Challenge Mania

NASHVILLE! Challenge Mania is coming back for one last hoorah this year and we are bringing A MASSIVE GUEST! Johnny Banans will be joining Scott, Derrick, Mark, Nany and Katie for an awesome Live Show, Meet N Greet and musical performance at City Winery on Saturday, November 22nd! Here is how you can MAKE SURE you get tickets tomorrow!Patron Pre-Sale is TUESDAY, AUGUST 5th! Sign up at one of the following levels to get tickets in this order: 11AM EST - SAVAGE PATRONS12PM EST - DIESEL PATRONS2PM EST - MANIAC PATRONS4PM EST - ALL PATRONSwww.ChallengeManiacs.comPassword will be removed the following day. We expect an early sell-out for this one! But do what is best for you!As Always, VIP is limited and only VIP includes Post Show Meet N Greet!GO SAVAGE TO MAKE SURE YOU GET THOSE TIX! Bananas appearances tend to sell out very quickly, especially the VIP TIX. All tiers Maniac Level and above include all of our Bonus Content, Video, Ad-Free Audio and other perks!

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by New Threat Yeremi Hykel.Yeremi made a big splash on Vets and New Threats by being first up and down the mountain in the Zero Hour Launch Episode! He joins the podcast to talk about Amazing Race, how he manifested getting on The Challenge, what his preparation is like, which Vets he had his eye on and MORE!WATCH THIS INTERVIEW HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-yeremi-on-135365553WATCH OUR NYC PREMIERE EVENT PANEL: https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-full-41-135476891WATCH OUR RR30 Road Rules Anniversary Show: https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-full-rr30-135385760www.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shop

Derrick and Scott Yager are here to break down tonight's Zero Day Launch Special of The Challenge 41!Make no mistake..NEXT WEEK is technically The Premiere...but this episode was jam-packed with stuff you'd usually expect to be in a Premiere. There is a race up a mountain, teams are decided...this is important stuff. So first things first, definitely watch tonight's Episode. Once you do...dive into this BONUS PODCAST that would usually be Exclusive to Maniac Level Patrons and above at www.ChallengeManiacs.comWe have made it FREE here this week to entice you to sign up at the Maniac Level or above and join us ALL season for timely breakdown podcasts after each episode! Both in Ad-Free Audio AND Video!WATCH the Video HERE:https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-season-41-134711092Speaking of NEXT WEEK'S PREMIERE...watch it WITH Scott, Derrick, CT, Bananas, Olivia, Theo, Rogan, Aneesa and more LIVE IN NYC at City Winery Next Wednesday 7/30! TIX ARE RUNNING LOW BUT AVAILABLE HERE: https://citywinery.com/new-york-city

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Johnny Bananas, Aviv Bruno, Kefla Hare, Mark Long and 2 Surprise Guests LIVE FROM ATLANTA! This show was recorded on Sunday, July 13th, 2025.GET TIX to our upcoming shows at www.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Shop

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Shauvon Torres.In just 3 seasons of The Challenge and one season of The Real World Shauvon made a name for herself and was involved in some of the most iconic Challenge moments of all time! She finally pops into the podcast to talk about these moments, where she's been, whether we may see her on All Stars and MUCH MORE! PLUS...the answer to the question on everybody's mind...did she actually pop her implant!? And how did that happen!?Pick up here book HERE:WATCH this interview HERE: www.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shop

Challenge Mania is kicking off Season 41 with an Epic Premiere Party Event at City Winery on Wednesday, July 30th! We'll be watching the episode with FULL SOUND on massive screens, doing a Panel Q&A after and we'll have CT, Olivia, Rogan, Theo, Aneesa, Derrick an MORE in the house!TIX AVAILABLE NOW at www.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Shop

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager talk the return of CT and continue to discuss Season 41, Premiering on July 30th on MTV and with a massive Premiere Event in NYC. A podcast loaded with your questions!www.ChallengeMania.Live for Premiere Tix and MORE!www.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Shop

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