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One Small Step conversation partners Elisa Ayala (29) and Ruth Valsing (66) sit down for conversation in Jackson, Wyoming. They talk about politics within their respective communities, how to better understand the place where they live, and reflect on how...

Roman Zabicki (64) tells his daughter Gwendolyn Zabicki (31) about his experiences in a Catholic Seminary High School outside of Chicago and how his love of music has shaped his life.

Mary Kelly (?) speaks to her father, Joe Pecoraro about his work as a life guard.

Freddie Flowers (81) talks to her niece Yaa Simpson (44) about the maternal line of the family which came from various parts of the United States south. Freddie talks about her life and Yaa shares the results from a DNA...

Carlos G. Mendoza (65) speaks to his daughter, Erika Mendoza (30), about his life and accomplishments. When Carlos was 18, he worked in the fields picking tomatoes. He later attended UC Berkeley through an affirmative action program and talks about...

Deborah Davidson (68) sits down with her friend Patricia Thomas Ivery (63) to ask about Patricia's childhood, the wisdom that she has gained throughout her life, and the dreams that she still hopes to achieve.

Colleagues Margarita [No Name Given] (31) and Pat Medige (57) share a conversation about immigration, focusing in particular on Margarita's experience coming to the United States and eventually gaining DACA status. Margarita also reflects on the importance of education to...

Betty Becker (79) tells her daughter Marla Becker (46) about her childhood growing up in a Jewish family in Chicago. Betty shares about her parents, what she was like growing up, moving a lot as a kid, working in her...

Lia Miller (22) talks to Tim Miller (56) about his experience in comedy.

One Small Step conversation partners Jon Sousa (30) and Peter Young (52) talk about politics and their love of Dungeons & Dragons.

Steven Bohnet (no age given) and Hank Borden (43), long time friends, ask each other questions about family, childhood, friendship and sexuality.

Sisters Liliana Villarreal (21) and Virginia Villarreal (26) share a conversation about sisterhood and how they support one another.

Katherine "KC" Warren (65) and her husband, Jeffery "Bundy" Warren (68,) speak with her mother Kathryn "Kitty" Cannon (90) on her early years, her family, and the stories of her life.

Judith Barba Perez (31) y su esposo, Lehabim Escoto Flores (34), comparten una conversación sobre sus experiencias al inmigrar a los Estados Unidos desde México y el trabajo que ahora hacen para apoyar a otros inmigrantes. [Judith Barba Perez (31)...

John Henderson (77) speaks about his involvement in the Rotary Club and its impact on his life.

Friends Grace Eckland (84) and Barbara Krause (51) share a remembrance of Lake Geneva resident and philanthropist Harold "Harry" Hartshorne, Jr.

Jennie Oh Brown (52) and her colleague, Howard Reich (67), discuss music criticism, the stories behind their careers, Chicago's classical music scene, and how the COVID-19 Pandemic has affected musicians' lives.

Joanne Niessner (86) talks with her friend Kathy Walsh (77) about her family history and her husband's family, including immigration, military service, and connections with the Geneva Lakes area.

Selvapriya Rajkumar [no age given] interviews her daughter, Preetha Rajkumar (24), about her decision to start her non-profit organization No Lost Food, which addresses issues of world hunger and food waste.

Friends and colleagues Elena Palacios (43) and Victoria Nevarez (24) discuss life on the border, their work with Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, and their hopes for the future.

Ruby Bradford (35) talks about the highlights of 2019 and the previous decade, and what is going on in her life so far in 2020.

One Small Step partners Brian Sterkeson (56) and Howard Payne (50) discuss their views on capitalism and American politics.

Antonio Santos (48) and Naomi Love (27) discuss Antonio's early life and childhood in El Paso, Texas, including when he and a group of other students sued the U.S. Border Patrol while he was in high school. Additionally, they discuss...

Siblings Rudi Berkelhamer (75) and Jay Berkelhamer (79) talk about their childhoods growing up in Chicago and one of its suburbs during the 1940s and 1950s.

Geoffrey East (26) talks to his friend, Morgan Trevino (28), about his childhood and the idea of identity.