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

Being Myself with Hollywood Stuntman/Actor Zack Duhame #193

Zack Duhame is unassuming. You would walk past him on the sidewalk and not realize that thirty minutes ago, he was a stunt double for Brad Pitt or Leonardo DiCaprio […]

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Your Unplanted Ground #192

I took a break from podcasting for a few weeks, and the rest of my life, to rest and recharge. Farmers call this “fallow ground”, giving the land a rest.  […]

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The Cost of Leadership is Self-Discipline with Executive Coach Doug Ament #191

Doug Ament doesn’t have all of the answers, but he asks excellent questions. In the heyday of the late ’90s, he was a partner in the San Diego based most […]

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Finding Neverland with Songwriter Jeff Nelson #190

My guest today is songwriter Jeff Nelson. I discovered Jeff’s earthy soul talk after reading about “LA contractor lands a Nashville recording contract. He is a family man who purchased […]

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The Mindsets that Drive Us with Author Ryan Gottfredson #189

Ryan Gottfredson is a successful mindset expert. Mindsets as the lenses we wear to help us interpret and engage with the world. In our conversation, we talk about how we […]

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Turning Lemons Into A Lemonade Life with Author Zack Friedman #188

My guest today, Zack Friedman recognized a pattern in humans. Some people create lemonade from lemons and others don’t. His book, The Lemonade Life, is the playbook for how to […]

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