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Ellie Bryan (21) talks to her friend Jeanne Boutang Croud (59) about her upbringing in Minneapolis and her racial identity - her mother is white, her father is biracial. Ellie is usually assumed to be white by people.

Sisters Deborah Harkrader (64) and Elva Harkrader (66) share a conversation about their childhood, their parents, their family, and their experience of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

Diane "Dee" Kurtz (90) talks with her friends Jackie Berkelhamer (77) and Deborah Payne (73) about her childhood, her family, the places she has lived, and other life experiences.

Angela interviews her friend (and ex mother-in-law) about her family, her childhood, and her life.

George interviews his mother-in-law about her growing up in Lake Butler, FL, and her experiences during the depression and WWII.

One Small Step conversation partners Britta Hoffman [no age given] and Linda Chen (48) are both immigrants who have had some of their beliefs shaped by their experiences moving to the United States. They also have some different thoughts on...

Danielle Linzer (29) talks with her coworker and buddy, Diane Exavier (23), about growing up in their respective childhood New York City sections of Roosevelt Island, New York, and Flatbush, Brooklyn, their families and parents, and their artwork.

Kathleen interviews her mother Miriam about her childhood.

Kibo interviews his parent, Hiroyuki and Maria, about having the same birthday, their first date, and being a multiracial couple.

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.

Tatiana Marshall, 27, and Karel Chan, 27, talk with their friends Alice Cartwright, 28, about their lives and their mutual friendship.

Friends talk about writing and their college years.

Melinda Burke (57) interviews her father Eugene Luttrell (87) about growing up in Kentucky and joining the army during WW II.

23 year old woman interviewed by her 44 year old friend about her memories of growing up in Bosnia and moving to the U.S.

William (Bill) Mayweather (71) and his granddaughter Lauren Jefferson (15) are interviewed by their daughter/mother, Tonya Groomes (45) about a member of their family being part of the Pulitzer Prize winning book “Slavery By Another Name.”

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.

Nicole, 29 and her husband Eric, 30, interview Teresa, 66 Nicole’s mom about leaving her home and family and coming to America when she was a teen to attend college. Teresa also speaks about having to return to her home...

Peter, 82, talks with his wife Samuela, 62, about his parents and their lengthy journey from Armenia to the United States.

Joel Raney (55) interviews his wife Kristen Taney (53) about her childhood, career trajectory to becoming President of Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, parenthood, and leadership.

Jamaal D. Fisher (30) talks with StoryCorps Facilitator Marquita James (24) about his life.

Sisters Emily Whiteside (66) and Beth Saba (64) share a conversation about growing up in Columbus, Georgia, their earliest and favorite memories, their friends, their school, and their parents.

Marcia Drummond (50) and her One Small Step partner Timothy Huntington (60) discuss parenting and parenthood, political ideologies, class, and how their youth influenced their views on the meaning of life.