How Netflix Reality TV Almost Broke Joey Sasso

The Checkup with Doctor Mike

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Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2023

⏱️ 119 minutes

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Watch the full video interview with Joey Sasso here: https://go.doctormikemedia.com/youtube/JoeySassoVOD Joey Sasso was the winner of The Circle season 1 on Netflix and has gone on to appear in several other reality and dating shows on Netflix like The Perfect Match... but what kind of effect does that have on a person? Fame, money, and glory are all things Joey wanted, but it turns out they came at an unexpected cost. I was a huge fan of Joey's and after circling each other for years we finally pulled off an interview so I could get inside the head of this upstate New York kid from the inner city. We discussed his extreme battle with mental health and addiction, his bruised upbringing boxing in Syracuse, the incredible drive he had to be an actor in Hollywood, and how pivoting to a life in reality tv was one of the most unexpected and fascinating decisions he's ever made. Follow Joey Sasso: IG: https://www.instagram.com/joeysasso/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/joey_sasso TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joeysassoo?lang=en Executive Producer and Host: Dr. Mike Varshavski Produced by Dan Owens and Sam Bowers Art by Caroline Weigum CONTACT: [email protected]

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0:00.0	I'm not a sensitive dude like I love having discussions with people who disagree with me on everything because that helps me learn that helps me grow
0:07.4	Where I feel like people say that but they don't they want people who agree with them
0:12.2	Circle up folks it's time to welcome Joey
0:14.9	sasso to the checkup podcast he's the winner of the Circle season one reality
0:20.7	show on Netflix that was a huge hit right before the pandemic.
0:24.3	Now he's on another hit show called the perfect match and if you ever watched it it's
0:28.7	been top 10 on Netflix for like the last seven weeks and it's continuing to rise.
0:33.4	A lot of drama on that show and he talks about the health and wellness
0:37.3	implications of being on reality TV. He's very open about his mental health
0:41.8	and physical health struggles. so I think this is a
0:43.8	very illuminating conversation that I hope you enjoy as much as I did let's get started
0:48.4	with a checkup podcast.
0:50.3	See I always say I'm like Travolta training for the remake of Saturday Night Fever just waiting for that day to come
0:57.0	Can I actually dance? No, do I think I can dance? Yes, it's about your enthusiasm. Confidence is always high. Yeah. That's all that matters.
1:06.4	For dancing. No. You don't you don't need it. You're not competing. This isn't a competition
1:11.7	when you're on the dance floor right? I want to see
1:13.2	Dr. Mike on dance floor. I'm enthusiastically bad but that makes it good. But that's
1:18.5	why like you're endearing. This is why people love it. That's a good term. I don't know if people love me.
1:24.0	There's... There's haters.
1:25.0	Here's the thing.
1:26.0	Everyone has haters.
1:27.0	I don't see any for you.
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