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Zack Heil is 19. He started Call Your Bros after buying a sandwich for a stranger at a Hamilton Subway at 1am. Trevor McLaughlin is on the other side of it; in 2022 he was put on a 14-month therapy waitlist and applied for MAID instead. Trevor’s still here, and in June 2027 he's biking 8,200 kilometres across Canada. Two guys, twelve years apart, on what nearly didn't happen.

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Content note: This episode discusses suicide and medical assistance in dying. Support: call or text 9-8-8 anytime in Canada.

Zack Heil was at a Subway in Hamilton at 1am when something small changed his life. A homeless woman couldn't afford her sub. He bought it for her, and she told him no one had ever done that for her before. He went home and started a men's mental health movement that night. He's 19.

Trevor McLaughlin is on the other side of the conversation. In 2022, he applied for therapy in Ontario and was told the wait was 14 months. His next phone call was to ask how to apply for medical assistance in dying. He's still here. In June 2027, he's biking 8,200 kilometres across Canada through a campaign called Annihilate the Walls.

Hosts Mike Cameron and Trevor Botkin sit down with both of them. Two men recognizing each other across a twelve-year gap. One figuring it out in real time. One who's been to the bottom and back.

This episode kicks off Canadian Men's Health Month. Get your Suspenders On for the men in your life. Wear them. Share why. Donate. Invite others.

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Fatherhood does not come with a manual. For a lot of men, it comes with pressure, fear, old patterns, and the quiet belief that they are supposed to figure it out on their own.

In this episode of the Don’t Change Much Podcast, hosts Mike Cameron and Trevor Botkin sit down with Brandon Hay and Dr. David Kuhl for a grounded conversation about fatherhood, community, and the places men finally talk. Mike brings the lens of a proud father watching his son step into adulthood, while Trevor connects the conversation to recovery, ceremony, and the power of finding yourself in a room with other men who understand.

Brandon shares the work behind Black Daddies Club, Sunday Dinners, barbershop conversations, hikes, and community spaces built with Black fathers and men, not for them from a distance. David adds his perspective on why men’s health support works best when it goes where men already are and creates the right conditions for honesty.

Together, they explore what happens when men have spaces where the mask can come down, mentorship can happen naturally, and fatherhood can be figured out in community.

You’ll hear:

• Why fatherhood can feel isolating, even when men care deeply
• How community spaces help men speak honestly without forcing it
• Why support has to be built with men, not handed down to them
• How mentorship, food, ceremony, and shared experience can change what men believe is possible

This is a conversation about men, fatherhood, and connection. Not a lecture. Not a fix. Just a reminder that men do not have to figure it all out alone

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• TedX - Redefining Fatherhood - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__OVH9UnDVk&
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Why are so many young men turning to the internet for answers?

For a lot of guys, the search starts with something simple.

A question about success. A question about relationships. A question about who they’re supposed to be.

But it doesn’t take long before that search leads them into something bigger.

The manosphere.

A world of content that promises clarity, confidence, and control.

But often comes with a very different cost.

In this episode of the Don’t Change Much Podcast, hosts Mike Cameron and Trevor Botkin sit down with Dr. Paul Sharp, a researcher focused on men’s health and identity, to break down what’s really happening.

They talk about why so many men feel lost right now. The role of social media algorithms in shaping beliefs. And why this content is spreading faster than ever.

Because the reality is, most men aren’t looking for extremes.

They’re looking for connection. They’re looking for belonging. They’re looking for answers.

And when they don’t find that in real life, they go online.

This conversation explores what draws men in, what keeps them there, and what we can do differently.

Because this isn’t just about the internet.

It’s about identity. It’s about community. It’s about what it means to be a man today.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why the manosphere is growing and who it’s reaching
• How algorithms amplify extreme content over time
• What young men are really searching for online
• The impact of isolation and lack of connection
• Why traditional ideas of masculinity are being challenged
• How real-world relationships can counter online influence
• Simple ways to build stronger, more meaningful connections

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• Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/5rSzbqlPjESA63g75f1xgl
• Website - https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/paul-sharp

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• LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/mikecameron
  Website - https://mikecameron.ca/
  TedX Talk - https://www.ted.com/talks/mike_cameron_redefining_badass_the_way_we_think_about_strong_is_wrong

Follow Trevor Botkin

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