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Tiffany Rideaux, age 50, interviews her friend Paige Brodsky who talks about her experience working at an independent record store for over 30 years. We talk about how a mentor, capitalism, and gender have impacted her work.

Friends Mike Alewitz (70) and Guido Garaycochea (59) discuss Mike’s position as a censored artist, what it has been like to paint murals around the world and see them destroyed, all while conveying the message of workers' struggles.

[Recorded: Tuesday, September 12, 2023] Nicolas Newcomb (18) from Long Island, NY, and Matthew Farina (20) from Charlottesville, VA participated in this One Small Step conversation as part of their Public Service Pathways 1-credit UNST course at UVA. Nicolas shares...

This was an interview with my dad about his opinions on the world and issues. His opinions do not necessarily reflect mine.

One Small Step conversation partners Benita Conde (47) and John Marklin (67) exchange their lived experiences. They connect on the parallels in their seemingly disparate political journeys, voting as independents outside of parties that have disappointed them, and John shares...

One Small Step partners Brian Sterkeson (56) and Howard Payne (50) discuss their views on capitalism and American politics.

One Small Step participants Paul Anderson (78) and Michael Beiro (27) discuss their political views on the economy, the role of government and the private sector, and climate change.

Brothers Luke (37) and Ben Drain (44) remember their school's curriculum to teach fiscal responsibility.

One Small Step partners Donovan Dahmen (52) and Chel Anderson (67) talk about community, spirituality, their connections to nature, and being outside the dominant political systems in our society.

Grace Trujillo (29) speaks with her father Valentino Trujillo (57) about his immigration experience, their music and art, and the economy.

Erica Watkins (25) and her father, Greg Watkins (59), discuss life in Idaho and what community means to them.

Beatrice Peterson recalls her experiences traveling with the American military during the midst of the Cold War to locations like Vietnam, Cambodia, Germany, and Romania while being interviewed by her granddaughter, Maddy Shearer on May 14th, 2022. She details how...

Interviewing Dr. Jonathan Phillips, a Professor of Agricultural Resource Economics at NC State University.

Steve Desroches (47) and Jay Critchley (74) talk about ReRooters Day a holiday unique to Provincetown, Massachusetts that Critchley created in 1983. Celebrated every year on January 7 on the flats of the East End of town its a beloved...

One Small Step conversation partners Bradley "Brad" Brink (63) and Tom Kuhn (64) discuss their backgrounds, political views and thoughts on the future of the United States.

Sydney Hall(17) and Grandpa Richard Hall(77) interview about the Vietnam draft process

[Recorded: Friday, July 21, 2023] This One Small Step conversation was recorded in Charlottesville, Virginia as part of the Sorensen Institute’s summer High School Leaders Program in 2023. Eleanor Ague (17) is from McLean and Ben Lashley (17) is from...

One Small Step partners Elizabeth Cochran (49) and Melody Shaw (65) witness the ways in which politicians and the media strive to keep us divided and fighting each other, which is not what they see locally. They agree that it...

Wall Street is the center of the global economy. To understand why Wall Street is more than just name of the street in Downtown Manhattan, a person who has spent more than 15 years working on Wall Street gives some...

One Small Step conversation partners Julie Coulombe (55) and Sharon Zandman-Zeman (70) talk about their political beliefs, diversity in politics, and rigid political ideals.

interview about post-racialism, communism and like, hierarchies?

One Small Step partners Scott Benolken (54) and Martha Marnocha (68) share a conversation about their mutual love of the North Shore, the disappearance of the middle class, over-tourism, and finding spirituality in nature.

One Small Step conversation partners Tim Wheeler (68) and Joseph "Joey" Ernst (40) explore common experiences growing up in small Midwestern towns and talk about their differing views on environmentalism and climate change.

One Small Step conversation partners Lawrence Meisel (71) and Chris Krieger (53) have a wide-ranging conversation about their lives and beliefs, finding connection despite initial political differences.

Monica Whatley (32) interviews her friend, Bandele [no name given] (73), about his incarceration in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Bandele reflects on what he learned during the 33 years during which he was detained, his relationship...