Episodes

  • Child of a Child

    Child of a Child
    Mar 4 2020
    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.
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  • The Jagged Path

    The Jagged Path
    Oct 13 2019
    Mackenzie Kitchen shares a truth that we should all take to heart. There is no straight path to success.
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  • Listener Questions

    Listener Questions
    Sep 8 2019
    On this, the 50th episode of Toddcast, Todd answers questions about himself, the podcast, and the podcasting medium.
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  • Inaccessibility

    Inaccessibility
    Aug 11 2019
    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?
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  • Born Blind

    Born Blind
    Jul 14 2019
    Abandoned on the street. Apprehended by police. Admitted to an orphanage. The story of Jen Ferris in her own words.
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  • Indigenous Reconciliation

    Indigenous Reconciliation
    Jun 9 2019
    Roles and approaches for Public Servants interested in making meaningful strides along the pathway towards Indigenous Reconciliation.
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  • Transgender Too

    Transgender Too
    May 12 2019
    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.
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  • Men Behaving Badly

    Men Behaving Badly
    Apr 14 2019
    Greg White and Pierre-Luc Poisson on male privilege, feminism, and masculinity.

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