Ep. 473: Shady Shane!

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-nathaniel-132197747www.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shop

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