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One Small Step conversation partners Rachel Douglas (46) and Ioan Ban (41) discuss about politics.

One Small Step conversation partners Todd [No name given] (51) and Sherry [No name given] (55) discuss the influential people in their lives, how important simple acts of kindness can be and how life experiences shaped the way they vote.

One Small Step conversation partners Linda Snyder (71) and Randy Carter (65) discuss the role of government, patriotism, and assumptions people make about them.

One Small Step partners Marilyn Sanders (58) and Brent Shelton (63) discuss discomfort with their own political "side," patriotism, and the polarization around wearing masks.

One Small Step partners Wendy Karrick [no age given] and Lisah Crall (42) discuss parenthood, grief, role models, faith, the impact of labels, and the future of the country.

One Small Step conversation partners Cindy Mills (69) and Julie Fox (62) discuss early memories of politics, their different opinions about Donald Trump, and their similar views on abortion.

One Small Step conversation partner’s Darby Cogburn (43) and Douglas "Doug" DeBolt (57) take an hour to discuss their life as educators, the evolution of American culture, and the consequences of a divided country.

One Small Step conversation partners Christopher Panarites (57) and Nicole von Tempske-Clemins (51) connect on being devoted equestrians, supporting young people in figuring out their sexuality, and a shared discomfort with Christian fundamentalism in politics.

One Small Step participants Kris Robertson (57) and Idris Lord (40) talk about not fitting into either political party, how faith guides their political values, and their differing views on the roll of federal government.

One Small Step partners Mike Wemmer (78) and Patrick Roberts (58) sit down for a conversation about changing how we see those with different political views.

One Small Step partners Lauren Edwards (42) and Erica Piper (44) discuss the similarities in their upbringings, their relationships to their parents, and Lauren's experience having conversations with people as a member of law enforcement.

One Small Step partners Susan Stover (67) and C Campbell (53) realize they have many parallels in their lives as they talk through their experiences losing their husbands, discuss banned books, and find common ground in their shared perspective on...

One Small Step conversation partners Bridget Clark (63) and Deborah Wilkins (56) talk about their children, extremism, news sources, and find a shared interest in van life and political centrism.

One Small Step conversation partners Bethany Zarinelli (33) and Jeannette Parker (48) discuss how their politics have changed over time.

One Small Step conversation partners TJ Menzer (35) and Dante Huerta (25) talk about political registration, religion, and how they defined their sense of morality.

One Small Step partners Brenden Dreiling (28) and Derek Knowles (32) sit down for a conversation where they talk about creating families post-conservative religious upbringing, the complexities of self-defense and safety with firearms, and what they are most proud of...

One Small Step partners Robert "Rob" Lee (32) and Vivian Hagre (79) talk about their families, what got them interested in politics, and problems with the current US political system.

One Small Step conversation partners Christopher "Chris" Wyant (41) and Sivan Ryabinky (24) discussed about politics.

One Small Step partners, Rebecca Curran (40) and Ty Patton (37), swap stories about how they were taught about the environment, discuss how they feel about war, and learn about each other's different values for our government system.

One Small Step partners Brian Mitchell (73) and John Knorr (60) have a conversation where they cover a range of topics from their ties to the 1968 Chicago Democratic National Convention to their shared view that the polarized nature of...

One Small Step conversation partners Richard Eng (79) and Sandi Peterson (72) talk about the people who most influenced them, their political journeys, and consider the differences between a "hand up" and a "hand out".

One Small Step partners Karen Robu (55) and Teresa Kerwick (70) sit down for a conversation about 9/11's impact on theirs and the world's spiritual needs, joining and lapsing in faith, and their thoughts on abortion.

One Small Step partners Adrienne Smith (51) and Eileen Elliott (70) discuss sustainable farming, their earliest political memories, and the benefits of growing up in multicultural environment.

One Small Step partners John Liposky (81) and Eric Reed (80) discuss Black Lives Matter, the Constitution, and the importance of teachers and teaching.

One Small Step partners Michelle Glanville (53) and Patricia Watson (65) sit down for conversation where they cover their shared experience in the nursing field and find they both deeply care about the state of their country.