Sharp & Mark of Soft White Underbelly Get Emotional & Come Full Circle

0:45 - Sharp gets emotional while introducing Mark 1:26 - Mark explains how his background in photography led to doing Soft White Underbelly (SWU) 2:07 - First step toward SWU was a book of portraits of random people across the country called “Created Equal” 3:53 - Walking away from making a lot of money in advertising to do SWU 4:48 - Buying a studio in the middle of Skid Row to take portraits of homeless people 5:24 - Finding his calling after doing his first interview with a heroin addict name Caroline 6:55 - Not revealing how much he pays interview subjects for their interviews 7:50 - Mark has never done any drugs, barely even drinks. 8:44 - Being fascinated with the human struggle. Interview subjects are extreme cases. 9:15 - Paying it forward to others as a thank you to his parents. Dealing with the loss of his mom *EMOTIONAL MOMENT*. SWU is a way to show the importance of parenting 11:47 - Kids know when something is wrong. Being open with his kids about divorce 13:25 - The possibility of working it out with his ex-wife 15:22 - Being single and having feelings for some of the people he interviews 16:26 - Mark tells the story of being particularly captivated by one interview subject until she ghosted him 20:18 - Sharing the most important lesson he learned from ‘Course of Miracles’: everything is an act of love or fear 21:26 - Trying to pinpoint what about this one girl that captivated him so much 22:22 - Craziest interview Mark ever did was with James the r*pist, who r*ped his mom, killed a prostitute, and later killed sex offenders on Skid Row 25:35 - Sharp is one of the most popular people on SWU 26:05 - One of the craziest videos on SWU is the Whittakers, inbred family in West Virginia. Being confronted with a shotgun. 31:25 - The Whittakers’ parents were either cousins or siblings. Plus environmental effect from coal 33:10 - Interacting with Ray, the Whittaker brother who barks like a dog 34:24 - Explaining issues with interview subject Exotic after her interview blew up. 38:33 - Exotic had two pimps names tattooed on her face. 39:30 - Mark says Sharp is doing a great job at redefining what it means to be a pimp 40:33 - Mark confirms that Sharp asked him to take his SWU video down. Sharp is forever grateful and wants to have Mark around more 41:21 - Why Mark had to end up cutting Exotic off. 42:46 - Finding out he was being hustled by finding a bunch of s*x toys in Exotic’s apartment 45:51 - Mark paid Exotic and her pimp a lot of money to do a SWU interview about how they hustled him 46:30 - People in certain parts of the country won’t accept money for their interviews 47:38 - The people in Appalachia are the happiest people Mark’s ever met 48:48 - It takes a lot of courage to do an interview on SWU 49:15 - The Whittakers understand that Mark’s videos have made them famous. Going back to shoot another video

For Sharp to take his glasses off and look at Mark in the eye shows how much respect he has for him. Such a great interview.

Mark’s parents would be so proud of him. Philanthropic , non-judgmental, respectful and so kind. The world needs more people like him.

I’ve seen Mark get super emotional about his parents on more than one interview. He truly is a testament to their nurturing. Mark hit the nail on the head (absolutely) when he said parenting matters - it ALL starts there.

This is proof that what Mark is doing is iconic! He is really out there changing lives 🥲 Love this duo

He hit it on the head …how CRUCIAL GOOD PARENTING and how important it is for kids to feel they are loved, safe, and worthy human beings

Holy shit... Sharp actually really respects this man... This is the first time i've ever seen sharp let someone talk lmao

9 minutes in and I’m in tears. Man, I love Mark’s heart. I wish everyone had the same empathy and compassion. Just an incredible specimen of a human being.

It’s amazing to see Mark on the other side of the camera and see him in a vulnerable state talking about his life. I love the work he does. He seems like a very genuine guy and you can tell the work he does is real, raw, and he just loves to help people.

When I think of Sharp, this statement always comes to mind: "I'm glad you're alive the same time as me." It always stuck with me. Beautiful.

Mark has slowly become somewhat of an idol to me....the man just secretes humanity and is what everyone should be....the world would be a better place with 20 marks.... He sees people for people and realizes not much differs and we're all shaped by our story

I could listen to Mark talking all day long. He is such a rare soul. Kind, curious, genuine, thoughtful, friendly, generous, thick skinned but not bitter...such a rarity. We need more interviews like this! Mark even brought out the best in Sharp imo. They clearly have alot of respect between them and you never see Sharp talking to someone he doesnt have to school in some way.

I love how two people from two totally different worlds can connect and talk like this! More people need to be like Mark!

I’ve grown to love the dynamic between these two. Two COMPLETELY different people who’ve developed a friendship based on acceptance & a understanding of each other / or each other’s differences. Imagine if everyone could do that with one another.

This is one of the best interviews No Jumper’s had. Sharp’s always bringing good work, but there’s genuine respect here. Mark’s work is brilliant, and the two of them together make for a substantive interview.

I liked his answer when he said he's fascinated by the human struggle.. And to see him get emotional about his mom was beautiful... Respect...

It's cool to see Sharp come up from one of Marks videos and then to go and pay respect back. You can tell Sharp truly appreciates Mark for everything that he's done for him.

This must have been such a surreal moment for Sharp. He has come to so far in such a short amount of time. Shout out to Mark and Adam for seeing the potential in Sharp🙌

The way you(Sharp), took your glasses off as a sign of respect actually makes me feel enormous respect towards you. This man has been making sense in unfortunate peoples life.

To see Mark open up like his guests do on soft white underbelly is so great to see. It’s nice to know the person that does all these amazing interviews is just as human as the rest of us that love his content so much