Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Austin, a crack addict in Mobile, Alabama.

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00:00 – Growing Up in Mobile, Alabama
00:33 – Both Parents Were Murdered
00:50 – Childhood Around Violence
01:12 – Recovering From a Severe Injury
01:21 – “My Face Was Slit Open”
01:45 – Living Without Power or Water
02:14 – Crack Cocaine Addiction
02:29 – Working Odd Jobs to Eat
02:42 – Losing Three Children
02:55 – “My Brother Killed Them”
03:25 – Losing His Wife Too
03:38 – “You’ve Had a Lot of Tragedy”
03:56 – Wandering the Streets Every Day
04:05 – No Goals, No Friends
04:22 – “I’m Happy”
04:34 – Fearing Nothing
04:59 – Biggest Lesson Learned

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