Bill Moran

Built from Chaos with Michael Tandoi

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Built from Chaos is a solo narrative podcast hosted by Michael Tandoi. No co-host. No panel. Just Michael, his story, and the lessons pulled from a life that had no business turning out this well. Michael Tandoi grew up in Rochester, New York in a tight-knit Italian family and spent his twenties addicted to crack cocaine, shot five times, and sentenced to seven years in state prison. Today he runs a multi-truck asphalt and sealcoating company, is raising a daughter, and supports his mother and brother under one roof. The show is the bridge between those two versions of the same man.

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Bill Moran

Episodes

The Devil Will Always Be There 15.04.2026 29:07

The devil doesn’t disappear… you just get stronger than it. This week on Built from Chaos, Michael Tandoi is stepping into one of the biggest moments of his life—and doing it clear-eyed, sober, and locked in. Fresh off a weekend in Florida where people didn’t just notice the change—they felt it—Michael breaks down what it’s like to be the version of yourself people actually respect. The one who sh...

From Dog Kennel to Redemption - The Addiction Trap No One Sees Coming 08.04.2026 25:23

It doesn’t start where you think it does. Michael Tandoi had the nightclub. The energy. The life people chase. And then… one hit. Not rock bottom. Not yet. Because the addiction trap? It doesn’t announce itself. It builds quietly… until you’re in places you never thought you’d be. Jefferson Avenue. Drug dealers who “loved” him… or did they? And a dog kennel that became a turning point in a story t...

Shot Five Times: What Crack Cocaine Almost Cost Me 01.04.2026 27:17

At 23 years old, Michael Tandoi was sitting in his truck when his back window exploded. Five shots. A broken wrist. A shattered femur. A bullet that missed by a hair. What happened next is not a story about almost dying. It is a story about what it takes to finally start living. Built from Chaos is the unfiltered account of how Michael Tandoi went from crack addiction, armed robbery, and seven ye...