Episode #1910
Mark Laita
Books mentioned
Created Equal
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Hell's Angels
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Meditations
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Photographer and documentarian Mark Laita reflects on moving from advertising into the interview work behind his YouTube channel, Soft White Underbelly. He discusses documenting addiction, homelessness, trauma, and severe poverty, and how these experiences shape his empathy, views on personal responsibility, and understanding of social policy failures.
What they talked about
- Mark Laita's background in advertising photography
- Origin of the name 'Soft White Underbelly'
- Interviewing addicts, prostitutes, and gang members
- The cycle of childhood abuse and addiction
- Homelessness and drug addiction in Los Angeles
- Ineffective government spending on homeless programs
- The Whitakers: an inbred family in West Virginia
- YouTube demonetization of educational content
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