The Voices of Unitarian Universalism Podcast (The VUU) brings conversations with activists, theologians, organizers, and thinkers from across Unitarian Universalism and beyond. Engaging, bold, and grounded in justice, each episode invites you to expand your understanding of faith and community.
Host Roundtable: We Are The Ones – S13 Ep496
/RSS FeedJune 4, 2026
Join VUU Hosts Aisha Hauser MSW CRE-ML, Rev. Dr. Michael Tino, Rev. DC Fortune, Rev. Dr. Donte Hilliard for a roundtable discussion including the escalating situation at ICE torture chamber Delaney Hall in New Jersey, and the resistance to anti-queer legislation around the country. A common thread remains, how do we cultivate the fortitude to…
Monthly Theme Conversations: Justice – S13 Ep495
/RSS FeedMay 27, 2026
Join VUU Hosts Rev. Dr. Michael Tino, Rev. DC Fortune, and Rev. Dr. Donte Hilliard for the monthly theme conversation on Justice. How do you understand justice in this life and after death as a Unitarian Universalist? The hosts reflect theologically on justice and how it intersects with abolition, universal salvation, worthiness, and the afterlife. …
Host Roundtable: Spatial and Community Needs – S13 Ep494
/RSS FeedMay 26, 2026
S13 Ep 494 – Spatial and Community Needs: Host Roundtable Join VUU Hosts Rev. Dr. Michael Tino, and Rev DC Fortune for a roundtable discussion including seasonal differences across the United States, the importance of different types of Unitarian Universalist community options, and preparing for gathering at General Assembly. This year’s Assembly will be virtual….
Social Justice & Social Change with guest Brent Saccucci, MEd
/RSS FeedMay 14, 2026
Join VUU hosts Rev Dr. Donte Hillard, Rev Dr. Michael Tino, Aisha Hauser MSW CRE-ML for a discussion with guest Brent Saccucci to talk pedagogy, growing edges and pluralism. Brent is a Canada based master teacher and equity consultant with over ten years of experience leading workshops, and teaching in K-12, secondary and graduate classrooms….
Creative and Joyous During the Fall with Mx Katherine Childs – S13 Ep 492
/RSS FeedMay 13, 2026
Join VUU hosts Rev Dr. Donte Hilliard, Rev Dr Michael Tino, Rev DC Fortune, and Aisha Hauser MSW CRE-ML for a discussion with guest Mx Katherine Childs. They are the outgoing President of the Liberal Religious Educators Association and the Executive Director of Mirth & Dignity of the UU Hysterical Society. How can we remember…
Host Roundtable: Pluralism – S13 Ep491
/RSS FeedApril 30, 2026
Join VUU hosts Rev. Dr. Donte Hilliard, Rev. Dr Michael Tino, and Rev. DC Fortune for a host roundtable discussion on this month’s theme of Pluralism. The effect of the empire on religion can be palpable, both institutionally and communally. How have we been brought into thinking that inclusion is the endpoint rather than part…
Refashioning Hippie with Maggie Weber: S13 Ep490
/RSS FeedApril 23, 2026
Join VUU hosts Rev Dr Michael Tino, and Rev DC Fortune for a discussion with artist with Maggie Weber, also known as Refashioned Hippie. Maggie is a fiber artist, fashion critic, writer and mom, who has a passion for kid’s safety, upcycling, and debunking fast fashion’s nepotism. Our bodies are battlegrounds for imperialism, and artists…
Fully Loved & Bee Blessed with HP Rivers – S13 Ep488
/RSS FeedApril 17, 2026
Join VUU hosts Rev Dr. Donte Hillard, Rev Dr. Michael Tino, and Aisha Hauser MSW CRE-ML along with this week’s guest HP Rivers. They are a Tennessee based writer, educator and candidate for UU Ministry, who specializes in community and social media ministry that has a particular emphasis on queer youth. They are also the…
Fostering Critical & Funny Minds for a New World with Caerhl Irey – S13 Ep488
/RSS FeedApril 9, 2026
Join VUU hosts Rev Dr. Donte Hillard, Rev DC Fortune, and Rev Dr. Michael Tino for a discussion on information literacy for all ages and shifting paradigms of knowledge with special guest Caerhl Irey, also known as the North Omaha Cat Lady on TikTok. She weighs in with comedy on politics, education, undoing white supremacy…
A S13 Special Episode ft. Knitting Cult Lady, Danielle Mestyanek Young
/RSS FeedApril 3, 2026
Join VUU hosts Rev Dr. Michael Tino, Rev DC Fortune, and Aisha Hauser, for a discussion with Daniella Mestyanek Young, also known as the Knitting Cult Lady. She is a Harvard graduate, cult survivor and former Army Captain who has written about her own experience and the cultish practices of white supremacy in America. Let…