Define Play

Define Play

By Michael Mirza & Roberto FloresSociety & CultureHealth & FitnessMental HealthReligion & SpiritualitySpiritualityPhilosophy
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Define Play episodes

  • Hip-Hop and Showing Up: Intentionality in Relationships, Running, and Rhymes | Dr. Terence Gadsden

    Note: in the second half of the conversation, Michael asks Terence about play in the "Black community." We want to acknowledge that the somewhat sloppy wording of Michael's question could imply an assumption of a monolithic and universal expression of Black play, when there are an endless myriad of ways play takes shape in diverse Black, African-American, and African cultures and sub-cultures across the world.

    45 min
  • Find Your Stoke in Hard Work and Harder Play, from Consulting to Ice Climbing | David Hardin

    What makes you feel alive? What makes you feel like a kid again? For David, the answer to both is "stoke," the secret ingredient to adventure. David embodies "work hard, play hard" in every area of his life, and invites others into the surprising joys of challenging play. His definition of play will motivate and mobilize you regardless of experience level.

    David Hardin is the Co-Founder and COO of Lendrose, as well as a small business consultant and exit advisor with Cultivate Advisors, and a TACFIT personal trainer. He also juggles multiple extreme sports as an Arc’teryx athlete and trainer, including ice climbing and surfing. David is based in Chicago, his lifelong home.

    Listen to David's playlist of songs that inspire him to play: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/19I1Pw8UZ1ksynZjRnwWtS?si=300beda087134891

    David on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidhardinfit

    David on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhard

    See the climbing video referenced: https://youtu.be/yMAqxEodxh0?si=IhUA7Wp7RVIy40zw

    Hosting and creative direction by Michael Mirza. Video, lighting, sound, and editing by Roberto Flores. Learn more about them and the show: https://www.defineplay.com

    #iceclimbing #coldwatersurfing #hikingcommunity #smallbusinessideas #smallbusinessgrowth #disneyworld #arcteryx #chicagobusiness #consultingservices #consultinglife #extremesports #getuncomfortable #coldweatherfun #getoutside #adventureawaits #onewheel #onewheelnation #dogdad #chicagolife #fintechstartup #tacfit #workhardprayhard #inspiration #grindset #workandplay #adventureready

    51 min
  • Beyoncé, Baseball, and Playful Communities | Rev. Meghan DeJong

    Rev. Meghan DeJong is a Chicago-born athlete, activist, and mother, as well as the Executive Pastor of Adult Discipleship at Highrock Church in the Greater Boston Area.

    Hosting and creative direction by Michael Mirza. Video, lighting, sound, and editing by Roberto Flores (except for the outro, which Michael sloppily did himself).

    Learn more: https://www.defineplay.com

    37 min
  • Introducing… Define Play

    "Play our way into meaning" is an idea coined by Dan Dowman: https://www.anthem.ooo

    Sources for comment on children receiving toys in the war in Ukraine:

    - https://www.unicef.org.au/stories/where-do-children-play-in-a-war-zone

    - https://plan-international.org/blog/2024/06/11/power-play-building-resilience-children-affected-war-ukraine/

    11 min

About Define Play

From the publisher's feed

What does play mean to you? A musician will give a different answer than an athlete, just as a lawyer will interpret the question differently than a monk. Somehow, all of their diverse definitions can be true at once. Play can be a performance factor, a relationship accelerator, a spiritual practice, an explosion, or a whisper. Age is just one of many variables.