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Mary Bonan Capka (61) discuses her family history with transplants, kidney disease and the transplant process.

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...

Friends and colleagues Chachi Hawkins [no age given] and Kerie van Zeyst [no age given] share a conversation about the Sunshine House and their work striving to create a supportive, hunger-free community in and around Alpine, Texas, particularly for senior...

Donald "Don" Helms (62) shares a conversation with his wife Deb Helms (60) about their experiences working at the non-profit project and store Legacy Architectural Salvage. They talk about their love of historic preservation, and getting to share pieces of...

Senator Tim Mathern, 60 interviews his friend and former teacher William Weiler, 80, about mentors in WW’s life, WW’s involvement in the Catholic Church and about family.

Brian Kates (51) and Lonni Miera [no age given] talk about their work in the neighborhood with the Meadows Park Community Center and the importance of helping others.

Cheryl Hewitt (58), a Stanford Health Care patient, talks with David Grady (59) about her struggles and triumphs in navigating school and health care with a lifelong disability.

Ferheen Abbasi (26) shares her experience as a hospital navigation volunteer with her friend and colleague Adrienne "Addie" Klein (34). Ferheen also shares how the volunteer experience shaped what kind of doctor she wants to be.

Karol Kennedy (59) talks with her mother, Kristina "Kris" Young Smirl (83), about her childhood, parenting, memories, jobs, and hobbies.

Laura Peterson (52) interviews her fellow Delta Gamma sorority sister Margaret "Marge" Gorsline (86) about Margaret's life and her involvement with Delta Gamma as a member while in college, as an alumnae volunteer, and as president of the sorority organization.

Julie Gunderson [no age given] talks with her Stanford Health Care colleague Stephanie Chamberlain [no age given] about spreading joy during the holidays through the annual toy drive supporting local families in need.

Michelle Bonner (56) interviews her mother Sharron Larsen (86) about her career as an insurance agent and the changes she witnessed throughout her time working.

Claudia Augustine (44) and Kirsten McClure (46) recall personal experiences volunteering with hospice and what drew them to the work.

One Small Step partners Charles Eby (76) and Janet Fox-Petersen [no age given] talk about their families, getting involved in their communities, and about the importance of compassion.

Sebastian Chavez (24) talks to his grandmother Carmen Alean [no age given] about their Peruvian heritage, their memories of food and cooking, and their involvement in the Queens Night Market community.

Mitchell Lettow (36) interviews Stan Rajnak (87) and Kristi Chapman (73) about their volunteer work over the years with Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy.

Brandon Kennedy (54) speaks to his father John Kennedy (81) about his family's trading post where they traded art and crafts of the Navajo communities in New Mexico.

Cheryl Kortemeier (52) has a conversation with her fellow Corporate Volunteer Council board member Jerry Travers (64) about his thoughts on finding one's volunteer passion and living a life of service.

Stephanie Dawson (43) and her husband, Mike Dawson (51), about their children and their experiences in Chautauqua.

Friends Fred Hall (95) and Brian Fogle (65) discuss the origins and legacy of the Community Foundation of the Ozarks as it approaches its 50th anniversary.

Arlene Swartz (61) talks to her friend and coworker Kathrina Proscia (50) about her childhood in the Bronx and Queens, her family and her career in philanthropy and fundraising.

Jerome Shannon (66) and his husband, Charles Smoke (69), sit down for a conversation about moving from Mobile, AL to Pensacola, FL, the organizations that they are involved with in Pensacola, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected their lives...

Lorrie and Rob talk about their experiences as friends and artists in Dayton, OH.

Jonathan Koshi (39) talks with his wife Jess Hemerly (33) about volunteering with 826 Valencia to teach elementary school youth in San Francisco about creative writing.

Friends and colleagues, September Wassneberg Wason (54) and Katherine Whitfield (37), recall what brought them to Le Bonheur Children's Hospital and reflect on the significance of the hospital's history and growth.