Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Marrie Reaves, the wife of drug smuggler, Roger Reaves. Feeling stuck? BetterHelp makes therapy simple, with 10% off your first month to help you get started: https://www.betterhelp.com/softwhiteunderbelly (Sponsored by BetterHelp) Here’s a link to Roger’s video: https://youtu.be/maNBaWCm8Vo?si=mHvnmqKpY08OQbKF Here’s a link to Roger’s book: https://amzn.to/3DYlvOW For ad-free, uncensored videos and plenty of exclusive content please subscribe to the Soft White Underbelly subscription channel at https://softwhiteunderbelly.com. It's $10 a month and watchable on Apple and Android mobile apps, Roku TV, Apple TV and Amazon Fire. Here's how to purchase the Soft White Underbelly books and merch: https://softwhiteunderbelly.org. 0:00 – Introduction: Roger Reeves and Mari’s Love Story 0:31 – How They Met: Lake Erie, Panama Hats, and Dutch Accents 1:45 – “The World Stood Still”: Their First Conversation 3:05 – Picking Tobacco and Wrestling a Bear 4:00 – Mari’s Spirit of Adventure 4:25 – Early Marriage and Roger’s First Criminal Steps 6:00 – Mari’s Inner Conflict: Love vs. Legality 8:00 – “Don’t Make Moonshine, Roger”: The Beginning 9:30 – The Moral Struggle of Being a Smuggler’s Wife 11:00 – Opening Up at Bible Study 12:30 – Love, Loyalty, and Unexpected Solidarity 13:15 – “He Always Put Me First”: The Deepest Connection 14:25 – Roger's Life of Crime and Keeping Family Separate 15:40 – Adventures Around the World 16:45 – Life Without Roger During His 19-Year Sentence 18:00 – The Day Roger Escaped in Court 19:45 – Spider-Man Escape: Mari Becomes a Human Bridge 21:00 – Dangerous Moments, But No Guns 22:00 – Helping Roger Escape: The Tunnel and the Lynen Tree 23:50 – Prison Breaks and Jungle Survival 25:00 – Love That Defies the Odds 26:10 – Raising Children with a Secret 27:00 – Living in Fear: The Night He Didn't Come Home 28:00 – Telepathic Moment: "Mari, I'm OK" 29:20 – Still Living an Adventurous Life at 80+ 30:00 – Advice for Women in High-Stakes Relationships 31:20 – Finding Faith, Friends, and Her Own Identity 32:30 – No Regrets: Embracing the Life They Built 33:00 – Life Lessons from a Worrying Wife and a Fearless Husband 33:40 – Closing Thoughts and Gratitude 34:20 – Mark's Note: The New Soft White Underbelly Book #swu #softwhiteunderbelly #documentary #marklaita #smugglers #marriage #relationships #loyalty #love