The Voices of Unitarian Universalim ("The VUU") podcast 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.
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Monthly Theme Conversations: Justice – S13 Ep495
May 27, 2026
/RSS FeedJoin 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. …
Meet the Cohosts
Aisha Hauser
Aisha has been on The VUU since fall 2015 when she was invited by Rev. Meg Riley to be the first non-ordained co-host.
Rev. Michael Tino
Michael Tino (they/them) is a minister with over 20 years experience in congregational and denominational work.
Donte Hilliard
Donte (D. Nebi) Hilliard is a demi-theistic humanist mystic, life coach, erotic wellness guide, performance artist, reiki practitioner and minister.
Rev. DC Fortune
Rev. DC Fortune is a queer, trans contract minister serving the First Universalist Church of Auburn, Maine, Unitarian Universalist.
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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….
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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….
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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
April 30, 2026
/RSS FeedJoin 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
April 23, 2026
/RSS FeedJoin 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
April 17, 2026
/RSS FeedJoin 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…
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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…
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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…
Host Roundtable: Liberation Is Not A Place – S13 Ep487
April 3, 2026
/RSS FeedJoin VUU hosts Aisha Hauser MSW CRE-ML, Rev Donte Hillard for this roundtable discussion on the state of the world under imperial domination, including the US-Israeli war on Iran, and the ongoing genocide in Palestine. How do you know in our bones the ways that culture has been shaped by white supremacy? As we shift…
Host Roundtable: Community & Belonging – S13 Ep484
March 13, 2026
/RSS FeedThe world is on fire, and there are times in history where communities have had to construct themselves outside of the constraints of Empire. What do you find to be an antidote to rampant individualism and imperialism? Join VUU hosts Rev Dr. Michael Tino, Rev DC Fortune, Aisha Hauser MSW CRE-ML, and Rev Donte Hillard…