Queer Goggles

About Queer Goggles

Your friends at The Source LGBT+ Center interview local LGBTQ+ and allied community members in their small, conservative, rural town of Visalia, CA.

Publisher

Brian Poth, Nick Vargas, Noah Deeds, Phae Lockwood

Category

arts · education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

8 Mar 2019

Latest episode

3 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

40 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Jul 2025

   Dr. Stacy L. Smith: The Annenberg Inclusion Initiative

   Dr. Stacy L. Smith, founder of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, examines media representation across gender, race, LGBTQ+, disabilities, and mental health, in an interview on the challenges of combating bias.

2. 

   3 May 2025

   Joey Bachrach: Rainbow Hill Recovery

   On this episode of Queer Goggles, Nick Vargas talks with Joey Bachrach of Rainbow Hill Recovery. They share their own experiences with recovery from substance use disorders and how their journeys impact their current work. Joey talks about recovery resources for the LGBTQ+ community and offers words of hope for those looking to recover. Support the show Queer Goggles is just one of thirty programs and services of The Source LGBT+ Center in Visalia, CA. If you like what you heard today a...

3. 

   1 Apr 2025

   Tanya Tassi: ActionLink

   Tanya Tassi (she/her) speaks with Brian Poth about her important work in the LGBTQ+ movement. Currently the Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy for CenterLink, Tanya's advocacy and leadership helps community centers stay informed and gives them the tools to mobilize and make lasting change in their communities and the nation. Her former work with seniors at the LA LGBT Center inspires a new generation to step into caring for our aging queer community. To find out more about Tanya, go to ta...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.2 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 20 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

14

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

67

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