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.

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.

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.