Youth Religious Unitarian Universalist - YRUU History and Documentary
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GUEST HOSTS- Paige Cupp and Lee Blythe***Paige Cupp, 18, (she/her) is a lifelong UU raised just outside of Trenton, New Jersey. She was a part of the Youth@GA staff team last year and was a worship associate at her home congregation in Princeton, NJ. She loves hiking, poetry, and her two cats. Currently, she is just finishing her second year as a Religion and Philosophy student at a small historically women’s college in Georgia. Paige is very happy to be working with the amazing JUUst Breathe team and guest today. ***

Lee Blythe, 17,  they/them. Lee is a senior in an arts high school. Lee plays the cello and will be double majoring in cello performance and ethnic studies in the fall! In terms of UUism, they have grown up as a Unitarian Universalist, and, even in the last few years, has become more enveloped in the faith and practices, as well as youth leadership, including on the Pacific Western Region RejUUvenation Youth Leadership Collective. After being on the pilot/trial episode of the podcast, Lee is excited to be an official host of JUUst Breathe Live, and  can't wait to see where it goes!They interview- Lindsay Caddle LaPointe  [she/her] grew up Unitarian Universalist in Massachusetts and was an active participant of the Young Religious Unitarian Universalist’s program in the late 90s.  Since then, she has received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance/Performance from Roger Williams University and her Master’s in Fine Arts in dance and technology from The Ohio State University’s department of dance.

Now the director of production company, Linden Tree Productions (LTP), she has provided video support to dancers and artists since its inception in 2010.

Her collaboration with journalist, Naomi Kooker, earned the duo multiple awards for their documentary short, Making Mill Town. They now are combining with Lindsay’s lifelong collaborator, Dawn MacKechnie, for the WHY ARE YOU YOU? documentary where they are telling the story about youth empowerment from the perspective of the YRUU program.

Music: "Where Do We Come From," by Brian Tate performed by Rev Christopher Lamb