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

In Memories We Were Rich Episode #103

The Story of Shackleton Sir Ernest Shackleton is a legend as an Antarctic Explorer. However his fame did not come from accomplishing his goal of reaching the south pole. Instead […]

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Performance Breakthrough with Cathy Salit Episode #102

In Performance Breakthrough Cathy Salit presents the revolutionary approach to learning and growing that she and her company Performance of a Lifetime have been using for twenty years to help American Express, Nike, […]

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Be the Hero of Your Life Episode #101

I wrote a field report (blog post) on this idea of being the hero of your life and I wanted to expand upon the idea in a podcast. Read the […]

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Keep Going Episode #100

Thank you friends for being on this adventure with me of 100 episodes of Work Life Play. At the end of this episode, I have a special closing from my […]

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How Men Become Emotionally Honest with Andrew Reiner Episode #99

Andrew Reiner is a writer and educator in Baltimore, MD. He is working on a book about masculinity a chapter on boys/men and crying. While researching this topic, Andrew read a blog […]

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Rescuing Daughters & Sons From Modern Slavery with Exodus Road Episode #98

“6 girls rescued in India! 3 children, 3 adults. Youngest was 10 yrs old. 5 traffickers arrested.” This was the text message I received last night. Tears and gratitude well […]

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