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Anthony Poulos (80) is interviewed by his daughter Angela Poulos-Bowman (54) about his childhood growing up in Chicago, his interest joining the Marine Corps, and his father's immigration journey from Greece.

Patricia Williams (56) and her daughter, Jasmine Barnes (23), talk about the three generations of resilience in their family, starting with Patricia's mother and Jasmine's grandmother, Bessie, and the strengths each generation gained from the one before.

Joe Nahama (54) talks to his father, Rodney Nahama (87), about his family's Greek roots, Rodney's life being born in New York City and later moving to Los Angeles with his family, and his long career in the oil industry.

Carolyn Osborn (74) interviews her friend Donna Schloss (78) about Donna's career as a nurse, her travels throughout the world, and her work with the U.S. State Department.

One Small Step partners Pearl Casias (79) and Terri Oliger (51) share a conversation about their lives growing up, the importance of self-reliance, and playing the role of matriarch in their extended families.

Spouses, Ashley Meyer (44) and Chris Meyer (45), together recount their love story.

Denise Leak (50) interviews her mother-in-law Neva Bone (69) about Neva's experience battling colon cancer over the past five years.

Aliki N. Dzahristas (87) tells her daughter Roula D Simmons (52) about growing up in Greece, owning her own businesses, immigrating to America, and the sacrifices she made for her family.

Cristina, 30, speaks to mother, Celia, 59, about the dath of nephew, David, 22 years ago and the impact it had on their family. Cristina, 30 años, habla con su mama, Celia, 59 años, sobre la muerte de su sobrina,...

Lisa Aksen, 54, talks about her art and life philosophy with friend Catherine Baumgartner, 39.

Friends Melinda Hamilton [no age given] and Felicia Williams [no age given] have a conversation about helping others navigate the grieving process. They also discuss their shared experiences and talk about their nonprofits called "Journey 2 Healing Hearts" and "Mother's...

Peter Kaplanis (74) walks his daughter Cami Kaplanis (50) through his father's emigration to the U.S. from Greece, his upbringing in San Francisco and his military service.

Vito G Palmietto (30) interviews his father, Vito Palmietto (61), about his career in the food service industry. They discuss Vito's experiences acting as an Executive Chef and as a Food and Beverage Director, as well as what it was...

One Small Step conversation partners Carly Summers (34) and Toni Eddings (51) have a conversation about their experiences with mental health and addictions, their love for their pet dogs, and the importance of understanding people's needs and listening to one...

One Small Step conversation partners Bill M. (38) and Barnard Sims (51) talk about their upbringings, their professions, and their perspectives on racial injustice in the United States.

One Small Step partners John Ellis (43) and Kara Silva (51) discuss their shared love of the mind-expanding view travel provides. They reflect upon their difference religious views but shared sense of the importance of family and connection with other...

Syma Mohammed (33) talks with her conversation partner Jihan Daman (53) about leaving Iraq as a refugee at age 13, her four years spent in Greece, her time in high school in Michigan, and the work she does with refugees...

New friends Gabby Jones (23) and Marcus Muhich (61) get to know each other through talking about food, family, and travel.

Kendra Perry-Clutter (40) and Allen Clutter (41) discuss the death of their dog Kiko and the fond memories they have of him.

Andrew Leith (38) speaks with his friend and colleague Jeremy Bucher (33) about their mutual museums and collections work, what brought them to that work, and about how the Hellenic Museum used the pandemic to catalogue and digitize its collection.

Kristin Wheeler (31) interviews her mentee Antonio Kotoni (23) about people who are important to him, his parents immigrating from Albania to Greece, immigrating to the United States at eleven years old, and adjusting to life in the United States.

Moira Clark (49) interviews her father John J. Halligan (82) about his life, his parents, and grandparents.

New friends Delilah Ramos (27) and Frederic Winkler (40) talk about foster care, cultural diversity, and collaborating with other artists.

Dr. Kathryn Kozaitis (63) talks to her friend Dmitri Shreckengost (61) about her childhood, immigrating to the United States from Greece, and her career in academia.

One Small Step conversation partners Elizabeth Long (78) and Charles "Charly" Minkler (66) discuss politics of rural areas, their differences on abortion, and blended families.