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One Small Step conversation partners Katie Byers (61) and Helen Suero (58) take an hour to discuss their similar upbringings, political divisiveness, and their relationship to work.

James Valentine (58) shares a conversation with his mother, Doris Dolph (91), about her childhood, family, nursing career, volunteer work, and autobiographical book.

Interview discussing military service, growing up with a large family, and life lessons.

Ellen Goslin (89) tells her son James "Jim" Goslin (66) and daughter-in-law Trina Goslin (65) about her upbringing, her family life, and the advice she has for her grandchildren.

Anne Schmitz (37) interviews her father, Dennis Debrecht (68), about growing up in a large family, his love of baseball, and becoming a father.

John Kopp (82) has a conversation with his wife, Coletta Kopp (82), about growing up, raising a family, and working as a jeweler.

For the Great Thanksgiving Listen 2019, Anna Deems interviews her aunt Janet Poerschke. Janet talks about her childhood growing up on a farm in Pennsylvania with a large family. She shares many stories from her youth, her favorite travel memories...

Sisters Emily Fittante Baker (93) and Brenda Fittante Weeks (66) discuss family history and share memories of growing up in a family of 17 siblings.

Listen to my grandma talk all about her life, passions, and advice.

Leann Hengel (45) interviews her friend, Catherine Kearn (85), about her experiences growing up, starting a small business, and volunteering.

Lawrence "Larry" Crouch (72) speaks with Lance Albert Hoff (71) about his family's early pioneer days in the West.

Chris Dorn shares the experience of his impending death from lung cancer. He spoke with his sister, Beth. Chris died one week after this was recorded.

John Rouff (37) and his mother Barbara Rouff (73) discuss life as a son and a mother in an 11 child household.

David Fox, 80. Growing up in northern Michigan in a large family, trade school

David Wong (73) talks with his daughter Sophie Wong (42) about how his life has unfolded since he immigrated from China in the 1940s. He describes how he stays positive, all the different kinds of jobs he has kept, falling...

Kelly Davis (43) has a conversation with Mary "Midge" McDermott (76) about growing up, courtship, her career, spirituality, raising a family, and her dreams for the future.

Isabella Mukankusi (46) talks to her new friend Zazil Davis-Vazquez (27) about her experiences growing up in Uganda, being a mother, and as a lawyer who is studying in Columbia's Human Rights Advocates Program.

I interviewed my mother and talked about her life

Siblings Michael Bingham (60) and LeAnna Carrier (38) speak about what it was like growing up with a 22-year age gap, their memories with their parents, and how their relationship with each other has grown and evolved.

Stefanie Rodriguez interviewing Hilda Gelhardt in Tallahassee, FL. Discussing growing up in a 7 kid family and fond memories.

Danielle Chatham (37) interviews her former third grade teacher, Dorothy Reinke (89), about her life, career, marriage, and caregiving for various loved ones.

Nick Vento (44) interviews his mother Pat Vento (71) about growing up in a large family, courtship, and raising her own family.

Marian French (89) talks to her granddaughter, E. "French" Price (26), about life in the Valley and her close-knit family.

Growing up the youngest of eight girls, moving frequently, memories and childhood

Brenda Sue Ledbetter-Marquez talks about her experience of growing up as one of the oldest of 7 siblings in the 1950s.