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Silena Layne (44) speaks with StoryCorps facilitator Jeb Backe (26) about her faith journey in the face of struggle and loss. Silena reflects on her relationship to the Black Church and on the impact of gun violence on her family.

motherhood, medicine, and perfectionism

I (Kira Leavitt) talked to Marcia Via my grandma about our family and her childhood. I also asked her about advice for the future.

This is an interview about growing up in foster care, family, and community involvement.

Veteran and Single Father of 3, Eugene Reece (40) speaks with Al Lejarde (37) on how the Easterseals Bob Hope Veteran Support Program assisted Eugene navigate out of homelessness and unemployment during the Holidays back in 2019.

Talking with my aunt about regrets, lessons, school, and elections. Listening about strength through the hard times. Learning about sicknesses and how hard it can be. Learning about a valuable person. Listening and learning to love!

Sedrick (22) and his sister Ruth (27) discuss First Step Communities, an organization that works with the homeless in order to find them homes in Sacramento, CA.

Sister Gladia Bell (89), Lue Hicks (78), and Willie B. Kennedy (88) talk about their childhood memories, their wonderful parents and their life growing up in the South

My dad has experienced a hard life, with his mother an alcoholic and not conscious during his childhood and his dad who died when he was 4. Growing up in LA had its hardships

Best friends Lymon Sanderson (51) and Robert McCord (56) share a conversation about their experiences with addiction, homelessness, recovery, and finding homes. They also discuss the roles family, friendship, and God play in their lives.

My mom and I talking about her past and her experiences with cancer

Kevin Gluck (49) talks with his mother, Anne Perdue (74) about her life

One Small Step conversation partners David Bautista Gonzales (21) and Daniel Dominguez (43) dive into their different lived experiences. They find commonalities in their experiences growing up in Mexican-American culture and understanding the bittersweetness of being a first generation college...

Ellen Sears (75) and colleague Wayne Boatwright (61) discuss religion, death, addiction, and meritocracy.

Two friends, and long time residents of South OC, chat about the emotional labor, challenges, and solutions for homelessness in south OC.

Korean American Christian girl from Orange County grows up and finds herself working in Skid Row

One Small Step Partners and California residents Don Simmons (66) and Patricia Bower (70) reflect on their life paths, familial and legislative political conflict, faith, homelessness, and California politics.

One Small Step partners Leon Hoover (71) and Robert "Bob" Shore (75) talk about their political views and their careers in energy and behavioral health. They reflect on the current state of abortion and energy policy and discuss the influence...

Having a true appreciation for relaxation, Linda Pfeffer speaks with her grandson, Jake Joel, while sitting on the beach in Hawaii on Thanksgiving of 2017. Linda shares an abundance of stories, each with a golden lining, that resonates with Jake...

My interview was over FaceTime I asked my grandpa about his experience in the Vietnam war he talked about how it affected his life going into it and after it he said that it didn’t have much of a big...

Dr. Bobbi Alba shares her new inspirational memoir about multiple sudden atypical losses. Topics include: cancer, loss of child, domestic violence, mental illness, homelessness, alcoholism, pet loss, transgender youth, and leaving a living legacy.

One Small Step partners Esther Carver (37) and Saul Salinas (50) sit down for a conversation about housing, community growth, and education.

Friends Kelly Crompvoets [no age given] and Eric Sheets (62) talk about Kelly's son Chase who passed away and donated his lungs to Eric.

Going in depth in my mother’s childhood and life!