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Peter, 82, talks with his wife Samuela, 62, about his parents and their lengthy journey from Armenia to the United States.

JoAn Peters (55) and her husband Tom Peters (70) open up together about their decision to have an abortion during their relationship, their marriage and what their family looks like now.

Ken Peters (68) talks with his daughter Ashley Peters (28) about his curiosity and sense of adventure and how it has influenced his life

Peter Campisi (91) speaks with his son Peter Campisi (43) sharing stories of his life growing up in Brooklyn during the Great Depression, his service in the military, his love of the Trumpet, and his family history going back to...

A woman interviews her father about his marriage and 9 children

Nola (57) talks to Dan (75) about their library and about their favorite books and authors.

One Small Step conversation partners Peter Lovett (63) and Julianne "Julie" Clark (76) discuss their faith backgrounds and other influences on their beliefs.

One Small Step partners Peter Cohen (71) and Richard Herb (66) share their work in leadership, their views on politics, and their relationship to scholarship.

One Small Step conversation partners Caroline Valentine (76) and Peter Werts (35) discuss their backgrounds, political values, and travel.

Musicians and colleagues, Robert Dillon (41), and Peter Martin (41), talk about their percussion ensemble, Third Coast Percussion. They talk about their mentors over the years and the Chicago music scene.

Peter Sorel (80) talks to his friend, Missy Weimer (39), about growing up in Budapest during WWII, his almost 50 year career as a still photographer in Hollywood, and his life in Chicago.

Peter John Larson (62) and his wife, Jane Sarles Larson (65), tell their love story: the first time the met, their first date, their elopement & honeymoon, and their hopes for the future.

Cynthia Weston (64) has a conversation with her good friend Margot Peters (88) about writing, love, and family.

One Small Step partners Denise Hartsough (64) and Peter Strazadas (64) talk about their backgrounds, values, experiences with race, and their perspectives on the role of government.

William D. Evers, 83, talks with Peter Emblad, 43, about his life growing up in San Francisco and Marin County, his education and his values and lessons.

One Small Step partners and fellow Oklahomans John Thompson (68) and Pete Sweger (46) discuss their work and in education and healthcare. They speak further about prison reform and education reform in Oklahoma.

Nora Ann (90) and her son Peter Pilliod (40) spoke of her childhood and early adulthood growing up in Chicago. She spoke of her parents and grandparents, meeting her husband, and about her son Peter.

Nich Traverse (39) and his father Peter Traverse (60) bond over their passion as farmers, specifically at Innisfree Village, and share anecdotes from their experiences.

Sarah "Sally" Butzin (76) interviews her husband, Peter Butzin (77), about his involvement in the draft resistance movement during the Vietnam War.

Coworkers and One Small Step conversation partners Rachel Runfola (63) and Peter "Pete" Luitweiler (79) talk about their military service, their work serving veterans, and the development of their different religious and political views.

Vanessa Peters talks to her friend Audrey Swannenberg about her life growing up on the Bad River Reservation, her Native American heritage and her dad’s struggles with drugs and alcohol.

One Small Step partners Katherine "Austin" Nelson (43) and Peter Kandis (73) discuss events and people that shaped their worldviews, their concerns over "cancel culture," and how we regain the sense of community we lost during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chris Brookes (73) interviews her friend Peter Baker (57) about growing up in Chicago and coming to Lake Ivanhoe, a Black community in southeastern Wisconsin. Peter relates the history of the community from its founding in 1926 up to the...

Herman Atkins Sr. (55) talks with his lawyer and now friend, Peter Neuman (70), about being wrongfully accused and found guilty of a crime he did not commit. Herman discusses the impact this had on his relationship with his family,...

Mary Vardigan [no age given] speaks with her former colleague Peter Granda (73) about their time working at the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), developing data standards, and the transition from analogue data to digital data.