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Ben [No name given] (31) interviews Lorraine Mary Caposole (65) about her passion for playing and teaching piano.

Jerome Shannon (66) and his husband, Charles Smoke (69), sit down for a conversation about moving from Mobile, AL to Pensacola, FL, the organizations that they are involved with in Pensacola, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected their lives...

Chris Cotten (62) shares a conversation with his friend, Giang-Nguyen Nguyen (40), about Giang-Nguyen’s life growing up in Vietnam, her family, how she came to the United States, what her life has been like since, and her friendship with Chris.

Michael DiSalvo, 45, eldest son of Frank DiSalvo, 73, interviews his father about fatherhood and his advice for Michael's children.

Elizabeth Liska (25) interviews her friend John Drury (80) about sailboat racing and being a sailor and professional athlete.

Jennifer Reed (54) interviews her father, Edward "Ed" Wood III (80), about his childhood, the information he has found about their family history through his interest in genealogy, and the Christian mission work their family does together.

Willie Landry (71) talks with his friend Mollie Ray (40) about growing up in Louisiana on a sugar plantation, his fishing and restaurant businesses, his wife and family, being a widower, surviving cancer, moving to Pensacola and becoming a primitive...

One Small Step partners Thomas "Tom" Tjomstol (75) and Madeleine "Maddy" Frey (42) have a conversation about their lives, their backgrounds, and some of the things they have in common.

James Valentine (58) shares a conversation with his mother, Doris Dolph (91), about her childhood, family, nursing career, volunteer work, and autobiographical book.

Tammam "Tom" Abouassaf (53) talks with his daughter Amal Abouassaf (21) about immigrating to the United States, his experience of culture shock, and what he is most proud of in his life.

I interviewed my grandmother Louise Hage about her childhood, career, and life highlights.

Amanda So (29) interviews her father, Suor So (69), about his life, focusing on his immigrating to the United States in 1981 from Cambodia and his subsequent life here.

One Small Step participants Terri Davis (67) and Bob Gratton (61) discuss their upbringing, the loses they have faced, and their thoughts on politics and media today.

One Small Step partners Vanessa Schoon Smith (45) and Heather Brownlie (50) discuss the assumptions people make about them, political extremism drowning out moderatism, social media encouraging divisiveness, and their hopes for the future.

Close friends Sarah Lister (52) and Jef Evans (51) look back on their shared memories from growing up in a conservative community connected to the West Gate Baptist Church in Tampa, Florida.

Proud Army BRAT and military community advocate Gracie Burgess (21) speaks with conversation partner Cole Johnston (26) about her childhood, an incident during deployment that led to her father's disability, her value of resilience, and her hopes for the future.

One Small Step partners Kerry Webb (44) and Kendra Satterwhite (21) share a conversation about social issues, growing up in religious environments, and disagreeing with family members about politics.

Susan Kraft (59) and her brother, Michael Kraft (62), share a conversation about their family history, their parents' relationship, and the love with which they were raised.

Spouses Cynthia Conlon (71) and Robert Conlon (69) share a conversation about when they first came to Seaside, Florida, what makes Seaside unique, and the community and atmosphere in Seaside.

Barbara Ann Luttrell Creamer (34) talks with her grandfather, James “Pat” Patterson (90), about being the first in his family to study engineering and how that led to a rewarding career at NASA.

My name is Mary Flores and I am a sophomore education major interviewing Paula Digiorgio, an elementary school teacher in Florida on May 4th 2022.

Sharron Southern Osborne (57) interviews her friend Cecilia Nguyen McClure (38) talks about her parents and her childhood journey and memories from Vietnam to the United States.

One Small Step conversation partners Sally Gilbert (67) and Jeri Thompson (63) discuss their shared experiences growing up in the South, raising children, and reckoning with their race. They reflect on their generational connection and their hopes for the future.

Easton Mace (14), talks to Michael Mace (50), about how he grew up, and what his passions were when he was young.

Library patron Ani Crane (80) talks to children's librarian Cailey Klasson (33) about moving to Gulfport, FL from New York City. They talk about some of their favorite books. Ani describes the joy of being in "act three" of her...