WEBVTT 1 00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:22.760 What's up, everybody? This is Scott Yeager here with another 2 00:00:22.920 --> 00:00:26.280 edition of Challenge Accepted, my All Q and A and 3 00:00:26.480 --> 00:00:29.960 information Dump podcast where I get questions from you guys 4 00:00:30.039 --> 00:00:33.479 over at challengemaniacs dot com. I also use it as 5 00:00:33.479 --> 00:00:36.520 a way to state of the Union if you will, housekeeping, 6 00:00:36.600 --> 00:00:40.039 house cleaning, download you guys on future live shows and events, 7 00:00:40.079 --> 00:00:42.840 and yeah, catch up on all the news and gossip 8 00:00:43.119 --> 00:00:46.359 in the Challenge world while we sit here waiting patiently 9 00:00:46.799 --> 00:00:51.159 for any news whatsoever about the Challenge Season forty two. 10 00:00:51.359 --> 00:00:53.840 I will get to that as well. But this podcast 11 00:00:53.880 --> 00:00:56.640 brought to you by Challenge Mania Live Nashville just announced 12 00:00:56.640 --> 00:00:59.079 our return to Music City. You know we love to 13 00:00:59.119 --> 00:01:02.479 come to Nashville least once a year. Twenty twenty six 14 00:01:02.520 --> 00:01:06.079 will be no different, seeming like November tends to be 15 00:01:06.120 --> 00:01:07.719 when we get there. I know that's where we were 16 00:01:08.120 --> 00:01:10.239 when we were there last year. Had a great lineup. 17 00:01:10.239 --> 00:01:13.560 How could we possibly top this lineup with Johnny Bananas 18 00:01:13.599 --> 00:01:16.680 and Nannie and Amber and Davis with a surprise appearance. Well, 19 00:01:17.319 --> 00:01:19.159 dare I say? I think we have come close and 20 00:01:19.200 --> 00:01:22.439 we may have even topped it. Three first time Nashville 21 00:01:22.519 --> 00:01:27.480 guests Tina Bridges, Kara Maria and ct Mark Long will 22 00:01:27.480 --> 00:01:30.799 be co hosting alongside yours. Truly. Derek probably not going 23 00:01:30.879 --> 00:01:32.120 to make it to this one, as you know, him 24 00:01:32.120 --> 00:01:35.040 and Nicole are expecting a baby girl in September and 25 00:01:35.079 --> 00:01:39.359 he will still probably be on paternity leave come November. 26 00:01:39.400 --> 00:01:42.760 But Godfather happy to take the call. And as you know, 27 00:01:42.799 --> 00:01:46.400 in Nashville, we always have a open door policy and 28 00:01:46.480 --> 00:01:50.200 a ton of surprises. City Winery wasn't available. We love 29 00:01:50.239 --> 00:01:53.480 City Winery in all ages, venue, great stage, great acoustics, 30 00:01:53.480 --> 00:01:55.840 but they were not available this weekend that we wanted 31 00:01:55.879 --> 00:01:58.719 to come back to Nashville, so a blessing in disguise, 32 00:01:59.359 --> 00:02:02.400 we hit up our buddy Chase, a longtime friend of 33 00:02:02.519 --> 00:02:05.280 Derek's who is one of the men over at the 34 00:02:05.319 --> 00:02:08.159 top of Jelly Rolls. Good Night Nashville one of the 35 00:02:08.159 --> 00:02:11.759 coolest bars and establishments in Nashville. We spent a good 36 00:02:11.800 --> 00:02:14.879 amount of time there during the last trip there, just 37 00:02:14.879 --> 00:02:17.400 for fun. We went there for dinner on Friday night. 38 00:02:17.479 --> 00:02:19.159 We hung out there after with a lot of you 39 00:02:19.240 --> 00:02:22.039 guys after our show on Saturday. So some of you 40 00:02:22.039 --> 00:02:24.319 guys know firsthand, but those of you guys who don't 41 00:02:24.479 --> 00:02:27.159 it is a multi tiered establishment that has a ton 42 00:02:27.199 --> 00:02:29.960 of fun floors that are open throughout the day and night. 43 00:02:30.000 --> 00:02:32.439 They have a tattoo parlor in there. They have great food, 44 00:02:32.479 --> 00:02:35.000 great drinks, and they are nice enough to open up 45 00:02:35.039 --> 00:02:37.159 the doors of their club level to us, so it 46 00:02:37.159 --> 00:02:39.840 will be completely closed off to us from one to 47 00:02:39.919 --> 00:02:44.080 five pm on Saturday, November fourteenth. We're gonna do a 48 00:02:44.120 --> 00:02:46.599 live panel show. It'll be more of an abbreviated live 49 00:02:46.639 --> 00:02:48.719 panel show Q and A. If you've ever been to 50 00:02:48.759 --> 00:02:51.280 one of our events in Baltimore at Jimmy C. Food, 51 00:02:51.439 --> 00:02:56.159 if you've ever been to our Minnesota events at Surley Brewing, 52 00:02:56.759 --> 00:02:59.280 you'll see we kind of set up a reserve seating 53 00:02:59.319 --> 00:03:01.439 area that looks more like a concert as far as 54 00:03:01.520 --> 00:03:03.960 like you just have like a folding chair at your disposal, 55 00:03:04.039 --> 00:03:06.439 but that is your seat, and that will also get 56 00:03:06.520 --> 00:03:08.560 you in line for the meet and greet that will 57 00:03:08.560 --> 00:03:10.599 be for our Tier one tickets you will see, and 58 00:03:10.639 --> 00:03:12.400 then we have Tier two tickets where you'll have to 59 00:03:12.400 --> 00:03:15.520 wait till all those premium platinum tickets get through the 60 00:03:15.560 --> 00:03:17.280 meet and greet later and then we'll get to you guys. 61 00:03:17.319 --> 00:03:19.639 And for you guys, you'll have more standing room, high 62 00:03:19.639 --> 00:03:21.879 top seating, bar seating, things like that. But we're going 63 00:03:21.960 --> 00:03:23.800 to see how many people we can pack in there. 64 00:03:23.840 --> 00:03:26.120 And every single ticket will come with the meet and greet. 65 00:03:26.199 --> 00:03:28.759 So there are two price points. One of them has 66 00:03:28.800 --> 00:03:31.120 that reserve seating closer to the stage, and you guys 67 00:03:31.159 --> 00:03:33.120 will be the first batch of people to meet everybody. 68 00:03:33.159 --> 00:03:35.560 We're gonna do one streamlined line where you meet everybody 69 00:03:35.560 --> 00:03:37.639 all at once, so we can get you guys out 70 00:03:37.639 --> 00:03:39.400 of there as soon as possible. Obviously, we'll still be 71 00:03:39.439 --> 00:03:41.719 doing our trivia and raffle and treating it like a party, 72 00:03:41.960 --> 00:03:44.759 music in the background, et cetera. And then Tier two 73 00:03:44.879 --> 00:03:47.960 will have sort of less officially reserved seating and we 74 00:03:48.000 --> 00:03:49.800 will line you guys up and we will have you 75 00:03:49.840 --> 00:03:53.319 guys meet everyone after Wave one is done. So if 76 00:03:53.319 --> 00:03:54.560 you do have a heart out, if you've got to 77 00:03:54.560 --> 00:03:56.560 be out of there earlier than five, highly recommend get 78 00:03:56.560 --> 00:03:58.840 one of those platinum tickets, which brings me to my 79 00:03:58.919 --> 00:04:02.439 next subject, which is the very important patron pre sale 80 00:04:02.479 --> 00:04:05.319 for this event. I know that a lot of you 81 00:04:05.360 --> 00:04:07.599 guys say, wait, I have to pay to get access 82 00:04:07.639 --> 00:04:09.840 to get the tickets. No, technically you don't, and some 83 00:04:09.879 --> 00:04:13.400 of these tickets may make it to Thursday, June twenty fifth, 84 00:04:13.439 --> 00:04:15.599 but we do not expect that for this show and event, 85 00:04:15.879 --> 00:04:18.439 with this lineup, with this city, we do expect this 86 00:04:18.480 --> 00:04:23.000 to potentially sell out completely on on Wednesday, June twenty fourth, 87 00:04:23.040 --> 00:04:25.160 which is when we're doing our multi tiered pre sale 88 00:04:25.199 --> 00:04:27.680 over at challengemaniacs dot com. It all kicks off at 89 00:04:27.680 --> 00:04:31.199 eleven am Eastern with Savage level patrons, then twelve pm 90 00:04:31.319 --> 00:04:34.639 with Diesel level patrons, followed with two PM. That's right, 91 00:04:34.639 --> 00:04:37.680 there's a two hour gap between Savage and Diesel and 92 00:04:37.720 --> 00:04:40.680 then Maniac level patrons. Maniac is the base level that 93 00:04:40.720 --> 00:04:43.000 gets you all of our bonus audio and video content 94 00:04:43.279 --> 00:04:45.759 over there as well. That'll be two pm, and then 95 00:04:45.759 --> 00:04:48.600 at four pm any paid Patreon a dollar or above 96 00:04:48.839 --> 00:04:51.639 gets access. Now, as I said, if stuff makes it 97 00:04:51.720 --> 00:04:54.680 out of Wednesday, on Thursday morning, we will post a 98 00:04:54.720 --> 00:04:56.959 link to challenge Mania dot Live and anyone under the 99 00:04:57.000 --> 00:04:59.120 sun can go and get their tickets. What I will 100 00:04:59.160 --> 00:05:01.199 say is that if this thing sells out, and you 101 00:05:01.199 --> 00:05:03.199 see yourself saying to your buddy or your friend, or 102 00:05:03.199 --> 00:05:05.480 your neighbor or your boyfriend or your husband or your wife, 103 00:05:05.680 --> 00:05:07.480 man I wish we could go back in time and 104 00:05:07.480 --> 00:05:10.360 get those tickets. Do yourselves a favor, and you know, 105 00:05:10.399 --> 00:05:12.639 get what the people you guys are going with. Pull 106 00:05:12.680 --> 00:05:15.120 some money together, get involved in that Savage level pre 107 00:05:15.199 --> 00:05:18.439 sale or that Diesel level pre sale, because it will 108 00:05:18.480 --> 00:05:21.040 be worth your while if you're able to get those tickets, 109 00:05:21.120 --> 00:05:22.759 and you'll look back after and say, hey, I would 110 00:05:22.800 --> 00:05:24.920 have paid an extra ten twenty bucks to make sure 111 00:05:24.920 --> 00:05:27.480 I get those tickets. Trust me, this is not a 112 00:05:27.639 --> 00:05:29.720 thing we do to be money grubbing and just have 113 00:05:29.800 --> 00:05:33.199 you guys pay more money. This is meant to This 114 00:05:33.240 --> 00:05:36.040 is meant to reward the people who are our patrons 115 00:05:36.120 --> 00:05:39.519 year round. Okay, so people who support us year round 116 00:05:39.560 --> 00:05:43.040 at the Maniac or Savage or Diesel level, they deserve 117 00:05:43.079 --> 00:05:45.040 first access to these tickets. And that's why we do 118 00:05:45.120 --> 00:05:47.680 it this way. So by all means, wait, let them 119 00:05:47.680 --> 00:05:49.800 get their tickets and then you know, sit on your 120 00:05:49.800 --> 00:05:52.439 hands get them on Thursday. But for some of these 121 00:05:52.439 --> 00:05:54.839 shows that do sell out early and often we have 122 00:05:54.879 --> 00:05:56.759 a six ticket limit for this one. So let's say, 123 00:05:56.800 --> 00:05:58.600 you know, if all the Diesel and Savage patrons and 124 00:05:58.600 --> 00:06:00.680 some of those Maniac level patrons side to buy four 125 00:06:00.720 --> 00:06:02.560 to six each. It's going to sell out before you 126 00:06:02.600 --> 00:06:04.839 get your crack. And you know the same way the Knicks, 127 00:06:04.920 --> 00:06:07.079 for instance, on our on our championship run that I 128 00:06:07.160 --> 00:06:09.160 will get to in this podcast. Don't get me wrong, 129 00:06:09.480 --> 00:06:12.279 they give their season ticket holders first crack at finals 130 00:06:12.279 --> 00:06:15.439 tickets and Eastern Conference finals tickets, and you can't go 131 00:06:15.560 --> 00:06:17.920 back in time and become a season ticket holder. We 132 00:06:18.000 --> 00:06:20.560 do allow you to sign up today or early tomorrow 133 00:06:20.639 --> 00:06:22.639 morning at one of those levels. It's kind of a 134 00:06:22.639 --> 00:06:24.279 hack if you will. You can just go sign up 135 00:06:24.279 --> 00:06:26.040 for the month at one of those levels, hop in 136 00:06:26.079 --> 00:06:28.439 the pre sale, feel free to cancel or downgrade for 137 00:06:28.480 --> 00:06:30.480 the next month. So we want to make sure it's fair, 138 00:06:30.720 --> 00:06:32.920 and trust me, we know money doesn't grow on trees, 139 00:06:33.000 --> 00:06:36.120 so let us know if you know, if it's ever 140 00:06:36.160 --> 00:06:38.079 a tough time for you. I've said this to especially 141 00:06:38.160 --> 00:06:40.399 our longtime patrons, but to anybody you know, because I 142 00:06:40.639 --> 00:06:42.839 do know these tickets do get price. You trust me, 143 00:06:42.839 --> 00:06:46.160 It's not free to bring all these cast members to 144 00:06:46.240 --> 00:06:49.160 a city near you. Hotels are expensive, flights are expensive, 145 00:06:49.160 --> 00:06:51.480 and spoiler alert, they don't do it for free either. 146 00:06:51.639 --> 00:06:53.240 But I do know these tickets are expensive, so if 147 00:06:53.519 --> 00:06:55.199 you're down on your luck, if you're having tough times, 148 00:06:55.199 --> 00:06:58.240 if you need some financial assistance, always feel free to 149 00:06:58.240 --> 00:07:00.319 to hit me up. You know, DM me at Scotta 150 00:07:00.360 --> 00:07:03.879 yegor on Instagram, you know email me challenge Madia podcast 151 00:07:03.879 --> 00:07:07.000 at gmail dot com. I'm definitely sympathetic to this stuff, 152 00:07:07.120 --> 00:07:10.000 and particularly if I recognize your name as somebody who's 153 00:07:10.079 --> 00:07:13.439 written in questions or supported the podcast year round, I'm 154 00:07:13.439 --> 00:07:16.199 always happy to work with you if we can. So 155 00:07:16.759 --> 00:07:19.399 really excited for Nashville. That is our last show on 156 00:07:19.439 --> 00:07:22.720 the dockets so far towards the back end of twenty 157 00:07:22.800 --> 00:07:24.800 twenty six, but we've got a ton of stuff coming 158 00:07:24.879 --> 00:07:29.040 up this weekend Pacific Northwest Tour, back to back shows, 159 00:07:29.199 --> 00:07:32.000 similar lineups with a little bit of an extra sauce 160 00:07:32.040 --> 00:07:34.879 on each. This Saturday in Portland at Helium, it is 161 00:07:35.000 --> 00:07:38.920 me ct, Mark Long, Derek Kaczinski, and Cedric We're the 162 00:07:38.920 --> 00:07:41.120 ones who will be at both shows. And then on 163 00:07:41.199 --> 00:07:44.720 Saturday at Helium, Amber Borzochro will be joining us, reuniting 164 00:07:44.720 --> 00:07:48.360 with her co champion from Double AGENTCT And then we 165 00:07:48.399 --> 00:07:50.720 are waking up nice and early the next morning driving 166 00:07:50.759 --> 00:07:54.240 to Seattle, and we are doing Seattle where Unfortunately Amber 167 00:07:54.279 --> 00:07:56.839 will be leaving us, but we'll be picking up Kendall Shepherd, 168 00:07:57.240 --> 00:07:59.800 who will be really fun. Sure she has some illustrious 169 00:07:59.800 --> 00:08:02.800 hists that goes back years and years, decades and decades 170 00:08:03.000 --> 00:08:05.319 with CT and Mark and Derek as well. And then 171 00:08:05.319 --> 00:08:08.720 we're also getting a survivor legend. That's right. I'm gonna 172 00:08:08.800 --> 00:08:10.959 use the word legend because I think one of the 173 00:08:10.959 --> 00:08:13.279 best players to never win. She's played multiple times. You 174 00:08:13.319 --> 00:08:17.000 saw her recently on the edge of extinction and part 175 00:08:17.000 --> 00:08:20.199 of one of the most iconic tribal moments of all time. 176 00:08:20.279 --> 00:08:22.639 Kelly Wentworth will be joining us on Sunday as well. 177 00:08:22.639 --> 00:08:24.839 I know she's very excited to be there, and I 178 00:08:24.839 --> 00:08:27.120 know a lot of you Survivor maniacs will be excited 179 00:08:27.160 --> 00:08:30.399 to see her there too, So that's Sunday. GA tickets 180 00:08:30.399 --> 00:08:33.440 are still available for both shows. Unfortunately, I believe all 181 00:08:33.440 --> 00:08:35.480 the meat and greet tickets are gone for both. Feel 182 00:08:35.480 --> 00:08:37.559 free to check the sites, but I think it's just 183 00:08:37.720 --> 00:08:42.039 show only for those. After that, we're hitting some of 184 00:08:42.080 --> 00:08:44.639 the Midwest in July. We have a sold out show 185 00:08:44.720 --> 00:08:49.639 in Chicago on Saturday, that's July the eighteenth, with CT, Durrell, 186 00:08:49.799 --> 00:08:51.679 Mark and Derek, and we're hoping to add a lady 187 00:08:51.720 --> 00:08:53.720 to that, So just stay tuned. We're making some calls. 188 00:08:53.720 --> 00:08:55.799 So far, we've gotten a lot of no's, unavailables, things 189 00:08:55.840 --> 00:08:58.120 like that, but we're trying to make that lineup feel 190 00:08:58.120 --> 00:09:02.000 a little bit more, a little bit more diverse. And 191 00:09:02.039 --> 00:09:05.080 then we have the following not the following weekend, two 192 00:09:05.080 --> 00:09:08.759 weekends later, a sold out event at Surly Brewing Company 193 00:09:08.759 --> 00:09:14.759 in Minnesota, SummerSlam Weekend. Very excited for that, me, Mark, Rachel, Tina, 194 00:09:14.960 --> 00:09:17.679 Paulie and Brad. Really excited to see Paulie and Brad 195 00:09:17.759 --> 00:09:20.440 in the same room. That's gonna be dope. And like 196 00:09:20.480 --> 00:09:22.639 I said, those two are sold out, So shouts to 197 00:09:22.639 --> 00:09:24.919 everybody who got tickets to those. But July, if you're 198 00:09:24.919 --> 00:09:26.679 looking for an event in July, not gonna happen if 199 00:09:26.679 --> 00:09:28.840 you live in the area, though you're probably fairly close 200 00:09:28.879 --> 00:09:31.360 to Detroit. There are a few tickets left for our 201 00:09:31.399 --> 00:09:35.120 return to Detroit. We are not doing Wyandott. By the way, 202 00:09:35.720 --> 00:09:38.120 our good friend Paul Shaler may he rest in peace, 203 00:09:38.120 --> 00:09:40.000 would always joke that I would always call him Challenge 204 00:09:40.000 --> 00:09:42.720 Mania Detroit, Detroit, Detroit, But technically it was in the 205 00:09:42.720 --> 00:09:45.559 suburb of Wyandot at District one forty two. Well, this 206 00:09:45.600 --> 00:09:48.799 one's actually in downtown Detroit. I believe they call it Hockeytown. 207 00:09:49.159 --> 00:09:52.159 It's by the Arenas, it is downtown and it is 208 00:09:52.200 --> 00:09:54.360 the gorgeous new mic Drop Comedy Club. So get your 209 00:09:54.360 --> 00:09:56.320 tickets now. It is going to be me and Derek. 210 00:09:56.399 --> 00:10:00.000 Derek making his Detroit debut. We have Zach Nichols joining 211 00:10:00.120 --> 00:10:02.679 us once again, and boy has he'd been in the 212 00:10:02.720 --> 00:10:07.159 news lately. Obviously people love his podcast but can't wait 213 00:10:07.159 --> 00:10:08.960 to have him and Derek on stage for the first time. 214 00:10:09.039 --> 00:10:11.159 He's you know, he's never done our podcast. We're hoping 215 00:10:11.159 --> 00:10:13.240 maybe we can record one with him while we're there, 216 00:10:13.480 --> 00:10:16.200 but yeah, he's a great guest. We'll have him for 217 00:10:16.240 --> 00:10:18.919 the second time. We have Tory Dial joining us alongside 218 00:10:18.919 --> 00:10:21.799 her rider Die Dave, so Dave and Dave, Devin and 219 00:10:21.840 --> 00:10:24.559 Tory will be there with us. And then we also 220 00:10:24.639 --> 00:10:27.480 have Isaac the Wolf. He has told me he said, 221 00:10:27.519 --> 00:10:29.320 I'm not going to say the words he used, but 222 00:10:29.360 --> 00:10:32.039 basically said, do not call me by my former surname 223 00:10:32.120 --> 00:10:35.120 ever again. And he only goes by Isaac de Wolfe. 224 00:10:35.200 --> 00:10:37.879 So Isaac de wolf is there by request of Devin, 225 00:10:37.919 --> 00:10:39.840 he said, I have one request, give me Isaac. So 226 00:10:40.039 --> 00:10:42.440 we're bringing Isaac and hopefully we don't regret it. So 227 00:10:42.519 --> 00:10:46.080 that is August fifteenth that Mike Drop Comedy Club, get 228 00:10:46.120 --> 00:10:50.759 your tickets to that. September returning to Phoenix, one of 229 00:10:50.799 --> 00:10:53.720 our favorite spots. This is Stand Up Live. A lot 230 00:10:53.759 --> 00:10:56.759 of our Phoenix favorites will be there in Derek Chavez, 231 00:10:56.840 --> 00:10:59.960 Olivia Theo, and we are bringing Ms Carl Maria Sorbella 232 00:11:00.120 --> 00:11:02.679 with us for the first time. Also probably some other 233 00:11:03.080 --> 00:11:05.679 names that we will be announcing tickets available to that 234 00:11:05.799 --> 00:11:08.519 a Challenge Mania Dot Live, and then we moved our 235 00:11:08.519 --> 00:11:11.639 New Orleans data was supposed to be Saturday, September fifth, 236 00:11:11.639 --> 00:11:14.519 it is now in October. It is October the ninth, Friday, 237 00:11:14.759 --> 00:11:19.120 seven to ten Urban South Brewery. It's me Mark Trischelle. 238 00:11:19.159 --> 00:11:22.120 Who guys, if you've never met Trischelle, she is such 239 00:11:22.159 --> 00:11:24.519 an awesome person to talk to about anything, pop culture, 240 00:11:24.559 --> 00:11:26.919 anything reality TV, even show she hasn't been on, like 241 00:11:26.960 --> 00:11:29.360 Big Brother Survivor. She loves them. And then of course 242 00:11:29.440 --> 00:11:31.720 she's the Traders Champion, so maybe she can give you 243 00:11:31.720 --> 00:11:34.639 some advice for playing Mafia at home. Tony Rains will 244 00:11:34.679 --> 00:11:38.000 be there. The Champ Champ, John A. Mannion, John A. Stevens. 245 00:11:38.039 --> 00:11:41.039 I forget what she goes by these days. But and guys, 246 00:11:41.080 --> 00:11:43.120 this is an event where if you come to our 247 00:11:43.159 --> 00:11:45.360 events and you're sometimes you're like, oh, man, I only 248 00:11:45.360 --> 00:11:47.559 got a few minutes, only got a minute here, only 249 00:11:47.559 --> 00:11:49.440 got a selfie, you know, and some of our meet 250 00:11:49.440 --> 00:11:51.519 and greets can't. We can be moving things along and 251 00:11:51.799 --> 00:11:53.960 obviously we do the show. Sometimes you don't get a question, 252 00:11:54.039 --> 00:11:56.480 and this will be an intimate affair. You will have 253 00:11:56.639 --> 00:11:58.519 several hours with us. This is the time if you 254 00:11:58.559 --> 00:12:01.039 ever want to play flip cup with mar you've really 255 00:12:01.399 --> 00:12:04.080 wanted to get Tony to FaceTime your nephew, whatever you 256 00:12:04.080 --> 00:12:06.320 want to do. This is the one so New Orleans. 257 00:12:06.320 --> 00:12:08.919 We have not been there since I believe twenty twenty two, 258 00:12:09.159 --> 00:12:11.759 it's been about four years. New Orleans such a great 259 00:12:11.799 --> 00:12:13.799 city on paper. You hear such great things about it. 260 00:12:13.799 --> 00:12:15.960 We heard from Shilah Buffet. It's a good time, just kidding, 261 00:12:16.559 --> 00:12:18.879 and we'd love to come there more often. So please 262 00:12:18.919 --> 00:12:21.480 help us want to and believe that we can come 263 00:12:21.480 --> 00:12:24.720 there more often. If you live in the Louisiana area 264 00:12:25.159 --> 00:12:29.200 and that day works better for you than maybe Labor 265 00:12:29.240 --> 00:12:32.120 Day weekend. Did. We'd love to see you on Friday, 266 00:12:32.279 --> 00:12:34.879 October the ninth at Urban South Brewery. Tickets a challenge 267 00:12:34.879 --> 00:12:37.159 Mania dot Live. Those are the only ones on sale now. 268 00:12:37.200 --> 00:12:40.159 As I mentioned, Tomorrow, June twenty fourth is when tickets 269 00:12:40.399 --> 00:12:44.000 go on sale for Nashville very important presale Challenge Maniacs 270 00:12:44.039 --> 00:12:46.279 dot com. Join the pod squad, take part in one 271 00:12:46.360 --> 00:12:48.399 of those pre sales and make sure you get tickets 272 00:12:48.440 --> 00:12:51.879 to meet and see and hear Ce t Kara, Tina, 273 00:12:51.960 --> 00:12:54.759 Are you kidding Me? And Mark Long plus more. You know, 274 00:12:55.000 --> 00:12:57.159 we always have a lot of Nashville favorites when we 275 00:12:57.240 --> 00:12:59.159 come to the music city. All right, I spent the 276 00:12:59.159 --> 00:13:01.480 whole first segment making plugs, but that's because we have 277 00:13:01.519 --> 00:13:04.919 a whole lot to do and gonna come back after 278 00:13:04.960 --> 00:13:07.919 this break hear some words from our sponsors. If you're 279 00:13:07.919 --> 00:13:10.039 listening on the main feed, if you're listening at Challengemaniacs 280 00:13:10.039 --> 00:13:11.240 dot com, I'm just gonna hear a little bit of 281 00:13:11.279 --> 00:13:14.399 music and then you're gonna hear me again. Challenge accepted. Everybody. 282 00:13:14.399 --> 00:13:22.799 Here we go, All right, here we are back on 283 00:13:22.960 --> 00:13:26.080 Challenge accepted. Where I'm going to take your questions that 284 00:13:26.120 --> 00:13:30.440 you guys submitted over at Challenge Maniacs dot com. We 285 00:13:30.480 --> 00:13:34.639 are hopefully gonna be recording some more interviews soon and 286 00:13:34.679 --> 00:13:36.159 we're gonna be doing some of those in New York. 287 00:13:36.200 --> 00:13:38.399 Derek's gonna be coming up for those. We're gonna hopefully 288 00:13:38.440 --> 00:13:41.279 be doing some in Chicago, some in Detroit, and really 289 00:13:41.320 --> 00:13:44.799 keep that in person studio look and feel for you guys. 290 00:13:44.840 --> 00:13:47.440 I'm also hoping to get Derek here on a stream 291 00:13:47.480 --> 00:13:49.399 yard just to do, you know, follow up with you guys. 292 00:13:49.440 --> 00:13:51.879 I realize even here at challengemaniacs dot com, you guys 293 00:13:52.120 --> 00:13:54.600 haven't heard from us in real time in a while, 294 00:13:55.000 --> 00:13:57.080 and so much happens on the internet, even if not 295 00:13:57.120 --> 00:13:58.679 in the world of the Challenge. As we sit here 296 00:13:58.679 --> 00:14:03.120 in this lengthy lull that, trust me, I'm feeling like 297 00:14:03.200 --> 00:14:05.639 almost no lull we've had since we've started Challenge Manie. 298 00:14:05.639 --> 00:14:09.919 I feel like there's been just abject silence from the 299 00:14:10.000 --> 00:14:13.639 Challenge gods with no information whatsoever about when to expect 300 00:14:13.639 --> 00:14:15.919 season forty two. Look, we know they filmed it, they 301 00:14:15.960 --> 00:14:19.120 filmed it, They're done. It feels like by now we 302 00:14:19.120 --> 00:14:22.000 should have gotten an announcement the last few cycles. I 303 00:14:22.039 --> 00:14:25.559 believe the season has premiered towards July early August, and 304 00:14:25.600 --> 00:14:28.360 we would have heard about it by now. I did 305 00:14:28.440 --> 00:14:32.720 hear from a little birdie potentially, and obviously sometimes things 306 00:14:32.799 --> 00:14:39.320 change that the announcement is tentatively scheduled for mid July. Okay, now, 307 00:14:39.399 --> 00:14:42.639 unless they're changing form and who knows it's Paramount Plus, 308 00:14:42.919 --> 00:14:45.600 and unless they're going to announce that it's premiering the 309 00:14:45.639 --> 00:14:49.200 following week, I usually expect a bit of a month 310 00:14:49.759 --> 00:14:51.639 of a heads up of okay, this is when it's 311 00:14:51.679 --> 00:14:54.200 going to premiere. So if it's true that it's mid 312 00:14:54.639 --> 00:14:57.320 to maybe late July that we're hearing about it, which 313 00:14:57.360 --> 00:14:59.720 is last year when it premiered, probably looking at at 314 00:14:59.799 --> 00:15:02.039 least a month later for a premiere, which tells me 315 00:15:02.840 --> 00:15:06.960 mid August, late August. And that's fine. You know, we 316 00:15:06.960 --> 00:15:08.399 got to roll at the punches, We got to do 317 00:15:08.600 --> 00:15:10.080 what we got to do. But I think we're waiting 318 00:15:10.159 --> 00:15:12.080 for just other information, like we want to know what 319 00:15:12.159 --> 00:15:14.440 dates it going to drop. You know, if it is 320 00:15:14.480 --> 00:15:16.600 going to be exclusively on Paramount Plus, is it going 321 00:15:16.679 --> 00:15:20.080 to be a early morning drop like like some of 322 00:15:20.120 --> 00:15:22.360 those All Star seasons were where you woke up and 323 00:15:22.399 --> 00:15:25.360 the real maniacs had already watched it and you know, 324 00:15:25.399 --> 00:15:27.799 screen grabbed it to death and things like that. Or 325 00:15:27.879 --> 00:15:29.200 is it going to be sort of a more communal 326 00:15:29.240 --> 00:15:31.720 experience drop and they schedule it like Traders does and 327 00:15:31.759 --> 00:15:33.519 drop it at eight or nine PM. I sort of 328 00:15:33.600 --> 00:15:36.240 vote for that. And then, of course that premiere date 329 00:15:36.320 --> 00:15:38.320 is very important to us because we love to schedule 330 00:15:38.320 --> 00:15:40.039 events around it. We'd love to do a premiere. Last 331 00:15:40.120 --> 00:15:42.200 year we did a premiere that was so fun here 332 00:15:42.240 --> 00:15:44.679 in New York, and we'd love to do that again. 333 00:15:44.840 --> 00:15:48.799 And hey, I'll be honest selfishly as I said, Derek's 334 00:15:48.799 --> 00:15:52.519 got that baby coming in September, and the last show 335 00:15:52.559 --> 00:15:54.919 he's got on the Doka with us for now is 336 00:15:54.919 --> 00:15:58.320 is Detroit August fifteenth. And you know, I know how 337 00:15:58.360 --> 00:16:00.639 it is. I've had a few kids, three to be exact, 338 00:16:00.639 --> 00:16:02.159 and I know that as you get close to that 339 00:16:02.279 --> 00:16:04.320 due date, you know you want you want daddy at 340 00:16:04.320 --> 00:16:06.320 home just in case. You know, kids come early, kids 341 00:16:06.360 --> 00:16:09.279 come late, kids do not come on your schedule, And 342 00:16:09.320 --> 00:16:11.279 then of course there'll be the time after he's needed 343 00:16:11.360 --> 00:16:14.480 and things like that. So you know, I would have 344 00:16:14.600 --> 00:16:18.360 much rather preferred a July premiere to an August premiere. 345 00:16:18.360 --> 00:16:20.320 We'll see what the premiere date is. I hope it's 346 00:16:20.360 --> 00:16:22.600 a date that hopefully, you know, Derek can make work. 347 00:16:22.639 --> 00:16:25.080 But either way, it will be a date that we 348 00:16:25.159 --> 00:16:27.639 try to do some sort of an in person premiere party. 349 00:16:27.720 --> 00:16:31.279 Four And either way, we'll be covering the show the 350 00:16:31.320 --> 00:16:35.279 same way we always do, and that will be weekly 351 00:16:35.559 --> 00:16:40.519 bonus episodes, exclusive in their entirety over at challengemaniacs dot com. 352 00:16:40.559 --> 00:16:43.799 Fifteen dollars a week gets you our bonus episode breakdowns 353 00:16:43.799 --> 00:16:47.279 that go up immediately after the episode airs, which goes 354 00:16:47.480 --> 00:16:49.960 back to what I was saying about, you know, hoping 355 00:16:50.000 --> 00:16:52.840 that there's sort of a communal drop time that we 356 00:16:52.840 --> 00:16:55.399 can all agree on where most people are watching it 357 00:16:55.440 --> 00:16:58.399 around the same time. Obviously everybody, you know, their plans change, 358 00:16:58.440 --> 00:16:59.840 they go out for dinner, sometimes you save it for 359 00:16:59.840 --> 00:17:02.480 the next day. That's all finding good, But I'm really 360 00:17:02.519 --> 00:17:06.480 not a huge fan of like really important content dropping 361 00:17:06.559 --> 00:17:08.319 in the wee hours of the night at like three 362 00:17:08.359 --> 00:17:11.720 am Eastern twelve oh one Pacific, Like that's just you know, 363 00:17:12.200 --> 00:17:14.400 not ideal. And you know, it's not even limited to 364 00:17:14.440 --> 00:17:16.960 the challenge. I remember when back when I was really 365 00:17:16.960 --> 00:17:19.440 invested in Mandalorian, which you know, I kind of let 366 00:17:19.519 --> 00:17:21.279 that go by the wayside. I did see the movie. 367 00:17:21.319 --> 00:17:23.039 It was fine, didn't love it. But you know, I 368 00:17:23.079 --> 00:17:26.440 remember Season two has this crazy up. It's the finale 369 00:17:26.519 --> 00:17:28.880 of season two, and I know the statute of limitations 370 00:17:28.880 --> 00:17:31.480 have probably passed by, but I'll skirt around it in 371 00:17:31.519 --> 00:17:34.119 case anybody hasn't seen it yet. There's a huge cameo 372 00:17:34.680 --> 00:17:37.920 in season two, sort of an unbelievable moment to end 373 00:17:38.079 --> 00:17:41.200 the finale of season two, and I just remember, you know, 374 00:17:41.279 --> 00:17:44.039 that episode dropped in the in the middle of the night, 375 00:17:44.160 --> 00:17:46.720 and you know, thinking, you know, do I watch it 376 00:17:46.759 --> 00:17:48.640 first thing in the morning? Do I watch it at night? 377 00:17:48.759 --> 00:17:50.640 You know, how much can I wait? Is it going 378 00:17:50.680 --> 00:17:53.039 to get ruined for me? And luckily a buddy of 379 00:17:53.039 --> 00:17:54.640 mine like gave me a heads up and was like, hey, 380 00:17:54.640 --> 00:17:56.400 you want to watch this as soon as possible. There's 381 00:17:56.400 --> 00:17:58.160 something that happens in this episode that will get ruined 382 00:17:58.119 --> 00:18:00.440 for you for you today, And so we did, and 383 00:18:00.519 --> 00:18:02.519 luckily it hadn't been ruined, and I'm glad I did so, 384 00:18:02.599 --> 00:18:04.519 but you know, it just you know, why do that 385 00:18:04.559 --> 00:18:06.240 to us? Why not put it up at a time 386 00:18:06.880 --> 00:18:11.000 that is that is easier to enjoy, like Game of Thrones, 387 00:18:11.039 --> 00:18:13.039 for instance, or what you know, House of the Dragon, 388 00:18:13.079 --> 00:18:15.079 which you know, I have a question here from Lauren. 389 00:18:15.119 --> 00:18:16.920 Did you see House of the Dragon premiere? If so, 390 00:18:16.960 --> 00:18:19.599 would you think didn't love it? Not gonna lie, it's 391 00:18:19.640 --> 00:18:22.440 a look, it's not Game of Thrones. It does the trick, 392 00:18:22.519 --> 00:18:24.799 I guess, but I mean such a long layoff. I 393 00:18:24.799 --> 00:18:27.559 remember watching the previously on of this episode and thinking, wow, 394 00:18:27.680 --> 00:18:31.559 I retained almost none of that. And but you know, 395 00:18:31.599 --> 00:18:33.920 they dropped the episode at nine o'clock, so it's you know, 396 00:18:34.039 --> 00:18:36.519 relatively easy to watch then. And if not, and you 397 00:18:36.559 --> 00:18:38.319 have to deal through the next day of spoilers, I 398 00:18:38.319 --> 00:18:39.519 can say that, like, you know, I think I had 399 00:18:39.559 --> 00:18:42.119 one thing spoiled for me yesterday on social media. It 400 00:18:42.200 --> 00:18:43.880 is what it is. We watched it on a day's delay. 401 00:18:43.920 --> 00:18:47.400