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One Small Step conversation partners Lisette Johnson (65) and Elizabeth Anderson (53) have a conversation about underlining issues of racism and the issue of domestic violence.

One Small Step conversation partners Greta Harris (63) and Mackenzie Babichenko (40) have a conversation about their educational paths and the work that they now do In the political and non-profit worlds.

One Small Step conversation partners Eleanor Scott (60) and William "Jeff" Barnes (64) have a conversation about their lives, the limitations of labels, and need for compromise within the political system.

One Small Step conversation partners Marie Thompson (51) and Rosalind "Roz" Watkins (60) share coping mechanisms from childhood and as adults, loss of loved ones, addiction and recovery, political policies and conversing with people who disagree with them.

One Small Step conversation partners Brenda Seago (70) and Hank Price (78) talk about their differing views on gun ownership, their shared loved for their grandchildren, their involvement in community, and their concern about the role of technology in the...

One Small Step conversation partners Hamilton Glass (42) and Howard Wright (68) have a conversation about getting to know each other and their interest.

One Small Step conversation partners Mary Baldecchi (60) and Bethany Szymanski (75) have a conversation about the challenges they have overcome and the political divide.

One Small Step conversation partners Carroll "Reid" Hopkins (59) and MA Schaub (54) discuss the loss of their parents, the affect of the news media, their conscious choices to move away from this overt influence and their changing beliefs.

One Small Step conversation partners Patti Williamson (54) and Vinay Kumaran (53) have a conversation about pro-life vs. pro-choice and the immigration experience.

One Small Step conversation partners Reese Williams (49) and Miesha Vargas (37) have a conversation about the issue of social disconnect and religion/ spirituality.

One Small Step conversation partners John Hisle (81) and Eric Spivack (45) discuss parenting, their vocational paths and changing systems of government.

One Small Step conversation partners Jason Wood (43) and Tracy Roe (58) have a conversation about their backgrounds, political views, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and abortion. They find value in respectfully discussing differing perspectives.

One Small Step participants Elvira De La Cruz (45) and Kathy Ryan (71) have a conversation about the gravity of the moves in their lives, the challenges in getting re-licensed to work in the US after immigration, and how talking...

One Small Step conversation partners Anh Nguyen (45) and Deborah Ayers (57) exchange life experiences, covering topics such as dreams, genealogy, and education.

One Small Step conversation participants Lynda Anderson (66) and Kelly Faglioni (56) have a conversation about their journeys to Richmond, their career paths, their sibling dynamics and the importance of family.

One Small Step conversation partners Gwynne Cunningham (60) and Ashley Allen (41) have a conversation about the wonders of hobby farms, their faith backgrounds, and law enforcement.

One Small Step partners Leila Christenbury (73) and Robert "Tony" Craven (67) have a conversation about the importance of learning how to learn, their journeys with the church, and teachers unions.

One Small Step participants Katharine Herndon (55) and Susan Snead (70) have a conversation about coming back to Richmond for its history, teaching kids and engineers to read, and greed and politics getting in the way of necessary medical care.

One Small Step partners Anna Isler (23) and Susan "Sue" Kurzman (68) discuss living in Richmond, volunteering at animal shelters, and how they define patriotism.

One Small Step conversation partners Jim Brown (75) and Paul Anderson (78) have a conversation about their backgrounds, losses in life, political views, education, the environment, and meeting up in the future for a beer. They find common ground despite...

Cealy Brown (76) has a conversation with her StoryCorps interviewer Jennifer Frederic (41) about Marianne Lester, Cealy's girlfriend in college during the late 1960s and how their outing impacted both of their lives.

Laura Peterson (51) interviews her mother, Esther Rudge (79), about her memories of her life as an organist and music teacher.

One Small Step partners Michael Harvey (48) and Andrew Perkel (62) have a conversation about the war on drugs, the assumptions they came in with about each other, and having progressive views in policing.

Jude O'Dell (42) and Jeffrey "Jeff" Farr (69) discuss mid-career changes, the importance of connection with other people, using the bible, history and their own life experiences as a guide of how to move through the world with compassion and...

Kasey Madden (35) and Brian McGill (50) find commonality from opposite coasts, sharing similar feelings on being raised Catholic and moving away from organized religion, community service, worries about societal and political divisiveness, safety for women and trans people and...