moses (69) and Maureen Moses (69), reflect on their life together. They discuss how they first met, Maureen's work as a nurse, and the challenges and triumphs they experienced in having children.

Ray Nicholson (71) and Alvin "Alabama" Lovett (71) have been friends since the sixth grade. The two sit down to talk about how they met, their school day memories, and their experiences with the Davis Avenue community in Mobile.

Petra Gertjegerdes (47) shares a conversation with her parents, Carol Gertjegerdes (78) and Helmut Gertjegerdes (86), about their childhoods, how Carol and Helmut ended up moving to Columbus, Georgia, and about running the newspaper The Columbus Times.

Barbara (67) talks to her colleague Carol (60) about her career as a Public Relations and Journalism Professor at Howard University.

One Small Step conversation partners Derek Scheuerman (23) and Jay Russell (27) are acquaintances who learn more about each other discussing the commonalities and differences in their upbringings, hardships they've faced, religious identities, gender identities, and goals for the future.

One Small Step partners Janyce Olson (83) and David Botkins (58) discuss early experiences with death, their faith journeys, and their differing opinions around taxation and the social safety net.