{"podcast":{"title":"Mick Unplugged","slug":"mick-unplugged-6799861","podcast_index_feed_id":6799861,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/YAP1844984381","website_url":"https://mickhuntofficial.com/podcast","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/22ca4666-8c1e-11f1-8be5-9f19a4511f05/image/dc36ccb82bbbcc7bc25ee13fd4ed55e5.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Mick Hunt","episode_count":305,"summary":"Everybody talks about your WHY. Mick Hunt goes deeper. Mick Unplugged is the leadership and personal growth podcast built on one idea: your BECAUSE is the purpose underneath your purpose, and it is the most powerful force you own. Hosted by Mick Hunt, USA Today bestselling author and the voice of Modern Leadership, every episode sits across from a high performer, founder, athlete, or culture-shaper and asks the one question they cannot fake an answer to. What is your BECAUSE? Past guests include Shark Tank stars Daymond John and Kevin O'Leary, entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk, motivational legend Les Brown, Chef Robert Irvine, comedians Rickey Smiley and Earthquake, NFL Hall of Famer Jared Allen, hospitality mogul David Grutman, and World Series champion Jeremy Guthrie. No scripts. No surface-level fluff. Just the real fire behind why they refused to quit. If you are a leader, an entrepreneur, or someone who is done coasting on motivational quotes, this is your show. You will walk away every week with mindset shifts, leadership strategy, and the kind of straight talk that actually moves you forward. New episodes drop weekly. Follow Mick Unplugged on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTub…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-24T22:18:29.576931+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mick-unplugged-6799861"},"episode":{"title":"Called to Act: André Holland on Purpose, Community, and Creating Room for Others","slug":"called-to-act-andr-holland-on-purpose-community-and-creating-room-for-others","published_at":"2026-07-30T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mick-unplugged-6799861/called-to-act-andr-holland-on-purpose-community-and-creating-room-for-others","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mick-unplugged-6799861","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/YAP6533731625.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/YAP6533731625.mp3","summary":"André Holland has built an acclaimed career through performances in Moonlight, Selma, The Knick, High Flying Bird, and more—but his deepest calling reaches far beyond the screen. In this conversation with Mick Hunt, André shares how his parents and his Bessemer, Alabama community taught him to move with integrity, care for his gifts, and stay shoulder to shoulder with the people who helped him flourish. He opens up about the teacher who made him feel truly seen, the responsibility he feels to create opportunities for emerging voices, and why commitment is the word he hopes will define his life. André also discusses They Fight, his preparation as a character actor, Harper Road, and the Holland Project’s restoration of Bessemer’s historic Lincoln Theatre. This is a conversation about calling, craft, second chances, community, and planting trees whose fruit may belong to the next generation. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN • Why André describes storytelling and service as a calling • How his parents and Alabama roots shaped his civic responsibility • Why opportunity—not a lack of talent—often separates people from their potential • The NYU classroom moment that changed André’s view of his own stories • How he approaches character work with research, vulnerability, and faith • Why They Fight resonated with him as a story of mentorship and second chances • How the Holland Project and Harper Road are creating room for new voices • Why “committed” is the word André wants attached to his legacy LISTENER OFFER / FEATURED PROMOTION Watch They Fight on Hulu: https://www.hulu.com/movie/they-fight-a1bba82e-2550-4ffc-81df- b973b9c85339 Discover the Holland Project and Lincoln Theatre restoration: https://www.birminghamtimes.com/2024/10/renovating-bessemers-lincoln-theatre-andre-hollands-next- act…","meta_description":"André Holland has built an acclaimed career through performances in Moonlight, Selma, The Knick, High Flying Bird, and more—but his deepest calling reache…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2300,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mick-unplugged-6799861/episodes/called-to-act-andr-holland-on-purpose-community-and-creating-room-for-others/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mick-unplugged-6799861/called-to-act-andr-holland-on-purpose-community-and-creating-room-for-others.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}