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One Small Step conversation partners Dana Ellis (50) and Donna Nelken-Baker (71) connect over experiencing great losses of different kinds in their lives, seeing a man's presence as the backbone of families, getting people the resources they need, and being...

Jill Roberts Manson (57) interviews her father, A. "Jim" Roberts III (80), about his life and legacy.

One Small Step participants Harris Vaughn (49) and Bob McLaughlin [no age given] talk about their upbringing, the losses and mentors that have shaped their lives, and their experiences starting their own business.

One Small Step conversation partners Bonita "Bonnie" Hill (68) and Justin Mann (69) share some memories of their upbringing, discuss their families, and talk about their jobs and what they have learned throughout their careers.

Kathleen Conneally (53) shares a conversation with her spouse, Whit Conneally (52), about when they first met, the importance of stepping into discomfort, and the personal shifts that are important to notice and claim.

One Small Step conversation partners Eric Davis (64) & Mary Lewis (78) discuss their lifelong witnessing of race relations, racism, and working for change.

Aria Sequoia (69) speaks with her friend at Heritage House, William Munroe (82), about their different upbringings and life experiences, from parenthood to love to spirituality.

One Small Step conversation partners Meesha [no name given] (45) and Brandy [no name given] (39) talk about pregnancy, abortion, parenting, divorce, Black Lives Matter and white privilege.

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.

Suzanne Morrill (50) and her daughter Katie Morrill (24) talk about their relationship, their favorite family memories and sing a family song.

Hillary Funk Welzenbach (42) has a conversation with her father, Jeffery Funk (67), about his life, kindness to the earth, experience as a blacksmith, and navigating parenthood.

Jessie Foley (44) sits down with her mother, Sally Catron (73), to ask about her childhood, her parents, her relationship with her husband, and the messages that she'd like to pass on to the younger generations of their family.

One Small Step partners N. Garrett (51) and Adrienne Landgraf (75) enjoy a conversation where they explore how they came into their political beliefs and act on their values. They find many similarities between them, including work in the juvenile...

Siblings Damellys Sacriste (50) and Guillermo Sacriste [no age given] share the same father, William Jose Sacriste Diaz. In this conversation they discuss what it was like for each of them growing up, their views on family, and their hopes...

One Small Step partners Maria DeNovio (40) and Cory [No Name Given] (32) have a conversation where they exchange lived experiences and share moments in their careers that shaped their perspectives.

Gay Ruby (73) interviews her husband, Jacob Ruby (78), about his family history, especially focusing on his father's dairy farm and contributions to the city of Brookfield.

Terri Edmonston (49) and her father Jack Edmonston (78) reflect on their family history and share parenting stories.

Father and child Geoffrey LeBlond (68) and Claire LeBlond (26) discuss Geoffrey's childhood, parents and inspiration for his life choices.

Kay Guske Thomas and her daughter in law Maggie Thomas come in to discuss Kay’s role as caretaker to her late uncle Frank Burgess.

Zachary "Zach" Rolf (38) and his wife Hadley Rolf (32), engage in a conversation about how they met, their lives together, and the crucial role that Central Synagogue has played in their life story.

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.

Yilmaz Suleyman Yoruk (29) and his wife Chinemenma Yoruk (28) talk about the challenges and positives of living during the COVID-19 pandemic. They discuss what it's like to be new parents during quarantine, their experiences as a multi-racial and multi-cultural...

One Small Step conversation partners Russell "Russ" Person (62) and Ria Williams (38) talk about the importance of education, the role of government in the social safety net, and diversity in sectors like academia and STEM

Stacey (45) and Fred Rosenberger (41) remember the difficulties of explaining Stacey’s cancer diagnosis to their daughter, Olivia. Stacey and Fred remembers all the techniques they used to explain Stacey’s illness to Olivia.

Pamela Gore Meade (59) shares a conversation with her mother, Louise Lashley (85), about Louise’s childhood, her parents, art, music, and raising her children.