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

Doing the creative best with your own life

Friends, I’ve been thinking about the words of Saint Paul. He wrote this simple couple sentences that I’ve been meditating on for the last year and revisiting. He writes, “Make […]

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The Training Lab of Life with Flamenco Dancer Ana Lucia Jardim # 203

In today’s episode, I want you to meet my friend and Flamenco dancer Ana Lucia Jardim. I want to share with you a tiny moment when she and her trio […]

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Two Decades of Showing Up Everyday with Hollywood Writer, Producer and Director Scott Teems #202

In the last person standing town, Scott Teems makes his home in Los Angeles, with a passion for telling stories through film. As a Hollywood and television writer, producer and […]

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Audacious & Without Apology with Podcaster and Cancer Rebel Matthew Zachary #201

Matthew Zachary is my guest today for the audacious role he plays in the fight against cancer. Personally, this topic is significant to me. For most of the past two […]

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Tiny Moments Big Ideas: Your Life Doesn’t Need To Go On Hold #200

Years ago, I believed that my “real life” went on hold when my responsibilities took over. For instance, when I traveled for work, my “life” was paused while I fulfilled […]

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Tiny Moments Big Ideas: What Are You Afraid To Try? #199

In this Tiny Moment, Big Idea I ask the question “What are you afraid to try?” I recorded this episode five years ago immediately after we sold everything we owned […]

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