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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 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,...

One Small Step conversation partners Kelly Martin (42) and Beth Vise (48) discuss politics, diversity, and their work as educators.

One Small Step partners Valerie Robnolt (56) and Susie Perry-Fikes (81) have a conversation about their paths in their careers, their experiences with politics in their families, and conservatives in their families.

One Small Step conversation partners Hydg Hardin (73) and Michael "Mike" Grow (76) discuss their lives and beliefs, as well formative experiences in college, travels, childhood moves, and impactful experiences shared with their grandparents.

One Small Step conversation partners Ciara Gazaway (25) and [No Name Given] [No Name Given] (33) discuss higher education, equity, and state government influence at the University of Tennessee.

One Small Step partners Thomas "Tom" Tjomstol (75) and Madeleine "Maddy" Frey (42) have a conversation about their lives, their backgrounds, and some of the things they have in common.

One Small Step conversation partners Miles McCrimmon (58) and Jay McConville (58) discuss their careers and their concerns about their political parties. Miles speaks about his career in higher education and what he's learned from working in a community college....

One Small Step conversation partners, Maggie Martin (80) and Robert Reynolds (68), discuss their career choices and political values, discovering that they have much in common, including having attended the same university.

One Small Step conversation partners Sean McKell (53) and Erik Hendrickson (65), strangers, have a conversation about their backgrounds, families, careers, and beliefs, finding commonalities despite differences in age and life experiences.

One Small Step conversation partners Jane Holwerda (60) Noor Kheryl (38) discuss the immigrant journey, Somalian culture and political situation, democracy, their families and their hopes for the future.

One Small Step conversation partners Larry Kirchmer (76) and Grace Dang (23) talk about mental health, generational differences, and agnosticism.

One Small Step Conversation partners JP Ducro (49) and Mason Hickman (23) talk about LGBT issues, their political values and the division in the country.

Joseph Daniels (29) and his OSS interview partner, Lauren Pearson-Dawe (28), speak about their opposing political views and how we can best move forward as a country.

Jennifer Young (31) and Ricky Agyekum (18) talk about their political beliefs, how they became the people they are today, and the most influential people in their lives.

One Small Step conversation partners Aleithia Stephens (35) and Jeanne Lowry (58) met for the first time in-person in Oklahoma City. In their One Small Step conversation they talk about what led them to become educators, what talking politics with...

One Small Step partners Nathan "Nate" Lord (52) and Molly Moncure (69) talk about their concern for the future of our country, and how in the recent past they have come to recognize the privilege they have enjoyed due to...

One Small Step partners Hannah Borton (36) and Jeffrey "Jeff" Breneman (53) talk about some of the watershed moments in their lives, and they reflect on the state of political discourse in their community.

One Small Step conversation partners Anna (43) and Brad (51) have a conversation about their lives, including careers, hobbies, experiences with bus breakdowns, and perspectives on aging. They find commonalities in their winding career paths and bonds through shared stories...

One Small Step conversation partners Rima Miller (30) and Katherine "Kat" Hamlin (39) talk about cancer, how living in different places forces you to experience being the "other," gender identity issues, and grandmas.

One Small Step parters Melanie Henry (42) and Rainman Davis (50) have a conversation about what they are most proud of in the past year, their pandemic experiences, and their relationships to church.

One Small Step conversation partners Brynn McCormick (20) and Robert Tavares (33) have a conversation about their backgrounds, political views, and perspectives on various social issues. They find common ground in being open-minded and appreciate learning from each other's differing...

One Small Step conversation partners Jeff Schnell (45) and Monica Young (29) discuss their family backgrounds and the importance of financial literacy.

One Small Step participants Annett Gilchrist (51) and Carolyn Hurley (38) share their views on faith, politics, and social services.

One Small Step conversation partners Jordan Plowman (22) and Grace Wells (21) have a conversation about their involvement in youth organizations and their current college experience.