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

Dispatch: Pausing For a VW Bus Road Trip West Episode #140

In this episode, I recorded a dispatch update from my VW bus road trip from Colorado to California. I’m chasing wild as I visit National Parks and enjoy the drone […]

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Regain Your Taste For Adventure with Family Man John Montgomery Episode #139

I met John Montgomery at an Explorer’s dinner in Manhattan hosted by Stefan Loble. Everyone invited had some new bent of curiosity that drove their exploration. John’s is world travel. […]

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100,000 Downloads: Then & Now Morgan Snyder Interviews Me Episode #138

Morgan Snyder, host of Become Good Soil podcast, and my close friend interviews me on Work Life Play in celebration of this podcast reaching 100,000 downloads. We titled it “Then […]

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How Our Disappointments Reveal What We Believe Episode #137

How we handle disappointment reveals what we really believe about life. Everyone experiences some level of disappointment in life, but not everyone moves forward from the imprint of disappointment. Moving forward […]

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The Art of Reframing Episode #136

Last year, our city was unfortunately ranked among the highest for teen suicide. We were directly impacted. We knew our pending move-in day was going to be impacted by the […]

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Reboot Your Life Recap Episode #135

I wanted to give you a Reboot Your Life recap from our live experiential event a week ago. I think the best way to start is to share a few […]

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