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Dario Morell (57) talks with son Dario Gabriel Morell “Gabriel” (20) about coming to the U.S. at the age of ten, and their visit to Cuba 47 years later to meet long-lost family.

New friends and co-decorators Erin Bohn (46) and Kendele Daniel (30) talk about their careers as high school government teachers and reflect on their experience as volunteer holiday decorators at the White House.

One Small Step partners, Fayanne Riegelhaupt (63) and Carey Boyzuck (45), share personal experiences that would come to shape their political and religious beliefs.

One Small Step conversation partners Terri Angier (60) and Emily Friedman [no age given] met for the first time in-person in Oklahoma City. In their One Small Step conversation, they talk about what led them to Oklahoma, their parents, and...

One Small Step conversation partners Julie Coulombe (55) and Sharon Zandman-Zeman (70) talk about their political beliefs, diversity in politics, and rigid political ideals.

One Small Step conversation partners Michael Ciccarello (69) and Brian Florko (45) share memories of growing up along with their general ideologies.

One Small Step conversation partners Janine Getler (62) and Mary Holderman (43) discuss each of their efforts towards helping people who need housing, boundaries with family and politics, and their ties to unions.

One Small Step conversation partners Kaitlyn "Katie" McMurtry (30) and Richard "Rick" Kirkpatrick (63) talk about their traumatic experiences. They share thoughts about religion and the roles of the government.

One Small Step partners Paula Studebaker (54) and Betty Burrell (62) discuss their childhoods, careers, role models, children, and personal values.

One Small Step conversation partners Steve Dixon (53) and Andrea Scarpelli (61) share their views on faith, political discourse, and the role of government in society.

One Small Step partners Katina Moss (49) and Qian Cheng (31) share a conversation about their identities and their experiences in the United States. Qian talks about her experience as an immigrant from China and Katina speaks about her experience...

One Small Step partners Denise Laussade (64) and Scott [No Name Given] (55) talk about their views on politics and our country's education system.

Sarah "Sally" Butzin (76) interviews her husband, Peter Butzin (77), about his involvement in the draft resistance movement during the Vietnam War.

On the 20th anniversary of passing the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, Representative Chris Smith (68) speaks with his colleague in anti-trafficking work, Katherine Chon [no age given] about his role in writing and passing the bill. He talks about how...

One Small Step conversation partners Joanne Goodwin (58 ) and Colton Cossitt (23) discuss their differences and similarities in their views on capitalism, government programs, environmentalism and guns.

One Small Step conversation partners Michell Goodwin (51) and Christy McMurren (68) discuss aging, their political values, and how to come together as a country.

One Small Step partners, Jodi Logan (53) and Betsy Meagher (75) learn about each other's different opinions on COVID, the election, and the role of government while maintaining the understanding that they practice the same faith.

Monica Whatley (32) interviews her friend, Bandele [no name given] (73), about his incarceration in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Bandele reflects on what he learned during the 33 years during which he was detained, his relationship...

One Small Step participants Rachelle Wilson (56) and Sam Sims (47) discuss their upbringings and political beliefs. They talk about the political parties they are registered under, campaign financings, and abortion.

Partners, Paula Baracaldo (35) and Joe Walters (32), share a conversation about how they first met and their first impressions of one another. Paula also talks about coming to the United States from Colombia when she was twelve years old,...

Julie Perry (33) shares a conversation with her grandmother Kathleen Butler (89) about Kathleen’s childhood, her parents and siblings, her experiences in school, and her family.

Colleagues Katherine Chon [no age given] and Kimberly Casey [no age given] talk about their work in human trafficking, reflecting on important lessons they have learned along the way, proud moments in the work, and hopes for the future.

David Esrati, 42, interviews his father, Stephen Esrati, 83, about leaving Germany before WWII, travelling to Israel and eventually the United States.

One Small Step partners Tamar Fagin (72) and Mark Atkinson (67) talk about the layers of difficulty within difficult conversations, the impact of spirituality in their lives, parenting, and not fighting so hard against bullies that you become one.

One Small Step partners Joanie Schirm (73) and Elise Rolenc (50) share a conversation about their families, the public education system, and the importance of local government. They also talk about the value of finding connections with other people and...