079 The Power of Unstructured Conversations w/ Podcaster Eric Hunley

This is a great episode, with a great guy Eric Hunley, a fellow podcaster and host of Unstructured. He shares his learnings and insights from his guests—whose backgrounds range from FBI, military and law enforcement to entrepreneurs, authors, and thinkers.    The Unstructured Podcast Eric Hunley hosts the podcast Unstructured. Although he is well-known for his unstructured-style interview, he admits that he does a lot of research beforehand. Further, he leads the guest to a path by asking triggering questions.  “By triggering, it's not to get them upset per se. I wanna know what their passion is, what makes them tick, why they do certain things, I want them to be excited.” - Eric Hunley Crime and Investigation Podcast Guests Eric shares some very interesting (and disturbing for some) stories about his guests with a background in military and law enforcement. In particular, his upcoming guest is an ex-FBI agent. He used to handle bombs but then crossed over into the behavioral analysis unit, with a focus on sex crimes. “He’s gone into a bit about repressed memories and how things can be planted, and things of that sort and cognitive biases and persuasion and influence and things like that, that fits my interests.” - Eric Hunley on his guest at Unstructured Eric and Christopher shared their common interests with crime and investigation stories. Moreover, they agreed that people have a lurid fascination with monsters—whether fictional or real-life psychopath and serial killers. “There’s a Southern Californian Daycare, where 300 children were all molested inside tunnels under the schools. Its part of a satanic worship group.” Eric Hunley, as he recounts one of his guest’s stories in his podcast, Unstructured Dealing with Authors and Entrepreneurs Eric shares his experiences conversing with authors and entrepreneurs. He admits he has a hard time closing conversations, especially when the guest has a very interesting story.  Christopher shares in response to Eric, that there is a natural arc of conversations, even the sh*tty ones. “Sh*tty conversations are probably when one or both sides have an agenda. Were not into talking points. I am probably, ironically, a little more interviewing than you are, but still conversational.” -Eric Hunley Both also exchanged their preparation in dealing with authors and entrepreneurs, which is actually reading their books.  When you actually read the book, you can get an insight into their personality or the message, that is deeper. A lot of times they get blown away by insightful questions. If I can, I do get that stuff out early. When the guest knows you care or give a shit about then, then it becomes a conversation. -Eric Hunley To hear more about unstructured conversations and more relevant information from Eric, download and listen to the episode. BIO: “Eric Hunley is forging his path in unstructured interview-style podcasts, as the host of the Unstructured Podcast. It is no surprise that fellow podcasters follow this formula in podcasting. The unstructured podcast sources a gambit of unique podcast guests, who are based all around the globe. Eric Hunley has created well over a hundred interview styled podcasts in less than nine months. His unrelenting professionalism, detail orientated research, and smooth delivery as a host serves as an inspiration to many. New podcasters and seasoned professionals often seek out his knowledge and advice when it comes to the business of podcasting. Eric’s previous experience as an instructor at the University of Arizona has helped cement his reputation as an educator.