# Ex-FBI Agent: From Pastor to SWAT - The Psychology of Getting Criminals to Confess

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Podcast: [The Middle Ground Mic](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-middle-ground-mic-7275421)
Published: 2026-03-25T06:00:00+00:00
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Send us Fan Mail 🔥 VIRAL EPISODE ALERT 🔥 What happens when a Baptist pastor with stress-induced headaches becomes an FBI agent who steps on suspects with loaded shotguns? Eric Robinson shares 24 years of FBI stories you've NEVER heard: • The exact moment his headaches stopped (the day he got his FBI acceptance letter) • Why he never fired a gun before joining the FBI • The $22 million fraud case he cracked • How showing empathy gets confessions (not aggression) • The Garmin watch that reco...

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