Toddcast

Child of a Child

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 09:29:02 EDT

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.

The Jagged Path

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 13 Oct 2019 05:41:01 EDT

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

Listener Questions

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 08 Sep 2019 00:00:01 EDT

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

Inaccessibility

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 11 Aug 2019 07:22:30 PDT

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?

Born Blind

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 05:56:30 PDT

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

Indigenous Reconciliation

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 09 Jun 2019 05:36:30 PDT

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

Transgender Too

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 12 May 2019 05:38:30 PDT

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.

Men Behaving Badly

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 14 Apr 2019 05:06:30 PDT

Greg White and Pierre-Luc Poisson on male privilege, feminism, and masculinity.

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Dominion Sculptor

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 10 Mar 2019 04:24:18 PDT

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.

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Coming to Canada

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 04:24:57 PST

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.

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Steve

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 13 Jan 2019 03:15:32 PST

A personal journey through opioids.

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Meet Chantal Lewis

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 09 Dec 2018 07:11:00 PST

Chantal had firm plans to be something before a setback… and another path opened unexpectedly.

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Meet Lily Spek

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 11 Nov 2018 04:45:31 PST

A completely spontaneous conversation with my colleague Lily Spek on singing, and life as a Free Agent.

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Disability Management, with Elizabeth Ellis

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 14 Oct 2018 06:33:18 PDT

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.

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Left Behind, with Nancy Kehoe

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 09 Sep 2018 04:02:02 PDT

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?"

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Tim Bouma and Tom Thomson

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 12 Aug 2018 05:15:37 PDT

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.

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Meet Robert VanderBerg

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 08 Jul 2018 05:21:33 PDT

Robert VanderBerg, Archivist and Curator of the National Arts Centre, found his dream job.

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Stories from Career Marketplace

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 10 Jun 2018 03:00:04 PDT

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.

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It's a Sunny Day, with Julia Beresford

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 13 May 2018 04:07:22 PDT

Daughter and mother YouTubers NanHa and Momma J explore Nova Scotia to have fun and make you smile.

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30 Years with Mark Templin

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 03:47:33 PDT

Career public servant Mark Templin shares 30 years of lessons learned.

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Free Agents

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 07:15:37 PDT

All about Canada's Free Agents, in their own words, featuring Amanda Bloom, Stephanie Davidson, Daphne Guerrero, Steph Percival, Aaron Percival, Alena Fraser, Karol Gajewski, Hope Harris, Etienne Laliberté, Bruce Lonergan, Nancy Pawelek, Ryan Sigouin, Lily Spek, and Greg White.

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Meet Gayla Tibbits

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 11 Feb 2018 08:35:44 PST

At a conference, Gayla Tibbits learned something unexpected about herself and her past. Not from a presenter, but from a fellow attendee.

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Transgender, with Kathryn Foss

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 14 Jan 2018 05:33:08 PST

Major Kathryn Foss, a transgender woman and 30-year veteran of the Canadian Forces.

Confidants, with Tariq Piracha

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 10 Dec 2017 02:45:16 PST

Tariq Piracha on empathetic listening and the history of the Confidants peer support program.

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The Interchange Experience, with Katherine Parker

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 03:57:17 PST

Senior Executive Katherine Parker discusses the "hidden gem" Interchange Canada, the mechanism for temporary assignments of individuals in and out of the core public administration.

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Living with Bipolar Disorder, with Jessica Ward-King

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sat, 07 Oct 2017 22:38:50 PDT

Public servant Jessica Ward-King has both a PhD in Psychology and the unique insight that only comes with experiencing Bipolar Disorder in her own life.

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Surviving Suicide and Addiction, with SanDee Vandal

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 10 Sep 2017 06:05:36 PDT

A conversation with SanDee Vandal — whose life wound a dark and potentially fatal path before she found her way to the public service.

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Meet Thom Kearney

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 13 Aug 2017 03:37:12 PDT

Thom Kearney helped bring GCconnex and GCpedia into being and is now leading public consultations on Canada’s Plan on Open Government.

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Canada 150 and Beyond

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 03:36:59 PDT

Sarine, Christian, Bob, Nelly, Lina, and one Anonymous listener share stories about their journey to the public service, the work that they do, and their hopes for the future.

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Telework, part 2

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 11 Jun 2017 05:30:18 PDT

Nelly Leonidis, Rod Gallant and Kerry Colpitts share more reflections about telework in the public service.

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Telework, part 1

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 14 May 2017 03:40:12 PDT

Nelly Leonidis on the benefits, drawbacks, and barriers to Telework, in part one of a two-part series. Stream, or download in MP3 format.

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Performance Management Agreements

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 04:56:04 PDT

The Performance Management experience, told from both an employee and a manager perspective.

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Gavin Thompson and Boom Savings

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 12 Mar 2017 01:07:42 PST

Meet Gavin Thompson: public servant, statistician, and the man behind the Boom! Savings! Charity Shopping Club (on Facebook, Twitter, and the web).

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Death in the Workplace

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 15:35:24 PST

Letters from public servants who have experienced the death of a colleague, a conversation with Jeremy Ames, and Todd's advice for managers and employees.

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Bill & Craig's Excellent Adventure

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 08 Jan 2017 10:34:14 PST

Bill Blight, a public servant with visual impairment, on his life and career with his service dog Craig.

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Gender violence, part 2, with Jennifer Barrigar

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 11 Dec 2016 10:33:53 PST

Dr. Jennifer Barrigar talks about the anniversary and lasting after-effects of the Montreal Massacre.

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Gender Violence, part 1

"The Regions"

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 08:33:27 EST

George Wenzel and Chris MacQuarrie take us on a journey where we get a glimpse into what it's like to be a public servant working in “The Regions”. Stream, or download in MP3 format.

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Mental Health Talks, part 3, with Darlene Marion and Lisa Janes

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 09 Oct 2016 08:32:54 EST

The third of our continuing series on mental health and mental illness features two special guests from Canada Border Services Agency: Lisa Janes, acting Director General for Border Operations Directorate, and Darlene Marion, Senior Program Officer, who many listeners will remember from Toddcast Season 1, Episode 2.

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Mental Health Talks, part 1 and part 2.

Mental Health Talks, part 2, with Melissa Scullion

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 11 Sep 2016 08:31:52 EST

Melissa Scullion talks about her personal and professional journey in coping with depression.

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Meet Vicki Fleury

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 14 Aug 2016 08:30:44 EST

Vicki Fleury, on making the leap from student to employee, on her Young Professionals Network involvement, and in… her amazing socks. Yes, socks. Plus, we reach into the Toddcast mailbag and share some well-wishes received for this, our first anniversary.

If you're not a Gnorman fan, skip to the 5-minute mark.

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Aaron Ydenberg and Sierra Duffey

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 10 Jul 2016 08:30:14 EST

Aaron Ydenberg shares his personal story about his Performance Management Agreement review this year, and Sierra Duffey relates her experiences as a student employee and millennial in the public service.

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Meet Mary Beth Baker

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 12 Jun 2016 10:29:49 PST

Mary Beth Baker talks about GCPEDIA vs. GCconnex, Free Agents, and taking a year off from the public service.

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When Todd Met Joyce

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 08 May 2016 08:28:42 EST

Joyce Silver talks about past experiences and new beginnings... plus, failures, fear and doubt. No-one is as successful or brave or confident as you think. Listen in for some personal confessions.

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Meet Terry Kelly

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 10 Apr 2016 08:27:47 EST

Terry shares his career and life experiences: a tale of self-discovery, adversity, creativity, grief, reflection, rejuvenation... and toast.

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Conflict Resolution

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 08:26:53 EST

Lianna Ferran discusses how to plan for a difficult conversation, how to navigate through, and why — if you've done all you can — forgiveness might be the only solution.

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Meet Jennifer Hollington

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 08:25:10 EST

Jennifer talks about blogging, the Changing our Organization through Respect (COR) initiative, and her long career in the Canadian Public Service.

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Revenge Of The Students

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 10 Jan 2016 08:24:43 EST

Nine current and former student employees of the Government of Canada discuss their placement experiences.

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Suits his Style

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 08:21:55 EST

Scott McNaughton and Emily Brown talk about men's clothing initiative Suits his Style.

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Gender Violence and Workplace Discrimination

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 08:21:22 EST

Yara El Helou, Sage Cram and a third guest address the topic of workplace bullying, harassment and violence, with statistics and personal accounts.

Yara El Helou's segment begins at the 5:30 mark.
Sage Cram's personal story begins at 20:55.
Third story (anonymous) begins at 27:40

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Meet Maria Belen

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 08:20:01 EST

Maria Belen shares her impressions and experiences as a young public servant.

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Mental Health and Mental Illness, with Darlene Mulcahey

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 08:19:38 EST

Darlene Mulcahey talks about her personal and professional journey in coping with mental illness.

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Mental Health Talks, part 2 and part 3.

Chillin' with Ilia

todd@toddlyons.ca (Todd Lyons) — Sun, 09 Aug 2015 08:18:41 EST

I've launched a new podcast for and about public servants. It will focus on the human side of the Government of Canada, sharing good news and personal stories: some humour, some tears.

Episode 1 is decidedly light and upbeat for the most part, but with a nod at the serious side you can expect in other episodes. Everything comes wrapped in music from Creative Commons, and there will be outtakes at the end for those strong enough to endure me reading the show credits.

A GCconnex group (only accessible within the GC network) has also been established for listeners who want to discuss any aspect of the show.

Join me for (what I hope is) an interesting ride. Stream it below, or download the MP3 file.

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