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StoryCorps Facilitator Kiplyn Primus [no age given] talks with sisters Patricia Walker Bearden [no age given] and Yolanda Walker Simmons (67) about their family's connection to the Atlanta Race Massacre of 1906.

Spouses Ena Wanliss (58) and Dean Wanliss (57) talk about their life together, from their initial meeting to having two children, to the challenges they have faced since Dean's stroke in 2014.

Friends and coworkers Ashley Clark (24) and Shymeria Stone (24) sit down to chat about their work at Loaves & Fishes and get to know each other a little better.

Husband and wife, Robin Merriman (72) and Leslie Merriman (62), have a conversation about their life together, touching on aspects related to both their personal lives and their careers.

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.

Joanna Kobylivker (42) talks with her father, Daniel "Dan" Dinur (74), about his life journey from Lithuania to Israel and ultimately to the United States. NOTE: During the interview, Dan quoted his mother as saying "Greta Garbo will be meeting...

One Small Step conversation partners Cynthia Richmond (62) and Mark Ammann (62) find they have a lot of unique aspects of their stories in common as they talk about the believing in finding common ground, the foster children in their...

One Small Step conversation partners Patty (40) and Justin (32) have a conversation about their recent weddings, dogs, and families. They bond over both getting married recently and having connections to Chicago. Justin describes his large wedding in Savannah, while...

My mom and I caught up again over the phone. Just as southern states are beginning to reopen the virus is reaching our family like never before but my mom believes that her faith and military experience will carry her...

Colleagues Ricardo "Rick" Herrera (60) and Dan Davis (39) speak about the battle at Ninety-Six and its legacy, gaining a deeper understanding of history through topography and staff rides.

At age 98, a veteran of World War II talks with his grandson about his childhood in the South, his experiences in the war, receiving the Bronze Star, and adapting to life after service

Cathie Marie Hancock (63) tells her conversation partner Brenda Ford (52) about her experience of motherhood and her family.

One Small Step conversation partners Jeanne Fashina (68) and Colvin "Pete" Ingram (74) discuss how they both voted in every election since they could vote. They also talk about the influential people in their lives, Jeanne's time in Nigeria, Pete's...

Couple Jose Romera (59), a retired Navy Chief, and Adriana Beltran (60) discuss Jose's deployment. Adriana shares about the community that supported her through the deployment.

Teresa Love Edwards (52) interviews her friend, mentor, and fellow Methodist minister Derek McAleer (62) about his life and experiences as a minister in Georgia over the past several decades.

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.

Howard "Louis" Jordan (69) speaks to his son Andrew Jordan (42) about his experience as a teenager in Americus, Georgia during the early years of school desegregation. Louis remembers moments he defied those resistant to integration and reflects on times...

One Small Step Partners, Peggy Coquet (72) and Keith Kluksdahl (65), discuss their differing views and connect over how they view the changes in America over time.

Franchesca Peña [no age given] interviews new acquaintance and conversation partner Kate McAlpin (40) about her work as the executive director at the Woodlands Garden in Decatur, Georgia.

One Small Step partners Susan "Sue" DeCrescenzo (71) and Reb Sauls (58) discuss their degrees and career paths in common, their journeys with the church and religion, and the American Dream.

One Small Step conversation partners Larry Johnson (72) and Deborah "Deb" Sung (36) talk about their shared experience leaving the church, their complex relationships with their parents, and the need for people to talk to each other in the current...

Aimee Zangandou (39) talks with her mother, Beatrice Uwimpuhwe (67), to remember and share their family's resettlement story which began in Rwanda in 1994.

One Small Step partners Linda Lewis (62) and Janes Vines (32) discuss their political beliefs, experiences with military PTSD, and media literacy.

Petra Gertjegerdes (47) shares a conversation with her parents, Carol Gertjegerdes (78) and Helmut Gertjegerdes (86), about their childhoods, how Carol and Helmut ended up moving to Columbus, Georgia, and about running the newspaper The Columbus Times.

One Small Step conversation partners Tyler Sierra (27) & Shay Baranowski (54) reflect upon their childhoods, how their political views have changed over time and their hopes for their community.