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One Small Step partners Mary Emeny (78) and Steve Long (69) talk about travel (Mary's experiences), prolife/prochoice issues, religious/spiritual beliefs, immigration and how people in the middle of the country are viewed by politicians and East and West Coast population.

Alan interviews his dad Keith Donaldson about life from birth to marriage

Dr. Kenneth Kraemer (71) and nurse, Deborah Tamura (64) talk about their work and research with xeroderma pigmentosum at the National Institutes of Health.

In this interview I (Maureissa Mgeni) interviewed my dad (Mrero Mgeni) about his journey to America.

My mother & I discuss her childhood in Zanzibar, Tanzania, and Kenya. We also talk about her transition to life in America and high school.

Conor McGlade (27) speaks with his fiance Sarah Clark (28) about how they met during a study abroad program in New Zealand, started dating and eventually became engaged in Ireland.

I asked my grandmother about her childhood and how she wants to affect the world. I generated an understanding of how our major family tradition is to to good in the world.

I chat with my lover about life and love and experience. He’s terrible with words and thinking on the spot so there’s a lot of pauses, but nonetheless a great conversation and learning experience

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.

Rosalie Dance (73) speaks to her friend, Marilyn Clark (70), about growing up in the small town of Jersey Mills, PA. As a college student, Rosalie became involved in a Quaker group. She later became a professor of mathematics, which...

Sammye Walton (45) interviews her friend, Chris Gates (35), about his creation of and continued passion for MainSprings, a nonprofit organization focused on breaking the cycle of poverty and creating a sustainable future for communities in East Africa.

Sara Skinner (49) interviews her friend and colleague Chantale Niyonkuru (23) about her upbringing, culture, life experiences, and journey from a refugee camp in Tanzania to graduating college in Boise, Idaho.

Cole Johnston (26) and his "bestie" Owen MacDonnell (25) talk about the origins of their friendship at Cornell University, their participation in the Intergroup Dialogue Project, and how their similar communication styles have made their friendship so strong.

Asifa Kanji Life Story

I interviewed by 16 year old brother about his travel outside the country to Tanzania. We talk about travel, his experiences, differences between there and here in the US and education.

In this interview we meet Patricia Hanes who shares her story of creating the first ever Women’s Nation Park here in Ithaca. She stresses the importance of the park not only being a park for women’s rights but for human...

We talked about his experience in Tanzania and the politics in there and in the U.S.

Mara Jill Herman (Astoria) interviews Jen Waldman (Manhattan) on May 12, 2021. They discuss early dance recitals, teenage enterprising, getting messy with Musical Theater, YoungArts, and adapting the Jen Waldman Studio to a thriving virtual community.

Challenges of being a woman in the 60s and in the 20th century.

Challenges of being a woman in the 60s and in the 20th century.

Our Gramma's life spanning multiple continents and centered around a family.

Cathy Thomas (72) speaks with her niece and goddaughter Katherine "KC" McNaughton (22). Katherine shares how she became involved in hospice care as a volunteer and about her life and studies.

This talks about the life of Regina Gold, born in 1930, and how the role of women has changed throughout her life.

A discussion of life in the 1900’s, professional life, and a childhood living through World War II.

Elizabeth "Beth" Hammond (57) interviews her father, Robert "Bob" Hammond (80), a native Floridian from Miami who has practiced dentistry internationally for around 48 years.