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One Small Step partners Tyler Cherry (23) and Joyce Lanning (78) discuss growing up in Alabama, religion/spirituality, and their college experiences.

Adam Suleiman (17) and his One Small Step conversation partner Rae'l Brantley (27) talk about growing up and share some of their thoughts on politics.

One Small Step conversation partners George Ozburn (46) and Conor Miles (34) talk about growing up in Fresno, their families, and their political views.

One Small Step conversation partners Queena Stone (49) and Matt Watkins (55) talk about how travelling has changed their political and cultural perspectives, whether there is a binary "other side" and how Joe Biden is doing a good job because...

One Small Step Conversation partners Robert "Bob" Pavlik (60) and Vince Gonzalez (43) talk about their families, political beliefs and division in our country.

One Small Step Conversation partners Dina Wood (66) and Bailey Shepard (34) discuss experiences in college, major influences in their life, personal values, and political points view.

One Small Step partners Bill DiNome (65) and Michael Barron (70) talk about their upbringings, the role of government, and the role of those in the political "middle."

One Small Step conversation partners Pam Smith (62) and Tim Perry (57) discuss their early experiences with racism, and their current politics and the climate of the United States.

Luther Propst (64) and Kasey Mateosky (67) sit down for an in-person One Small Step Conversation in Jackson, Wyoming.

Nina Lopez (36) talks to her One Small Step partner Pat Kilbane (40) about how living around the country has shaped her perspective, and how they both would never run for office.

One Small Step partners Ryan Owen (41) and Moriah Beck (44) talk about the impact of COVID-19 on education, mental health, and science.

Melody Porter (49) and Arvind Patel (73) take an hour to discuss immigration, gun violence, their state of Virginia, and the nuances of American individualism.

One Small Step partners Abby Roach (38) and Seve Palacioz (36) talk about protests, police and police training, cancel culture, and coming together.

One Small Step partners Tedd Blakenship (60) and Stuart Countryman (58) talk about voting their conscience, losing faith in a party, guns, trust in media, and alternative energy.

One Small Step Partners, Tracey Parker (54) and Loryl Tabone (46), take an hour to share insights and perspectives on politics in the family, trans issues, voting patterns, and their life's current sources of joy.

One Small Step conversation partners Emily Forest (49) and Nate Davis (38) talk about different walks of life, juvenile detention, the influence of faith, and wealth disparities.

One Small Step conversation partners Angela "Angie" May (52) and Andy Snyder (47) talk about faith, teaching, military families, being employed by churches and "seeing the sausage" get made, and experiences with the racism and the KKK.

One Small Step conversation partners Angela Mayer (51) and Venita Blackburn (38) talk about their shared curiosity about other people, impactful moments from their youth, the importance of education, and their frustrations with their political parties.

One Small Step Conversation partners Milena Sterio (43) and Mark Duskey (61) talk about their upbringings, political values, and whether college should be free.

One Small Step partners Esther Harbert (61) and Morton Glickman (86) discuss their experiences in medicine, the changes in their fields since medical school, and what it's like to go to political protests.

One Small Step conversation partners Philis Blood Anderson (79) and Barbara LaMotte (62) talk about their childhoods as well as how music has impacted their adult lives.

One Small Step conversation partners Parth Patel (27) and Lillian Pettis (50) discuss their childhoods, relationships with their parents, connecting with those who have different political views, and moments of kindness they've experienced.

one Small Step conversation partners Joy Young (61) and April Lidinsky (57) talk about faith, getting beyond labels and staying optimistic despite concerns about the future.

One Small Step Partners, Marc Bady (38) and Keith Bergthold (72), discuss their community involvement in Fresno and reflect on the role that music, arts, and culture can play in being unifying forces.

One Small Step conversation partners Nona Rector (64) and Dalana Johnson (50) talk about their views on faith, protests, parenting, disability, education, opportunity and communication.