275. Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino Part 2: Life after Prison, Staying Sober, and Opening Archangel Centers, How He’s Rebuilt His Life and Proving the Comeback is Greater Than the Setback Episode Description:
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4.9 • 5.8K Ratings
🗓️ 26 January 2026
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
This week, Jason is joined by reality TV icon, entrepreneur, and one of the most recognizable TV personalities of the past decade, Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino!
Mike rose to global fame as an original cast member of MTV’s Jersey Shore and continues to star on Jersey Shore Family Vacation with over 15 years of television. Beyond reality TV, he’s a bestselling author of Reality Check: Making the Best of The Situation. He’s a successful entrepreneur, investor, and a leading voice in addiction recovery now with his own addiction centers, Archangel Centers, inspiring millions with his platform. Now he is also known as St. Michael, he lives and dies by comeback is greater than the setback, and also now it’s cookies and comeback with Bang Cookies.
Now sober, Mike explains why sobriety is his greatest superpower, how he rebuilt his life, and the businesses he’s built since—including seven-figure book sales, addiction recovery centers, and new ventures. He also shares his perspective on love, money, and what finally changed everything.
Mike reveals all this and so much more in another episode you can’t afford to miss!
Host: Jason Tartick
Co-Host: David Arduin
Audio: John Gurney
Guest: Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino
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| 0:51.9 | This is part two with the one, the only, Mike, the situation. |
| 0:55.2 | I got to say, we have had more compliments on this episode than I can remember in a long time. |
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| 1:05.3 | and a guest and or theme you want us to think about as we come into these upcoming weeks. |
| 1:10.7 | And I have some things to give away some sweet merch. Now, in December, we gave gift cards away. All those have been shipped out. So we got the goods to be giving away. Give us five stars. David, before we get into this episode, how's life? How are you feeling? Well, life's great. We're in the middle of the storm of the century. |
| 1:28.3 | It feels like it's going to hit differently for where you are listening to this. |
| 1:33.4 | If you're in beautiful California, if you're in beautiful Southern Florida, you're laughing at us right now, as people in the storm. |
| 1:41.2 | Maybe it's the Mike situation episodes that just bring a little chaos to the intro and |
| 1:46.6 | recaps. |
| 1:47.3 | You were boarding a plane live recapping last time. |
| 1:51.5 | This time, I can't even see you. |
| 1:53.7 | You're in the dark. |
| 1:55.4 | How is it going for you over there in Nashville? |
| 1:58.5 | I'm freezing my ass off. |
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