Zach Warden

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496 appearances 4 recordings 2 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 27 Jul

Zach Warden’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 4 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 2.

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Blue Jays Talk · JTP: Jays Avoid Sweep, Orioles Preview, Kevin Pillar & Pride Night · 5 Jun 2026 podcast

Players dress same, talk same, walk same, they adhere to norms and it's a part of who they are, but it's not fully who they are.

So first I'm trying to rally them to create shifts and big or small, they have a ripple effect and they don't know the true impact they'll have.

When I was running hockey businesses, I was closeted in the sports world still out of my private life, but I came to find out all my athletes knew and they started to hold each other accountable for their language.

And one OHL player one day heard a younger guy say, that's so gay.

And he said, give me 50 pushups.

And that became something all my athletes adopted and took with them and used their influence as athletes.

And took it to school, took it to their friend groups, took it everywhere.

They went before I knew it, people I didn't know.

In cities I wasn't even in, we're doing push-ups whenever they said something homophobic.

And I try and instill this in players that we can create those shifts.

And it doesn't matter what you're passionate about.

Pick the topic, racism, homophobia, misogyny, ableism, mental health, bullying, addiction.

You can create shifts for that.

And then it's about being brave.

Brave enough to stand up.

Brave enough to use your voice.

Brave enough to be yourself and stop conforming to a norm.

And whether that's a straight white dude who feels like they have to dress like everyone else, talk like everyone else, or a gay kid or anyone else.

And the more we allow everyone to be themselves, the better it is for everybody.

The happier they're going to be.

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