Linda Carter + Jeff Carter

[Recorded Saturday, June 11, 2022] Linda Carter () and Jeff Carter (Col '92) sit down to record a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, VA. Linda shares the influence growing up in a conservative, Christian household has had on her...

Gianna Crema and Brianna Schindler

[Recorded Tuesday, September 12, 2023] Gianna (19) from Long Island, New York, and Brianna (20) from the Eastern Shore of Maryland participated in this One Small Step conversation as part of their Public Service Pathways 1-credit UNST course at UVA....

Sarah Hale and Erik DeVriendt. Urban hope in the former Confederate capital.

Sarah Hale (54) and Erik DeVriendt (41) talk about faith, vocation, and how they are thinking through and responding to social and racial injustice in our city and nation today.

Charlotte and Aparna

Aparna talks with Charlotte, a colleague at the same high school, for the first time. Topics include early memories, sense of belonging in a school, communication of beliefs, and generational differences.

Megan Kosefeski and Gregory Mckinney

[Recorded Tuesday, April 12, 2022] Megan Kosefeski(20)and Gregory Mckinney(62) recorded a conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Parsing through the One Small Step Questions, Megan and Gregory agreed and disagreed on the state of our politicized world, abortion legislation, and the role...

Kyndall Richey, Kendall Walden, and Retha Walden

Kyndall Richey (12) is interviewing Kendall (82) and Retha Walden (80). They talk about Retha and Kendall Walden's life experiences. They do this over the phone on Tuesday November 24th, 2020.

One Small Step: Allison

Recorded at the Wooster Square Cherry Blossom Festival on 4/28/19 with the One Small Step question set.

Bridget Williams and Allison Alston

UVA Students Allison Alston (21) from Laurel, MD and Bridget Williams (23) from Alexandria, VA recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their course 'Lead from Anywhere'. Some of the major themes included faith and growing up with...

One Small Step: Hannah

Recorded at the Wooster Square Cherry Blossom Festival on 4/28/19 with the One Small Step question set.

One Small Step: Carolyn

Recorded at the Wooster Square Cherry Blossom Festival on 4/28/19 with the One Small Step question set. Recorded at the Wooster Square Cherry Blossom Festival on 4/28/19 with the One Small Step question set.

One Small Step: Deborah

Recorded at the Wooster Square Cherry Blossom Festival on 4/28/19 with the One Small Step question set.

One Small Step: Samantha

"I did not care in anyway about politics before I started thinking about where the world is headed and what it's gonna look like when my kids get older."

One Small Step: Karina

"I think, like, being around some racist people in college, and wanting to speak up about it kinda shaped my politics, and made me realize there's a lot to be done."

One Small Step: Jim

"Currently I'm a civics teacher for high school--I teach American Politics, so I try to be unbiased in teaching our youth, and let them make their own decisions."

One Small Step: Emma

"Political willpower sometimes isn't enough to trump some of those more urgent moments of inequality."

One Small Step: Zach

"My brother-in-law is from Peru and his family is having a difficult time staying in the country as of recently, so that sort of changed how I looked at things."

One Small Step: Karen

"They didn't even have a soccer team for girls in Milford growing up, and that was really kind of sad, because I loved playing it in gym."

One Small Step: Susan

"I grew up sort of in this bubble, which I think kind of insulated me from politics for a long time."

One Small Step: Gabby

"I do disagree with some coworkers on some beliefs but I do still respect them."

Race Riots Interview

I interview my Uncle Dan on the race riots and racial tensions of the latter 60s and how much that has changed in Detroit today.