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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.

One Small Step partners Brad Hansen (70) and Stormy Johnston (68) have a conversation about their childhoods and life experiences.

One Small Step conversation partners Patrick Tyrrell (20) and Charlotte Hammond (18) find many commonalities and differences in their life experiences, general attitudes towards life and dreams of the future. They discuss religion, their parents, abortion and sex ed, and...

One Small Step conversation partners Anna George (25) and Britton Haigh (19) discuss political parties in the U. S. and other Democratic countries' political systems, their political and social values, the internet ecosystem, media and social media, misinformation and disinformation,...

Austin Kim (13) interviews his mom, Jae Kim (43), about life lessons and stories she encountered in her life. She talks about how much she loves Kansas, and her old experiences in Pennsylvania and South Korea. Events about frightening crimes,...

One Small Step participants Timothy Ratzlaff (64) and Cyndi White (66) have a conversation about the hardships in farming and keeping family land, the climate crisis, and advice to their younger selves.

One Small Step conversation partners and siblings Nancy Harness (66) and Eric Keller (57) talk about growing up in the same household at different time periods and how that shaped their differing world views. They also discussed the Covid vaccine,...

Aden Kitchen(18) talks to his father, Chester Kitchen(51) about his past childhood memories and his hopes and dreams for his whole family.

One Small Step conversation partners Kathy Neufeld Dunn (56) and Liz Beugelsdyk (54) discuss their biggest influences, compare the Mennonite church and Catholic church, and consider their hopes and fears for future generations.

Janet Morrison-Lane (48) talked with her dad, Dave Morrison (75) about growing up in Missouri and some of his life choices.

One Small Step conversation partners Kristina Bridges (41) and Amy Saltzman Michel (41) compare their experiences in their respective communities, as mothers, their personal views, and navigating political conflict with loved ones.

One Small Step conversation partners Lynne Bird (70) and Peter Mader (69) discuss their earliest memories of social issues, race in the United States, rural life, reproductive rights, and issues important to them in their Wichita, Kansas community.

One Small Step conversation partners Michael Morton (66) and Joseph Terick (38) discuss their careers, leadership efforts, political beliefs, and community engagement.

One Small Step partners Jan Manlove (69) and Charlie Claycomb (75) have a conversation about their careers, local politics, and their lives since retirement.

One Small Step partners Wendy Brooking (52) and Brian Speer (45) have a conversation about their childhoods, political polarization, and patriotism.

One Small Step partners, Stephen “Steve” Thomas (70) and Amy Lanterman (69), discuss their different upbringings, retirement, and the issues that are important to each of them, such as border security and climate change.

One Small Step partners Karen Letkowski (61) and Megan Messina (28) share how their upbringings shaped them, their artistic practices, and their political values.

One Small Step conversation partners Clay Adair (38) and Daryl Juran (70) sit down for a conversation about their , their career paths, taxes, and the news media they take in.

Spouses Laura Balser (50) and Matthew Smith (50) talk about their marriage, memories of 9/11, and Matthew's military service in the National Guard.

Lyn Rucker (71) recalls to her daughter Eleanore "Colgan" Powell (25) her involvement with the Civil Rights movement and disability activism.

David Swaintek (33) tells his girlfriend Hanna Van Overschelde (33) about his experience attending West Point and serving in the Army as an engineer. He explains the leadership role he was required to take on and some of the difficult...

One Small Step partners Wilbur "Ben" Cousins (66) and Laura King (63) sit down for a conversation about their desire for civil conversations, the pivotal differences between them like their views on abortion, and patriotism.

One Small Step conversation partners Tom Phillips (65) and Jan Johnson (51) discuss the political division in our country, the state of the Republican party, climate change and LBGTQIA+ issues and their hopes for the future.

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One Small Step partners Teri Mott (61) and Krista Anderson (61) talk about their personal political values, the issues that have become personal to them, and their experiences with religion.