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

Why I Took Three Months Off From This Podcast Episode #126

I told a friend how I unplugged from producing my podcast earlier this summer. He’s in the publishing world, and he understands how difficult it is to build an audience […]

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Obsessed to Push with Tommy Caldwell Episode #125

Tommy Caldwell is driven. Check that. The English language lacks vocabulary that rigorously translates the fullness of Tommy Caldwell’s drivenness. Outside of the Patagonia store in downtown Denver, I interviewed Tommy Caldwell in our […]

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Be the Hero of Your Life Episode #124

Sometimes I feel like I’m viewing the world through a GoPro camera on slow-motion frame-by-frame…stop…start…pause…play. I watch other people seemingly unburdened, able to live in real-time without the bothersome need […]

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Protect the Asset Episode #123

I am listening to Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown on repeat. I keep revisiting a phrase he uses, Protect the Asset. His idea is that you and I […]

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Vagabonding and the Art of Living Curiously with Rolf Potts Episode #122

Rolf Potts is a travel writer, essayist, adventurer and teacher. I discovered Rolf Potts from listening to Tim Ferriss. Rolf’s book, Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to The Art of Long-Term […]

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Living on Purpose: Creating a Life List Episode #121

The importance of creating a life list and define what you’re aiming at. In this episode, I share my list with you as examples of the kinds of stuff you […]

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