WTIP and One Small Step
Radio station WTIP in Grand Marais has teamed up with Story Corps to host its “One Small Step” program, producing conversations between two ordinary people in the North Shore community who do not share the same political and/or religious views. Participants may, or may not know the person they will be speaking with. Applicants for participation may request a conversation partner that they know. Maybe a cranky old Uncle who only argues when they get together. The premise is that most Americans believe the divisiveness that permeates our politics and society today is a major problem. One Small Step seeks to move beyond partisan and ideological labels and have people converse about the life experiences that shape how we each see our world. With participant permission, these conversations will be preserved for future generations at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. Conversations will be held over the coming year and they are hosted by a trained third party to h...