Soft White Underbelly interview of Peter Santenello on the release of his new book, Your Fellow Americans. Here's the link to Peter's book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1668214342?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_W137VC3Y21JT15HMA1W5&bestFormat=true & Peter's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UC3Vuq4Q1bKFtAiKYlwRv3oA 0:00 Peter Santenello & Mark Laita 3:28 Your Fellow Americans 7:57 Creating Stories People Want to Watch 9:27 When Interview Guests Lie 11:13 Telling Stories Without Taking Sides 13:22 Media, Politics & Division in America 15:48 How Interviewing People Changes You 17:21 Childhood, Trauma & Unconditional Love 22:57 Originality, YouTube & Stolen Content 27:02 Social Media, Algorithms & Young Creators 28:25 Peter’s Journey to YouTube 31:17 Mark’s Journey from Photography to Skid Row 33:38 The Reality of Skid Row 36:34 Addiction, Homelessness & Community 48:08 Best Places to Raise a Family in America 57:53 YouTube Hate, Critics & Success 1:03:07 Risk, Fear & Creative Success 1:08:06 Creating Stories That Aren’t About Views 1:13:02 The Truth About Appalachia 1:16:42 Appalachia, Coal & the Future of America 1:23:32 Culture, Politics & Optimism in America 1:25:17 Gen Z & Changing American Values 1:26:45 Is Los Angeles Getting Better? 1:32:32 Freedom of Speech & Life in America 1:35:01 Quality of Life Around the World 1:37:01 What Makes a Good Life? 1:38:28 Love, Marriage & Finding the Right Partner For full-length, ad-free and uncensored videos please subscribe to the Soft White Underbelly subscription channel at 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 #swu #softwhiteunderbelly #marklaita #documentary #youtuber #author #nytimes #bestseller #author #lifestory