I also was born and raised in Boone County West Virginia. I know Mamie. A lot of people was scared of ole Mamie. I was too from the stories I heard. Until I met her. She was good to my mom. She lived at Gordon I lived in Uneeda. About 15 mins away but very very small places. She looks just like her mommy. I moved 6 years ago and now I'm in Colorado Springs. I'm glad to see this interview.

She was so beautiful when she was young. That whole family has the most beautiful eyes.

I admire this woman for her strength, perseverance, loyalty to family and the way she can smile and or joke around while enduring her hard life..Bless you!

The Wild Whites of West Virginia is literally my favorite doc, I show it to EVERYONE, I’m so excited to watch this 🥹

WOW Mark you hit a homerun here!! I love Mamie! I have followed the White family for 20 years. So happy to see this

Raise your hand if you love these Appalachian videos the best.

I am so happy to have come across this interview with Maime. She is still a strong, no nonsense person. There is something about Maime that draws people to her. Stay well Maime.

So glad to see Mamie & an update on things with the White family! Honestly one of the BEST documentaries I've ever seen about her & her family. So incredibly real & just to see their day to day struggles and how she still fights through & is really the matriarch for her family... really amazing woman. I wish they had a reality show for this family. That would be so much more interesting than 99% of all the other trash they have on TV these days.

This lady has a lot of self respect “ found out he was cheating, so I got the hell out of there”. Perfect, you go girl!

The entire interview is gold but the phone call was incredible.

I love this woman, she can survive when most would die. I feel so bad she grew up poor but she is full of knowledge and could tell us all a thing about our meger wants. Thank you for interviewing her.

there is something about this woman that makes me want to cry and laugh at the same time. i strongly respect and admire her. we are polar opposites - she is mamie and i am a queer black twenty-year-old woman living in north carolina. i grew up in a completely different time, yet mamie reminds me so strongly of home. the things she's gone through and the wisdom she has to show for it is invaluable. she is a dying breed. i admire this woman for her strength and resilience. what i would give to sit on the phone with her and let her talk unrestrained. thank you for this interview. mamie feels like coming home.

Can't believe I came here This morning and found a Mamie White interview. This is awesome. Hustle, Rustle, n' Bustle! That's how you survive!

THE BIGGEST THE BADDEST AND THE MEANEST MAMIE WHITE!! That woman is a legend.

She’s just like her momma. ❤️ raising her kids and everyone else’s. This woman is strong and worked with what she had.

Looking just like her mother now. I still tear up every time that part in Wild and Wonderful Whites comes on. I’m actually glad to see she’s still around.

It was everything about that phone call for me!!!! From the ringtone to where to the call came from and the whole convo❤️😂😂😂😂 Mamie is a G

The fact she ashes on her pants and rubs it in her paints because of no ashtray is southern respect at its best

Mark, please please please interview her brother Jesco.

My girlfriend and I drove up to West Virginia this AM, went straight to Boone cty, begun asking people where the Whites are, and was pointed toward Mamie’s house. After a couple knocks, she opened the door and welcomed us in. We spoke for an hour, left and returned with weed money for her and a 12-pack of Mountain Dew at her request. Truly one of the most down to Earth souls I’ve ever met, surrounded by a bada** aura. Insanely hilarious. She gave me her number and we’ll be returning tomorrow night to meet more Whites and play some games! PS: Absolutely EVERYONE we asked knew her and where to find her.

I can watch her for hours. Why does she not have her own reality show??? I'd watch every week if not every day.

Who else is ready for an interview with Jesco?

Mamie White, OMG. I can't wait to watch, this is going to be gold! You need to interview the whole family.

Mark we need more videos of these Appalachian family great videos 😎

If I was in a tragic situation and had to choose between Mamie or a millionaire. I'd choose Mamie everytime. She is a survivor!!!

I love the way she speaks it’s so much more than an accent, more like a dialect, an Appalachian patois. And she makes everything sound fun, even if it isn’t.

Mad respect this lady. She’s had it rough and been selfless the whole way. Wish her the best!

mamie reminds me so much of my family’s older generations. miss em all. she’s such a genuine soul. love her so much.

I have been totally fascinated with this family since I watched "The Wild Wonderful White's From West Virginia". Survivors, all of them, and you can tell even in the documentary that Mamie has a heart for children. Can I add that her father and brother are such talented dancers!?

I was born & raised in rural Appalachia West Virginia. I was also treated badly because I was poor. Since I’ve grown up, got out of WV, made something of myself, own/live in a nice home & have material junk. as an adult, those same ppl that treated me like crap try and act like we’re old buddies now on Facebook. No thanks! I love this, I’m proud of my humble background and have so much respect for Mamie!

The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia blew my mind, I’m so happy to see Mamie is hanging in there! 🙌🏻

This lady is amazing!!! I love her. She deserves the world. Her whole life has been taking care of others just like her mother.

I love seeing the respect given to Mammie in the comments. She's tough as a pine knot but gentle and genuine as a cotton field. She has had a hard life, she's not mean but she doesn't take shit from anyone and she protects her family fiercely. If I ever had to be part of a group to survive I'd want her in on my team 💯

The way she ashes her cigarettes on her pants, and rubs it in, shows that she was raised to not just ash on the floor... She's a strong ass woman, dealt a shit hand, and did the best she good. Godspeed Mamie.

wow! I have watched your videos for years and i just now saw this video! I was born in Boone Co. WV and lived there until i was 4. Luckily my mom was smart enough to get us out of there and moved us to NC, bc poverty and addiction are so prevalent there, NO jobs unless you wanna work in the coal mines. Literally the last time i visited Boone Co. (where myself and Mamie were born the entire little town was almost completely abandoned. All the stores were shut down, vandalized, windows busted out. It was horrific. Mamies family is infamous in Boone Co. everyone knows the White family. My dad continued to live in Boone Co after we left and he personally knew Mamie and used to party with her back in the day! I cant believe I have never ran across this video considering how long i have been subscribed and actively watched your channel! Love your content Mark, I hope you realize the impact you are making and continue to make content. These people need their voices heard bc they would otherwise be unheard without your platform. Your interviews give us an insight to see how terrible the circumstances are for our fellow brothers and sisters out there and help us understand just how lucky we are to have the lives we have.

I urge any one who hasn't seen it to watch The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia. That's awesome he got her on here.

Wow you got to interview Mamie White.. You'll have to get Jesco next plz..

I could sit on the porch listening to this wonderful woman for hours.

Hi Mamie. If you read this, I could talk with you for hours. Seriously. I have traveled through West Virginia and Virginia. The hills are seeping real history. The people and places are another way into American life. Really glad that Mark was able to film your experiences.

I'm glad to see Mamie is doing well. She is such a nice person and has a heart of gold. After spending time talking to her I just fell in love with her personality. True and honest kindness. ❤

I just love her. I want to hear more of Mamies’ stories. Please do a part 2.

A true matriarch. Come from absolutely nothing and even when her daddy couldn't she found a way. That grit and that determination just radiates from her. Much respect to you Mamie.

I have known her for most of my life. I lived beside her for a while. She was always good to me and i love to talk to her. I have some good story’s i could tell. I just think the world of her.

I could listen to this lady talk all day love hearing her stories of the way she grow up and just her life in general . She really needs a reality show

It’s so refreshing hearing stories of Appalachia- a nice break from skid row🌈

Flaming Mamie! I saw a picture of her a few years back from when she was around 18. And I don't know if I've ever seen a more drop dead gorgeous woman in my life. She's always been such a polite woman to me. She's the last of a dying breed. This place was better when people had that spirit. Looking out for each other. Getting together on the weekends, having a few beers, burning one or two, and just enjoying being alive. Now, in the wake of pharmaceuticals ripping the heart out of this community, addicts turned to meth and are mostly just empty shells walking around, trying to find something to steal, and carrying on a conversation with the sky. She represents a different era of this place and of this country. You don't have a clue what poor looks like until you've been to Southern West by god Virginia. People aren't going crazy on meth here. Hopelessness already did that. The drugs are a symptom of this place. When you see a tweeker talking to a lamp post, you need to remember that they chose to feel like that in order to get away from the reality of this place. That's the best way I can think to describe what it's become here. I worked for the Census last year in Boone County. And so many places are empty now, it felt like I was writing an obituary for our community. I actually had Miss Mamie White on my list one day. I was afraid she might be aggravated because I showed up asking all those questions. And she was just as nice as could be. Most older people around here are, if you show them some common respect and dignity. This place won't be worth looking at when that generation is gone. I hope that spirit lives on in some of us. God bless you, Mamie.

I appreciate his interview style it’s extremely empathetic 😊 keep covering interesting stories like Mamie! We’re here for it!

You are wonderful. I could listen to these stories all day, every day. Reminds me of home.

This is so awesome. She’s filming a movie. Oh my gosh. I love her.

I've watched ww wv over 100 times. I'm a huge fan and i love mamie. We've chatted a few times and honestly the best conversation i ever had. She's kind...salt of the earth if you don't mess with her or her family....i truly love her. And her whole family are a special kind...god bless em all. Thank you Mark...what a treat.

So glad to see Mamie White.Thank you

Love to see you interview her again!

“If you can’t cut the mustard, lick the jar.” Mamie you and your family are legends. We, your fans, love you. I watched the Wild and Wonderful Whites when it came out and I’ve been keeping tabs on your family here or there over the years. I’m so sorry to hear about Sue Bob. I live in NY and the drugs are just as bad here. People doing drugs that make them lose their damn minds…. Thank you Soft White Underbelly for interviewing Mamie. She is one hell of a woman. Love you Mamie 🥰

I just love the Appalachian people interviews! They are honest and very interesting.

My great-grandmothers’ name was Mamie. I’ve been told that she lived in Savanna, Ga., where my grandmother came from. Mamie I’ve been told, chewed tobacco…and had supposed Cherokee ancestry. Somehow I’m reminded of her watching this interview. I find Mark’s interviews FASCINATING.

Thank you Mark, for this…I’ve been wondering how Mamie’s been doing for years! Glad she’s still onery and feisty as ever. I’m a proud Appalachian woman…from Mercer county, in southern West by God Virginia. My husband and I are educated, middle class, and are likely the most underpaid engineer and marketing executive in the entire country! We may not have much here, but we have more state pride than any other state in the nation! We’re rich in integrity…and your videos highlight that so well, even in our poorest residents. So thank you so much for that. ❤️ Next time you’re here, come visit us! We have some stories to tell. You are always a welcome visitor to our beautiful mountain motherland.

Oh hell yeah! It’s Mamie White!!! She’s a bad ass!! “The biggest, the meanest & the baddest!” 🧡🧡

Go to a neighborhood called " SouthEast" in a city called Roanoke in VA. You'll see about 2000 copies of this woman and her family inhabiting the entire area. Why someone hasn't done a documentary about that place is a shame.

I’ve watched the documentary with her and her family a while back and I was wondering how she’s doing… I’m glad she’s still alive and kickin’!!

The Appalachian people deserves recognition for their unique culture and society.

The saying that "People are a product of their environment" is a true saying. This lady seems to have a good heart & soul. God bless her...❤

Amazing. Amazing what you do, Mr. L., and amaZing for the authenticity of your guests.

She is one of a kind, the hard times she has lived through and is solid as a rock with a lot of heart .

I have a good story. When I lived in Van Mamie came up to my place at almost midnight with two of her young grandchildren in a rickety old car driving on the pot hole filled roads, I lived just a few miles apart at the time. I definitely wasn’t expecting anyone at this hour but I heard a knocking and it was little Dakota and Lulu asking me if I wanted to trade them for a cow skull because they had heard I was looking for skulls to paint. So we make the trade an I sit the skull in the house to go outside and chat with Mamie for a few. At the time I had pet snakes and probably had one with me or mentioned it and she started going on about how much she hated snakes, she’s not afraid of anything but snakes but she said she was hanging out with some band and they had a snake and she said, and I quote “I was drinking my drink, I was snorting my smoke, and I was smoking my pill and I told them the devil won’t bite the devil so give me that sonofabitch” and she told me she held it until she sobered up and made them take it she was “afraid” again. But the devil won’t bite the devil, remember that. Mamie is the biggest, the baddest, and the meanest. So anyways they leave and I go inside to check out the skull and you can tell it’s been outside but it had a nice color. While I’m looking at it a wasp flies, I kill it, crisis averted... expect I pick it up again another wasp flies out, I kill it, I start to hear a loud buzzing coming from the skull. I run and fill the tub with water and toss the skull in it and there was a small nest inside this skull, this cow skull I can almost guarantee one of those kids carried on their lap the whole way to my house, this skull full of wasp that wouldn’t come out on the devil herself, Mamie white, and those “sonsofbitches” didn’t come out until after Mamie left almost 20/30 minutes after me taking the skull inside and having a conversation with her, they didn’t come out until she left my driveway. Because obviously “the devil won’t bite the devil”

That was funny when she told the guy on the phone she was filming a movie. I found that really sweet. She's a STAR. 🤩🌠

Had no idea that Mark interviewed her - how cool!! Her family documentary was raw and unapologetic- Love this!!!

My God Mark....you done found some of my people up yonder in West Virginia... it's great...the Whites remind me of some my kinfolk and some of the other folks around here in southern Virginia....and I just love it.. your interviews are always a pick up for me when I'm feeling low

I’m so glad he did this interview! I want a longer one

She's a good woman who was dealt a shitty hand in life, and carved out a existence from muddy water's. Just to survive. And take care of the one's she loves, and I find that admirable. Just like on the phone with the inmate, it sounded like she was helping someone else out, trying to pull some strings to get the job done, to help someone else.. Who else caught that? And she spoke to the young man with respect, even though his situation wasn't good, she even made him laugh a little. God bless this woman and her family!

Great interview! Thank you for sharing Mamie! I enjoyed listening to your story.

I just went to watch the "movie" she was talking about... WONDERFUL! So interesting to dig into our different American cultures! Thank you for this!

VERY surprised that this video is only 21 minutes long!! I could easily watch/listen to two or more hours. 👍 ♥️

“The wild and wonderful whites of West Virginia” is one of my faves and I love Mamie☺️❤️

Thank u 🙏 these videos make my soul grow ❤

I met her and brother in Georgia and she give me new mother advice bc I was 7 months pregnant. She was precious and just as sweet as could be. That was 10 years ago, I love you Mamie ❤️🕊️

I'm glad she's doing her best. I remember her family's documentary and seeing how losing her mother took a toll on her.

I love her so much even through all the struggle she gets through it. I know she’s got a good heart it’s just been stomped on by life.

The call from the guy in jail was a fantastic touch. Brilliant to not edit it out.

I could listen to hours of Mamie White talkin'

One of the best documentaries ever. The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia. My wife introduced me to it years ago.

The wild and wonderful whites is one of my favorite things to watch. I own it on dvd. Please someone do a series on these fascinating people! I love them

I'm so glad you made it xoxo

NO DONT END THIS. KEEP GOING ,,PLEASE LET HER TALK MORE🙏🏼

She looks like how her momma did in the documentary. Dang. I LOVE LOVE LOVE that documentary. Thank you for interviewing Mamie!

I loved the Documentary she was in, so I was excited to see this pop up!

She gets a collect call from an inmate from jail during the interview, epic!!! I do believe I’ve finally found my favorite episode

I love you Mamie. I'm so glad you're still living and breathing. Angel don't always have blonde hair and white gowns.

She’s a tough lady…loved the story of her saving that baby and raising her. Has a good heart.

Huge respect and love for this lady.

One of my favorites interviews of urs

We need more of Mamie!! She won't be around too much longer 😔 please follow her around, go visit..see where she lives and grew up. We need a whole ass documentary! This 20min video just pissed me off lol I need more! Love you Mamie 🤘🖤

This sent me down the most interesting rabbit hole ive ever witnessed

I love her, I love hearing her telling stories. She is a True American, listen we can learn a lot from her and others like her

I'm so glad to hear Jesco is still around..after watching the documentary I figured he'd be gone.. poor fella

When a southern person tells you they do something "every now and then" that means all the fkin time.

These are the best interviews you’ve ever done come the people from Appalachia are so fascinating and sad. Please keep doing these wonderful interviews

So glad you didn't cut the phone call! Classic!

This woman has lived a life indeed. Much respect to her.

Wish you could just interview her but let her just talk for an hour telling stories. I could listen to her stories all day lol thanks for this interview Mark

I love Miss Mamie ! She might be slowing down, but she’s still the biggest and baddest woman in Boone County ! Thanks for the great interview.