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Colleagues, Jerry Gadek (52) and Cammy Hart-Anderson (51) have a conversation about their work helping veterans dealing with homelessness.

Ebonie Megibow (29) and her husband, Carl Megibow (34), talk about Ebonie’s experiences with medical racism and ableism during her pregnancy.

Friends and colleagues Cheylon Woods (36) and Kiwana McClung (40) discuss their childhoods and their academic work.

One Small Step conversation partners Melissa Chanselle-Hary (40) and Katharine Schweitzer (35) talk about what the words “liberal” and “conservative” mean to them, why they don’t identify with those words, and how those words relate to the idea of believing...

Randy Najjar (34) interviews his father Nick Najjar (63) about immigrating from Iraq to the United States, working to support his family, running his own business, and being a father.

Marla Danziger Zafft (44) has a conversation with her father, Nathan Danziger (80), about his summer camp days, attending Culver Military Academy, and his military service which took him to Germany.

One Small Step partners, Danny Izzo (71) and Diane Kirksey (65) spend an hour discussing their political perspectives, the city of Lafayette, Louisiana, and what they hope they take away from their One Small Step conersation.

Scott (51 y.o.) and Amy (51 y.o.) talk about the loss of their child to cancer, their experience as parents dealing with terminal illness, sibling support, and hospice care.

Larry Crouch (72) has a conversation with Colleen Sindermann (92) about growing up, working, getting married, and having children.

Kenneth "Ken" Burtness (79) sits down with new friend and interviewer Isabella Gonzalez (25) to talk about his service in the military, working with Vietnam veterans, and how an assignment to Alaska changed the course of his life.

Anthony Martinez (49) interviews his mother, Stella Medina (72), about her early life in Segundo Barrio in El Paso, Texas. They also discuss discrimination against Mexican-Americans in El Paso and the term race fog, which Stella coined.

Christopher McPherson (51) and his spouse Matt Hinrichs talk about how they met and their marriage in 2008.

Greg Schwem (57) is interviewed by his new friend Dylan Carnes (24) about his journey as a stand-up comedian after working as a TV journalist, the corporate world of comedy, his favorite audiences, and his latest projects.

Aaron Schwab (44) and his father, Michael Schwab (74), remember Jane Schwab and share some of their favorite memories of her. Aaron and Michael talk about the life lessons they learned from Jane and how they would like for her...

Josiah Bennetone (37) shares a conversation with his grandmother, Mary Jackson (90), about Mary’s childhood in Wilmington, North Carolina, segregation and integration of Wilmington schools, her career, her faith, and how the world has changed since she was a child.

Friends Laura Coleman (57) and Howard Collins (60) discuss their work in battling child sex trafficking, and highlight the ways our society and culture contribute to the continued exploitation of children.

Jessica Nutik Zitter (48) interviews her father, Stephen Nutik (74), about his career as a neurosurgeon. Jessica asks him about what he's enjoyed most about his career, his experiences with interacting with patients, how he handles delivering bad news, and...

Katie Johnson (35) talks with her dad, Andy Fleming (70), about some key moments in his life as a young man, to include: being the first male in his family to go to college, having both of his legs severed...

Edward Austin Hall [no age given] interviews his friend Vandy Beth Glenn [no age given] about their friendship, her breakfast salons modeled after the Algonquin Roundtable, and her journey as a transgender woman who also has served in the military.

Fred Frazier (80) speaks with his daughter Janet McDonald (58) about his life.

Friends and housemates in an intentional community Anja Marais (48) and Alexander Aris (49) share a conversation about their outlooks on life, their friendship, and the synchronicities that connect them as people.

College life, meeting and marrying spouse, life during WWII, Iwo Jima, death of spouse.

Carlotta Young (57) interviews her Bookmobile patron Bessie Goldman (96) about Bessie’s love of reading, her childhood in Baltimore, her experience of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the advice she would like to share with others.

One Small Step conversation partners Ellagrace Kays (18) and Suzanne Sumner (60) talk about their faith, identity, and loss of loved ones.

Paul Layton (34) shares a conversation with his wife, Megan Layton (31), about the journey of their relationship. They discuss how they first met, the birth of their first child, caring for Paul's grandmother, and where they are today.