The Magic of Interviewing Strangers, Tools and Tips to Create Amazing Videos, and The Power of Faith - Eric Jeng

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ABOUT THE EPISODE
How do you get a total stranger to open up on camera? I sat down with New York street interviewer Eric Jeng, a former finance worker who started a YouTube channel during the pandemic and now tells the stories of the people who make up the city.

Eric shares the grieving mother he met on his stoop after about 20 people said no, why he sees curiosity as a form of care, and the early videos that took 100 hours to make and got 100 views. We get into the first three seconds of a good short, the morning pages habit he took from The Artist's Way, his Christian faith, and why he chose celibacy.

You'll walk away with a kinder way to see rejection, because Eric treats every no as a redirection.

CHAPTERS
00:00 From finance to street interviews
06:15 The mother who lost her son
10:05 Holding space without breaking
15:40 His rules for a great interview
17:44 Why curiosity is a form of care
21:08 Loving the grind as an introvert
26:03 Connecting with strangers in New York
30:38 Why I started this podcast
36:10 100 hours for 100 views
41:26 Making it a full-time job
43:43 The Artist's Way and morning pages
48:41 How he handles rejection
52:37 Faith, celibacy and integrity
1:07:12 What makes a short work
1:10:30 Good characters vs good editing
1:13:32 His camera and mic setup
1:17:35 What is the meaning of life?

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Each week I explore the pillars of a full life - health, wealth & wisdom - through interviews with the world's leading experts, thinkers and operators who embody one or more of these pillars on a world-class level. Hosted by Adam Metwally.