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A woman interviews her mother-in-law about her life. One theme that crops up is the storytellers’ difficulty coping with increasing memory loss.

A woman talks about the deaths of two of her three children, and growing up in a poor Spanish speaking family.

Leigh Thomas (55) and coworker Connie Welsh (43) detail the work they do managing the various gardens at Innisfree Village, exchange favorite memories, and reflect on their hopes for the future of their community.

James Thayer (47) is interviewed by his friend and partner, Trecia Vanover about his motorcycle accident and leg amputation.

Gary interviews his grandmother Irene about her life.

Alice Hagan tells stories about her life, family and travels to her daughter Catherine “Kitty” Hagan Aylor.

One Small Step conversation partners Dean Berglund (60) and Mary Somnis (67) talk about socialism, capitalism, use of the social safety net at different points in their lives, and their love of the North Shore.

Rae George (17) interviews her mother, Weruche George (44), about her high school experience in Nigeria, life advice she has for young people, and the hopes she has for her children.

Ksena Zipperer (66) shares memories she has of her father, Charles Leonard Zipperer, with her daughter, Alicia Osborne (38).

A woman talks about the birth and life of her daughter (now 40 years old) who was born with multiple mental and physical handicaps.

Dan Coulter interviews his wife, Julie, about raising two childern: one with Cystic Fibrosis and one with Asperger syndrome.

Survivor M Storm (49) talks to her therapist, Lauren T (25), about what led her to Domestic Violence Intervention Services (DVIS) and why she chooses joy. M gives advice to others who might be in domestic violent situations and talks...

Jimmy Pierce (58) talks with his son Benjamin Pierce (22) about his nonprofit ‘Kids Making It’ and public service.

John Edward Balthrop, 91, talks to his daughter Sheila Michel, 52, about his military career, his wife, and his medical career.

Yana Lee-Fong (62) talks with her friend Marvin Lim (39) about their community and their experiences.

One Small Step Conversation partners Allison "AJ" Oberempt (61) and Chelsea Niemann (31) share a conversation about their upbringings, their political values, and their families.

Maria Matos (70) speaks with her longtime friend Carlos de los Ramos [no age given] about moving to Delaware as a teenager with her parents, an influential moment that sparked her passion for serving the Latino community, and about her...

Catheryn Cowings (21) interviews her great aunt Vivian McCain (95) about her life and growing up in Alabama.

Dag Sandbakken (69) talks with his wife Kathryn "Kathy" Sanders (63) about his life and experiences as he approaches his 70th birthday.

Fellow educators Della Deaton Jones Fried (56) and Marie Tingle (37) share a conversation about their personal experiences in an effort to better understand the needs of today's students and teachers.

Crystle Ryland [no age given] speaks with her mother Idell Henderson [no age given] about her life growing up in Jim Crow Birmingham, AL.

Anissa Mitchell [no age given] and Joan Lincoln (76) discuss their personal experience as caregivers for loved ones with Parkinson's Disease and the importance of support groups.

Pat Hasslinger, 63, talks with Solana Henneberry, 38, about Solana’s mother who passed away in 1994.

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