Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Felix and Walter, brothers who are retired coal miners in Harlan County, Kentucky.
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00:00 – Driving Through Appalachia as a Kid
00:34 – Brothers Felix & Walter
01:00 – Coal Camp Towns in Kentucky
02:02 – 27 Years Underground
02:42 – “You Either Worked the Mines or Didn’t Work”
03:19 – Coal Mining Runs in the Family
03:39 – Living With Black Lung
04:39 – Never Wanting to Leave Kentucky
05:21 – Missing the Mountains
06:13 – Marriage, Loss & Family Life
07:38 – Drug Addiction Destroying Appalachia
08:01 – Losing Family to Drugs
08:43 – Regrets About Coal Mining
09:10 – Drinking Beer & Working on Cars
11:37 – Fear of Break-Ins & Drug Crime
12:50 – How Drugs Changed Appalachia
13:35 – Helping People Without Expecting Money
14:25 – His Father Crushed in the Mines
15:29 – Mountains on Fire
16:13 – Faith, Beer & Small Town Life
16:42 – Biggest Lesson Learned
Here's how to purchase the Soft White Underbelly books and merch: softwhiteunderbelly.org
#swu #softwhiteunderbelly #documentary #marklaita #kentucky #brothers #siblings #coalminer #retired #appalachia
Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Felix and Walter, brothers who are retired coal miners in Harlan County, Kentucky.
For ad-free, uncensored videos and plenty of exclusive content 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.
00:00 – Driving Through Appalachia as a Kid
00:34 – Brothers Felix & Walter
01:00 – Coal Camp Towns in Kentucky
02:02 – 27 Years Underground
02:42 – “You Either Worked the Mines or Didn’t Work”
03:19 – Coal Mining Runs in the Family
03:39 – Living With Black Lung
04:39 – Never Wanting to Leave Kentucky
05:21 – Missing the Mountains
06:13 – Marriage, Loss & Family Life
07:38 – Drug Addiction Destroying Appalachia
08:01 – Losing Family to Drugs
08:43 – Regrets About Coal Mining
09:10 – Drinking Beer & Working on Cars
11:37 – Fear of Break-Ins & Drug Crime
12:50 – How Drugs Changed Appalachia
13:35 – Helping People Without Expecting Money
14:25 – His Father Crushed in the Mines
15:29 – Mountains on Fire
16:13 – Faith, Beer & Small Town Life
16:42 – Biggest Lesson Learned
Here's how to purchase the Soft White Underbelly books and merch: softwhiteunderbelly.org
#swu #softwhiteunderbelly #documentary #marklaita #kentucky #brothers #siblings #coalminer #retired #appalachia
