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Stephen Skeels and Sam Usem

One Small Step conversation partners Stephen Skeels (52) and Sam Usem (36) talk about the effect of the pandemic on their lives, in particular their experiences related to owning and starting businesses. They also discuss their politics, Sam being a...

"I’m more of a painter in music than a musician" – Alan Semerdjian

Mara Jill Herman (Astoria) interviews Alan Semerdjian (Long Island) who makes meaning of his life through art. They discuss family influence, Armenian heritage, dialectic thinking, writing, music, and the art of educating.

"Everyone lives in a watershed. We're all connected." an interview with Karen Prestegaard

Karen Prestegaard is a professor of hydrology at the University of Maryland, and she studies rivers, wetlands, watersheds, water quality, minerals, floods, and rainfall and watershed management. As a graduate student, the California Coastal Commission hired Karen to study Los...

Sunday Afternoon

Vi Hiser talks about her childhood, family, and her husband. She reminisces about her mentors and career.

Interview with Zach Wolff

I asked Zach about his past and asked him how he reflects on his students.

High School Engineering Teacher/Dad Talks Covid and Technology

I interviewed my dad who teaches engineering and architecture in high school about his experience with technology throughout his life and how it’s impact on future generations can lead to great things. We discussed in detail how covid has impacted...

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Michael Wehrle and David Shanks

One Small Step conversation partners Michael "Mike" Wehrle (70) and David "Dave" Shanks (64) consider how their upbringings and recent examples of police brutality have shaped their understanding of racism. They also discuss the issues they have with the current...

Learn, Listen, and Love

Wisdom and knowledge is something that you will never forget in life. It is something that no matter where you come from you can have. In the following interview you will hear from one of the wisest person I know....

Rosalva "Rosie" Salazar & Scott Acord

Rosie talks about her work with Providence community outreach programs. How its the most rewarding work she's ever done. She has known since she was 13 and had to be a translator for her mother when she needed medical care.

"The 6 Mentors You Meet in Life" an interview with Chuck McClain

By his own count, Chuck McClain has had six mentors in his career. His first may have been a teacher in Kansas City who took him to his first physics demonstration. Since 1978, he’s worked at NASA Goddard Space Flight,...

We need more people like you.

A conversation about life, love, loss, learning, goals and support systems with Mr Tom from The Spot at APHS.

Byron Walker Interview

Byron Walker, Head Coach of the Archbishop McCarthy High School Football team talks a little bit about his passions for coaching and his love for working with the young men.

Interview with Mom

Asked a few questions that I felt she could answer.

Steve Bornstein and his work life

“The hardest professional thing i’ve done had to be defying my boss.” On January 6th 2019 in Los Angeles California Mason Bornstein(14) interviewed his father Steve Bornstein(66) about his professional success. In this interview you will see more in depth...

Maggie and Catherine Savor Small Surprises

Discussing Maggie's college experience and how it is shaping her vision of the future after graduation.

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Silvia Alemañy and Delilah Santamaria

Coworkers Silvia Alemañy (58) and Delilah Santamaria (25) share some of their favorite memories of working at Literacy, Inc. and reflect on the power of reading.

Coach

I asked my coach about her life. I asked about her memories and what makes her happy in this world. She told me how she got to where she is now.

“We were our own little support group”

Growing up in a family of eight, Lolly and her older brother, Tom, had the same congenital eye disease. He started a high-end cab company and three radio stations, ran for public office, and was a model for Lolly, showing...

Talk with my Dad

We had a nice conversation about people in his life, his favorite memory, what he’s most proud of, how he would like to be remembered, and what he would say to me if this was our last conversation.

"A Label by Any Other Name." an interview with Andrew Binley and Lee Slater

A conversation between student and professor, this discussion reveals the subtle dynamics between good friends, even when they outwardly seem to be very similar. Lee Slater met Andrew Binley when the former asked the latter for a job at Lancaster...

"When something changes your understanding, that's why you go into this field." an interview with Brian Day

Brian Day, of NASA’s Solar System Exploration Virtual Institute, leads a group of scientists in visualization and analysis of spacecraft data. Brian was taught that there’s no water on the moon, there’s no atmosphere on the moon, and the moon...

Academic, Activist & Advocate Dr. Patricia Fernandez-Kelly talks about ethical leadership

Dr. Patricia Fernandez-Kelly, Professor of Sociology at Princeton University, talks with undergraduate Rafer Friedman about ethical leadership, advocacy and activism on campus, in the community and beyond.

Grant

Grant Hughes has been a mentor of mine for four years now. He is very important to me and has an incredible influence on my life. This interview covers a few of his personal life experiences.