Challenge Mania

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Davis Mallory. Davis (@DavisMallory) made his MTV debut on Real World Denver and went on to appear on 3 Challenges, where he even took on Derrick (@DerrickMTV) in an elimination. He joins D & Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to tell us about his booming music career, going to the Grammys, having his song used on War of the Worlds II and memories from Real World and...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Tommy Sheehan. Tommy Sheehan (@TommySheehan22) is not only the most recent Survivor Winner, outwitting, outplaying and outlasting everyone on Season 39: Island of the Idols, but he is also a lifelong Challenge Maniac who grew up watching Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and his peers on MTV! Tommy joins Derrick & Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) for a really awesome chat abou...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by THE MIZ in this Special Flashback Episode. With Wrestlemania season upon us, and our massive Challenge Mania Live Tampa show during Wrestlemania Weekend on Saturday, April 4th...there is no better time to relive one of our favorite interviews from the past. Whether you missed it the first time, are new to the Challenge Mania Party or simply want to enjo...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Ashley Kelsey. Ashley Kelsey (@AshleyMarieMTV) is a Challenge Champion. She won her debut season, Battle of the Seasons, fresh on the heels of her Real World Season in San Diego. She then took several seasons of The Challenge off before returning on Invasion of the Champions & Champs v Pros. Ashley joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) fo...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by 2019 Comeback Player of the Year, Rogan O'Connor. The first time Rogan O'Connor @Rogan_OConnor) came on Challenge Mania, he had only appeared on one episode of Vendettas. That didn't stop him from delivering one of the most memorable podcast appearances of our first year on the air. This time, Rogan returns as the Challenge Mania Award winner of Comebac...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Randy Barry. Randy Barry (@DjRan) debuted on Real World: San Diego, one of the most beloved seasons of all time. He then went on to appear on two Challenges, Battle of the Sexes II and The Gauntlet II, the latter of which he won. He joins the podcast to chat with Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) about how he wound up on MTV, what it was li...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager go over all of the winners for the 2nd Annual Challenge Mania Awards. For MORE CHALLENGE MANIA, head to www. Patreon.com/ChallengeMania www. ChallengeMania. Live is where to get tickets to ALL of our upcoming live shows www. ChallengeMania. Shop is always open! Rep your favorite cast-members & the podcast!

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by 3X Challenge Champ, JAMIE MURRAY. If you are a relatively new Challenge Maniac, it's possible you hopped on board the train after Jamie Murray had already reached his stop, but trust us when we tell you that is one of the best competitors and characters from the first wave of the show. Debuting on Real World: New Orleans, Jamie went on to appear on 3 Ch...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Mike & Jeanie Landi. We break down each and every category of the Challenge Mania Awards with Mike & Jeanie Landi. A lovely couple who have bonded over their mutual love for The Challenge. They both spent a lot of time researching the ballot & in Jeanie's case, even rewatching the entire WOTW Season. This will be our last bit of Awards coverage before v...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager answer your questions about the 2nd Annual Challenge Mania Awards! TO VOTE, head to www. Patreon.com/ChallengeMania & become a Maniac-Level Patron by the time voting closes at 8pm EST on Monday, January 20th! Head to www. ChallengeMania. Live to get tickets to all of our live shows like Nashville on January 25th, Tampa on April 4th & Dallas on August 1st. www. Challe...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager announce & break down the nominees for the 2nd Annual Challenge Mania Awards. To VOTE, become a Maniac-Level Patron at www. Patreon.com/ChallengeMania before voting closes on January 20th at 8pm EST. www. ChallengeMania. Live is the place to get tickets to our upcoming shows in Nashville, Tampa and Dallas! www. ChallengeMania. Shop has FREE SHIPPING on orders over $4...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Cara Maria! Cara Maria returns to the show after making her fifth final in a row on War of the Worlds II. She drops by to walk Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) through her most recent season & why she decided to take some time off. We find out how the time off has been treating her and where her head is at today. She answers your questions...

HAPPY HOLIDAYS MANIACS! Scott drops in to let you know how you can hear the majority of Saturday's Challenge Mania Live Miami show, featuring CT, Nany, Josh, Mark & Kailah. As a Thank You to Challenge Mania Patrons, we have posted it to www. Patreon.com/ChallengeMania for Maniac Level Patrons. Sign up today to hear this Live Show, check out ALL of our bonus content & stick around for January to vo...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Challenge Champ Dee Nguyen!  Dee Nguyen (@MsDeeNguyen) returns to the podcast but this time she is a Challenge Champion. In fact, she is the only woman to have won a Championship in 2019, scoring a victory as part of Team UK on War of the Worlds II with CT, Jordan and Rogan. She joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to recap the whole sea...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Tori Deal. Tori Deal (@Tori_Deal) came up just short in the War of the Worlds II final, getting purged right before her teammates won $1M split four ways. It's not too bad though, because one of those four people was her future husband, Jordan Wiseley, who proposed to Tori earlier in the season. The win for Jordan was the end of the near-perfect season...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager Break Down The FRESH MEAT Season of The Challenge & Celebrate the 2-Year Anniversary of Challenge Mania. The first part of this podcast is a 2-Year Anniversary Retrospective, where Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) give some thanks to the people who helped Challenge Mania get to the two year mark. We also take some of your questions for an #AskDAnything....

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Georgia Harrison. Georgia (@GeorgiaHarisonX) returns to the podcast to talk with Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) about everything that's happened in her life since her last appearance, including a rough go of it on War of the Worlds II, getting blindsided by Joss, training for an upcoming MMA fight and finally clearing the air on an unfor...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Paulie Calafiore. Arguably playing the most dominant social game of any male on War of the Worlds II, Paulie (@PaulCalafiore_) has managed to reach the near-finish line without ever going into elimination. His alliance has had control for the majority of the season & Paulie joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to explain how all of that...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Theo Campbell. Theo Campbell (@Theo_Campbell91) came in 2nd on War of the Worlds last season. Sadly, he won't be taking another crack at the final this season as last week marked his final elimination on War of the Worlds II. Theo joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to talk about dealing with Team UK, his altercations with Paulie & Roga...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Kayleigh Morris. Fresh off of her most important episode of the season, where she orchestrated the blindside of her teammate Georgia, Kayleigh Morris (@KMorrisX) returns to the podcast to shed light on War of the Worlds II. She even breaks down some incidents that we haven't even seen! One of our favorite guests, Kayleigh joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) & S...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Hunter Barfield. Our friend Hunter Barfield (@HBarfield13) returns to the show just a week before his baby boy is expected to be born. Hunter breaks down some of the recent altercations on War of the Worlds II and uses his experience from WOTW to shed some light on them to Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER. He talks about getting into it wit...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager discuss the Fresh Meat Season of The Challenge. For more BONUS CONTENT, including The War Room and the full 3-Hour version of this podcast, head to www. Patreon.com/ChallengeMania For info on ALL of our live shows, including Chicagom Miami and Nashville, head to www. ChallengeMania. Live www. ChallengeMania. Shop is always open and we have NEW GEAR there right now!

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Esther Falana. Esther Falana (@EstherFalana1) just completed her first season of The Challenge, not going down without a fight on War of the Worlds II. She volunteered to go into elimination and damn near almost beat Georgia, who has to be one of the toughest women on Team UK. Esther joins to show to tell Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) w...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Mark Jansen. Mark Jansen (@RealMarkJansen) has yet to appear on The Challenge. He played on Big Brother 19 and is one of the focal points of the current season of Ex on the Beach. But more importantly, he desperately wants to take on The Challenge. He's been watching every week and so he joined us to break down last week's episode of War of the Worlds I...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Jordan Wiseley. Fresh off of a crazy episode of War of the Worlds II in which he gets into it with Turbo, Jordan (@Jordan_Wiseley) returns to the podcast to discuss his time on the season so far with Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) and break down the altercation that almost tore Team USA apart. For MORE Challenge Mania included THE WAR RO...