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.

Listen More

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.

Listen More

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 […]

Listen More

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 […]

Listen More

Latest Episodes

Chasing Adventure: Be Willing to Be the Novice Episode #51

Picking up surfing isn’t easy. Especially when you live a thousand miles away from the ocean. It’s humbling being the novice. It’s humbling not knowing what to do or how […]

Read More

Chasing Adventure: Reaching for the Full Length of Fun Episode #50

During this episode, I talk about going out with my friend Curious Gabe as we parked near the beach for thirty-minutes and chased adventure. It was simple. It was quick […]

Read More

Chasing Adventure: My Wallet Isn’t the Solution Episode #49

Adventure Log #2 from my Chasing Adventure trip to SoCal. In this episode, I talk about the easy temptation to reach for my wallet and solve problems of discomfort. Instead, […]

Read More

Rhythm and Flow Episode #48

I don’t believe that Work-Life balance is consistently obtainable. In my experience, the idea of a scale equally balanced with Work on one side and Life on the other side […]

Read More

Love Wins In Marriage Episode #47

How should I write about the width and depth of twenty-two years of marriage, life, kids, vacations, pain, joy, adventure, family, depression, death, new beginnings, addiction, career, sexual intimacy, and […]

Read More

Conrad Anker: Be Good. Be Kind. Be Happy. Episode #45

I met Conrad Anker on top of Boulder’s First Flatiron. He was wearing a chalk bag and a pair of rock shoes. One thousand feet off the deck, we occupied […]

Read More