Central Florida Public Media and StoryCorps are bringing together strangers with differing political views for guided conversations. Ocala residents Cathy Wittman and Mary Lee Tibbetts sat down for a One Small Step conversation.

Central Florida Public Media and StoryCorps are bringing together strangers with differing political views for guided conversations. Seminole County pastor Andy Searles with Amelia Blanton, who works at the theme parks.

Central Florida Public Media and StoryCorps are bringing together strangers with differing political views for guided conversations. Elaine Silver, a Longwood divorce attorney, sat down for a conversation with University of Central Florida student Becca.

Central Florida Public Media and StoryCorps are bringing together strangers with differing political views for a guided conversation. Zander Keig, a center-right transsexual man, sat down for a One Small Step conversation with Dave Shine, a former Republican who has a transgender son.

Central Florida Public Media and StoryCorps are bringing together strangers with differing political views for guided One Small Step conversations. University of Central Florida student Ambika Sharma sat down for a conversation with Mathew Powell, who identifies as non-binary.

Central Florida Public Media and StoryCorps’ One Small Step program are bringing together people with differing political views for a guided conversation. University of Central Florida student Jenna Von Burg sat down with fellow student Ethan Espenship.

When Democrat Val Demings served in congress alongside Republican Ted Yoho, the pair did not get along. Demings and Yoho recently sat down for a StoryCorps One Small Step conversation.

Dianne Fossitt, 73, attended a segregated elementary school in Seminole County, and was in middle school during integration. She sat down for a conversation with Mariangelis Huertas, a 20-year-old University of Central Florida college student who plans to be a teacher.

Both Francina Boykin and Dick Batchelor attended segregated public schools in Orange County in the 1960s. Batchelor and Boykin sat down for a conversation about their experiences.

Nick Akins Jr. and his daughter Shannea "Nikki" Akins both attended Jones High School in Orlando's Parramore neighborhood - Nick, during segregation, and Shannea, afterwards. The two sat down for a StoryCorps One Small Step conversation.

Walter Hawkins graduated from Jones High School in Orlando’s Parramore neighborhood in 1971 - just after the Black school integrated. Hawkins sat down for a conversation with Prateek Seela, a current senior at Lake Highland Preparatory School to learn about the history of segregation in Orange County.

Oviedo Mayor Megan Sladek spoke with resident Nathan Sanford for StoryCorps' One Small Step program. The pair talked about how politics can split families, and how to heal.