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Collaborators Calder Zwicky (40) and Abigail Montes (40) discuss art, culture, and their collaboration to promote vaccination among Black and Latino men in the Bronx.

One Small Step partners Jeff Hren [no age given] and Camille Mojica [no age given] share a conversation about immigration, gender identity, abortion, their respective religious beliefs, and the role of the media in politics.

life review: childhood, young adulthood, loss of hearing, marriage & raising children

Corinthians Walker (43) interviews her mother, Leola Walker (78), about her grandmother Annie who ran a rooming house on Auburn Avenue next to Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta's historic King District during the Civil Rights Movement and lived to be...

Jamie Matczak (45) interviews her mother, Patricia Matczak (81), about her childhood, raising a family, and farm life.

James "Jim" Taylor (75) speaks with his wife, Geraldine "Geri" Taylor (77), about her experience living with Dementia. They discuss finding the joy in every day living and their hopes for the future.

Friends Geneliz Herrera (18) and Tyler Kebreau (18) ask each other questions about their lives. They discuss their passions, families, regrets, hopes, and ways in which they've grown.

Aisha (41) and Rashida (44) discuss their conversion to Islam, family, motherhood, stereotypes, work in the community, and their faith.

Sisters Dorna Innis (78) and Laura James (75) talk about their upbringing in Panama, their careers, and family.

Mike Drummond (55) talked to Therese Reynolds (35) about what drew her to the field of nursing and first starting her career at Providence at 15 years old working in food services. Therese also discusses some of her most challenging...

One Small Step conversation partners Jerlena Griffin-Desta (61) and Franceen Levy (76) talked about how coming to the Bay Area influenced their perspectives and how complex and confining political labels and descriptions can be.

Sisters Mary Rechner (55) and Jessica Rechner (53) discuss how migration or staying home has influenced their respective lives. They also discuss their artistic careers, starting families and potential regrets.

Jamie Matczak (45) interviews her father, Bernard Matczak (82), about his childhood, raising a family, and farm life.

Kiplyn Primus (60) has a conversation with fellow Atlanta Business League member Andrella Kenner (67). Andrella shares how she came to found CI² Aviation, Inc., the nation’s only minority owned, woman owned, small and disadvantaged business engaged in providing air...

Jeff Gilderson-Duwe (59) has a conversation with colleague Thomas "Tom" J. Hennen, Jr. (73) about Tom's youth, family, and work in libraries and library systems in Wisconsin.

One Small Step conversation partners Dean Berglund (60) and Mary Somnis (67) talk about socialism, capitalism, use of the social safety net at different points in their lives, and their love of the North Shore.

Carol Cohen (70) shares a conversation with her sons, Benjamin "Ben" Cohen (36) and Lee Cohen (28), about the relationship the two brothers have together as siblings.

Maraea Quezaire (23) shares a conversation with her grandmother, Gwendolyn Quezaire-Presutti (75), about Gwendolyn’s memories of growing up, her family, her work, her art, her travels, and her friendships.

Vonda Arnold (95) has a conversation with her son Devin Cowan (62) about her earliest family memories, upbringing, life experiences, and her horse, Ginger.

Lawrence Pittman (30) talks with his mom, Cassandra G. Pittman (70), about what her life was like growing up in Chicago Heights, Illinois.

Patricia Rich [no age given] and Michael Silverberg [no age given], recently married, talk about their lives and how they met through Central Synagogue and its Wise Aging program.

Haley Thomas (67) is interviewed by her friend, Susan Trotz (63), about her life and the process of coming out to herself and to her children.

Friends, colleagues, and One Small Step conversation partners, Kermit Poling (60) and Renae Moran (54), discuss their backgrounds and political beliefs.

Megan Shepherd (18) talks with her grandmother Patricia "Pat" Smith (80) to learn more about their family's history. Topics include how Pat met her future husband and being a mom to eight children.

One Small Step conversation partners Valencia "Kay" Monk-Morgan (51) and Alex Hamel (29) talk about the need to grow, voting both ways, labels, and operating in ignorance.