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Partners Stephanie Rosario Rodriguez (31) and Nathaniel McLeroy (33) discuss their relationship, the similarities of their upbringings, the limitations of language, and how their pasts have shaped their experiences of the present.

One Small Step Conversation partners Jay Parker (55) and Pam Lehman (73) talk about growing up in a military (both Airforce) family, the can-do spirit of High Plains people, racism/segregation (not in military, but off base), how travel informs perspective,...

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in Oxford, Mississippi, Vanessa interviews her friend Shiela about her childhood and growing up in oxford. Shiela shares what school she went to, how many siblings she had, and how she wouldn’t choose...

Kai (16) has an engaging interview with his father William (53), in which he explores the experiences of his childhood and family while growing up in France, as well as navigating the challenges of growing up.

One Small Step conversation partners Greg Stump (62) and Mary Lynn Manns [no age given] talk about their upbringing, political values, and how people can change.

daughter interviews her mom about race relations in cincinnati, and a wonderful memory of sitting on a plane beside an african american man who remembered her dad from 40 years ago.

Tony is asking Josh about our recent Disney World and Universal Studios vacation as well as his design in the Rolling Line game at home the evening of Friday, April 22, 2022

Ruth Levenson (87) talks to her son David Taussig (60) and daughter-in-law Cecily Burke (61) about her life as a Holocaust refugee and eventually immigrating to the United States.

Susan Martin (62) interviews her mother, Lillian "Betty" Bartlett (92), and shares fond memories she has of living in a trailer in Cape Cod, Massachusetts as a child.

One Small Step partners Carl Gardner (66) and Jane Meyers (71) share memories from their upbringing, careers, and criticisms of the education and media fields.

Spouses Christopher "Chris" Preston (43) and Angela Preston (42) share remembrances of how they came together.

Ed Hall and his sister Toni Baker talk about their earliest years in Mobile, Alabama. Toni talks about her education at diocesan schools--St. Peter Claver and Heart of Mary--and at Michigan State University in Lansing.

Gabriela Puszkar (15) talks with her friend, Yaretzi Pereza (15) about her childhood experiences.

Milo Bernini (16) talks with his mom, Lara Bernini (52), about random moments in his childhood.

Jose Garcia (74) talks to son Karl Garcia (46) about his life and how he became a physicist.

On May 20th, 2019 Emma Law interviews her mother, Dawn law, in Superior Colorado asking about her life experiences from the late 1900s into the 2000s. Dawn describes growing up in a mostly white neighborhood in Canandaigua, New York. She...

Tricia Nelson interviews her parents, Horace and Carol Nelson about their decision to marry and immigrate to the United States at a very young age.

Friends Vaneet Singh (43) and Queen Keskessa (51) speak about their journeys to the United States, their first impressions of each other, and Vaneet’s Sikh faith.

Phyllis Hoover (69) talks with daughter, Ellen Riggle (48), about her grandmother.

Nadine (Nai’a) Newlight (66) talks with facilitator Eloise Melzer (30) about growing up in New York City, September 11, and her mentors in life.

One Small Step conversation partners, Larry Hahn (81) and Wayne Haines [no age given], talk about their experiences growing up on farms in the Midwest, growing up in Republican households, and their unease the modern Republican Party.

Lauren Howe (29) talks with her dad, Gary Howe (70) about his childhood growing up in Western Massachusetts, his experience in the military during the Vietnam War, meeting his wife (Theresa Howe), and his naturalist and artistic tendencies throughout the...

Sean Theleman (interviewer), Duane Theleman, 49, father to Sean, talked about Duane’s life and covid-19.

Conversation partners Ronald Godfrey (74) and Quin Buisch (22) discuss Ronald’s memories of childhood, including getting his tonsils removed, and his life in Utah.

E.J. Tarbox talks about his youth in Lipscomb County, TX. He recounts the tornado that destroyed Higgins, winning the state debate championship, and college at Texas Tech.