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Spouses, Danya Berry (43) and Devon Berry (45), talk about how they met, the role education has played in their lives, and what they hope for their own children.

Deborah "Debbie" DiazGranados (48) and One Small Step partner Blair Grossman (59) discuss religion, community, and their lived experiences of exclusion.

Harold Lewis (61) and One Small Step partners Matthew "Scott" Knox (48) share stories about their different lived experiences as a Black man growing up in the segregated South and a gay man growing up in the Northeast.

One Small Step partners Amy Menzel (41) and Hazel Miller (67) share a conversation about political figures they've seen, 9/11's impact on their lives, and the lessons they hope (or do not hope) their children learn from them.

One Small Step conversation partners Dimple Dhabalia (47) and Tiffany Gray (43) exchange their lived experiences. They connect on their work in supporting vulnerable populations, and find they have a shared belief in listening to and learning from other people...

Adam Suleiman (17) and his One Small Step conversation partner Rae'l Brantley (27) talk about growing up and share some of their thoughts on politics.

Friends and One Small Step conversation partners Brenda Davis (63) and Betty Hukill (65) share first memories of politics and talk about how their education has shaped their beliefs. They discuss current events, such as the changing of confederate monuments...

Annabelle "Anna" Fernandez (60) speaks with her sister Louismary "Lory" Johnston (56) about what is was like for Lory being a military spouse.

Barbara Michelman (54) talks to her One Small Step conversation partner Matthew Hurtt (33) who agree they have differences but also are people who believe in compromise and try to meet others in person to understand each other.

One Small Step conversation partners David Merritt (41) and Ari Gabrek (37) have a conversation about their politics, specifically about about the Libertarian Party.

Thomas "Tommy" Orlando (33) and One Small Step partner John Sadzewicz (65) share their different viewpoints on abortion, health care, and socialism.

One Small Step conversation partners Dana Ellis (50) and Donna Nelken-Baker (71) connect over experiencing great losses of different kinds in their lives, seeing a man's presence as the backbone of families, getting people the resources they need, and being...

Catherine "Cathy" Tsaur (37) speaks with her friend Liberty Peralta (36) about her experience with the military living in Hawaii and her experience dating service members.

Regina Banks [no age given] and One Small Step partner Emily O'Connor (41) exchange their experiences growing up, religion, as mothers, and varying other roles.

One Small Step partners Stephen Owens (44) and James "Jim" Unruh (56) talk about their family and faith backgrounds, the challenges that their Kansas communities face, and what it means to both of them to serve others.

One Small Step partners Nicholas Connell (26) and Bobby Esparza (30) reflect on their upbringings, the news industry, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

One Small Step partners Peter Cohen (71) and Richard Herb (66) share their work in leadership, their views on politics, and their relationship to scholarship.

One Small Step partners Dr. Lisa Stevens (55) and Sandra Holahan (60) discuss where the US health care system falls short, the US social welfare system, and issues related to race and class.

One Small Step participants John "Mark" Carpenter (64) and Curtis Puckett (55) discuss their upbringing, their political beliefs, and issues such as gun violence and wealth disparity.

One Small Step conversation partners Steve Banneck (59) and Mike Dana (68) talk about their political views, how their childhood experiences shaped them, and the need for people to "meet in the middle." They discuss the concepts of equity and...

Peggy Johnson (74) and One Small Step partner Pattie Speer (68) discuss the people and events that shaped their political and religious beliefs.

Julián Esteban Torres López (39) interviews his friend Melvin "Joe" Sparkman (39) about living with multiple sclerosis. Joe talks about challenges he has faced getting a job, interactions he has had with doctors, and how his life has been during...

Coworkers Luz Horta [no age given] and Aida Aguirre [no age given] discuss their work at the Better Beginnings child care center in New Jersey, and what they like about being a bilingual center, and how they have been impacted...

One Small Step partners Stephanie J. (32) and Jaryth Barten (24) talk about finding community and their experiences in organized religion.

One Small Step partners Eric Hunter (57) and Justin Brown (42) talk about their political beliefs, life experiences, and views on policing and racial issues in the U.S.