Toddcast

At the heart of every Toddcast episode is a personal conversation. Editing reduces it for length, accelerates the story for dramatic effect and puts everything in the correct order when events are remembered out of sequence. Music and monologue turn it into something we recognize as a podcast. But what does a human story sound like, organic and unprocessed? In this unedited chat with Natasha Fraser, she remembers her life growing up as the child of a teenage mother.

Mackenzie Kitchen shares a truth that we should all take to heart. There is no straight path to success.

On this, the 50th episode of Toddcast, Todd answers questions about himself, the podcast, and the podcasting medium.

Ten years into her public service career, now moving to Ottawa, Jen Ferris is ready to see whether her next ten years have more of the same difficulties in accommodation. The public service failed her in 2001. Would the next decade demonstrate the improvement she should reasonably expect?

Abandoned on the street. Apprehended by police. Admitted to an orphanage. The story of Jen Ferris in her own words.

Roles and approaches for Public Servants interested in making meaningful strides along the pathway towards Indigenous Reconciliation.

Last season we spoke with Kathryn Foss. She's a Major in the Canadian Armed Forces who has served for nearly 30 years and a transgender woman who was just beginning her journey into transition. On this episode, a conversation with someone well on her way to becoming the person she always felt she was inside.

Greg White and Pierre-Luc Poisson on male privilege, feminism, and masculinity. Stream or download in MP3 format. Also available on Google Play Music, Apple Podcasts (iTunes) and Stitcher. Or, subscribe with your favourite podcast app. Image by Mohamed Hassan from Pixabay

Phil White, sculptor and carver, on the preservation of Canada's architectural heritage and the creation of new, original works of art documenting the evolution of our country. Stream or download in MP3 format. Also available on Google Play Music, Apple Podcasts (iTunes) and Stitcher. Or, subscribe with your favourite podcast app. Transcript: PDFPlain Text

We're a country of immigrants, but many of us don't give much thought to what that means. On this episode, a discussion with someone deeply aware of a life they escaped, and the gift they try to repay in their daily work. Stream or download in MP3 format. Also available on Google Play Music, Apple Podcasts (iTunes) and Stitcher. Or, subscribe with your favourite podcast app. Transcript: PDFPlain Text

A personal journey through opioids. Stream or download in MP3 format. Also available on Google Play Music, Apple Podcasts (iTunes) and Stitcher. Or, subscribe with your favourite podcast app.

Chantal had firm plans to be something before a setback… and another path opened unexpectedly. Stream or download in MP3 format. Also available on Google Play Music, Apple Podcasts (iTunes) and Stitcher. Or, subscribe with your favourite podcast app.

A completely spontaneous conversation with my colleague Lily Spek on singing, and life as a Free Agent. Stream or download in MP3 format. Also available on Google Play Music, Apple Podcasts (iTunes) and Stitcher. Or, subscribe with your favourite podcast app.

On any given day, about 1 in 10 members of Canada’s workforce is absent due to illness or injury. Part of this comes from our aging society, but all of us are susceptible when stress, anxiety, depression, and personal and family crises make it difficult to balance responsibilities of work and home life. On this edition of Toddcast, a conversation with Elizabeth Ellis. Stream or download in MP3 format. Also available on Google Play Music, Apple Podcasts (iTunes) and Stitcher. Or,...

When the people closest to us decide that taking their life entails less pain than living it, we—and others—are left behind in that wake... left to ponder the question, "Why?" Stream or download in MP3 format. Also available on Google Play Music, Apple Podcasts (iTunes) and Stitcher. Or, subscribe with your favourite podcast app.

Identity Management expert, unicyclist and history buff Tim Bouma gives new life to Canadian painter Tom Thomson in his imaginative book adapted from the popular Twitter account. Stream or download in MP3 format. Also available on Google Play Music, Apple Podcasts (iTunes) and Stitcher. Or, subscribe with your favourite podcast app.

Robert VanderBerg, Archivist and Curator of the National Arts Centre, found his dream job. Stream or download in MP3 format. Also available on Google Play Music, iTunes and Stitcher. Or, subscribe with your favourite podcast app or web RSS aggregator.

A round-table discussion with its users and administrators of Career Marketplace on how the platform can improve the lives of employees who want to grow and develop in their career and managers in search of the perfect fit. Stream or download in MP3 format. Also available on Google Play Music, iTunes and Stitcher. Or, subscribe with your favourite podcast app or web RSS aggregator.

Daughter and mother YouTubers NanHa and Momma J explore Nova Scotia to have fun and make you smile. Stream or download in MP3 format. Also available on Google Play Music, iTunes and Stitcher. Or, subscribe with your favourite podcast app or web RSS aggregator.

Career public servant Mark Templin shares 30 years of lessons learned. Stream or download in MP3 format. Also available on Google Play Music, iTunes and Stitcher. Or, subscribe with your favourite podcast app or web RSS aggregator.