This initiative is part of One Small Step, a nationwide project launched by StoryCorps to help bridge divisions that emerged during a challenging time in America. WYSO is one of only four public radio stations in the United States selected to lead this initiative in 2025.
One Small Step with WYSO is produced by the Eichelberger Center for Community Voices at WYSO. This series is made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and presented by the Charles F. Kettering Foundation.
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Martha Antolik and Venita Kelley met at a local library to discuss their values around equality and inclusion. Both were Girl Scouts who grew up in the suburbs, but their experiences with race were very different.
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One Small Step brought together Candace Potter and Tony Barnes to talk about online polarization and how face-to-face conversation can be a relief.
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This episode of One Small Step reflects on how political polarization can strain family relationships and how trying to build connections across political lines can help repair that divide.
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Jennifer Davis and Beth Taylor discuss differences between big cities and small towns and how both personal effort and government action can make communities better.
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WYSO has launched a new series of interviews, during which community members have a conversation and get to know each other as people.
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Created by StoryCorps, One Small Step brings strangers together for a conversation — not to debate politics, but to simply get to know each other. This week is Emily Anderson and Amy Hart.
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The initiative brings strangers with different beliefs together for a conversation — not to debate politics — but to simply get to know each other as people. Sign up now.
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StoryCorps' One Small Step program brings people with different views together to record a conversation, not to debate politics, but to get to know each other as people.