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John Burrows (66) interviews his mother, Marion Burrows (93), about her teaching career.

Traveling while black means researching more than ticket prices and exchange rates. There's a savviness to surviving racism in the United States and abroad as colorism, cultural appropriation, and xenophobia abound. Robin's faced it all as a black woman teaching...

Best friends Lymon Sanderson (51) and Robert McCord (56) share a conversation about their experiences with addiction, homelessness, recovery, and finding homes. They also discuss the roles family, friendship, and God play in their lives.

Majorie Works (65) shares with her conversation partner Hazel Diaz (36) stories from her over 20 years of experience in the U.S Air Force.

Scott Gomer (60) talks with his wife, Maria Gomer (56), about life as an Air Force family. Topics include the frequent moves, spending time apart during assignments, and the sense of community the military provides.

One Small Step conversation partners Scott Martin (49) and Kevin Bandy (47) talk about the current divisions in the country, their personal political views, and their hopes for the future.

Eliana Brown (17) interviews her father, Michael Brown (61), about how his experience surviving cancer is intertwined with the story of her adoption.

One Small Step conversation partners, David Durovy (71) and Peggy Watts Gup (67), discuss their experiences as adoptive and foster parents. Peggy talks about being a life-long activist how the 2016 election prompted her to make major changes in her...

Leah Davis Witherow (55) interviews William Hybl [no age given] about growing up in Pueblo, Colorado, serving in the Army in Ethiopia, and his work in the district attorney’s office.

One Small Step partners Margaret Arnette Woody (64) and Philip Perkins (44) talk about their upbringings, the influence their parents had on them, and how their political views are shaped by their experiences as people of color.

Michelle Leff (60) talks with her mother, Claire Kim (88), about Claire’s upbringing in Seoul, her love of reading, her decision to come to the United States, her career, and her family.

New friends Nandi Pointer (52) and Saleema Robinson (29) talk about their upbringings, their spiritual journeys, and their conceptions of God.

Jay and GY, Intensive English Program students from South Korea, discuss stereotypes with Alex, their Language Partner from the U.S. Stereotypes include ones that foreigners have of Korean people and ones they had before coming to the U.S.

Cora Champommier (15) sits down to talk with her mother, Gummee Champommier (52), on the personal hardships of living with immigrated parents, far from home; and finding comfort in the routine of her past life

J.H. Cho (82) tells his daughter Sandra Cho (49) about immigrating to the United States from Korea in 1964.

Laura Peterson (52) talks with fellow Delta Gamma Fraternity member, Tracy Kelly Solheim (61), about her youth as a military kid as well as her subsequent writing career.

Roxanne Rogers (62) is interviewed by her friend Linda Albert (62) about her travels, life and faith.

Friends former doubles partners Pam Shriver (58) and Zina Garrison (57) discuss their tennis careers, their Olympic gold medal, and their legacies.

Bry Lee (21) and Sihun Lee (58) sparks more intimate conversations about life and culture in the US and South Korea. Chit chats here and there and in between.

One Small Step conversation partners Dioane Gates (44) and Josh Rhoades (35) discuss living abroad, spirituality, family, and their political views.

Martha Lee, age 45, interviewed her mother Insun Lee, aged 74, about her early years growing up in Korea.

Friends Natasha Herring (47) and Milton Washington [no age given] discuss their origins of inspiration as writers. They begin the conversation with how they met as writers and the similarities between their experiences as children who experienced housing instability/being orphans....

Benjamin "Byong" Kim (48) speaks with StoryCorps Facilitator, Chapin Montague (24), about his service in the Navy and his self-described experience as not being the "typical Veteran."

One Small Step conversation partners Emily Simon (27) and Rachel Muirhead (25) discuss how they got to Newman University, their Catholic faith, travel, and the people who have most impacted their lives.

Joel Curtis (72) and Chapin Montague (23) talk about Joel's life, focusing on his time in the military. He is a self-described risk-taker who served as a navigator during the Vietnam War and later became an operational weather forecaster.