I absolutely love the work that Mark is doing. I’ve wanted to see something like this for as long as I can remember.

There are some ideas that I would love to see included and explored just from my life experience.

1) those with CPTSD due to childhood trauma… it is so misunderstood. I came from a white middle class upbringing in what many would refer to as ideal. However, it was a horrible, horrible lie and that situation has a horrid, powerful impact that is severely crippling. Most of us go unnoticed because we are masters at presenting ourselves as well adjusted people. But the impact of the abuse only festers and gains power with each day. I thought of this because Mark asked a man if he liked himself and it reminded me of myself. I not only disliked myself, I Hated myself until just the last couple of years and I’m 54.

2) interview an honest cop and what they have experienced that can lead to a deep bitterness. We desperately need to hear it from their perspective just as we’ve heard from the pimps, addicts, etc perspective. I think it would be largely beneficial for Americans to get a glimpse of the toll that the job often takes.

Thank you for reading and thank you to everyone who is involved in this humanitarian effort.
Rhonda

Welcome, and great ideas Rhonda!! Hopefully Mark sees your comment and thinks about it.

I think you should come to Baltimore for interviews. I'd love to see the content you would get from my hometown

When I watch the Whittakers I'm reminded of a trip I took to Ohio and spent time in the heart of the Amish community. Some of those people made the Whittakers seem very normal. One gentleman I noticed was riding a bicycle with his hands on the opposite side of the handle bar or in other words hands crossed because his elbows were backwards and when he got close to me it was obvious that not only did his eyes point in directions of abnormal nature but defied symmetrical placement on his face. I'm not looking for a freak show here and I'm not sure the Amish are eager to be interviewed but there's a story behind what I saw. I know that locally, at times, the Amish will seeks semen donors and I know of one family who has a mulatto child. Just a thought.

While I'm here for literally anything Mark interviews about, I would like to throw out there how curious I am of the people who work in systems meant to care for people in compromised situations; homeless outreach, youth authority workers, social workers, foster care/group homes, and parents who have adopted children with drug addiction/childhood trauma in their families. I've learned a great deal from this channel, but can't help but wonder what about the people who spend their days trying to be part of the solution in some capacity. How are they affected by the violence, drug addiction, poverty, sexual abuse - just trauma in general in the people that they serve?

I love all the interviews from Detroit that city is a true Soft White Underbelly.

I would love to see an interview in an SRO building. Interview the manager, meet some of the guests, see the rooms and the neighborhood.

How about interviewing an ER nurse who has treated drug overdoses and chronic abscesses?