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Carolyn Clymer: 2021-11-02 17:40:59

One Small Step conversation partners Drew Nichols (34) and Josh Beck (46) talk about how they were raised, what motivates people to be "good," constitutionalism, and misinformation.

Janet interviews her mother Martha about her life growing up, getting married, having a child and her friendships.

Adele Kurtzman (83) talks to her daughter Nellie Kurtzman (39) about raising children, being married to Harvey Kurtzman the cartoonist, and working a wide variety of jobs.

David Sinyagin: 2024-01-08 22:46:58

Kavita Venkateswar [no age given] and her One Small Step partner Randy Prude [no age given] discuss their upbringings, sociopolitical backgrounds, and their hope for unity amongst people with differing beliefs and ideologies.

One Small Step conversation partners Catherine "Kit" Petersen (70) and Teresa "Terry" Fife (68) met for the first time in-person in Oklahoma City to discuss their upbringings, their frustration with the two major parties and their relationships with faith.

Hilly Haber (33) speaks with Sherry King (70) about their lives and experiences at Central Synagogue. They talk about Hilly's role as a rabbi and how they've each incorporated social justice into volunteer work.

Amy and Beth recall meeting, becoming friends, and supporting each other through family tragedies.

Brothers Patrick Crump (63) and Andy Crump [no age given] discuss their shared childhood, how disability has impacted their lives, and their experiences with Innisfree Village.

One Small Step conversation partners Michael Lyons (71) and David Hoffman [no age given] talk about their careers, the importance of family, and the difficulty of talking about politics in the current era of political divisiveness.

Tuckerton Seaport Folklife Director Lesley Schierenbeck interviews J.P. Hand of Goshen, New Jersey. JP has been carving traditional Barnegat Bay decoys for the past 50+ years. In this interview, he discusses how decoy carving became a part of his life,...

Girl Scouts Victoria Ross and Ashley Sutton ask Allene Wilkie George about her experience as a Girl Scout. Allene has been a girl scout since 1932 and is a former President of the Girl Scout Council of Savannah.

Friends Donnell Graves (61) and Kelvin Powell (50) talk about their identity, being raised by amazing mothers, and the love and appreciation they have for Boston.

Ed Hall and his sister Toni Baker talk about their earliest years in Mobile, Alabama. Toni talks about her education at diocesan schools--St. Peter Claver and Heart of Mary--and at Michigan State University in Lansing.

Susan Gamson, 66, is interviewed by her son, Michael Gamson, 41.

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

Ted Johnson (74) talks to his grandson, Spencer Winkler (13) about his childhood

[Recorded Friday, Feb. 4th, 2022] Jacqueline (33) and Sara (75) recorded a One Small Step conversation together in Charlottesville, Virginia. They discussed marriage, LGBTQ identities, memories of childhood, and their professional lives.

Larry talks about growing up in Salt Lake, California, and Las Vegas. He met and married Nancy Ann and tells about his family, work experiences, mission, and service in the LDS church.

Sally [No Name Given] [no age given] talks with conversation partner Jennifer Frederic (40) about being adopted and struggling at various times in her life to feel as if she fitted in.

Mari Keiko and her daughter Devon discuss what it was like for Mari Keiko as a single mother. They discuss how Mari Keiko’s relationship with Devon’s father Nelson, and their own relationship.

One Small Step conversation partners Greg Stump (62) and Mary Lynn Manns [no age given] talk about their upbringing, political values, and how people can change.

Richardina DeMaere tells her granddaughter Monique Belli about her childhood and young adulthood in Belgium and what it was like to come to the United States.

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.”