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

Choosing Humility over Humiliation Episode #74

It is a fine line between choosing humility over humiliation.  I use the phrase “Eating Humble Pie” when I feel the gravitational pull to choose humiliation over humility. I recorded this […]

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Adventuring Outside Your Tribe Episode #73

Seth Godin first introduced me to the idea of Tribes. The concept of a tribe is your people of origin, the place you belong. In our modern world, we also […]

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Mercenaries and Missionaries Episode #72

I first heard this language of contrasting Mercenaries and Missionaries from Mike Rowe, TV personality from Dirty Jobs. He said, “I believe everyone should be both”. I agree with Mike and […]

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The Pressure of Perfection Episode #71

I have a confession to make. I get hung up with self-induced pressure of perfection. I have a vision of what things can become. As a result, I can easily […]

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Art with a Soul with Kevin Butler Episode #70

I discovered Kevin Butler’s art in a Herschel Supply Co. magazine in a surf shop in Laguna Beach, CA. The Journal Issue 2, was intoxicatingly stacked from cover to cover […]

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The Third Way Episode #69

I used to believe there were usually only two choices, Option #1 (the way I’ve always done it) or Option #2 (the way I don’t want to do it). I’ve discovered […]

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