AGEING & ALIVENESS
Ageism and the Aliveness of Ageing
With author and anti-ageism activist Ashton Applewhite. Question the stories we absorb about getting older and explore what they make possible, or hold back.
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A V10 Life Design Podcast
With Ez Bridgman
Shadow
Playground
A little more curiosity.
A little less hiding.
A more enlivening life.
Honest conversations about what brings us alive, what holds us back, and the possibilities we discover when we meet both with a playful spirit.
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Playfulness. Shadow. Possibility.
About the Podcast
There’s room for all of you here.
What happens when we get curious about the parts of life we usually keep in the shadows? On Shadow Playground, Ez Bridgman explores fear, shame, relationships and the stories we inherit, alongside creativity, connection and joy.
Through thoughtful conversations with researchers, authors and practitioners, the podcast opens space for new perspectives on being human and creating a life that feels your own.
Play & creativity
Identity & belonging
Relationships & emotion
Vitality & self-discovery
Guest Highlights & Selected Episodes
Follow your curiosity.
Three conversations to begin with. Choose a question that stays with you.
HUMOUR & THE SHADOW
Why We Laugh at Dark Things
With humour researcher Dr. Caleb Warren. Explore why something can feel uncomfortable and funny at the same time, and why that balance differs for each of us.
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EMOTION & RELATIONSHIPS
Swimming in the Depths of Jealousy
With relationship researcher and depth psychologist Dr. Joli Hamilton. Get curious about jealousy, the needs beneath it, and what it can reveal about ourselves.
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Meet Your Host
Ez Bridgman
Life Designer · Facilitator · Trainer
Ez helps people explore what brings them alive and build lives with greater intention through V10 Life Design.
On Shadow Playground, he brings that same spirit of curiosity to conversations about our inner lives: the things we celebrate, the things we hide, and the possibilities that emerge when we make space for both.
Discover V10 Life DesignThe Podcast in Numbers
A growing conversation.
Public figures verified on 14 November 2026.
36
Published episodes
Listed on Apple Podcasts
5.0 / 5
Apple Podcasts rating
Based on 2 ratings · US storefront
2022–2026
Years active
Listed on Apple Podcasts
Latest listed episode: From Proving Ground to Playground with Gary Ware · 21 October 2026. Open episode
Source: Shadow Playground on Apple Podcasts . Ratings are specific to the US storefront. Public episode counts and ratings do not measure audience size.
For Potential Guests
Bring your perspective. Make room for discovery.
Shadow Playground makes space for thoughtful people with something meaningful to explore about playfulness, shadow and an enlivening life.
If you’ve received an invitation from Ez, these episodes offer a feel for the show. Share the question you keep returning to, the assumption you’d like to challenge, or the experience that changed how you see the world.
Interested in joining a conversation? Reply directly to your podcast invitation to discuss the fit and next steps.
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Ideas with something at stake
Research, lived experience and perspectives that invite us to see familiar things differently.
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Space for complexity
Conversations that can hold uncertainty, discomfort, humour and possibility together.
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Something to carry into life
A question, insight or practice listeners can continue exploring long after the episode ends.
Keep Exploring
What might open up when you get curious?
Find your next conversation on Shadow Playground.