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Conversations with Cam

Carl Radke on Summer House, Sobriety, & Sibling Grief

Conversations with Cam

Cameron Oaks Rogers

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2026

⏱️ 85 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

In this episode, I sit down with Carl Radke for an honest conversation about sobriety, grief, and what it’s really like behind the scenes of Bravo’s Summer House. Carl opens up about his journey with addiction that led to his sobriety, how he dealt with survivor’s guilt after his brother’s passing, and how writing his memoir, Cake Eater, helped him find healing. We talk about the realities of being sober in a partying environment, the highs and lows of reality TV and being on camera, how Carl navigates friendship and fame, and finding purpose after hitting rock bottom. Plus, Carl shares advice for anyone curious about sobriety, why self-acceptance is ongoing work, and what we can expect from this current season of Summer House.


Key Takeaway / Points:

  • Carl’s experience with addiction and his journey to sobriety

  • Grieving his brother’s death and dealing with survivor’s guilt, imposter syndrome, and the feeling of not being “enough”

  • How hitting rock bottom led him to getting sober 

  • Pressure of being on camera and reality TV redemption

  • The healing process of writing his memoir, Cake Eater

  • Current season of Summer House and navigating the drama-filled house, friendships, and relationships

  • Our take on Jersey Shore vs. Hamptons

  • Coloring confessionals: Summer House favorite moments, his non-negotiable morning routine, favorite castmate to get advice from, and more

  • Finding community in grief and sharing his story to help others


Watch Summer House Tuesday nights at 8pm ET on Bravo.


Order Carl’s book Cake Eater HERE

Listen to Carl’s podcast More Life HERE

Learn more about Soft Bar HERE


Follow Carl:

Instagram: @carlradke

TikTok: @carlradke

Website: www.radkeboys.com


Order Quiet Your Mind & Busy Your Hands HERE


Follow me:

Instagram: @cameronoaksrogers

Substack: Fill Your Cup

Website: cameronoaksrogers.com

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi guys. Welcome back to Conversations with Cam. I love today's episode. As a watcher and consumer of Summerhouse, technically only seasons three until now, I have had, and I say this to him, like so many feelings and emotions around Carl. He was not my favorite in the beginning, but I love him. Like so many feelings and emotions around Carl, he was not my favorite in the beginning,

0:23.2

but I love him now. And I told him this ever since he got sober. It is so obvious as, again,

0:32.6

just a viewer of the show. So I never knew him before this. I want to be very clear. It was a parisocial relationship.

0:39.5

But ever since he got sober on the show, it was so clear that he was then like stepping in to the

0:46.9

best version of himself. And as a viewer, I was just so happy for him. And I'm so honored to have had the opportunity to chat with him in this episode. And was just so happy for him and I'm so honored to have had opportunity to chat with him

0:56.6

in this episode and I'm so blown away and grateful for his honesty and vulnerability and willingness

1:04.4

to really just lay it all out there. That's something I really admire in people and appreciate.

1:10.4

And I think it allowed us to have such a deep and meaningful and moving conversation that I really think will help so many people.

1:18.9

If you're not familiar with Carl Radke, he has been a cast member of Bravo's hit show Summerhouse since the original first season. It's now currently airing on

1:30.2

season 10. And he also has his new podcast, More Life. He has his new bar called Soft Bar in Brooklyn,

1:38.9

this incredible bar offering non-alcoholic drinks and coffees and food and it's freaking awesome.

1:46.3

It's actually where we record this episode because we did a podcast swap.

1:50.7

He had me at the studio.

1:53.8

Software is beautiful.

1:55.6

The location is awesome.

1:57.3

The drinks are great.

1:58.4

And I love as someone who doesn't drink what he's doing there and what space and

2:03.7

like community he is building and creating.

2:06.5

And it's also like a big storyline of his in the show.

2:09.3

So for him or for us to see this actually exist and as this successful business, I just feel

2:17.4

so not proud of him.

2:18.3

That's a wrong thing, but excited for him.

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