Challenge Mania

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by 4x Champ Darrell Taylor. Derrick's fellow Road Ruler Darrell has been on the podcast a million times but never live and in studio! This isn't the longest episode in the world but we have some fun in the limited time we had following CT's episode! Because of this we are making this video available to ALL PATRONS! so that you can see how much better V...

Johnny Bananas has been added to our already loaded Challenge Mania Live Phoenix Show at Standup Live on Saturday, September 19th! He joins Olivia, Theo, Will, Mark, Cara and MORE!  TIX AVAILABLE HERE: https://phoenix.standuplive.com/shows/375509 www. ChallengeMania. Live www. ChallengeManiacs.com www. ChallengeMania. Shop

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by The Pride of The Challenge...Ryan Kehoe! One of our absolute favorites returns to the podcast live and in studio to talk to Derrick and Scott about a whole slew of topics you will not want to miss! A heartfelt and candid guest as always that spans 3 eras of The Challenge!  WATCH THIS INTERVIEW HERE: https://www.patreon.com/ChallengeMania/posts/video...

CUTTHROAT IS HERE and so is our Exclusive Bonus Coverage of each and every episode. Derrick Kosinski and Scott Yager are BACK to break down Season 42 for you each and every week, to answer your questions and to give you the inside scoop and perspective from two of the most plugged in minds and mugs in The Challenge Universe! These podcasts are exclusive to Maniac-Level Patrons and above at www. Ch...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined live and in studio by Will Gagnon. WILL GAGNON returns to Challenge Mania live and in studio to talk about returning to the show for Cutthroat this coming Wednesday on Paramount+ and to talk about what he learned from his debut season on Vets and New Threats, what we might be catching a glimpse of in the Trailer and MORE! Lots about the Staking a Claim...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager break down the epic Cutthroat Trailer (while it was available! LOL) and continue to talk about each and every cast-members and their chances to win the season. This went up as a free preview but now this is the full episode.  To WATCH this and all our episodes and to get Early and Ad-Free Audio join the POD SQUAD! WATCH HERE: https://www.patreon.com/ChallengeMani...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by the one and only CT Tamburello live and in studio! We have been joined by CT many times over the years but this might be the single best interview we have ever done with him. Not only do we talk about the "good ol' days" and reflect on some of Chris' iconic moments but we also preview Season 42: Cutthroat and even get a cameo from Darrell who joins...

Scott just announced shows in FLORIDA & PHILLY that both go on sale next week! 9/12 - FORT LAUDERDALE IMPROV with CT, BANANAS & CARA +MORE TBA! Pre-Sale Monday 7/27 at www. ChallengeManiacs.com 9/26 - PHILLY CITY WINERY with TORI, UNDERWOOD & ANEESA +MORE TBA! Pre-Sale Wednesday 7/29 at www. ChallengeManiacs.com PRE-SALE FAQ POST: https://www.patreon.com/ChallengeMania/posts/pre-sale-f...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by CT, Darrell, Will & Mark live at City Winery in Chicago. This Sold Out show was recorded on Saturday, July 18th. If THIS SOUNDS FUN head to www. ChallengeMania. Live to get tickets to future live shows and events! We just announced FT. LAUDERDALE for Saturday, September 12th featuring CT, Cara, Bananas and more! Tickets go on sale THIS MONDAY vi...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager break down the Trailer for Season 42: Cutthroat, break down all the news we got from the press release, discuss every single Cast-Member and ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS from ChallengeManiacs.com! This is a FREE PREVIEW of a much longer Bonus Podcast you can can listen to Ad-Free AND watch in gorgeous mult-cam video. This was recorded Live In Studio and Produced by Skut...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Sydney Segal. SYDNEY SEGAL makes her Challenge Mania debut to talk about Vets and New Threats, why her Survivor season sucked and her decision to return to The Challenge after claiming she was one and done! This was a really fun interview and one we are proud to drop here in the feed ON HER BIRTHDAY! Happy Birthday, Sydney! If you join the Pod Squad...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by CT, Mark, Cedric, Kendal and Kelley Wentworth Live On Stage at Emerald City Comedy Club on Sunday, June 28th! This was a really fun show and you're about to hear all of it! Prefer Video? WATCH THE WHOLE SHOW HERE: https://www.patreon.com/ChallengeMania/posts/video-full-live-164040600 Join the Pod Squad at www. ChallengeManiacs.com and get Full Video...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager break down the announcement today that Season 42 will be CUTTHROAT (2) and will be Premiering 8/5 on Paramount Plus. WATCH this episode HERE: https://www.patreon.com/ChallengeMania/posts/video-season-42-163346119 www. ChallengeManiacs.com www. ChallengeMania. Live www. ChallengeMania. Shop

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Kenny Santucci. KENNY SANTUCCI makes his return to Challenge Mania, live and in studio for the first time. He talks about his life path since putting The Challenge behind him and what he learned from his controversial exit from the show and everything that came with it and still does. He also touches on the awful rumors and reputation that followed...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Ashley Mitchell. Let's look back on the second time Ashley joined us on the podcast back when she still loved us. This one, like her debut...is a really fun one. Enjoy! Reminder any plugs, promos, ads, shows etc are out-dated. This is from 2018 as well. Another fun look / listen at one of the 500+ episodes in the CHALLENGE MANIA VAULT at www. Challe...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by CT, Amber, Cedric & Mark Long live on stage from Helium Comedy Club in Portland, Oregon. This live show was recorded in front of a Sold Out crowd on Saturday, June 26th and you are about to hear the fully uncut show. If you are more of a visual person, consider checking out the full multi-cam video version of the show, shot by Doctor Photographe...

Do NOT miss out on one of our craziest lineups ever in Music City this November! Tickets at www. ChallengeMania. Live but GOING FAST! Additional Dates: 7/18 - CHICAGO (SOLD OUT) 7/31 - MINNEAPOLIS (SOLD OUT) 8/15 - DETROIT 9/19 - PHOENIX 10/9 - NEW ORLEANS 11/14 - NASHVILLE www. ChallengeManiacs.com www. ChallengeMania. Shop

Scott Yager & Lindsay Arber are joined Live In Studio by NY Times Best Selling Author Rob Cesternino!  Without Rob Has a Podcast, who knows if there would be a Challenge Mania! The Podcast GOAT joins us Live & In Studio to talk about his NY Times Best-Selling Booking The Tribe And I Have Spoken , Survivor 50, The Traitors and a ton of other stuff we've always wanted to ask him! WATCH This...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Kyle Christie. Talk about a guy we miss on The Challenge! Kyle did a ton of seasons and we haven't seen him in a long time! Since we miss him so much, we figured we'd dig up this episode of Challenge Mania from 2020 that is a crowd-favorite. If you have never heard it, check it out! Reminder that any promos, plugs, ads etc are likely out-dated. NEW...

Scott is back taking a ton of your questions addressing Where The F Season 42 Is, The Swifties Coming After Our Girl & TONS MORE!  www. ChallengeManiacs.com www. ChallengeMania. Live www. ChallengeMania. Shop

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by CT Tamburello, Mark Long, Paulie Calafiore, Emilee Fitzpatrick, Frank The Clown & John Millen to Roast Cara Maria Sorbello Live for her 40th Birthday! Here it is...THE ROAST OF CARA MARIA! Disclaimer - This was and is a  comedy show. These are jokes, they are all in good fun and they are not true opinions or thoughts or ammo for you to start int...

June 2026 marks dthe 30th Anniversary of an iconic Motion Picture and it is time for some MOVIE MANIA! Some of you may know...some of you may not...but Scott's favorite movie is the 1996 Action Thriller THE ROCK. The movie came out 30 years ago this month so Scott got together with his favorite movie podcasters Mike and Mike (from  Mike, Mike and Oscar ) to do this special look back at the film. C...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Arissa Hill. Back in 2021 Arissa Hill joined us on the podcast to discuss many things Real World and The Challenge. In this MANIA REWIND, we look back at this debut episode for one of MTV's OGs. Remember that any plugs, promos, events and ads in this episode are likely out-dated. But up to date tickets and info are available at www. ChallengeMania....

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Isaac Stout. One of our earlier Challenge Mania episodes that got a lot of attention was this one with ISAAC STOUT. While this episode is over 6 years old, Isaac IS joining us live and in person this August in Detroit, by request of fellow guest Devin Walker. Reminder that any promos, events, live reads etc from this episode are out-dated but you CA...

Scott Yager is joined Live on Stage by Devyn Simone, Da'Vonne Rogers, Mark Long, Yes Duffy and Darrell Taylor at Laughs Unlimited in Sacramento, CA. Start Spreadin' the News! We were joined by SYRUS, YES, DA'VONNE, DARRELL...AND DEVYN SIMONE! That's right, smack dab in the middle of the weekend where everyone on the internet was talking about her...we had her live on stage to ask her all about it!...