Toddcast

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" 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.

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

The UK Civil Service and The Public Servant have also tweeted Toddcast content, with the latter featuring audio content on their website.

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. 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. The story was covered by on web, radio, and television. Clerk of the Privy Council Michael Wernick also recognized the achievement. and Todd received a Public Service Award of Excellence and special mention in the Annual Report to the Prime Minister.

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

• Innovate On Demand
• Indigenous Perspectives

References