Inside Forgotten America - 5th Gen Coal Miners 🇺🇸

Thanks Wes, Aiden, Jeff, and Jeny for bringing us into your world! It takes courage to let a guy in from the outside with a camera to record your lives. I'm rooting for you all as well as a lot of the audience here. And I'm excited to follow Aiden's journey moving forward, he's got so much amazing potential! -Peter ► More videos to come from Appalachia over the next few weeks. Appalachia Series Here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo5If6xyrkr-s2… ► Join our community: www.bit.ly/3HC36EH ► My exclusive content on Patreon: www.patreon.com/PeterSantenello

Peter we really appreciate the time you spent with my family and me. You're a awesome guy you're videos are so truthful unlike most of today's news. You're very genuine and really appreciate you showing our Appalachia much love and respect Wes and Aiden Smith.

As a black person from London, you understand how dangerous the media is and how much of a reflection of real life it is not. These people I'd already have a stereotype made about them that they are racist, violent drunks but they're just good people. It's crazy how much the media can divide people.

Hey Peter, this is Chuck McCoy from Eastern Kentucky, and I want to say that we appreciate your time spent, providing the opportunity ,for our community, to present the true stories, about our history. Appalachian families has produced some of the most successful and hardest working people around.

I married a "Kentucky hillbilly" and to be 100% honest, as a West coast women brought up in the affluent lifestyle that is the West coast, I have never met a more honest man. True to his word, true to his history and his heritage and most importantly true to his family. The people that live in the hollers of Kentucky can teach a lot of people what makes the American man the backbone of our nation. Thank you for your videos and open camera to reflect the people in this part of America.

Coal miners are some of the unsung heros who have kept this nation going. Men who are not afraid to go into the darkness of a mine shaft and be down there 8-12 hours a day, 6-7 days a week just so they could provide for their families. It's amazing! Thank you Peter for this truly eye opening look at these Americans.

This series should be watched by EVERY citizen of the United States of America and should be thoroughly examined in public school history classes. Thank you Peter.🙏

It's enraging how big pharma took advantage of these people's suffering for a buck. Every time I read about crime stats in Appalachia, I just think how much of it's tied to good people doing things to get comfort. This series of videos gives such a wonderful impression of Appalachia and its people. Thank you.

The most emotional episode on the channel. As a Russian, never even heard of this part of America, was pleasantly surprised by the beautiful nature and wonderful people that live there. Added this part to my list of the places I wanna visit in the US.

As an European, it really is amazing to have the opportunity to have a genuine, raw, unfiltered look at some of these places in the US. wonderful work!

I had tears in my eyes when Wes gave you his moonshine and the walking stick. He's a good man. Thank you, Peter, for showing the humanity in people wherever you travel. Thanks for this.

To see Peter just freeze when hearing about going through 3 to 4 miles at 19-24 inch clearance really helped myself understand just how insane that is to comprehend. He hears endless stories with crazy details that should blow anyone away, but he never seems to be left truly speechless. To see him so stunned really sat with me, and even now, I'm not sure I can fully comprehend what it takes to do that and I'll be forever grateful for what these wonderful humans do to provide for their families and for what these people provide for our society. Thank you Peter for capturing these stunning stories!

Being 7th generation Eastern Kentucky, I really appreciate your videos. I lost a grandfather to a shelf collapse. My other Papaw coughed up black until he died. Hard life. These videos are better than anything tv networks have produced for years. Keep up the good work.

I'm from Sweden and obviously live a very different life compared to these people in Appalachian USA. I've now watched the entire series of the Appalachians. It's such a privilege to be able to see their life through your honest lens. I have not owned a TV for many years but what I remember from it, none of the channels ever had this quality of programs. You're not only doing a great thing in your own right, but you're also showing millions of people the possibilities of this medium and you're also making it obvious that people are actually longing for this kind of content. Real content, content that connects people across the entire globe rather than breaking people apart. It's important what you do. Stay strong and keep enlightening us Europeans about the real USA.

Worked as a underground coal miner for 45 years, started two weeks out of high school in 75 retired in 2020. It's a tough job but would do it all over again. Worked along side of some of the toughest and hardest working men that ever drew a breath. Everyone watched out for one another. If you ever got in a jam there were always backup, no questions asked. Good or bad it's a way of life in these mountains. Raised a family and damn proud. My dad was a miner and so was his, my mothers dad also a miner and his dad and his dad and all 11 uncles. Like ole Hank Jr. said and ole family tradition. A lot of us don't have a collage education but some do. Most of us never have to call a plumber, electrician ,carpenter mechanic. We all have on the job training LOL.

As an European i truly loved these Appalachian episodes. I loved everything about it, the nature, the realness of the people, the history, everything. I hope new industries like Tourism will lift off in this region. For me it is on my bucket list for sure!

Peter, I pastored a United Methodist church in Bell Co Ky for 7 years. Your videos are revealing the truth about the Appalachian area. Good people living in tough country.

This series should win some type of award. It is amazing, informative, and provides a fact-based perspective on a group of Americans most of us have never witnessed.

You should be nominated for an Emmy based on all of your wonderful series!

He is one of the most gracious host I have ever witnessed. No matter where he is, he is never judgemental, just reporting. May God bless this man and his family.