Psychologist John Bargh of Yale University sits for an interview on unconscious emotion as part of Yale's Experts in Emotion series, hosted by June Gruber. Bargh traces how he came to study automaticity and unconscious processes, then spends the bulk of the conversation walking through core findings from his research on how emotions and motivations operate outside conscious awareness and shape judgment and behavior. He addresses where he sees the field heading next, pointing to open questions about how unconscious processes interact with conscious control. The interview closes with practical advice for students considering a career studying emotion. Structured around clear chapters, from his early influences through his central discoveries to future directions, the format favors direct explanation over jargon, making it a useful entry point into automaticity research for viewers unfamiliar with the topic.