Challenge Mania

Welcome to BLONDE MOMENTS with Melinda Collins & Gina Voge. YES, THAT MELINDA COLLINS. The one from Real World: Austin & The Challenge. This is her incredibly hilarious and wacky podcast with her good friend & Co-Host Gina! We hope you give it a shot! Melinda & Gina are giving you some true crime this week, but not without a case of the giggles… (We promise they get though the stories!) Before thi...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by All Stars Reunion Host and Former NFL Wide Receiver, Nate Burleson! What a treat we have for you today! Nate Burleson (@NateBurleson) recently hosted the All Stars Reunion on Paramount Plus alongside Maria Menounos. But he is also a former NFL Wide Receiver, host of Good Morning Football with Real World alum Kyle Brandt, an Extra Correspondent, a Realit...

This week on Blonde Moments, Melinda (@MelindaStolpMTV) and Gina (@Yogi_Voge) shake it up with a Mixed bag Of Nuts episode!!! True Crime will be back next week! They cover a 6 foot schlong, a new fashion trend for pee lovers, a woman whose fetish got the fire department involved, a man who married a sex doll, where John Bobbit is today and if anal acceptable on a first date! **This podcast is prob...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Nehemiah Clark. In case you didn't know, Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Nehemiah (@NehemiahMTV) were gunning for each other on The Challenge: All Stars. Learn about the competitive rivalry, how serious it got and what caused the tiff. Nehemiah returns to the podcast to break down the season with Derrick and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) talk about improvements that c...

BRAND NEW PODCAST where Scott will discuss one of his other passions each week (or most weeks)...PRO WRESTLING. Hoping to bridge the gap between die hard wrestling fans and casual fans who might be discovering this by way of Challenge Mania, Scott will explore all facets of the Pro Wrestling industry with an emphasis on the return of Live Shows from WWE and AEW and the excitement breathing back in...

In case you haven't heard...we are SOOO excited to have welcomed Blonde Moments (@BlondeMomentsPodcast) with Melinda Collins (@MelindaStolpMTV) and Gina Voge (@Yogi_Voge) to the Challenge Mania Podcast Network! Yes, THAT Melinda! From Real World Austin and The Challenge! We encourage you to continue to subscribe to these lovely ladies on their own Blonde Moments Podcast Feed, where they will conti...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by All Stars Runner Up Darrell Taylor. Darrell (@MTVRRDarrell) is a Challenge Mania mainstay. But it's been a while since he competed in a Challenge final and it's great to talk to him right after he almost took home $500k on All Stars. Darrell is the ONLY MAN to have competed on Double Agents AND All Stars and he joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SH...

Have you ever heard the FIRST EVER episode of Challenge Mania? What was essentially the "PILOT"?? Wonder if Derrick & Scott always had this same level of electric chemistry, smooth delivery and crisp audio or if it took a while to get there? This episode was originally recorded in November of 2017 when neither Derrick (@DerrickMTV) nor Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) knew what this podcast would turn into, w...

MANIACS! We are so excited to welcome Blonde Moments (@BlondeMomentsPodcast) with Melinda Collins (@MelindaStolpMTV) and Gina Voge (@Yogi_Voge) to the Challenge Mania Podcast Network!  We encourage you to continue to subscribe to these lovely ladies on their own Blonde Moments Podcast Feed, where they will continue to drop new episodes every Monday. But you will also be able to hear their latest e...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Jonna Stephens. Jonna (@JonnaMTV) shared 3rd place honors with KellyAnne on The Challenge: All Stars, but we like to refer to her as one half of the Women's Champs! She makes her Challenge Mania debut and joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) for a fun chat about All Stars, finishing 3rd, coming back after a few years off, appearing on 2...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager break down the massive Challenge reunion in Los Angeles last week thrown by Syrus (@SyrusMTV) for Mark's 50th Birthday (@TheMarkLong). They discuss who was there, how it went and all that went into the "Reality Rushmore" party at Michael Jackson's House. Then Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) break down the All Stars Reunion that WAS televised and discus...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by All Stars Champ YES DUFFY! YES DUFFY (@ActvstArchitect) joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to discuss returning for The Challenge: All Stars, WINNING, how he managed to stay under people's radar, what his key to victory was and MORE! For EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE of the biggest Challenge Reunion in years FROM LOS ANGELES, head to www. Patreon...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Jisela Delgado. Jisela (@JiselaDelgado) has been one of the standouts of The Challenge:All Stars! Sadly, her season ended last week alongside Derrick (@DerrickMTV) but if it's any consolation, she deserves $500k for this podcast appearance. She pulls absolutely no punches with D & Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) and brought so much heat that we will have to save t...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by BETH STOLARCZYK! One of the most well-known MTV & Challenge personalities of all time, Beth (@MTVBeth) is somehow only making her first appearance on Challenge Mania. Fresh off of her appearance with Derrick (@DerrickMTV) on The Challenge: All Stars, she joins D & Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to talk about Real World: LA, working with Axl Rose, Reality Calendar...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by EVERY Competitor in last week's Elimination on All Stars; Mark, Kendal, Katie and Laterrian. Oh yeah, and all at once! Four guests all on the podcast together (for the most part) is a Challenge Mania first. This is NOT one you want to miss. To be a part of these conversations live and be ON the Podcast, like the Maniacs you hear in this episode...head t...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by SYRUS. SYRUS (@SYRUSMTV) joined Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to fill in the gaps about last week's Episode 5 of The Challenge: All Stars. He talks about why he wanted to go against Alton, how he hurt his ankle and why he wouldn't call out Big Easy. But BEFORE THAT, Derrick & Scott break down Part 1 of the Double Agents Reunion and disc...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Riley McGinnis A longtime Maniac and member of the Pod Squad, Riley won this appearance on Meet the Patrons by dominating the Challenge Mania Fantasy Football League. He has been a Patron since all the way back in 2018. He joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to discuss his Challenge fandom, evaluate Double Agents, talk whether OGs have...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by ESPN's Dan Orlovsky. Dan Orlovsky (@DanOrlovsky7) is a former NFL Quarterback. He is an ESPN analyst who is on TV for the majority of the day, especially these days with the NFL Draft on the horizon. But he's also a massive Challenge fan, one who often sneaks Challenge references into his ESPN coverage. If you follow Dan on twitter you likely see his we...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Tech Holmes. Teck is an MTV icon. He started on Real World Hawaii and was involved in some of the most famous moments in Real World History, some of which were recently recreated by him and Ruthie on The Challenge: All Stars. Teck (@TeckHolmes) joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to talk Real World, Van Wilder, Friends, his long and ill...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager break down Episode III of Challenge: All Stars. This is a special excerpt from one Weekly Watch-Along Post Show Podcast. To hear the full episode and to participate in future Watch-Alongs, head to www. Patreon.com/ChallengeMania www. ChallengeMania. Shop is always open!

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by All Star Kendal Sheppard. Kendal Sheppard (@KendalSheppard) returns to Challenge Mania on the heels of her big Elimination Win on The Challenge: All Stars Episode 2. She tells Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) about returning to The Challenge for the first time since The Inferno, why it was hard to leave her job in the midst of a pandemic,...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Challenge All Star Ruthie Alcaide. *This episode was originally recorded and published in July 2019. For MORE All Stars coverage, head to www. Patreon.com/ChallengeMania www. ChallengeMania. Shop is always open!

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Laterrian Wallace. Fresh off of his big victory on the premiere of The Challenge: All Stars, Laterrian (@LATWALL) makes his Challenge Mania debut to go over his Reality TV career and what he has been up to since we last saw him on The Gauntlet...The original Gauntlet. He opens up about life since MTV and what it was like returning to the game, and the p...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by BIG T! The Challenge is BIG T's world. Everyone else is just living in it. Fresh off of her big elimination win and getting her Gold Skull, BIG T (@BigTFaz) returns to Challenge Mania to talk to Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) about the many ups and downs of her season so far and her epic partnership and relationship with CT. A fantastic...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Aneesa Ferreira. Has there ever been a more exciting time in the history of The Challenge!? We've got Double Agents hitting it's stretch run! We've got All Stars premiering next week on April 1st! And who better to have on to chat about both than the ONLY WOMAN competing on both shows, ANEESA FERREIRA!!! Aneesa (@AneesaMTV) joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) a...