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Robert "Rob" Ocker (56) and his friend and colleague, Eric McGrath (48), talk about their lives during the pandemic, their love of teaching, and their family stories.

Colleen Weeks (52) interviews her father, Bill Peyton (79) about his time in the Air Force, his experiences teaching, and how his medical training helped him save her life.

Last week, I interviewed Teacher Zhu of our English reading class. I was curious about how she became a teacher step by step, and then in the interview, Teacher Zhu told her own experiences and feelings.

One Small Step partners James Waugh (63) and Pamela Rosa Scott Vickers (74) reflect on their experiences growing up in Oklahoma.

One Small Step partners Vicki Ronn (63) and Steven Carey (33) have a conversation comparing their perspectives on gun control. They find they both come from families with very conservative views and they both share some libertarian views.

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.

Ronald "Ron" Britton (71) recounts to StoryCorps facilitator Chapin Montague [no age given] his youth as a self-proclaimed military brat, the lives of his parents, and his career in oceanography and marine biology, all while sitting on the wood-lined deck...

Susan Metcalf (69) interviews her friend, Erin Lord (26), about her time in the U.S. Air Force.

One Small Step partners Beckie Hernandez (46) and Loni Jenks (40) have a conversation about religion, politics, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Edward "Ed" Strabel (78) is interviewed by his wife, Glynn Strabel (71), particularly surrounding his service in the Vietnam War.