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Deborah Binder [no age given] interviews her coworker and friend Michael Reynolds (77) about Earthships, legacy, and his perspective on life and the future.

Juanita Lavadie (74) interviews her friend Leonila Serna (82) about her childhood and her career as a teacher and superintendent.

Hazel Diaz (36) interviews her new friend Alexandria Suthard (51) about her extensive career working as an international pilot for the Air Force and for the State Department.

Friends Daniel “RYNO” Herrera (49) and Todd Wynward (56) come together to talk about their backgrounds, friendship, bringing value to their community, and the Watershed Way.

Alan Siegel (83) speaks with his colleague Cheri Lyon (65) about his work as a coordinator for La Jicarita Food Basket, a food pantry in Peñasco, New Mexico.

Lynne Robinson (69) and her daughter Genevieve Oswald (41) reflect on their relationship to Taos, New Mexico, the Harwood, and Taos Pueblo.

Friends and colleagues Jennifer Thorne-Lehman (62) and Dr. Toni Benton (59) share a conversation about services for people with disabilities in New Mexico and their work in helping to expand those services. The two also talk about the importance of...

Cousins and descendants of Andres DeHerrera and Miguel DeHerrera, Diane [No Name Given] (39) and Rose Herrera Figueroa (56), discuss their family history. They talk about being descendants of enslaved Navajo people and how that history has impacted their lives....

Travis Rounsaville [no age given] chats with his wife Thea Rounsaville (39) about her efforts to trace her family's ancestry, including her Ute relative Juana Freitas.

Contessa Trujillo (40) and her sister, cousin, and friend Joleen Montoya Dye (45) share a conversation about redefining their life paths as they navigate adulthood and reflect on how they can nurture both themselves and their lives.

Long time friends Estevan Rael-Galvez (54) and Edward "Eddie" Joseph Chacón-Lontín (68) share a conversation about Eddie's family heritage, his mother’s practice of silence in the interest of survival, and his experience understanding and embracing his mixed identity. The two...

One Small Step Conversation partners Kristen Norton (49) and Linda Collins (74) talk about the role of religion and faith, growing up, major influences, politics, government and abortion legislation.

Theresa Stattel (53) interviews her father, Raymond Stattel (93), about his time in the Air Force and his experience witnessing test blasts for the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project.

Claire Coté (41) interviews her parents Connie Long (72) and Tim Long (71) about the life they have built together in Northern New Mexico.

Lee Warren (61) talks to his father, veteran Harold Warren (91), about Harold's WWII service as a Buffalo soldier in the 92nd infantry. Harold describes his time spent in Italy and in combat. Upon his return to the U.S., Harold...

Naomi Love (27) interviews Ennio Garcia-Miera [no age given] about his identity and experience as a Latino, his New Mexican roots, and his 1519 project, which reflects on when Hernán Cortés came to North America.

Stephine "Steph" Poston (55) speaks to fellow entrepreneur and friend Shayai Lucero (48) about the impact of the Native Women Lead organization on their entrepreneurial journeys as Native women business owners.

Allan Anderson (63) interviews his mother Jodean Water (83) about her marriages, her friendships, and her family.

Siblings Genevieve Chavez Mitchell (66) and James "Jim" Martin Chavez (64) come together to share memories of their grandparents on the Chavez and Tafoya sides of their family, as well as memories they have from growing up.

One Small Step partners Cheryl Lee (52) and Hannah Minkler (31) talk about being inspired by their fathers, their love of basketball, and ranch life.

Sisters Kathleen Knoth (65) and Kerry Lynn Callegari (67) discuss their careers, the University of New Mexico Taos Library, and their experiences as first-generation college students.

Cousins Cynthia Gomez (68) and Amanda Gonzalez (42) talk about their grandmother Rosa Maria Chavez, their identities, and how they are finding healing through uncovering their family history.

One Small Step conversation partners Anne Slater (81) and Janet Lewis (62) have a conversation about their families, careers, hobbies, and daily lives. They bond over shared experiences of returning to school later in life and the joys and challenges...

Jeremiah Baumann (37) tells his sister Amanda Baumann (33) about the fourteen years he worked as a wildland firefighter.

Spouses Matthew Wappett (50) and Lianne Wappett (50) share a conversation about how they met, their love of the outdoors, and their favorite travel adventures.