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Covering topics from family to teaching at a CPS school.

Wives Sarah Siegel (58) and Patricia "Pat" Hewitt (73) reflect on their relationship over the years and give advice for other young lesbian couples.

Reveca Torres (34) talks with her co-directors, Matt Lauterbach (36) and Grishma Shah (33) about founding a film festival for people with disabilities. They talk about their inspirations and Matt finds out that Grishma has a prosthetic limb.

Wendy Fiering (53) interviews her brother in law, David Kieschnick (61) about his activism in the LGBTQ Lutheran Community in the 1970s.

George Joens (79) talks with David Mulhena (48) about his Czech heritage, his family, and what it was like being a business owner in the Czech Village.

Barbara Simon (68) talks to her son James "Jay" Simon (32) about her family and memories of growing up in North Lawndale.

Tiffany Baker (46) talks to her former social worker, Terri Treiman (64) about the day they met, 29 years ago, when Tiffany was a foster kid. Tiffany tells Terri how it much it meant to her to be treated like...

Colleagues Kerry Doyle (53) and Professor León de la Rosa Carrillo (45) discuss how they met, their art that reflects the Ciudad Juarez and El Paso border, and transborder ethics.

This is a interview of my grandmother Stacy Smith about her life, and and our families heritage.

Lida Nedilsky (51) interviews friend and mentor Mario Kolody (66) about his memories growing up in Ukrainian Village in Chicago, his love for soccer, and how he helped establish the first soccer team at Lane Tech High School.

Erica Watkins (25) and her father, Greg Watkins (59), discuss life in Idaho and what community means to them.

My mom talks about her running career and her love for Boston

JaNelle Powers (71) shares life stories with her friend Chris Brookes (73). JaNelle recalls her days as a child actor and model, her marriage and family, moving to Lake Geneva, and purchasing an 1867 French Second Empire house 32 years...

Friends Kathleen Phillips (78) and Chris Brookes (74) discuss the historic area of Maple Park in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

Sarah Justus (24) interviews her grandmother Rosa Benedicto (77) about Rosa's immigration from Ciuadad Juarez, Mexico to Chicago, Illinois. Rosa would eventually settle in El Paso, Texas. The pair also discuss Rosa's marriage and love story with her late husband.

Connie Smith (65) has a conversation with her sister Virginia Haag (64) about growing up, work, raising children, hobbies, and faith.

Kelly Davis (44) interviews her conversation partner Diane Marshall (67) about growing up, raising her family, her career, and her dreams for the future.

Jonta Brickhouse (18) talks to new acquaintance Nancy Zook (55) about graduating from high school and his future goals and interests.

Peter Singh (16) talks with his grandmother, Mercedes Luz (70) about her childhood and growing up in the Philippines. Mercedes discusses her time in Iran during the Iran Iraq war as a nurse in a military hospital. She traveled across...

MJ "Joy" Gude (55) talks with her stepfather Hoyland Ricks (74) about their memories of growing up.

Nathan Buck, Providence Volunteer Program Supervisor, has an in-depth conversation with Therese Lewandowski, about his spiritual journey from being a midwest, gay alter boy in a Catholic school to an openly gay, happily married manager for a Catholic organization. Nathan...

One Small Step partners Annette Bergins (86) and Jim Chojnacki [no age given] discuss how formative experiences with their families and the neighborhoods they grew up in influence their political views.

One Small Step partners Debra Rich-Gettleman (58) and Adri Edwards-Johnson (47) discuss their relationships to Judaism, their experiences as mothers, their own backgrounds, and what it means to connect across political difference.

Melissa Palmer (44) speaks to Molly Palmer (44) about their relationship together and Molly's transition.

One Small Step conversation partners Susan Bolinger (58) and Jonathan Webster (35) have a conversation about their backgrounds and beliefs, touching on topics like education, politics, guns, and biases. They find common ground despite differences.