Work Life Play Podcast

Hosted by Aaron McHugh

Join me as I have real dialogues with good humans entrepreneurs, artists, heretics, authors, liberators, adventurers, and innovators, who achieve the impossible and prove that we can live, lead and succeed as wholehearted people.

Featured Episodes

Below are some of my favorite and most popular episodes from the Work Life Play podcast. They embody the spirit of wholehearted living and will encourage, challenge, and inspire you.

Alastair Humphreys

Microadventures: Great Escapes Out Your Front Door with Alastair Humphreys Episode #38

Alastair Humphreys says “If you are too busy, too stressed, or too tired for an adventure. Then you are the perfect microadventure candidate.

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Fully Alive with Ben Moon Episode #150

Ben Moon is guided by sheer joy and a deep appreciation for being alive. Cancer survivor, photographer, and good human.

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Nir Eyal

How to Deal With the Root Cause of Your Distraction with Nir Eyal #182

I’ll be the first to admit. I can be easily distracted. Ping, blue dot, check email, etc. Nir Eyal named my interference as pain management. “Unless we deal with the […]

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Morgan Snyder

The Path to Restoring the Heart of a Man with Author Morgan Snyder #183

Morgan Snyder is more than my guest today. Our sixteen-year friendship is an anchor I repeatedly tether myself to for hope, truth, and joy. Our transformative reciprocity began when we […]

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Latest Episodes

Analog Mode-Sabbath Poem

A sabbath poem reflection about a trip in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado.  Analog ModeWind-untamed, sunsets-painted in pinks and purples across the faces of peaks with names like Leviathan […]

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Field Report-Firsts (Unedited)

Firsts are challenging, exhilarating, and draining.

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To Be Believed In (Unedited)

The importance of believing in others and telling them about it.

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Why I Believe Work Life Balance is a Myth

In this Work Life Play podcast episode, I share a core philosophy that reshaped my daily life experience. As the title states, I don’t believe work-life balance is achievable-it’s a […]

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Friendship-The Journey Impossible Alone

“The dynamic of friendship is almost always underestimated as a constant force in human life: a diminishing circle of friends is the first terrible diagnostic of a life in deep […]

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A Decade of Work Life Play Anniversary Edition

In this new decade anniversary celebration episode, Morgan Snyder is in the Work Life Play studio to interview me. We reflect on the decade of experiments, trusting the wisest voice […]

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