LENSES Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/lenses We only see the world the way we've been trained to see it, these are our lenses. Lenses podcast is an opportunity to see the world through someone else's lenses by listening to their story. It's an opportunity to learn to see life in a less restricted way. Lenses podcast is mostly for other white, heterosexual, cis-gendered, Christian influenced, American males like me. This particular set of lenses is considered privileged due to us holding most of the positions of power and influence in religion, government, and even our own homes. Because of this we seldom feel the need to see from anyone else's point of view. This is a chance for us to sit down, shut up, and listen. Maybe we'll come to see the world can be much more colorful and beautiful than we knew. © 2020 Lenses Podcast with Casey Travis e3b9259c-0673-5239-b32c-816395932382 no en Wed, 23 Jul 2025 07:34:31 -0700 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:16:08 -0800 https://img.transistor.fm/xOOAm4_kVcXrw-6TP19-O0yHiFsQP8K8oF99Zv_bBJ4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzEwNzcwLzE1OTM4/MTM3MzUtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg LENSES episodic Casey Travis We only see the world the way we've been trained to see it, these are our lenses. Lenses podcast is an opportunity to see the world through someone else's lenses by listening to their story. It's an opportunity to learn to see life in a less restricted way. Lenses podcast is mostly for other white, heterosexual, cis-gendered, Christian influenced, American males like me. This particular set of lenses is considered privileged due to us holding most of the positions of power and influence in religion, government, and even our own homes. Because of this we seldom feel the need to see from anyone else's point of view. This is a chance for us to sit down, shut up, and listen. Maybe we'll come to see the world can be much more colorful and beautiful than we knew. We only see the world the way we've been trained to see it, these are our lenses. Growth, development, thought provoking, change, labels, community Casey Travis No Yes Melissa Opel - Part 2 15 15 Melissa Opel - Part 2 full 44f26775-d9d4-4cb4-8bc7-38c1cbc69303 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e46fd090 Part 2 - Melissa Opel continues her story from evangelical Christianity, to marrying her wife, Becca, to becoming a Buddhist minister.

]]> Part 2 - Melissa Opel continues her story from evangelical Christianity, to marrying her wife, Becca, to becoming a Buddhist minister.

]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2020 05:00:00 -0800 Casey Travis Casey Travis 6391 Part 2 - Melissa Opel continues her story from evangelical Christianity, to marrying her wife, Becca, to becoming a Buddhist minister. Part 2 - Melissa Opel continues her story from evangelical Christianity, to marrying her wife, Becca, to becoming a Buddhist minister. Growth, development, thought provoking, change, labels, community No Melissa Opel - Part 1 14 14 Melissa Opel - Part 1 full 57c00d60-64d2-4807-b8f8-0741d81ac92f https://share.transistor.fm/s/086933a9 Melissa Opel is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community and a volunteer minister at the Spokane, Washington Buddhist Temple. Her story is equal parts moving and compelling to me as someone who used to think I knew what was best for everyone else.

]]> Melissa Opel is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community and a volunteer minister at the Spokane, Washington Buddhist Temple. Her story is equal parts moving and compelling to me as someone who used to think I knew what was best for everyone else.

]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2020 05:00:00 -0800 Casey Travis Casey Travis 3565 Melissa Opel is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community and a volunteer minister at the Spokane, Washington Buddhist Temple. Her story is equal parts moving and compelling to me as someone who used to think I knew what was best for everyone else. Melissa Opel is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community and a volunteer minister at the Spokane, Washington Buddhist Temple. Her story is equal parts moving and compelling to me as someone who used to think I knew what was best for everyone else. Growth, development, thought provoking, change, labels, community Yes Special Election Episode With Return Guests 13 13 Special Election Episode With Return Guests full ab1be336-f0de-4330-8525-85a4e351c0c0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7d837d85 A special election episode with five of our past guests; Danielle Estelle Ramsay, Rebecca Rossi, Brittany Lovely, Joel Rodriguez, and Fitz Emerald Fitzpatrick. Listen in as they share how this election directly affects them and their many, varied communities.

]]> A special election episode with five of our past guests; Danielle Estelle Ramsay, Rebecca Rossi, Brittany Lovely, Joel Rodriguez, and Fitz Emerald Fitzpatrick. Listen in as they share how this election directly affects them and their many, varied communities.

]]> Fri, 23 Oct 2020 05:00:00 -0700 Casey Travis Casey Travis 2287 A special election episode with five of our past guests; Danielle Estelle Ramsay, Rebecca Rossi, Brittany Lovely, Joel Rodriguez, and Fitz Emerald Fitzpatrick. Listen in as they share how this election directly affects them and their many, varied communities. A special election episode with five of our past guests; Danielle Estelle Ramsay, Rebecca Rossi, Brittany Lovely, Joel Rodriguez, and Fitz Emerald Fitzpatrick. Listen in as they share how this election directly affects them and their many, varied communit Growth, development, thought provoking, change, labels, community No Sam Quigle and Rebecca Rossi 12 12 Sam Quigle and Rebecca Rossi full 23b4a1f4-5d49-4006-aae2-0ef7dd945b1e https://share.transistor.fm/s/1575c176 Sam and Rebecca are married, and there was a day when they didn't think that would be possible.

]]> Sam and Rebecca are married, and there was a day when they didn't think that would be possible.

]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2020 07:06:01 -0700 Casey Travis Casey Travis 4003 Sam and Rebecca are married, and there was a day when they didn't think that would be possible. Sam and Rebecca are married, and there was a day when they didn't think that would be possible. Growth, development, thought provoking, change, labels, community Yes Brandon Rapez-Betty 11 11 Brandon Rapez-Betty full 7c1a4a56-9f8e-4468-97cd-8f9ccc0dcbb5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f7465f8e Brandon Rapez-Betty is loud, proud and unapologetically gay...and it took him nearly 30 years to realize it.

]]> Brandon Rapez-Betty is loud, proud and unapologetically gay...and it took him nearly 30 years to realize it.

]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2020 05:00:00 -0700 Casey Travis Casey Travis 3670 Brandon Rapez-Betty is loud, proud and unapologetically gay...and it took him nearly 30 years to realize it. Brandon Rapez-Betty is loud, proud and unapologetically gay...and it took him nearly 30 years to realize it. Growth, development, thought provoking, change, labels, community No Fitz Emerald Fitzpatrick - Part 2 10 10 Fitz Emerald Fitzpatrick - Part 2 full e76f240f-c396-4f1d-b7a9-f0765d45e389 https://share.transistor.fm/s/22273e95 Fitz Emerald Fitzpatrick is a white, middle-class, formerly homeless, queer, non-binary person living with a mental illness/disability and a pantheist, interfaith witch. This is the second conversation with Fitz where we dig into what exactly a pantheist, interfaith witch is. This conversation definitely provided a brand new set of lenses for me!


For those of you interested in learning Mental Health First Aid as we discussed in this week's episode, here is a link to find an online class time that will work for you: https://www.compasshealth.org/events/mental-health-first-aid/

]]> Fitz Emerald Fitzpatrick is a white, middle-class, formerly homeless, queer, non-binary person living with a mental illness/disability and a pantheist, interfaith witch. This is the second conversation with Fitz where we dig into what exactly a pantheist, interfaith witch is. This conversation definitely provided a brand new set of lenses for me!


For those of you interested in learning Mental Health First Aid as we discussed in this week's episode, here is a link to find an online class time that will work for you: https://www.compasshealth.org/events/mental-health-first-aid/

]]> Fri, 11 Sep 2020 05:00:00 -0700 Casey Travis Casey Travis 4437 Fitz Emerald Fitzpatrick is a white, middle class, formerly homeless, queer, non-binary person living with a mental illness/disability and a pantheist, interfaith witch. This is the second conversation with Fitz where we dig into what exactly a pantheist, interfaith witch is. This conversation definitely provided a brand new set of lenses for me! Fitz Emerald Fitzpatrick is a white, middle class, formerly homeless, queer, non-binary person living with a mental illness/disability and a pantheist, interfaith witch. This is the second conversation with Fitz where we dig into what exactly a pantheist, Growth, development, thought provoking, change, labels, community No Fitz Emerald Fitzpatrick - Part 1 9 9 Fitz Emerald Fitzpatrick - Part 1 full 0c0bfc84-756e-477c-a2ed-3d52cc936a13 https://share.transistor.fm/s/06ac1eab Fitz Emerald Fitzpatrick is a white, middle-class, formerly homeless, queer, non-binary person living with a mental illness/disability and a pantheist, interfaith witch. This is one of my most fun conversations yet!

]]> Fitz Emerald Fitzpatrick is a white, middle-class, formerly homeless, queer, non-binary person living with a mental illness/disability and a pantheist, interfaith witch. This is one of my most fun conversations yet!

]]> Fri, 28 Aug 2020 21:36:19 -0700 Casey Travis Casey Travis 3658 Fitz Emerald Fitzpatrick is a white, middle class, formerly homeless, queer, non-binary person living with a mental illness/disability and a pantheist, interfaith witch. This is one of my most fun conversations yet! Fitz Emerald Fitzpatrick is a white, middle class, formerly homeless, queer, non-binary person living with a mental illness/disability and a pantheist, interfaith witch. This is one of my most fun conversations yet! Growth, development, thought provoking, change, labels, community No Brittany Lovely 8 8 Brittany Lovely full 54bb4fe2-64b5-48ac-bd98-130194d46591 https://share.transistor.fm/s/50b9675f Brittany Lovely is a multi-racial, formerly incarcerated, educated, woman with a driving passion for justice that orients every aspect of her life.

]]> Brittany Lovely is a multi-racial, formerly incarcerated, educated, woman with a driving passion for justice that orients every aspect of her life.

]]> Fri, 14 Aug 2020 05:00:00 -0700 Casey Travis Casey Travis 3740 Brittany Lovely is a multi-racial, formerly incarcerated, educated, woman with a driving passion for justice that orients every aspect of her life. Brittany Lovely is a multi-racial, formerly incarcerated, educated, woman with a driving passion for justice that orients every aspect of her life. Growth, development, thought provoking, change, labels, community No Joel Rodriguez 7 7 Joel Rodriguez full 735b5387-d674-4887-812e-98b93a663f92 https://share.transistor.fm/s/517466ad Joel Rodriguez is becoming an American citizen and he wants us to understand the world is bigger than our back yards.

]]> Joel Rodriguez is becoming an American citizen and he wants us to understand the world is bigger than our back yards.

]]> Tue, 04 Aug 2020 10:41:26 -0700 Casey Travis Casey Travis 3967 Joel Rodriguez is becoming an American citizen and he wants us to understand the world is bigger than our back yards. Joel Rodriguez is becoming an American citizen and he wants us to understand the world is bigger than our back yards. Growth, development, thought provoking, change, labels, community No Rebecca Rossi 6 6 Rebecca Rossi full acfc68a4-0e70-4a66-bb5d-f1e539eb3d37 https://share.transistor.fm/s/900705e5 Rebecca Rossi is a radical feminist, atheist, lesbian; and she just wants to help make the world a better place.

]]> Rebecca Rossi is a radical feminist, atheist, lesbian; and she just wants to help make the world a better place.

]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2020 21:20:00 -0700 Casey Travis Casey Travis 4257 Rebecca Rossi is a radical feminist, atheist, lesbian; and she just wants to help make the world a better place. Rebecca Rossi is a radical feminist, atheist, lesbian; and she just wants to help make the world a better place. Growth, development, thought provoking, change, labels, community Yes Pam Johnson 4 4 Pam Johnson full d8492f41-07df-47c1-9027-12c1f7fd49bc https://share.transistor.fm/s/bda4caaa Pam Johnson is an African American woman working for equality and raising awareness of inequality in our school systems. She works with at-risk students at a last chance alternative high school in Seattle, and when you see this world through her lenses you will see there is much work yet to be done.

]]> Pam Johnson is an African American woman working for equality and raising awareness of inequality in our school systems. She works with at-risk students at a last chance alternative high school in Seattle, and when you see this world through her lenses you will see there is much work yet to be done.

]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2020 06:30:00 -0700 Casey Travis Casey Travis 3609 Pam Johnson is an African American woman working for equality and raising awareness of inequality in our school systems. She works with at-risk students at a last chance alternative high school in Seattle, and when you see this world through her lenses you will see there is much work yet to be done. Pam Johnson is an African American woman working for equality and raising awareness of inequality in our school systems. She works with at-risk students at a last chance alternative high school in Seattle, and when you see this world through her lenses yo Growth, development, thought provoking, change, labels, community Yes Ursula Lovely 3 3 Ursula Lovely full f75afcf0-8a8e-4d9d-9eaa-d88c04922042 https://share.transistor.fm/s/48674fdd Ursula Lovely graciously shares her life as a single, black woman existing in a hostile world. Be careful looking through her lenses...there is a responsibility that comes with seeing things as they really are.


6/4/20 
I need to own up to a stupid and ignorant mistake. 

Yesterday I released this new episode with my friend Ursula Lovely. As I was listening to our conversation again I heard myself say twice that there really aren’t any black people in Spokane, it’s a mostly white community. Not only is this very untrue, it was a completely ignorant, insensitive, and blind statement. I’m sorry I said it. 

I don’t really care to try and explain what I was intending to say, or provide additional context, or try to make it seem less ignorant than it was. It was simply careless on my part. 

I’m also not going to edit the episode. I said it, and I believe it is a good reminder to us white folks of how blind we can be...yes, even while we’re talking with our black friends about race. 

In efforts to meet my white fragility head on, I invite anyone to challenge any other points of ignorance I may have expressed and have not yet realized. I will own those too. That is one of the major purposes of the LENSES podcast. 

Ursula, however, was amazing and deeply informing. If you haven’t listened yet, please do. 

]]> Ursula Lovely graciously shares her life as a single, black woman existing in a hostile world. Be careful looking through her lenses...there is a responsibility that comes with seeing things as they really are.


6/4/20 
I need to own up to a stupid and ignorant mistake. 

Yesterday I released this new episode with my friend Ursula Lovely. As I was listening to our conversation again I heard myself say twice that there really aren’t any black people in Spokane, it’s a mostly white community. Not only is this very untrue, it was a completely ignorant, insensitive, and blind statement. I’m sorry I said it. 

I don’t really care to try and explain what I was intending to say, or provide additional context, or try to make it seem less ignorant than it was. It was simply careless on my part. 

I’m also not going to edit the episode. I said it, and I believe it is a good reminder to us white folks of how blind we can be...yes, even while we’re talking with our black friends about race. 

In efforts to meet my white fragility head on, I invite anyone to challenge any other points of ignorance I may have expressed and have not yet realized. I will own those too. That is one of the major purposes of the LENSES podcast. 

Ursula, however, was amazing and deeply informing. If you haven’t listened yet, please do. 

]]> Wed, 03 Jun 2020 05:00:00 -0700 Casey Travis Casey Travis 3807 Ursula Lovely graciously shares her life as a single, black woman existing in a hostile world. Be careful looking through her lenses...there is a responsibility that comes with seeing things as they really are. Ursula Lovely graciously shares her life as a single, black woman existing in a hostile world. Be careful looking through her lenses...there is a responsibility that comes with seeing things as they really are. Growth, development, thought provoking, change, labels, community Yes Sam Quigle 2 2 Sam Quigle full f36640ad-2feb-4e3a-bf7b-248fde85470e https://share.transistor.fm/s/b16a5a5d Sam is a lesbian and one of the most grounded individuals I have ever known. Having glimpsed life through her lenses challenged me to think about the assumptions I still hold because of my own more privileged lenses. 

]]> Sam is a lesbian and one of the most grounded individuals I have ever known. Having glimpsed life through her lenses challenged me to think about the assumptions I still hold because of my own more privileged lenses. 

]]> Fri, 22 May 2020 05:00:00 -0700 Casey Travis Casey Travis 3838 Sam is a lesbian and one of the most grounded individuals I have ever known. Having glimpsed life through her lenses challenged me to think about the assumptions I still hold because of my own more privileged lenses. Sam is a lesbian and one of the most grounded individuals I have ever known. Having glimpsed life through her lenses challenged me to think about the assumptions I still hold because of my own more privileged lenses. Privilege Lesbian Coming Out Woman Women Gay Yes What's This All About Anyway? 1 1 What's This All About Anyway? bonus 675af30d-a6ba-431c-99d9-2e29a537ecb7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/34f04f90 We all wear lenses that were given to us in childhood. You didn't have a choice. You probably haven't even realized it. We can never remove these lenses yet they color every detail, thought, opinion, and reaction we have of the world we live in. This is a podcast to explore those lenses and listen to the stories of those who are offering us new sets of lenses to add to our own. Who knew the world was as bright and beautiful as it is...?

]]> We all wear lenses that were given to us in childhood. You didn't have a choice. You probably haven't even realized it. We can never remove these lenses yet they color every detail, thought, opinion, and reaction we have of the world we live in. This is a podcast to explore those lenses and listen to the stories of those who are offering us new sets of lenses to add to our own. Who knew the world was as bright and beautiful as it is...?

]]> Fri, 15 May 2020 18:30:00 -0700 Casey Travis Casey Travis 1593 We all wear lenses that were given to us in childhood. You didn't have a choice. You probably haven't even realized it. We can never remove these lenses yet they color every detail, thought, opinion, and reaction we have of the world we live in. This is a podcast to explore those lenses and listen to the stories of those who are offering us new sets of lenses to add to our own. Who knew the world was as bright and beautiful as it is...? We all wear lenses that were given to us in childhood. You didn't have a choice. You probably haven't even realized it. We can never remove these lenses yet they color every detail, thought, opinion, and reaction we have of the world we live in. This is a Growth, development, thought provoking, change, labels, community Yes