Challenge Mania

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Nathaniel Blackburn.NATHANIEL BLACKBURN made his debut on Real World: Seattle and went on to do two seasons of The Challenge. With MTV really being at it's peak of popularity back then he is one of the more recognizable names and faces of the era. Now going by his full name Nathaniel (he mainly went by Nate/Nathan back then) he has had a lot of life ups and downs since appearing on our screens. He shares all of it with us, getting very personal and candid about addiction and his path to recovery over the years. This interview does contain some talk about different forms of abuse and addiction so please proceed with caution. There are mentions sexual assault, not in great detail but it does come up.Although Video is usually a Maniac-Level perk (for Maniac level and above) we think this interview is important for everyone (who wants to) to take in and experience, so it is available to ALL Patrons.YOU CAN WATCH IT HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-nathanie

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager answer your questions and go over some of the major topics going around the internet like Tyri's response to the Dunbar epiosde, Jordan's claims about The Traitors and his back and forth with Trishelle, whether Challenge Mania would exist if Derrick had won Dirty XXX and MORE!www.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shop

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager break down the Season 41 Cast!WATCH THE PREMIERE WITH US in New York City July 30th!Tix on sale THIS THURSDAY beginning with Patron Pre-Sales at www.ChallengeManiacs.comPre-Sale Schedule for Thursday, June 26th:1PM SAVAGE PATRONS2PM DIESEL PATRONS3PM MANIAC PATRONS4PM ALL PATRONSwww.ChallengeMania.Live6/28 - PITTBURGH w/ CT!7/13 - ATLANTA w/ BANANAS!7/27 - ROAD RULES 30th Anniversary Show in LA!www.ChallengeMania.Shop

Season 41 is HERE! Derrick is BACK! Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager break down the entire cast and all the details for The Challenge:Vets and New Threats, Premiering on MTV at 8pm on July 30th!HEAR THE WHOLE PODCAST HERE:https://www.patreon.com/posts/season-41-cast-131742733*This is a Free Preview is a longer podcast exclusive to Maniac Level Patrons and above at www.ChallengeManiacs.com - Sign up now and unlock this, all of our past Bonus Podcasts and all of our future Weekly Episode Breakdown Podcasts for Season 41! READ THE ANNOUNCEMENT HERE: https://variety.com/gallery/the-challenge-41-cast-photos-vets-new-threats/

CHOOO CHOOO! CT IS BACK!And YOU can still be a part of it!Head to www.ChallengeMania.Live RIGHT NOW!CT Joins our epic lineup NEXT SATURDAY, June 28th in Pitt with his Traitors Co-Champ Trishelle, Susie, Sarah, Mark, Derrick and Scott!www.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Shop

Scott Yager & Mark Long are joined by Wes Bergmann, Darrell Taylor, Amber Borzotra, Frank Sweeney and Jonna Stephens LIVE from Helium in St. Louis, Missouri. This live show was recorded on Saturday, June 7th! If this sounds fun and you want to attend future live shows, head to www.ChallengeMania.Live right now!DETROIT PRE-SALE is Monday, June 16th at www.ChallengeManiacs.comNext shows up are Pittsburgh June 28th, Atlanta July 13th and LA July 27th for the Road Rules Anniversary Special! www.ChallengeMania.Shop for Swag!www.ShotofYager.com to Donate to the Michel J. Fox Foundation and have a chance to score 2 Tix and Backstage Passes to a future live show! 

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Dunbar Merrill.It's crazy to think that we still have FIRST TIME GUESTS on the podcast after all these years but DUNBAR MERRILL is certainly a blast from the past that made quite a dent in The Challenge world and has somehow evaded us so far! Well NOT ANYMORE! Dunbar joins us to talk about his win on Cutthroat and how he manifested it with The Secret, teaming with Paula and Tyri, how he got on Real World Sydney and why they didn't compete on Battle of the Seasons! ALL THIS AND MORE!WATCH THE POD HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-dunbar-on-130624165www.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shopwww.ShotofYager.com

Scott discusses the recent debate over Jordan's comments regarding not being able to do other shows like Traitors, shares his thoughts on Survivor 50, drops news about Challenge Mania Boston and Detroit and takes YOUR QUESTIONS!www.ChallengeManiacs.comBOSTON PRE-SALE 6/10DETROIT PRE-SALE 6/16www.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shop

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by All Stars Runner Up Shane Landrum.SHANE LANDRUM makes his return to the show to talk ROAD RULES, RR30 in July, Invasion, what caused his lay-off between Final Reckoning and of course All Stars 5 & his Runner Up Finish! Exclusive to Maniac Level Patrons and up! Video to follow.TIX TO ROAD RULES 30 HERE:www.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shopwww.ChallengeManiacs.comWATCH THIS FULL INTERVIEW HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-shane-on-130109369

Scott takes YOUR QUESTIONS about RR30, Los Angeles, Challenge Ratings and more!www.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.ShopSTL - 6/7PIT - 6/28ATL - 7/13RR30 LA - 7/27CHI - 8/31PHX - 9/7

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Derek McCray.DEREK McCRAY joins us for the 1st time to talk Road Rules: Viewers Revenge, Gauntlet III and Duel II, INCLUDING one of the most iconic what-ifs in Challenge finals history and the most memorable Challenge fight of all time! Video Exclusive to Maniac-Level Patrons and above!WATCH this interview HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-derek-on-129467627www.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.LiveROAD RULES 30 TIX HERE at www.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shop

Scott Yager is joined by Challenge / Big Brother star Kyland Young to talk Ryan Coogler's Sinners, Marvel's Thunderbolts and some MOVIE MANIA as a whole!The majority of this podcast ends up being about Sinners, not gonna lie! Kyland had to jet before we could really finish our Thunderbolts / Marvel talk. We could go on for hours! Apologies for the abrupt conclusion. For those worried about spoilers for either film, here are approximate time-codes below.**Even if you haven't seen either film, if you are interested in Film Talk in general, you should appreciate the first half hour at least! 0:00 - 30:00 - General Movie Talk. No Spoilers30:00 - 01:16:00 - Sinners, Spoilers Included01:16:00 - End - Thunderbolts, Spoilers IncludedWATCH THIS POD HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/129134080www.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shop

Finally in the penultimate episode of Survivor 48 A MOVE WAS MADE! A relative threat was voted out! Was it the right one!? Scott and Lindsay say whether they think so, take your questions and predict the finale!www.ChallengeMania.Shopwww.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Live

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Vinny Foti.VINNY FOTI makes his Challenge Mania debut to talk about his short run on The Challenge from Fresh Meat II into Cutthroat and ending with his infamous removal on Battle of the Exes, which led to the end of his partner Sarah's season as well. The episode to watch before this interview is Episode II of Season 22 (Battle of the Exes) on Paramount+ to see the incident we discuss at length and the manner in which it plays out on the show, if it's something you can handle. In it a female cast-member's top is removed so proceed with caution. We both watched it this week to re-familiarize ourselves with it, as we knew it was top of mind for many of you when we announced this guest. Vinny himself brought it up before we even got there and we end up spending a solid chunk of the interview on it before learning about his 2018 health scare and discussing some other Challenge moments.WATCH this interview here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-vinny-foti-128865

Scott and Lindsay talk Episode 11 and what to potentially expect from the rest of the season of Survivor! Gun to your head...has this season been good? You tell us!www.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shop

SCOTT GOES OVER ALL THE RESULTS OF THE 2024 CHALLENGE MANIA AWARDS, ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS AND RUNNERS UP!MASSIVE SALE ALL WEEK at www.ChallengeMania.Shop!www.ChallengeMania.Live for tix!www.ChallengeManiacs.com to join the Pod Squad!www.ShowroomRealityCruise.com for Reality TV Extravaganza Cruise!

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Tori Deal, Aneesa Ferreira, Rachel Robinson, Tina Bridges, Mark Long, Ryan Kehoe and MORE Live from City Winery in New York City.WATCH THIS SHOW HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-full-nyc-128305272www.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shopwww.ChallengeManiacs.com

Scott and Lindsay are back to cover the last couple episodes of Survivor 48...Scott is less than thrilled with this season. Is he right?What do we have to look forward to with the last few weeks here?www.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shop

Road Rules is BACK...and YOU can be there for it!Sunday, July 27th at the Brea Improv!Scott and Mark host an epic Road Rules 30th Anniversary Panel & Meet N Greet featuring Darrell, Rachel, Susie, Shane, Veronica, Tina, Katie and MORE!Pre-Sales THIS TUESDAY May 6th at www.ChallengeManiacs.com with the following schedule:1PM EST - SAVAGE PATRONS2PM EST - DIESEL PATRONS3PM EST - MANIAC PATRONS5PM EST - ALL PATRONSWhatever is left will go live with the password removed at 1PM EST / 10AM PST the following day (5/7) at www.ChallengeMania.Live and the Brea Improv Site.MORE PRE-SALE INFO HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/breaking-news-127642422www.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shopwww.ChallengeManiacs.com

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager break down every category and nominee for the 2024 Challenge Mania Awards covering All Stars 4 and The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras.VOTE at www.ChallengeManiacs.com through 5/7www.ChallengeMania.Live - Tix on sale for CHICAGO with Cara, Devin and more 8/31 NO!Tix on sale NEXT WEEK 5/6 for Road Rules 30 Anniversary Show 7/27 in LA!www.ChallengeMania.Shop