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One Small Step partners and Oklahoma City residents Janice Martin (66) and Bert Belanger (65) discuss how their lived experiences have informed their perspectives on race, gender, abortion, adoption, and faith.

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.

One Small Step conversation partners Ash (46) and Maren Berblinger (25) talk about growing up in small towns in India and Kansas, valuing women's rights, being moderate, and causing healthy conflict.

One Small Step partners Hillary Freeman (75) and Robert "Tor" Torkildson (59) talk about the role of mentorship in their personal and professional lives, the importance of flexibility in thinking, the social safety net, their love of the North Shore,...

Nancy interviews her father, John, about growing up on a ranch as a child, being a farmer/rancher, and the flooding of the family ranch.

Charlene Robinson and her niece, Sonja Scott Woods discuss their family history.

John Staley interviews his parents Carl and Julie Staley. The group talk about their careers, favorite family memories and proudest family moments.

Pauline Johnson (68) interviews her friend, Rasheeda Ali (74), about Rasheeda’s childhood in Columbus, Georgia, her love of the piano, and her time in New York City. Rasheeda also talks about working in legal services, her career in radio, her...

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.

Judi Lewis (56) and her mother Barbara Merz (82) talk about Barbara's life growing up in Okanogan, WA, about her career as a speech pathologist, her work advocating for women's rights within their school board, her love for her late...

Marie C. Flatley talks to her grandson, Robert Maliff, about her experiences growing up during the depression and both World Wars, as well as hobby of betting on the horsetrack.

Laurie Lea (73) recounts her life story of how she became the Resident Artist of the YWCA Brooklyn to her colleague and a YWCA staff member, Rolanda Telesford (48).

Corinne Ellis Gilbert (98) shares stories of her childhood in Boston to her grandson, Jonah Goldsaito (40). They talk about living in a multigenerational household and what that experience has been like for their family.

Melvin interviews his wife Allyson about growing up in Washington D.C. and their life together.

Robin Sunbeam (62) tells facilitator Daniel Littlewood (32) about traveling, her daughter, Sudharma Kumari’s life and death.

Best friends Imogene Brooks (63) and Shirley Tarver (70) reminisce about the good times they have had together throughout their long friendship, describe what it was like growing up on the border of Columbus, GA and Phenix City, AL as...

One Small Step conversation partners Ric Leczel (57) and Kristin Beasley (54) discuss Gen X identity, methods of advocacy and social change, race, incarceration, misogyny, and abortion access.

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

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