Challenge Mania

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Casey Cooper for her Challenge Mania debut back in 2020. This MANIA REWIND is a look back at one of our favorite episodes and guests from 2020 when podcasts were keeping us sane, entertained and engaged during an otherwise dark time! Remember that any promos, plugs, ads and events you hear about during this podcast (although they were likely more Zo...

FINALLY! Scott and Lindsay break down the Survivor Season 50 Finale, The Winner, The Jeff / Rizo Flub, Your Questions and MORE with a bit of hindsight as a benefit! Thanks for your patience! www. ChallengeManiacs.com www. ChallengeMania. Live www. ChallengeMania. Shop

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Aneesa & Katie Live & In Studio Together!  We got such a great response to our FATAL FOUR-WAY w/ Tony and Devin that we haaaad to make it a thing! So our next installment features not just one but two Legendary Ladies that Derrick has known for 20+ years! ANEESA AND KATIE ARE WITH US! We bounce all over the place, cover a ton, careers, relat...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Johanna Botta. This interview, from all the way back in 2019, covers it all! Take a step back in time to one of our favorite interviews from the first few years of Challenge Mania. Remember that all plugs and shows and promos are outdated, but the stories remain as relevant as ever. ENJOY! www. ChallengeManiacs.com www. ChallengeMania. Live www. Cha...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by CT, Cara Maria, Mark, Paulie & Emilee Live from City Winery in Boston. This Challenge Mania Live show was recorded on Friday, May 22nd, 2026. We had an epic weekend in Boston with CT, Cara, Mark, Emilee and Paulie! Before Saturday's Roast of Cara Maria, we kicked it all off with an awesome Challenge Mania Live Panel show Friday! This let us know...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Derrick's iconic opponent JOSS MOONEY! All these years later and people still talk about this elimination. This was all the way back in 2018 for our 22nd episode ever of the podcast and it wa shortly after this elimination took place. Reminder that with all MANIA REWINDS, all plugs, reads, promos and events mentioned are out of date. For current liv...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by the man who created it all...Jon Murray. Jon Murray is the M in BMP. The Murray in Bunim-Murray. He created Real World. He created Road Rules. He created The Challenge. He is responsible for Reality TV as we know and love it today. He joined us on the podcast a few years back but since many of you may have missed it we wanted to share it again. It i...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Paulie Calafiore. Love him. Hate him. Really hate him. Regardless of how you feel about PAULIE CALAFIORE...you have to admit that The Challenge Arsonist is a pretty great name and term for him. The arsonist lit up our couch to talk about his newest ventures and some of his oldest escapades. This one goes all over the place but is a pretty eye-openin...

Scott and Lindsay are back (how bout THAT turnaround) to break down Wednesday's Penultimate Episode of Survivor 50, talk about who our likely winner is and MORE! www. ChallengeManiacs.com www. ChallengeMania. Live www. ChallengeMania. Shop

Sorry for the delay! Scott and Lindsay are back to talk LAST WEEK's Survivor right before we get the penultimate episode tonight. ENJOY! www. ChallengeMania. Shop www. ChallengeMania. Live www. ChallengeManiacs.com

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager talk about which Challenge Cast are different Off-Cam from On-Cam, who doesn't get enough credit for being smart, who gets too much credit, what moments in Derrick's career mentally broke him and MORE! WATCH This Podcast HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-patreon-157287208 Bonus Episodes, Full Video and Pre-Sales are just a few perks of joining the Pod Squ...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager answer burning questions from the Challenge Mania Universe! WATCH THIS EPISODE HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/153503225 Join the Pod Squad at www. ChallengeManiacs.com GET TIX to Live Shows at www. ChallengeMania. Live www. ChallengeMania. Shop

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Faysal Shafaat, who is currently crushing it on American Gladiators as MAYHEM! WATCH the Full Interview HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/157092135?pr=true Sure we know him as Fessy...Faysal...but this was our first sit down with MAYHEM! Hear the awesome story of how Faysal wound up on American Gladiators, got the name Mayhem, whether he gets alon...

Scott & Lindsay are back to talk about the last two episodes of Survivor 50, including Jimmy Fallon and MrBeast's involvement. Did the twists work on us!? Tune in to find out! www. ChallengeManiacs.com www. ChallengeMania. Live www. ChallengeMania. Shop

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Cedric Hodges. CEDRIC HODGES makes his Challenge Mania debut, live and in studio from STL! We learn all about his upbringing, decision to join the Marine Corps, journey to Big Brother, his successful turn on his Rookie Season of The Challenge, if there is anyone who owes him an apology and MORE! WATCH FULL INTERVIEW HERE: https://www.patreon.com/pos...

Challenge Mania has a TON of dates coming up and we would LOVE to see you! Tickets to all at www. ChallengeMania. Live 4/25 - STL 5/22 - BOSTON 5/23 - BOSTON 5/30 - SACRAMENTO 6/27 - PORTLAND 6/28 - SEATTLE 7/18 - CHICAGO (ON SALE SOON) 7/31 - MINNEAPOLIS 8/15 - DETROIT 9/5 - NOLA www. ChallengeManiacs.com www. ChallengeMania. Shop

Scott Yager is joined by Devyn Simone live In Studio in New York City. DEVYN SIMONE sits down with Scott to talk about her Bucket List Moment coming in Sacramento next month, what her Reality TV diet is like these days, what she thinks of the current state of TV and The Challenge, the Universal Challenge we'll never see and the controversial moment that happened during filming, what she learned ab...

Choose a Partner! What could go wrong!? Scott and Lindsay are back for a short and sweet episode of Survivor Mania covering last week's Duo of Death episode of Survivor 50! This one gets a bit cut short but does feature a cameo from Brock towards the end! www. ChallengeMania. Live www. ChallengeMania. Shop www. ChallengeManiacs.com

Wrestling Fans! Scott is back with the THE HEEL WORLD to break down Wrestlemania!  www. ChallengeManiacs.com www. ChallengeMania. Live www. ChallengeMania. Shop

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Ibis Del Mar live at Skutch Media Studios in Atlanta. Derrick and Ibis go all the way back to their debut Road Rules season. This incredibly candid chat goes all the way back, covering first impressions, why Derrick missed one of the missions and almost got arrested, what the single craziest mission was that they would never do today, why Ibis doesn...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Ibis, Tony, Devin, Kefla, Leka and Ace live from Helium Comedy Club in Atlanta on Sunday, March 8th 2026.  To join us at one of our many upcoming Live Shows, beginning with St. Louis on April 25th and including stops in Boston, Sacramento, Portland, Seattle, Minneapolis and more... www. ChallengeMania. Live for TIX! www. ChallengeManiacs.com to join...

Scott and Lindsay are back to break down last night's episode of Survivor 50!  JOIN THE SQUAD: www. ChallengeManiacs.com GET TIX: www. ChallengeMania. Live SWAG ALERT: www. ChallengeMania. Shop

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Kefla Hare Live & In Studio at Skutch Media in Atlanta, GA. KEFLA HARE, a true Road Rules and Challenge OG - joins us once again for a talk about how it all got started and evolved over the years, as well as navigating live with such a large gap between show appearances. All this and more from one of the nicest and most thoughtful guys around. E...

Derrick Kosinksi & Scott Yager were joined by Ibis Del Mar back in 2021. This is a MANIA REWIND back to that timeless conversation. We were recently joined by IBIS DEL MAR live and in person at Skutch Media in Atlanta and that will be going up soon. But the reason we had to bring her back for a second appearance was THIS EPISODE FROM 2021. She has been one of most requested guests to come back...

Scott and Lindsay are back to talk about this week's massive 3-boot episode of Survivor 50 and a bit of last week's as well.  www. ChallengeMania. Live www. ChallengeManiacs.com www. ChallengeMania. Shop