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[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....

Clara Heintzelman (18) asks her father, Dr. Matthew Heintzelman (65) about the time he spent in Austria as a teacher's assistant while he was in college.

In this interview, conducted on July 23, 2020 in Waxhaw, North Carolina, Hannah Connolly (19) interviews her cousin Miriam Urban (6) about how the corona virus has impacted her life. She also talks about what life was like before the...

One Small Step partners Tim Tapscott (57) and Jenny Thomas (45) have a conversation about abortion, immigration, and the upcoming election.

If you have enjoyed the Chatham Artists Open Studio tours, you’re likely to be acquainted with Vidabeth Bensen as a talented screen print artist. What you may not know is that she avidly pursued her art and taught her craft...

Karen Schaefer (80) tells her daughter Jessie Hayden (58) about her childhood, her time in the Peace Corps, motherhood, and being a teacher.

Bohdan (51) recounts to his sister Lida (49) what it was like to be the first Ukrainian-American soccer player to play professionally for a champion Ukrainian team and witness the Soviet Union's collapse

Tony Daniels and Linda Daniels share memories of "Finding Home" with Fearrington StoryCorps volunteer, Gail Friedman on February 2, 2023 at Fearrington Village, Pittsboro, NC. As newlyweds, they were looking for adventure when Tony's work gave them the opportunity to...

Juliet Hutchings (41) talks to her friend, Kimberley Williams (42), about meeting in film school, becoming friends and being filmmakers.

One Small Step conversation partners Rima Miller (30) and Katherine "Kat" Hamlin (39) talk about cancer, how living in different places forces you to experience being the "other," gender identity issues, and grandmas.

[Recorded: Tuesday, September 20th, 2022] Carloyn (21) and Tom (63) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Carolyn is a Fourth Year undergraduate student studying anthropology at the University of Virginia and Tom is currently the Director of...

Matthew Jauch (46) sits down with his wife Rebecca Jauch (42) to discuss their time working in various US Embassies around the world. The two reflect on their marriage together, spanning from their first meeting in an elevator in Vienna...

Dr. Jared Broddrick is a systems biologist who is passionate about solar system exploration and NASA’s Human Research Program. Broddrick participated in the Human Exploration Research Analog where he lived in a 600-square-foot box with three other researchers for 45...

One Small Step partners Michelle Ferguson (38) and Alexa Saunders (75) talk about their different upbringings, politics, and literature.

Grant Anderson (13) talks with his mother, KaraLee Anderson (37) about moving to France and her experience there during the late 90s.

Esther Terni heffernan meets her future husband, gets married, and lives in France while her husband is in the army.

One Small Step conversation partners Kellie Carter (40) and Jacqui Stransky (57) talk about what experiences led to them opening their minds and hearts to others and their hopes for the country's education system in the future.

One Small Step conservation partners Mark Heithaus (39) and Jean Morgan (70) have a conversation about religion and their experiences traveling abroad.

Traveling while black means researching more than ticket prices and exchange rates. There's a savviness to surviving racism in the United States and abroad as colorism, cultural appropriation, and xenophobia abound. Robin's faced it all as a black woman teaching...

Joy Polefrone (42) and her One Small Step partner, Chris Hitzelberger [no age given], exchange anecdotes of moving moments in their lives and the issue of abortion rights.

One Small Step partners Alexandra Razell (35) and Micah Smith (51) connect over music, art, and dealing with grief from recent losses in their lives.

[Recorded: Friday November 12th 2021] Susanna Kharatyan and John Smith reflect on their lives, they people who have influenced them the most and the hopes they have for the future.

Carl McNair - brother of beloved astronaut Ronald McNair - and Kimberlin Butler discuss the impact of being a Ronald McNair Scholar/Fellow. A star McNair Alumna, Kimberlin shares the story of how the McNair Scholarship opened doors for her to...

Alta Schwartz (54) interviews her friend Jihan Hasan (48) about her journey coming to the United States and her life here.

I talked to my dad about his time in India and how he liked it there