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Toddcast

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TODDCAST
Presentation
Host Todd Lyons
Genre Talk, Interview, Humour
Language English
Updates Monthly (second Sunday)
Length 30-60 minutes
Production
Audio Format MP3 (VBR), Ogg Vorbis
Publication
Debut August 9, 2015
License Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
Content Host Internet Archive
Website GCcollab group
Episode Links
Blog

Toddcast is a podcast "for, and about, public servants"[1] which premiered on August 9, 2015. It aims to broadcast informative, inspirational, and humorous content to the public service of Canada, emphasizing the realities of life for employees in the federal government. Episodes have addressed issues such as workplace discrimination, mental health, conflict management, and being a visible minority in the workplace.

The podcast is streamable from toddlyons.ca or can be subscribed to via RSS, Google Play Music, iTunes, and Stitcher.

Reception

The debut was received with much enthusiasm. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

In response to Season 1 Episode 2, Clerk of the Privy Council Janice Charette wrote, "Thank you for sharing Darlene’s inspiring story #WeAreHighPerforming"[9] / "Merci de partager l’histoire inspirante de Darlene #très performants"[10] and shared the podcast links on Twitter.

The UK Civil Service and The Public Servant have also tweeted Toddcast content[11], with the latter featuring audio content on their website.[12][13][14][15][16]

Todd Lyons, as the host of Toddcast, was a guest on BPTV and featured as a book in the Human Library during the second annual Blueprint 2020 Interdepartmental Innovation Fair.[17] Unlike the other books that were part of that library, those conversations were recorded for release on Toddcast (Season 2, Episodes 5-8).

The podcast received national recognition when Todd was awarded the 2017 Champion of Mental Health Award from the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health for the show's coverage of mental health in the workplace. Todd was introduced by The Honourable Scott Brison. [18][19][20][21] The story was covered by on web, [22][23] radio, [24][25][26] and television. [27] Clerk of the Privy Council Michael Wernick also recognized the achievement. [28][29][30] and Todd received a Public Service Award of Excellence [31] and special mention in the Annual Report to the Prime Minister.[32]

Episodes

Season 1 (2015)

Toddcast - Season 1
Ep. # Title Date Guest(s) Segments
1 1 "Chillin' With Ilia" August 9, 2015 Ilia Salem, Emily King (voice) Series pitch to Emily King, #Gnorman the Gnomie Rant/Commercial, Ilia Salem on future GCpedia features, What Toddcast Is, Credits, Outtakes.
2 2 Mental Health and Mental Illness September 13, 2015 Darlene Marion Intro, Mental Health and Mental Illness, Outro and Credits, Light Outtake.
3 3 Meet Maria Belen October 11, 2015 Maria Belen Introductions, Maria Belen on the Public Service, Credits, Outtakes.
4 4 Gender Violence and Workplace Discrimination November 8, 2015 Yara El Helou, Sage Cram, Anonymous Listener, Emily King (voice) Intro, Two for One, Yara, Sage, Anonymous, Credits, Outtake
5 5 Suits his Style December 13, 2015 Scott McNaughton, Emily Brown, Voices: Ilia Salem, Christopher Lavoie, Nick Pietrantonio, and Christine Yu Final Episode, The Night Before Christmas, Suits his Style, Show Credits (contested), Outtake

Season 2 (2016)

Toddcast - Season 2
Ep. # Title Date Guest(s) Segments
1 6 Revenge Of The Students January 10, 2016 Nine current and former students (including the host) discuss their experiences working for the GC. Intro, Group Discussion, Show Credits.
2 7 Meet Jennifer Hollington February 14, 2016 Jennifer Hollington Intro, "The Big Lie," Changing our Organization through Respect (COR), Blogging, Career Advice, Show Credits.
3 8 Conflict Resolution March 13, 2016 Lianna Ferran Did I Ever Tell You?, Intro, Workplace Conflict Resolution, Show Credits, Outtakes.
4 9 Meet Terry Kelly April 10, 2016 Terry Kelly Intro; Terry on career, family loss, and recovery; Show Credits.
5 10 When Todd Met Joyce May 8, 2016 Joyce Silver Intro, Joyce and Todd on career fear, failure and success; Show Credits.
6 11 Meet Mary Beth Baker June 12, 2016 Mary Elizabeth Baker Intro, Parental Leave; Mary Beth and Todd on GCPEDIA vs. GCconnex, Free Agents, and talking a year away from the public service; Show Credits.
7 12 Aaron Ydenberg & Sierra Duffey July 10, 2016 Aaron Ydenberg & Sierra Duffey Intro, Aaron Ydenberg talks PMAs, Sierra Duffey discusses her student experience, Show Credits, Outtake.
8 13 Meet Vicki Fleury August 14, 2016 Vicki Fleury Intro, Warning, Ode to Mr. Lyons Sir, Vicki Fleury, Show Credits.
9 14 Mental Health and Mental Illness, part 2 September 11, 2016 Melissa Scullion Intro, Melissa's story, Show Credits.
10 15 Mental Health Talks, part 3 October 9, 2016 Darlene Marion, Lisa Janes Intro, Lisa Janes, Darlene Marion, credits
11 16 "The Regions" November 13, 2016 George Wenzel and Chris MacQuarrie Intro, George & Chris, credits
12 17 Gender violence, part 2 December 11, 2016 Dr. Jennifer Barrigar Intro, Jenn, credits

Season 3 (2017)

Toddcast - Season 3
Ep. # Title Date Guest(s) Segments
1 18 Bill & Craig's Excellent Adventure January 8, 2017 William Blight, Craig (sleeping on the floor), Stacey Ileleji (voice), Ioana Finichiu (voice) Intro, Intro (take 2), Bill, Show Credits.
2 19 Death in the Workplace February 12, 2017 Jeremy Ames Morning, Intro, Listener letter #1, Jeremy Ames, Letter #2, Reflection, Letter #3, Advice for Managers, Letter #4, Advice for Employees, Show Credits.
3 20 Gavin Thompson and Boom! Savings! March 12, 2017 Gavin Thompson, George Wenzel (voice) Hello Canada, Boom! Savings!, Show Credits.
4 21 Performance Management Agreements April 9, 2017 Aaron Ydenberg, Rebecca Muise (voice actress), Dominique Joseph (voice actress), Kathleen Range (voice actress). Aaron, Employee letter 1, Employee letter 2, Manager letter, Show Credits.
5 22 Telework, part 1 May 14, 2017 Nelly Leonidis Nelly Leonidis, Show Credits.
6 23 Telework, part 2 June 11, 2017 Rebecca Muise (voice actress), Nelly Leonidis, Rod Gallant, Kerry Colpitts Listener letter, Nelly, Rod, Kerry, Show Credits.
7 24 Canada 150 and Beyond July 9, 2017 "Sarine" (voiced by Kathleen Rukavina), Christian Bertelsen, Anonymous listener, Bob, Nelly Leonidis, Lina Cheruiyot M's New Job, Intro, Sarine, Christian, Anonymous listener, Bob, Nelly, Lina
8 25 Meet Thom Kearney August 13, 2017 Thom Kearney Intro, Interview, Show Credits.
9 26 Surviving Suicide and Addiction, with SanDee Vandal September 10, 2017 SanDee Vandal Dedication, Mental Health Minute, Going Nowhere, What is Addiction?, Interview, Show Credits.
10 27 Living with Bipolar Disorder, with Jessica Ward-King October 8, 2017 Jessica Ward-King On Bipolar, Interview, Show Credits.
11 28 The Interchange Experience, with Katherine Parker November 12, 2017 Katherine Parker Outtake, In a World, Monologue, Interchange Canada, Show Credits, Outtake
12 29 Confidantes, with Tariq Piracha December 10, 2017 Tariq Piracha Monologue, Interview, Show Credits

Season 4 (2018)

Toddcast - Season 4
Ep. # Title Date Guest(s) Segments
1 30 Transgender, with Kathryn Foss January 14, 2018 Kathryn Foss Without We, Introduction, Interview, Credits
2 31 Meet Gayla Tibbits February 11, 2018 Gayla Tibbits Introduction, Interview, Credits
3 32 Free Agents March 11, 2018 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 Special Interview, Main Interview, Credits
4 33 30 Years with Mark Templin April 8, 2018 Mark Templin Rever$e Payo£a, Interview, Credits
5 34 It's a Sunny Day, with Julia Beresford May 13, 2018 Julia Beresford Introduction, Interview, Credits
6 35 Stories from Career Marketplace June 10, 2018 Pierre-Luc Pilon, Kim Macies, Chris Allison, Farah Boisclair... Discussion, Credits
7 36 Meet Robert VanderBerg July 8, 2018 Robert VanderBerg Introduction, Interview, Credits
8 37 Tim Bouma and Tom Thomson August 12, 2018 Tim Bouma In A World, Mlehman, On Identity, Interview, Credits
9 38 Left Behind, with Nancy Kehoe September 9, 2018 Nancy Kehoe, with guest voice-overs by Dominique Joseph, Vania Ling, Joy Moskovic, and Rebecca Muise Last Words, Interview, Credits
10 39 Disability Management, with Elizabeth Ellis October 14, 2018 Liz Ellis Interview, Credits
11 40 Meet Lily Spek November 11, 2018 Lily Spek You Have No Choice, Insomnia, Interview, Credits
12 41 Meet Chantal Lewis December 9, 2018 Chantal Lewis Monologue, Interview, Credits

Season 5 (2019)

Toddcast - Season 5
Ep. # Title Date Guest(s) Segments
1 42 Steve January 13, 2019 Steve Buell Shameless Commercial, Introduction, Interview, Credits
2 43 Coming to Canada February 10, 2019 Fawad Popalyar Paint Your Grandma's Portrait, Introduction, Interview, Credits
3 44 Dominion Sculptor March 10, 2019 Phil White Short & Sweet, Introduction, Interview, Credits
4 45 Men Behaving Badly April 14, 2019 Greg White and Pierre-Luc Poisson Internet Boyfriends, Heroes, Discussion, Credits
5 46 Transgender Too May 12, 2019 Mia Sigouin Terekete, Discussion, Credits
6 47 Indigenous Reconciliation June 9, 2019 Max FineDay and Christian Bertelsen Discussion, Credits
7 48 Born Blind July 14, 2019 Jen Ferris Intro, Story, Credits
8 49 Inaccessibility August 11, 2019 Jen Ferris Intro, Story, Credits
9 50 Listener Questions September 8, 2019 None Intro, Q&A, Credits
10 51 The Jagged Path October 13, 2019 Mackenzie Kitchen Intro, Interview, Credits
11 52 Unedited: Child of a Child Recorded 2019-10-23 Natasha Fraser Raw Interview

Select Extras and Excerpts

Toddcast Bonus bits
Title Date Guest voices Description
GC2.0 Tools 2-for-1 Sale November 8, 2015 Emily King "Commercial" from S01 E04. Sign up for one account; get the second one instantly. Yes, instantly.
Public Servant's Night Before Christmas December 20, 2015 None Segment from S01 E05. A future timeless classic.
The GC Tools - You Have No Choice March 12, 2017 None "Commercial" from S03 E03. Resistance is futile.
Going Nowhere - Lies My Mind Told Me August 3, 2017 None Segment from S03 E09. An immersive vignette that places the listener into the mind of someone contemplating suicide.
Mlehman, episode 1, AM Radio Edition August 15, 2018 None The fantasy adventures of Mortimer Lehman.
The GC Tools - You Have No Choice, #2 November 11, 2018 None "Commercial" from S04 E11. Resistance? Still futile.

Trivia

  • Todd was a part-time radio announcer and disc jockey while still in high school.
  • Todd's kids appear and/or are mentioned in many episodes, usually at or near the beginning.
  • In the production script, the intro portion is titled "Weather Report". The outro portion is called "Kiss 'n' Ride".
  • Toddcast uses open source software and Creative Commons licensing not (just) for cost or simplicity, but because Todd thinks they're the best tools to create and share content.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Chillin' With Ilia [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from https://www.toddlyons.ca/2015/08/toddcast.html
  2. ↑ Marion, D. [Twitter post] Retrieved from https://twitter.com/Darlene1222/status/630438236914065409
  3. ↑ Moskovic, J. [Twitter post] Retrieved from https://twitter.com/joymosk/status/630459114376671232
  4. ↑ Richardson, A. [Twitter post] Retrieved from https://twitter.com/Ames_at_Work/status/639163760977014784
  5. ↑ Finichiu, I. [Twitter post] Retrieved from https://twitter.com/IFiniq/status/630578829522644992
  6. ↑ Guerrero, D. [Twitter post] Retrieved from https://twitter.com/withthesuper8/status/630759114273112064
  7. ↑ Androsoff, R. [Twitter post] Retrieved from https://twitter.com/RyanAndrosoff/status/633610527479046144
  8. ↑ Robichaud, D. [Twitter post] Retrieved from https://twitter.com/DubDenis/status/639887083646119936
  9. ↑ Charette, J. [Twitter post - EN] Retrieved from https://twitter.com/Clerk_GC/status/646036313402118144
  10. ↑ Charette, J. [Twitter post - FR] Retrieved from https://twitter.com/Greffier_GC/status/646036314429751297
  11. ↑ The Public Servant. [Twitter post] Retrieved from https://twitter.com/lepublicservant/status/679347134555136000
  12. ↑ http://thepublicservant.ca/clerks-holiday-message-to-all-public-servants/
  13. ↑ http://thepublicservant.ca/season-2-of-toddcast-premieres-with-revenge-of-the-students/
  14. ↑ http://thepublicservant.ca/returning-next-week-with-regular-content/
  15. ↑ http://thepublicservant.ca/changing-organizations-through-respect-in-the-public-service/
  16. ↑ http://thepublicservant.ca/tips-for-public-servants-in-preparing-for-difficult-conversations/
  17. ↑ http://thepublicservant.ca/two-weeks-until-the-second-public-service-wide-innovation-fair/
  18. ↑ TBS Canada [Twitter post - EN] Retrieved from https://twitter.com/TBS_Canada/status/860154639131570178
  19. ↑ SCT Canada [Twitter post - FR] Retrieved from https://twitter.com/SCT_Canada/status/860154641878839301
  20. ↑ TBS Canada [Twitter post - EN] Retrieved from https://twitter.com/TBS_Canada/status/859943189175730177
  21. ↑ SCT Canada [Twitter post - FR] Retrieved from https://twitter.com/SCT_Canada/status/859943188748005377
  22. ↑ The Lobby Monitor (May 5, 2017)
  23. ↑ CBC Ottawa (May 7, 2017)
  24. ↑ CBC Ottawa Morning, with Hallie Cotnam (April 10, 2017)
  25. ↑ CBC Ontario Morning, with Wei Chen (May 3, 2017)
  26. ↑ The Carol Anne Meehan Show - 1310 News (May 9, 2017)
  27. ↑ CBC Ottawa News at 6:00 with Lucy van Oldenbarneveld (May 3, 2017)
  28. ↑ Wernick, M. [Twitter post - EN] Retrieved from https://twitter.com/Clerk_GC/status/860473808901349376
  29. ↑ Wernick, M. [Twitter post - FR] Retrieved from https://twitter.com/Greffier_GC/status/860474626064953345
  30. ↑ Wernick, M. [Facebook post] Retrieved from http://www.facebook.com/ClerkGC/posts/441096629598991
  31. ↑ Government of Canada. The Public Service Award of Excellence 2017
  32. ↑ Clerk of the Privy Council. Annual Report to the Prime Minister on the Public Service of Canada
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