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Duane Smith talks about taking up theology, becoming social activist in his church.

Johnda interviews her partner, Ronda, about her life accomplishments, cancer, and expectations for the future.

5th in a series of interviews with my father, Leland L. Cross, M.D. recorded on 12/9/2010 in Portland, Oregon. Recorded by Andrew B. Cross.

One Small Step partners Gerald Reid (68) and Chip Michaud (55) talk about their careers, political views, and childhoods in Massachusetts.

Graham Busch (18) talks with his brother Thompson Busch (16) about his family, favorite memories, and plans for the future.

One Small Step conversation partners Jeanette Clement (36) and Amanda Foster (34) talk about surviving cancer, growing up hungry and abused, and overcoming obstacles.

Jenny Bowen, 28, is interviewed by her colleague, Drew Meyer, 32, about her project “Faces of Asheville.”

One Small Step Conversation partners Adam Carr (24) and David Hill (55) discuss COVID-19, their influences, changing political views, and religion.

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.

Sean is a volunteer with KYCC’s Youth Services, where he tutors students one-on-one with homework help. Born and raised in Seoul, Korea, Sean came to the U.S. in 1999. As a first-generation Korean American businessman, Sean has an office in...

Liz, 28, interviews Barb, 42, about her archaeological work at the Presidio.

We talked about the experiences my mother went through as growing up in a white community as an African American and how it has molded her into who she is today. Around 22:50, I asked my mother out of her...

Raul Ballesteros (73) talks with his daughter, Vanessa Ballesteros (37), about his childhood in a rural village in the Philippines and his experience immigrating to the US and starting a new life raising his family.

Clarissa Kirschenbaum (62) remembers her brother, Victor Wald, who died in the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center, with her significant other, Gabriel Gonzalez (58).

One Small Step partners Jill Beebe (73) and Timothy "Tim" Huck (46) discuss the challenges of finding people with whom they can discuss their political beliefs, as well as the challenges of raising children and family, and coming together as...

Spouses Jane Goldfrank (78) and Jack Goldfrank (79) share a conversation about their childhoods, how they first met, their relationship, their work, the different places where they lived, and about their plans for the future.

Shantae Arielle Treadwell asks a friend about her sister and their relationship with one another.

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.

Wendy (15) asks her older sister, Leslie (23) about her life after graduating university, now that she no longer lives at home with the family in Dallas, Tx and lives in Boston, Ma.

Sue Manlove, 61, and her coworker and friend Lorriane Scurti, 52, talk about their experiences as secretaries at Northern Illinois University and about dealing with the aftermath of the February 14th shooting.

Board of Directors Storytelling Project: Our second Storycorps conversation is between SFV Board Members Steve Hayashi (78) and Jason Dare (49). Amidst many laughs, they speak about how their paths led them to SFV, hobbies which included volunteering as a...

Amelia Alice Vara (87) talks with daughter Mary Hernandez (65) and granddaughter Dawn Leal (37) about her service to her community.

Sisters, Judy Mabe (79), Marti Helfrecht (72), and Jill Oswalt (67), remember and reminisce about the life and legacy of their father.

Walt Culbertson (85), retired aquatics coach of 40 years at John Muir High School in Pasadena, California, talks with his son Torey Culbertson (52) about learning to swim and how he got into water polo.

Partners Stephanie Rosario Rodriguez (31) and Nathaniel McLeroy (33) discuss their relationship, the similarities of their upbringings, the limitations of language, and how their pasts have shaped their experiences of the present.