Challenge Mania

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Alton Williams. Alton Williams is one of the most beloved cast-members in the history of The Real World and The Challenge. He hasn't been on the show since 2012 and doesn't have a social media presence but we found him! Well really, Derrick (@DerrickMTV) did. You may have seen them compete against each other last week in the Universal Challenge on MTV a...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Georgia Harrison. She might have gone down early in the War of the Worlds final, but Georgia Harrison (@GeorgiaHarrisonX) was by far the best combination of entertaining and successful on the rookie side this season. She joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) from across the pond to discuss being a reality star in the UK, making the jump t...

This is not a regular episode of Challenge Mania. It is a BONUS EPISODE with some fun additional content for you all to enjoy while finishing out your week. Tune in next week for our upcoming interview with Georgia Harrison! This episode contains 3 segments. First, a chat with Eddie Furth (@EddieFurth), the creator of Historical Roast (@HistoricalRoast) on Netflix, which premieres on Memorial Day....

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Da'Vonne Rogers. Da'Vonne (@DayDavonne_) made her Challenge debut on The Final Reckoning after appearing on two seasons of Big Brother. After impressing viewers with her partner Jozea and making it halfway through the season, Da"Vonne returned for War of the Worlds. Coming up just short of the final after being eliminated in a razor thin purge Challenge...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Theo Campbell. You might think all Theo Campbell (@Theo_Campbell91) brings to the table is good looks. Then you might hear him chat you up and realize it's gotta be his infectious personality. All before coming to find out he is an Olympic-level sprinter who competes in national competitions across the UK and barely missed the team. Theo joins Derrick (...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Mattie Breaux. Mattie Breaux (@MattieLBreaux) is the most physically imposing and physically intimidating female rookies to make her way onto The Challenge in quite some time. Having started on CMT's Party Down South, she's no stranger to a good time either. Mattie brings the good times to Challenge Manias to tell Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTO...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Dee Nguyen. Only a few challenges left before the War of the Worlds final and Dee Nguyen (@MsDeeNguyen) is still in the game! Dee joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to talk about how she made her way onto The Challenge all the way from Australia, why she chose Wes, whether he was the perfect partner for her, how she felt during the Nan...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are supposed to be joined by Dee Nyugen. Sadly, they are not. Instead, we are joined by Tony Raines (@TonyRaines) to discuss War of the Worlds. For more of this interview, check out Patreon.com/ChallengeMania - Dee will now be joining us next week! We also reveal the next city we are coming to for Challenge Mania Live! Robinhood is giving Maniacs a FREE STOCK like Ap...

A Game of Thrones-themed episode of Challenge Mania! Derrick Kosinski (@DerrickMTV) & Scott Yager (@SHOTOFYAGER) take YOUR questions, break down War of the Worlds so far, discuss the premiere of Game of Thrones and MORE. Plus, we end with a lengthy clip from last week's episode of The War Room featuring Melinda Collins (@MelindaStolpMTV) where we break down last week's edition of The Challenge. Ch...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Paulie Calafiore. Love him or hate him, say what you will about Paulie Calafiore (@PaulCalafiore_) but he has been one of the standout performers on this season of War of the Worlds. Alongside his partner, Ninja Natalie, he has performed well in daily challenges and even this past week when finally thrown into elimination against Kam and Ashley. Paulie...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Gus Smyrnios. Gus Smyrnios (@GusSmyrnios) is one of the stars of Floribama Shore. He recently made his Challenge debut on War on the Worlds, where he and Jenna made it all the way to episode 8. Gus joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to talk about landing his own show, when the cast found out exactly what show they were cast for, making...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by The Nolan Twins, Liz & Julia. Liz (@_LizNolan) and Julia (@JuliaNolan_) Nolan competed on Big Brother Season 17 pretending to be one person for several weeks, tricking their fellow housemates and switching places in the diary room, where they would download each other on the particulars and specifics necessary to keep up the charade. They were eventuall...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Big Brother 20's Brett Robinson. Now that The Challenge is bringing over cast-members from Big Brother, why not get ahead of the game and start interviewing standouts from that series before they're even legally allowed to jump ship. Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) thinks Brett (@BB20Brett) was tailor-made for The Challenge and that he should be at the top of MTV'...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Weston Bergmann. There is no sugar-coating it, Wes (@WestonBergmann) has been crushing War of the Worlds so far. He returns to Challenge Mania to tell Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) why his plan has been going so well, what alliances and vendettas he's developed along the way, whether he thinks this season marks a changing of the guard,...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Cara Maria Sorbello. Cara Maria (@CaraMariaMTV) is always one of our favorite guests, but it has been quite some time since she's been on the podcast. She returns to the show to talk to Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) about her recent "Block Party", how she and Paulie got through the rough patch a few months back, how they're doing today,...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Johnny Bananas. War of the Worlds has been the highest rated season of The Challenge in quite some time. It is also the first time a season has begun with four Challenge champions eliminated in the first four episodes. After Ashley Mitchell went home in the first elimination of the season, Johnny Bananas (@JohnnyBananas) followed, having been thrown in...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Josh Martinez. The Challenge has widened it's landscape and brought in new faces from a variety of Reality TV platforms. Over the past few seasons, we have had quite a few representatives from the long-running CBS series, Big Brother. Josh Martinez (@JoshMBB19) is the first Big Brother WINNER to cross over to The Challenge, making his debut on the curre...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by "Ninja" Natalie Duran. For the past few seasons, The Challenge has opened the floodgates and welcomed newcomers from shows like Big Brother, Ex on the Beach, Geordie Shore, Vanderpump Rules & Bad Girls Club. War of the Worlds has gone a step further, inviting rookies from an even wider and more international pool of applicants. Among them is Ninja Natal...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Survivor standout Davie Rickenbacker. In this special BONUS EPISODE of Challenge Mania, Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) switch it up a bit and bring on someone who has never been on The Challenge. Davie Rickenbacker (@ITweetDavie) IS however a lifelong Challenge fan, and is one of the most well-liked contestants in Survivor history. With...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Chase McNary. Chase (@CBMcNary) might have had a short-lived run on The Challenge: War of the Worlds, going home in the first head-to-head elimination, but he managed to make his mark along the way, getting briefly involved with Nany and making it a tough battle for Hunter and Georgia. He drops by the show to talk about his road from The Bachelorette, w...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Katie Cooley. One of our favorites, Katie Cooley (@KatieCooley26) returns to the podcast just a few days before joining us in Austin for Challenge Mania Live. Katie stops by to tell Derrick (@DerrickMTV) & Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) what she thinks he War of the Worlds, what reality shows she watches, who she sees herself in today, how Challenge standards hav...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Johanna Botta. Johanna Botta (@JohannaBotta) began her MTV career on the beloved Austin season of The Real World, and went on to appear on 4 seasons of The Challenge, taking home a group championship on The Gauntlet III. She has since put Reality TV in the rearview (for now) to pursue an acting and hosting career both stateside and in the UK, where she'...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by CJ Koegel. CJ Koegel (@CJKoegel) had strong showings on both of his seasons of The Challenge, Fresh Meat II and Battle of the Seasons. He joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to discuss why we haven't seen him since, how he became a punter who almost made the NFL, what Real Wold Cancun was like, what he thought of the War of the Worlds B...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager break down the new cast of The Challenge 33: War of the Worlds. Some returning favorites, some fresh meat. Either way, we go over the entire new season, set to premiere on Wednesday, February 6th and everyone who is vying for that Challenge Championship in the War of the Worlds! Come watch the premiere with Scott, Kailah and Marie at the East End Bar and Grill in New...

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Marlon Williams. Marlon Williams (@BlackZeusFit) made his debut on Real World Portland and only competed on one season of The Challenge on Rivals II, where he and Jordan made the final. He had an illustrious college football career at Texas Tech and recently began body building and personal training under the name Black Zeus. More than that, he wants ba...