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Challenge Mania

Challenge Mania

MTV Star Derrick Kosinski (@DerrickMTV) & actor / comedian Scott Yager (@SHOTOFYAGER) dive head first into the MTV Challenge universe, interviewing past, present and future contestants, breaking down Challenge news and episodes, and laying down new challenges to anyone and everyone.

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2:28

BREAKING NEWS: CT is BAAACK!!!

Challenge Mania ·

2025/06/17

CHOOO CHOOO! CT IS BACK!And YOU can still be a part of it!Head to www.ChallengeMania.Live RIGHT NOW!CT Joins our epic lineup NEXT SATURDAY, June 28th in Pitt with his Traitors Co-Champ Trishelle, Susie, Sarah, Mark, Derrick and Scott!www.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Shop

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106:13

EP. 475: Wes, Amber, Jonna, Darrell, Frank & Mark...

Challenge Mania ·

2025/06/12

Scott Yager & Mark Long are joined by Wes Bergmann, Darrell Taylor, Amber Borzotra, Frank Sweeney and Jonna Stephens LIVE from Helium in St. Louis, Missouri. This live show was recorded on Saturday, June 7th! If this sounds fun and you want to attend future live shows, head to www.ChallengeMania.Live right now!DETROIT PRE-SALE is Monday, June 16th at www.ChallengeManiacs.comNext shows up are Pittsburgh June 28th, Atlanta July 13th and LA July 27th for the Road Rules Anniversary

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95:35

Ep. 474: DUNBAR!

Challenge Mania ·

2025/06/03

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Dunbar Merrill.It's crazy to think that we still have FIRST TIME GUESTS on the podcast after all these years but DUNBAR MERRILL is certainly a blast from the past that made quite a dent in The Challenge world and has somehow evaded us so far! Well NOT ANYMORE! Dunbar joins us to talk about his win on Cutthroat and how he manifested it with The Secret, teaming with Paula and Tyri, how he got on Real World Sydney and why they didn't compete on Battle of

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64:05

Challenge Accepted: Jordan on Traitors, Survivor 50...

Challenge Mania ·

2025/06/02

Scott discusses the recent debate over Jordan's comments regarding not being able to do other shows like Traitors, shares his thoughts on Survivor 50, drops news about Challenge Mania Boston and Detroit and takes YOUR QUESTIONS!www.ChallengeManiacs.comBOSTON PRE-SALE 6/10DETROIT PRE-SALE 6/16www.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shop

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104:35

Ep. 473: Shady Shane!

Challenge Mania ·

2025/05/28

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by All Stars Runner Up Shane Landrum.SHANE LANDRUM makes his return to the show to talk ROAD RULES, RR30 in July, Invasion, what caused his lay-off between Final Reckoning and of course All Stars 5 & his Runner Up Finish! Exclusive to Maniac Level Patrons and up! Video to follow.TIX TO ROAD RULES 30 HERE:www.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shopwww.ChallengeManiacs.comWATCH THIS FULL INTERVIEW HERE:

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50:47

Challenge Accepted: Challenge Ratings, RR30 News & MORE!

Challenge Mania ·

2025/05/22

Scott takes YOUR QUESTIONS about RR30, Los Angeles, Challenge Ratings and more!www.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.ShopSTL - 6/7PIT - 6/28ATL - 7/13RR30 LA - 7/27CHI - 8/31PHX - 9/7

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93:48

Ep. 472: Derek McCray

Challenge Mania ·

2025/05/20

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Derek McCray.DEREK McCRAY joins us for the 1st time to talk Road Rules: Viewers Revenge, Gauntlet III and Duel II, INCLUDING one of the most iconic what-ifs in Challenge finals history and the most memorable Challenge fight of all time! Video Exclusive to Maniac-Level Patrons and above!WATCH this interview HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-derek-on-129467627www.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.LiveROAD RULES 30 TIX HERE at

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98:41

SINNER-BOLTS MANIA w/ KYLAND YOUNG!

Challenge Mania ·

2025/05/18

Scott Yager is joined by Challenge / Big Brother star Kyland Young to talk Ryan Coogler's Sinners, Marvel's Thunderbolts and some MOVIE MANIA as a whole!The majority of this podcast ends up being about Sinners, not gonna lie! Kyland had to jet before we could really finish our Thunderbolts / Marvel talk. We could go on for hours! Apologies for the abrupt conclusion. For those worried about spoilers for either film, here are approximate time-codes below.**Even if you haven't seen either film, if you

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30:20

Survivor Mania: Finally...A MOVE! (Ep 12)

Challenge Mania ·

2025/05/16

Finally in the penultimate episode of Survivor 48 A MOVE WAS MADE! A relative threat was voted out! Was it the right one!? Scott and Lindsay say whether they think so, take your questions and predict the finale!www.ChallengeMania.Shopwww.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Live

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71:22

Ep. 471: Vinny Foti

Challenge Mania ·

2025/05/13

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Vinny Foti.VINNY FOTI makes his Challenge Mania debut to talk about his short run on The Challenge from Fresh Meat II into Cutthroat and ending with his infamous removal on Battle of the Exes, which led to the end of his partner Sarah's season as well. The episode to watch before this interview is Episode II of Season 22 (Battle of the Exes) on Paramount+ to see the incident we discuss at length and the manner in which it plays out on the show, if

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55:04

Survivor Mania: Episode 11 & The Home Stretch!

Challenge Mania ·

2025/05/12

Scott and Lindsay talk Episode 11 and what to potentially expect from the rest of the season of Survivor! Gun to your head...has this season been good? You tell us!www.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shop

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21:30

CHALLENGE MANIA AWARDS WINNERS REVEALED!

Challenge Mania ·

2025/05/12

SCOTT GOES OVER ALL THE RESULTS OF THE 2024 CHALLENGE MANIA AWARDS, ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS AND RUNNERS UP!MASSIVE SALE ALL WEEK at www.ChallengeMania.Shop!www.ChallengeMania.Live for tix!www.ChallengeManiacs.com to join the Pod Squad!www.ShowroomRealityCruise.com for Reality TV Extravaganza Cruise!

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135:52

Tori, Rachel, Tina and MORE (Live from NYC 5.4.25)

Challenge Mania ·

2025/05/08

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Tori Deal, Aneesa Ferreira, Rachel Robinson, Tina Bridges, Mark Long, Ryan Kehoe and MORE Live from City Winery in New York City.WATCH THIS SHOW HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-full-nyc-128305272www.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shopwww.ChallengeManiacs.com

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52:52

Survivor Mania: Does This Season Suck?

Challenge Mania ·

2025/05/02

Scott and Lindsay are back to cover the last couple episodes of Survivor 48...Scott is less than thrilled with this season. Is he right?What do we have to look forward to with the last few weeks here?www.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shop

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6:29

ROAD RULES IS BACK!

Challenge Mania ·

2025/05/01

Road Rules is BACK...and YOU can be there for it!Sunday, July 27th at the Brea Improv!Scott and Mark host an epic Road Rules 30th Anniversary Panel & Meet N Greet featuring Darrell, Rachel, Susie, Shane, Veronica, Tina, Katie and MORE!Pre-Sales THIS TUESDAY May 6th at www.ChallengeManiacs.com with the following schedule:1PM EST - SAVAGE PATRONS2PM EST - DIESEL PATRONS3PM EST - MANIAC PATRONS5PM EST - ALL PATRONSWhatever is left will go live with the password removed at 1PM EST / 10AM PST the

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85:38

Ep. 470: Road Rules Returns, Sarah on All Stars AND...

Challenge Mania ·

2025/04/29

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager break down every category and nominee for the 2024 Challenge Mania Awards covering All Stars 4 and The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras.VOTE at www.ChallengeManiacs.com through 5/7www.ChallengeMania.Live - Tix on sale for CHICAGO with Cara, Devin and more 8/31 NO!Tix on sale NEXT WEEK 5/6 for Road Rules 30 Anniversary Show 7/27 in LA!www.ChallengeMania.Shop

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92:52

Ep. 469: Derek "Big D" Frazier

Challenge Mania ·

2025/04/21

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Derek "Big D" Frazier.Big Brother runner up Derek Frazier has been very outspoken about being the only member of "The Cookout" alliance to not do another show. And quite frankly, we agree! And you'll see why! Big D joins us for an awesome chat about being HOF Boxer Joe Frazier's son, why he hasn't been on The Challenge and what he would bring to the show if he was. WATCH THIS INTERVIEW HERE:

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32:48

Survivor Mania: Episode 8

Challenge Mania ·

2025/04/21

Scott and Lindsay are back to discuss last week's predictable boot, whether Kyle's game us being uncovered and more from Survivor 48!www.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shop

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2:25

CARA MARIA LIVE IN CHICAGO!

Challenge Mania ·

2025/04/21

Do NOT miss Challenge Mania Live: Chicago at City Winery this August 31st at 2PM! Tix go on sale next Monday 4/28 with Patron Pre-Sales at www.ChallengeManiacs.com - The lineup features CARA MARIA, DEVIN WALKER AND MORE!PRE-SALE TIMES FOR 4/28:12PM EST - Savage Patrons1PM EST - Diesel Patrons2PM EST - Maniac Patrons5PM EST - ALL Patronswww.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Livewww.Challengemania.Shop

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27:21

All Stars Finale Breakdown & IS ALL STARS REALLY DEAD?!

Challenge Mania ·

2025/04/18

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager break down the All Stars 5 Finale covering the winners, the money split, the proposal and more. PLUS they discuss the rumors that All Stars may be dead!This is a Free Preview of a much longer 90 minute podcast that is exclusive to the Pod Squad.WATCH IT HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-all-stars-126938675LISTEN TO FULL AD-FREE VERSION HERE:

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