Challenge Mania

Scott Yager is joined live on stage by Tori Deal, Aneesa Ferreira, Chris Underwood, Mark Long, Leo Dionicio, Josh Martinez & MORE! Recorded in Philly on Saturday, September 26th at City Winery! www. ChallengeMania. Live for Tix! www. ChallengeManiacs.com to Join the Pod Squad for Ad-Free, Pre-Sales, Video Episodes and Bonus Podcasts! www. ChallengeMania. Shop for Swag! 

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager break down Episode 11 of The Challenge: Cutthroat. Derrick and Scott are back bright and early to talk about Episode 11 of Cutthroat! Johnnys Underwear! And Elimination Circumstance we have rarely seen! Another Cast-Member goes home and the season marches on! Some course language we rarely get these days, even bleeped! PLUS a convo about "the rumors" about the fu...

Lindsay and Scott are back to cover the OPEN ERA of Survivor! Plus Scott tells the story of Brock's First Concert after they recap the first two episodes of Survivor 51! Available Ad-Free to All Patrons and Members! MORE ON THAT HERE: https://www.patreon.com/ChallengeMania/posts/crazy-random-i-171504107 www. ChallengeManiacs.com www. ChallengeMania. Live www. ChallengeMania. Shop

Scott Yager is joined by Reality Author Lovell Holder. Lovell Holder is a longtime Challenge Maniac who wrote a best-seller about a fictional Reality Competition Show that has everything we love about this wacky world and then some! Whether you have read The Book of Luke already or not (and you should!) you will love this chat about Reality TV, the current landscape and how it has evolved, what Re...

We are throwing a crazy WRAP PARTY to close our Season 42 in New York City on Wednesday, October 28th and you do NOT want to miss it! Hear WHO will be there and HOW to get tickets cause there are NOT a lot! MORE INFO at www. ChallengeManiacs.com Pre-Sale 10/6 at www. ChallengeManiacs.com www. ChallengeMania. Live www. ChallengeMania. Shop

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are here to breakdown Episode 10 of Cutthroat AKA the Mercenary Episode AKA the Return of TWO Challenge Mania Hall of Famers AKA the UFC Episode! We breakdown both eliminations and the epic face-to-face we have been waiting over 10 years for! PLUS...were there Male Mercenaries we just didn't see!?! All this and MORE!  This is a Free Preview of a much longer 90+ m...

Scott Yager is joined Live on Stage by Bananas, Cara, Olivia, Theo, Will, Justin, Chavez & Mark from Phoenix, Arizona. This episode was recorded on Saturday, September 19th! This show was also filmed with Multi-Cam Coverage!  WATCH THIS WHOLE SHOW HERE: https://www.patreon.com/ChallengeMania/posts/video-full-show-170625604 www. ChallengeManiacs.com www. ChallengeMania. Live www. ChallengeMania...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined once again by one of our most epic guests ever...Isaac The Wolf. One of our most popular guests ever from 2019 has finally returned to the show live and in studio. Now officially going by Isaac The Wolf, the Real World Sydney alum joins us to tell some of his famous stories once again! YOU CANNOT MISS THIS! He is truly a 1 of 1.  WATCH THIS WHOLE INTER...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager breakdown Episode 9 of The Challenge: Cutthroat. Derrick & Scott are back to break down Episode 9 of Cutthroat, talk about that epic elimination, where the show goes from here with the cast alignment we are left with and more! We take your questions and discuss some of the fallout and and added commentary surrounding last week's 3 Person DQ. As always, this e...

On this Bonus Podcast to kick off the week Scott Yager is back to talk about the brand new Traitors cast just announced and to recap the week of coverage surrounding The Uno Scandal. All this and more on Challenge Accepted. www. ChallengeManiacs.com www. ChallengeMania. Live www. ChallengeMania. Shop

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager break down episode 8 of The Challenge: Cutthroat. Derrick and Scott are back to talk about tonight's incredibly newsworthy episode of The Challenge: Cutthroat that left everyone with more questions than answers. We do our best to address the elephant in the room of 3 of the season's most featured stars being removed for "violating the code of conduct" at the top...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Kam Williams. Kam Williams is one of the most accomplished female competitors to debut after Season 30. She joins us live and in studio to talk about where she has been, whether she would rather her or Leroy get that elusive first W, what it was like returning for All Stars 4 as a mom, the new studio she and Leroy are opening and much more! WATCH TH...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager break down Episode 7 of The Challenge: Cutthroat. Derrick and Scott are back to talk about the mutiny attempt, the unfortunate exit and what might be coming with the stalemate and TJ's arrival at the house! PLUS the guys talk about the New TV Power Couple on everybody's mind...CT & Phaedra! This podcast is exclusive to Maniac-Level Patrons and above. This is...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Devin Walker to talk Cutthroat and MORE! Our latest episode filmed live and in studio, produced with gorgeous multi-cam footage by Skutch Media is HERE! One of our favorite guests and now fellow podcaster DEVIN WALKER returns to the show to catch us up on he and his queen, share his thoughts on Cutthroat and talk some Challenge with the guys! You ma...

Scott takes YOUR QUESTIONS about alternates, fan reactions this season, all the damn Challenge pods out there, why Aneesa wasn't on this season AND MORE! www. ChallengeManiacs.com www. ChallengeMania. Live www. ChallengeMania. Shop

Hop in the gazebo with Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager and enjoy our Episode 6 Breakdown Podcast! Exclusive to Maniac-level Patrons and above. This is the Free Preview of a much longer podcast that goes around seventy five minutes! WATCH the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/ChallengeMania/posts/video-cutthroat-168441800?pr=true LISTEN to the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/Ch...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Tori Deal live and in studio! TORI is the REAL DEAL when it comes to writing, motivating and of course...The Challenge! The Ride or Dies champ returns to Challenge Mania live and in studio for a chat about much-needed time off, Cutthroat so far, whether the Vets can get too cute with bending the rules, what she thinks of Josh (this season's Josh) an...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Tori, Devin, Leroy, Zach, Isaac AND Leo Live on Stage at Mic Drop Comedy Club in Detroit. This show was recorded on Saturday, August 15th, 2026. WATCH THIS SHOW HERE: https://www.patreon.com/ChallengeMania/posts/video-full-live-167043316?pr=true GET TIX TO LIVE SHOWS at www. ChallengeMania. Live We just announced our RETURN TO INDIANAPOLIS on Saturd...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager breakdown Episode 5 of The Challenge: Cutthroat. The boys are back to talk this week's loaded episode of Cutthroat featuring a high-octane daily, captain's being selected, a big elimination win and an unfortunate medical DQ! We discuss Sydney's injury and here war of words on her way out, Nelson's big W and MORE! Full Episode Exclusive to Maniac-Level Patrons and...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Leo Dionicio. LEO finally makes his podcast debut with us live and in studio to talk about being a New Threat on Season 41 and a returnee on Season 42. He tells us about his athletic past playing baseball, what makes him so Cutthroat and why ladies just love him. Plus we ask him what is up with him and Izzy! Not a podcast you want to miss. Video exc...

Scott Yager is joined by fellow Fantasy Football Enthusiast Devin Walker.  Time for a minor change of pace from your usually scheduled Challenge Programming! Scott sat down with Devin Walker live and in studio to talk some FANTASY FOOTBALL for a Bonus Episode for you all to enjoy! This episode in both Audio AND VIDEO is available to ALL PATRONS and even Free Members over at www. ChallengeManiacs.c...

Derrick Kosniski & Scott Yager break down Episode 4 of The Challenge: Cutthroat. Derrick and Scott are back to discuss everything from this week's jam-packed Episode 4 of The Challenge: Cutthroat from Swimming Challenges to potential adultery and everything in between! Definitely not a podcast you want to miss. We take your questions and discuss everything that went down (or almost went down)...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined finally by Zach Nichols. There aren't too many White Whales left when it comes to Challenge Mania. Since our debut in November 2017 we have had almost every major name in the world of The Challenge at least once. ZACH NICHOLS is someone who has evaded us thus far...UNTIL NOW. Zach sits down with Derrick and Scott live and in studio for a full career re...

Back in September 2020 Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager were joined by Tyler Duckworth for an epic 2-and-a-half hour podcast. Given the tragedy of his recent passing we wanted to post this interview with you for you all to enjoy once again as a Mania Rewind. We know many are reflecting on their time with him over the years, as are we. And this convo was a prime example of what made him great. Wh...

Derrick Kosinski and Scott Yager are back live and in studio to talk about Episode 3 of Cutthroat. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Tyler Duckworth. WATCH THE WHOLE EPISODE HERE: https://www.patreon.com/ChallengeMania/posts/video-cutthroat-166683694 LISTEN TO THE WHOLE EPISODE AD-FREE HERE: https://www.patreon.com/ChallengeMania/posts/audio-cutthroat-166684083?pr=true www. ChallengeMania...