Peter Santenello

Why Americans Choose to Live on this Isolated Island

841K views · 4d ago · 59:10

Vixen's Voyage (Bruce's video) Out in Washington’s San Juan Islands is Orcas Island, a place where eccentric people without cell phones live alongside billionaires, musicians, artists, and others who have chosen a simpler way of life. They come from very different worlds, but share a desire to live away from it all, surrounded by some of the most beautiful scenery in the world.

📖 Mentioned books: Your Fellow Americans Dispatches Country · Life Orcas Island Edee Kulper · GoPro 12 · GoPro Media Mod

🎵 Mentioned music: Listen to Chubasco band

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Inside America's Forgotten Timber Country

1.3M views · 25d ago · 1:20:06

NOTE: With these long videos YouTube automatically reduces the quality of the video to save on internet data use. Go to the gear icon in the video and change it to 4k for best quality. Stop by Nirvana Coffee Co. Deep in the forests of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula is a world most Americans know little about. This was once some of the richest logging country in the world, with booming towns like Aberdeen built around the industry.

📖 Mentioned books: Your Fellow Americans Dispatches Country · GoPro 12 · GoPro Media Mod · GoPro Volta

▶️ Mentioned videos: Native Americans

Road Tripping to the Edge of America

1.5M views · 1mo ago · 1:07:36

My Book "Your Fellow Americans" is out now! Order here Stop by Silverwater Cafe Charter Blue Peter Yacht Get my book at Port Book and News Today, we’re road tripping across the Olympic Peninsula to the far western reaches of the Lower 48. Out here, we’ll meet locals in old boatbuilding towns, explore historic forts and deep logging country, and hear some wild Sasquatch stories along the way.

📖 Mentioned books: Your Fellow Americans · GoPro 12 · GoPro Media Mod · GoPro Volta

▶️ Mentioned videos: Native Americans

Seattle - What's It Really Like Now?

2M views · 1mo ago · 1:13:45

My new book "Your Fellow Americans" is out now! Order here Toby & Lorraine Le Macaron Seattle gets a lot of attention nationwide these days, but it’s usually in videos about crime and homelessness or polished tourist pieces. So what’s the city actually like on the ground now? Join me and a Seattle local as we explore different neighborhoods, meet the people who live here, and get a feel for what Seattle is really like today.

📖 Mentioned books: Your Fellow Americans · GoPro 12 · GoPro Media Mod · GoPro Volta

▶️ Mentioned videos: Native Americans

Inside Old School Italian-American New Jersey (with my cousin)

1.9M views · 1mo ago · 1:01:27

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📖 Mentioned books: Your Fellow Americans · GoPro 12 · GoPro Media Mod · GoPro Volta

▶️ Mentioned videos: Native Americans

Inside America’s Most Shocking Wealth Divide - Fairfield County

1.8M views · 2mo ago · 1:04:25

Guest: Fairfield County

My new book "Your Fellow Americans" is out now! Order here Richie's YT channel Richie's book Riot Diet Just outside New York City, Fairfield County, Connecticut is home to some of the wealthiest suburbs in America. But just down the road in Bridgeport is an old manufacturing city that followed a very different path. Today, we travel across the county, meet the locals, and see how these two very different worlds exist side by side.

📖 Mentioned books: Your Fellow Americans · GoPro 12 · GoPro Media Mod · GoPro Volta

▶️ Mentioned videos: Native Americans

Flint, Michigan - What's It Like Now?

1.4M views · 2mo ago · 1:12:53

CORRECTION: Flint's homicide rate is 45 per 100,000 (2025), not 60. Still more than the cities I mentioned. My new book "Your Fellow Americans" is out now! Order here We’ve all heard of Flint, most of us have negative thoughts about it. But what does the city actually look and feel like today? Join me as we explore all sides of Flint, meet the locals, and see what life is really like on the ground.

📖 Mentioned books: Your Fellow Americans · GoPro 12 · GoPro Media Mod · GoPro Volta

▶️ Mentioned videos: Native Americans

Solo in the Most Remote Corner of the East Coast

2.3M views · 2mo ago · 1:15:03

My new book "Your Fellow Americans" is out now! Order here Acadian Village 390 St Thomas St, Madawaska, ME 04756 Onyx Martial Arts in Edmundston Just below the Canadian border in Maine is a part of America far removed from the rest of the country. It’s a wild and remote region locals call “The County,” with deep Acadian roots—the origin story of Louisiana’s Cajuns—and a culture all its own.

📖 Mentioned books: Your Fellow Americans · GoPro 12 · GoPro Media Mod · GoPro Volta

▶️ Mentioned videos: Native Americans

Inside Maine’s Forgotten Company Town

843K views · 3mo ago · 56:57

My new book "Your Fellow Americans" is out now! Order here Stop by Blue Ox Saloon Get Timberchic wood planks Far from the rocky coast is a once-prosperous town deep in the remote Maine woods. Here life was thriving, but in the blink of an eye everything changed. So what happened to Millinocket, Maine, and what’s it like now? Today, we meet up with a born-and-raised local to find out.

📖 Mentioned books: Your Fellow Americans · GoPro 12 · GoPro Media Mod · GoPro Volta

▶️ Mentioned videos: Native Americans

Inside Old Maine With a Sixth-Generation Lobsterman

1M views · 3mo ago · 42:03

My new book "Your Fellow Americans" is out now! Order here Along Maine’s rocky coast, lobstering is not only a job, but a way of life passed down through generations. Join me as we cruise and fish with sixth-generation lobsterman Erik, meet his buddies, and get an inside look at the traditions, challenges, and culture that still define this old-school Maine community.

📖 Mentioned books: Your Fellow Americans · GoPro 12 · GoPro Media Mod · GoPro Volta

▶️ Mentioned videos: Native Americans

Inside the Most Dangerous City in America's Safest State

1.3M views · 3mo ago · 1:11:51

My new book "Your Fellow Americans" is out now! Order here It’s a place known for its rugged coastline, lobster, and rolling green hills. But beyond the beauty is another Maine, one facing big-city problems in the heart of rural America. Join me as we explore a part of the state that most out-of-staters never see or hear about. Eat at El Pacho's

📖 Mentioned books: Your Fellow Americans · GoPro 12 · GoPro Media Mod · GoPro Volta

▶️ Mentioned videos: Native Americans

Maine - First Impressions (Portland)

1.1M views · 4mo ago · 45:13

Guest: First Impressions

CORRECTION: Got the wrong Gannett here—the media conglomerate started in Elmira, New York. Get my book Your Fellow Americans here Get pizza and craft beer at Brickyard Hollow Stop for baklava at Y%F Coffee Today, we’re diving into Portland, Maine - a coastal city with old-school working-class roots and rapid change.

📖 Mentioned books: GoPro 12 · GoPro Media Mod · GoPro Volta · GoPro Shorty

▶️ Mentioned videos: Native Americans

Inside Philadelphia - What It's Like Now

972K views · 4mo ago · 42:22

Guest: Inside Philadelphia

My new book "Your Fellow Americans" is out now! Order here 250 years ago, America found its footing in Philadelphia. So what’s the city like now? Join me today as we move through Philly, from the birthplace of the Declaration of Independence to the neighborhoods, food scene, and World Cup energy, to get an inside look at this dynamic city through the perspective of the locals who live there.

📖 Mentioned books: Your Fellow Americans · GoPro 12 · GoPro Media Mod · GoPro Volta

▶️ Mentioned videos: Native Americans

Inside Memphis’ Most Dangerous Hoods

1.1M views · 4mo ago · 1:22:15

Go to: to save 40% on the Ground News Vantage plan My new book "Your Fellow Americans" is out now! Order here Support "We Fight Monsters" Memphis is known as one of America’s most dangerous cities, but what’s it really like inside its toughest hoods? Join me and local Memphians as they take us through the streets they hit rock bottom in and show us a side of the city most outsiders never see.

📖 Mentioned books: Your Fellow Americans · GoPro 12 · GoPro Media Mod · GoPro Volta

▶️ Mentioned videos: Native Americans

Inside Memphis - What the Media Won’t Show You

1.3M views · 4mo ago · 1:17:58

Guest: Inside Memphis

Get my book Your Fellow Americans here Listen to Bill's podcast An Army of Normal Folks Watch "Undefeated" Memphis is known as one of the most dangerous cities in America, but what is it really like there now? Join me and a local Memphian as we cruise through the neighborhoods that make up this complicated, fascinating, and wild American city, giving you an inside look at what most people never see.

📖 Mentioned books: GoPro 12 · GoPro Media Mod · GoPro Volta · GoPro Shorty

▶️ Mentioned videos: Undefeated · Native Americans

Inside the Deep South’s Poorest Region

1.5M views · 5mo ago · 1:05:26

Get my book Your Fellow Americans here Today we’re traveling to a completely different America: the Arkansas Delta. Here, the Mississippi River once fueled thriving towns built on industry and wealth. Join me on a solo road trip through the poorest region in the Deep South as we explore what’s left behind, meet the locals, and try to understand what’s really happening on the ground.

📖 Mentioned books: GoPro 12 · GoPro Media Mod · GoPro Volta · GoPro Shorty

▶️ Mentioned videos: Native Americans

Solo Deep in the Ozarks

2.6M views · 5mo ago · 1:16:14

Get my book Your Fellow Americans here PLACES TO VISIT FROM THIS VIDEO Eureka’s Excellent Emporium Crescent Hotel Buffalo Basecamp in Kingston Hillbilly Slims BBQ Deep in the Arkansas Ozarks, rugged isolation has created a unique mountain culture. Join me as we take a mega road trip through the backroads, meet the locals, and explore a part of the country that’s still a mystery to most of us.

📖 Mentioned books: GoPro 12 · GoPro Media Mod · GoPro Volta · GoPro Shorty

▶️ Mentioned videos: Native Americans

Inside Wealthy Arkansas

1.6M views · 5mo ago · 1:10:57

Pre-order my book Your Fellow Americans here I'm going on a Book Tour! Reserve your spot Arkansas is known for many things, but a thriving economy with a massive population boom usually isn’t one of them. Today we’re heading into Northwest Arkansas, one of the fastest-growing regions in the country, to get on the ground with the locals and see what all the buzz is about.

📖 Mentioned books: GoPro 12 · GoPro Media Mod · GoPro Volta · GoPro Shorty

▶️ Mentioned videos: Native Americans

Inside America’s Fastest-Shrinking City

3.2M views · 6mo ago · 1:04:22

Get my book Your Fellow Americans here This Saturday, we’re going to the place everyone told me not to go to: Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Thriving industry and people moved out, and crime moved in. But what’s it really like now, and what do the locals have to say? Join me as we get on the ground to find out.

📖 Mentioned books: GoPro 12 · GoPro Media Mod · GoPro Volta · GoPro Shorty

▶️ Mentioned videos: Native Americans

Inside Arkansas - First Impressions (Little Rock)

1.2M views · 6mo ago · 46:20

Guests: First Impressions, Inside Arkansas

Get my book Your Fellow Americans here Get hot dogs or pork chops Buy cosmetic products from Inas Arkansas and Little Rock, for most of the country, are far-off places that have a bit of a rough reputation. Join me today for my first impressions as we get on the ground with the locals to see what this mostly undiscovered place is all about.

📖 Mentioned books: GoPro 12 · GoPro Media Mod · GoPro Volta · GoPro Shorty

▶️ Mentioned videos: Native Americans

Inside Colorado’s Extreme Wealth Divide (100 miles apart)

1.8M views · 6mo ago · 1:03:30

Go to: to save 40% on the Ground News Vantage plan Note: Scott updated me on the home price in Telluride, it was $10M not $16M My new book "Your Fellow Americans" is out now! Order here Donate or listen to KSJD radio Today we’re hitting a 100-mile stretch from the working-class town of Cortez to high mountain Telluride, one of the most expensive towns in the country. In this stretch, the socioeconomic and scenic differences are massive.

📖 Mentioned books: Your Fellow Americans · GoPro 12 · GoPro Media Mod · GoPro Volta

▶️ Mentioned videos: Native Americans

Roadtrip to the “Wickedest” Town in the West

1.6M views · 7mo ago · 1:02:10

My new book "Your Fellow Americans" is out now! Order here Peter Santenello Interview with Bob Visit a new bar in Clarkdale (when it opens) Go to Gold King Mine Ghost Town Today we’re meeting up with a man living full-time out of a fire truck and hitting the open road through one of the most fascinating stretches of the country.

📖 Mentioned books: Your Fellow Americans · GoPro 12 · GoPro Media Mod · GoPro Volta

▶️ Mentioned videos: Peter Santenello Interview with Bob · Native Americans

Old Florida - The Last Outlaws of the Everglades

1.3M views · 7mo ago · 1:18:35

Guest: Old Florida

My new book "Your Fellow Americans" is out now! Order here Reach out to Steve to book a swamp buggy tour Help Steve finish his handicapped swamp buggy Havana Cafe My new book "Your Fellow Americans" is out now! Order here Today we’re diving deep into Old Florida—a place where, not long ago, smuggling routes and outlaw culture were a way of life in the Everglades.

📖 Mentioned books: Your Fellow Americans · GoPro 12 · GoPro Media Mod · GoPro Volta

▶️ Mentioned videos: Native Americans

He Built a Better Way to Live Off-Grid (40 Acres)

1.7M views · 7mo ago · 51:18

My new book "Your Fellow Americans" is out now! Order here In recent years, more people have been moving out to the countryside to live a more self-sustaining life. But going fully off-grid isn’t easy, and often turns into a full-time job. Today we head out to Doc’s 40-acre setup—a kind of off-grid 2.0. He’s connected to the world, but with a flip of a switch and a close of the gate, he’s good on his own for up to two years.

📖 Mentioned books: Your Fellow Americans · GoPro 12 · GoPro Media Mod · GoPro Volta

▶️ Mentioned videos: Native Americans