Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager take your questions on the heels of The Challenge Gods showing Derrick and Horacio the Raw Footage of their elimination, Horacio coming on the podcast and the fallout since. This is a FREE PREVIEW of the full podcast. To hear the entire thing, head to www.ChallengeManiacs.com and join the Pod Squad at the Maniac Level…

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Horacio Gutierrez. In historic and unprecedented fashion, The Challenge Gods actually sat Derrick and Horacio down yesterday and showed them the uncut footage of their elimination and the rules that were given beforehand. Horacio graciously joins us today to break down what they say and how he feels now …

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Tony Raines. Tony went out in a blaze of glory on Season 40 after an awesome Balls In win over Leroy and an unfortunate stalemate between him and his fellow Era 3 Cast-mate Averey led to a loss to Darrell. Tony attempts to explain his actions and walk us through his season overall. MEET TONY in Phoenix T…

Challenge Mania Live PHOENIX is This Saturday, September 14th at Standup Live and it features one of our biggest lineups ever! It's our last West Coast stop of the entire year (2024) and we are going out with a bang. Scott and Mark are joined by Aneesa, Sarah, Tony, Olivia, Tyri, Melinda, Ryan and Derek! Get your tix TODAY and meet everyone THIS SA…

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by a Zoom Room full of Challenge Maniacs and Kyland Young to break down Wednesday's controversial elimination and more. This was recorded right after the episode aired on Wednesday. This is the full 90 minutes of the episode we put up a preview of last week. www.ChallengeManiacs.com www.ChallengeMania.Live …

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Tony Raines. Full interview coming to the feed next week. Here is a SNEAK PEEK of the chat. For the FULL interview, Early and Ad-Free or to WATCH it in FULL VIDEO, head to www.ChallengeManiacs.com and Join the Pod Squad! FULL VIDEO: https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-tony-on-ad-111513737 www.ChallengeMa…

Scott answers a ton of questions and continues to unpack last night's "Battle of the Errors" elimination controversy and all the back-and-forth online stemming from it. www.ChallengeManiacs.com www.ChallengeMania.Live www.ChallengeMania.Shop由Challenge Mania

What the heck did we just watch!? Trust us...we know how confusing that was. Derrick and Scott break it all down with a Full Episode Breakdown, joined LIVE by many Challenge Maniacs and even featuring a cameo from Kyland Young. *Please note that this is just a free preview here on the podcast feed. To hear the entire episode, join the Pod Squad. FU…

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by CT, Katie, Ryan and Mark...Live from Zanies Rosemont in Chicago on Saturday, August 31st, 2024. A Season 40 heavy discussion with a panel filled with people from Battle of the Eras! Plus a Live Q&A with your questions! Have FOMO about missing the next one!? Head to www.ChallengeMania.Live today! Schedule…

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager break down last night's Episode 3 of The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras. This is your Main Feed Preview version. To watch or listen to the Full Episode Breakdown, head to www.ChallengeManiacs.com and Join the Pod Squad at the Maniac Level or above! WATCH FULL VIDEO EPISODE HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/1110204…

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Paulie Carafiore with multiple appearances by Cara Maria Sorbello. This was meant to be a lengthy interview with Paulie Calafiore on the heels of his epic Hall Brawl v Theo last week and it is certainly that. But we were also treated to a few appearances by Cara Maria Sorbello, who interjects a few time …

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager break down Episode 2 of The Challenge: Battle of the Eras. Please note that this is a 30 minute preview of a longer episode. You can hear that episode Ad-Free or WATCH IT in Video at www.ChallengeManiacs.com VIDEO HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-s40-2-110588609 Tix to all shows at www.ChallengeMania.Live HAL…

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by MARK LONG. **This episode contains discussion and spoilers for EPISODE 2 of The Challenge 40 that aired tonight (8/21) so do not listen to this until you've seen the episode. The Godfather returns to the podcast to talk Season 40, the return of Road Rules, how he is setting out to teach you how to get on…

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Horacio, Nurys, Darrell, Isaac, Mark & Swaggy C LIVE FROM CLEVELAND. Recorded on August 3rd. www.ChallengeManiacs.com www.ChallengeMania.Live www.ChallengeMania.Shop由Challenge Mania

CARA MARIA makes her Challenge Mania Live Stage Show return THIS NOVEMBER at City Winery in New York City! Join Cara, Scott, Derrick Mark and MORE on November 30th! DO NOT MISS THE PRE-SALES at www.ChallengeManiacs.com Next Tuesday. Do to the size of the room and the amount of tickets available...we expect it to SELL OUT during the Pre-Sales. There…

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager break down Episode 1 of The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras! Why did D throw himself in!? Why was Devin allowed to swim!? Why are several Cast-Members saying they finished in a different order than was shown!? All this and MUCH MORE! For the FULL AUDIO of the podcast (this is just a free preview) GO HERE: For the VID…

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Katie Cooley. Katie Cooley returns to Challenge Mania to discuss her return to the MTV "Flagship" version of The Challenge franchise for the first time since Cutthroat. She tells us what went wrong for her in that first daily Challenge, just how late it night it was by the time they got going, what it's …

Scott answers a ton of your questions from www.ChallengeManiacs.com What will it take to get Landon on All Stars? What is the deal with Season 40 Promo? All this and MORE! www.ChallengeMania.Live www.ChallengeMania.Shop由Challenge Mania

**This is a Free Preview of our FULL LAUNCH SPECIAL BREAKDOWN. The full episode lives at www.ChallengeManiacs.com - This is about 1/4 of it. Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager break down tonight's "Eras Only" Launch Special that aired on MTV, introducing us to the cast, teams and house for Season 40! We break it all down and cover a ton of topics regar…

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Veronica Portillo. Veronica returns to the show to talk about how it feels to still be doing The Challenge all these years after her Road Rules debut, how she talked Nicole out of facing her in elimination, what she thought about the Final Format for All Stars and why she isn't on Season 40! A great inte…

Challenge Mania Live Returns to PHOENIX at Standup Live on Saturday, September 14th! Tix on sale TODAY via Patron Pre-Sale at www.ChallengeManiacs.com Whatever is left will go on sale at www.ChallengeMania.Live tomorrow AM We highly recommend Pre-Sale for VIP TIX!由Challenge Mania

Veronica Portillo returns to Challenge Mania to tell us why she's not on Season 40, talk All Stars 4 and more! Full interview available here next week or HERE NOW: VIDEO: https://www.patreon.com/posts/109285561?pr=true AUDIO: https://www.patreon.com/posts/109285749 www.ChallengeMania.Live www.ChallengeManiacs.com www.ChallengeMania.Shop…

Scott Yager talks Deadpool & Wolverine and all the latest announcements in the MCU. WARNING: There are movie spoilers for Deadpool & Wolverine included. Do not listen unless you've seen the movie or don't care about spoilers, cameos included. www.ChallengeManiacs.com www.ChallengeMania.Live www.ChallengeMania.Shop…

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Jon Heddles. Jon Heddles is our latest guest on Meet the Patrons but he has studied The Challenge more than almost anyone and is here to educated Scott & D and not the other way around! Get to know Jon, hear about his path to Challenge Mania, his comprehensive and detailed Stat Spreadsheet and MORE! www.…

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Brandon Nelson. Brandon Nelson thought his Challenge days might be over. That is of course until he got called for All Stars 2. You mean, All Stars 4...right? Well, that too. But Brandon shares the story of how he was almost on All Stars 2, got disappointed when he wasn't on All Stars 3, almost wasn't on…

Come celebrate the start of the Biggest Challenge Season of ALL TIME with us in NEW YORK CITY on Wednesday, August 14th! We will be joined by at least one representative from each of the 4 Eras! Tix already available at www.ChallengeMania.Live由Challenge Mania

Scott takes some of your questions and gives an update on Raleigh Tickets and an Upcoming Season 40 Premiere Party! www.ChallengeManiacs.com www.ChallengeMania.Live www.ChallengeMania.Shop RALEIGH TICKETS HERE: https://www.goodnightscomedy.com/shows/273987由Challenge Mania

Derrick Kosinski is in the hot seat this week! Scott hits him with a bunch of timely topics like Susie and Sarah's recent statements and the Cast-Members coming to the show's defense, Cory and Derrick and where they stand and MUCH MORE! Tons of awesome questions from the Challenge Maniacs spanning Derrick's entire career and future! NOT an episode …

Derrick Kosinski sits down with Cory Wharton and Johnny Bananas. In case you missed this chat from 2023, here it is again. www.ChallengeManiacs.com www.ChallengeMania.Live www.ChallengeMania.Shop由Challenge Mania

Challenge Mania Live comes to RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA and we're bringing the Big Man, CT TAMBURELLO! Tix on sale beginning with www.ChallengeManiacs.com Pre-Sales on FRIDAY, JULY 19th! Do not miss out on tix! This is expected to sell out instantly! It all goes down on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5th at GOODNIGHTS COMEDY CLUB! www.ChallengManiacs.com www.Chal…

Scott takes YOUR questions about anything and everything, including why Cory doesn't mess with Challenge Mania, what the Skydance merger/acquisition with Paramount means for The Challenge and MORE! TORI DEAL has been added to our Portland show on August 17th! Tix at www.ChallengeMania.Live www.ChallengeManiacs.com VOTE FOR HALL OF FAME HERE: https:…

Derrick Kosinksi & Scott Yager are joined by Derek Chavez. Here it is! The FULL 80+ min chat with All Stars 4 Finalist and Era 2 Team Member Derek Chavez! You may have heard the preview on the feed last week but here is the whole thing! Find out what word he regrets using on stage in Atlanta, how he feels about the other Eras going into Season 40 a…

Take part in all the action at www.ChallengeManiacs.com 5th Spot Male Poll: https://www.patreon.com/posts/hof-poll-mens-107541548 5th Spot Female Poll: https://www.patreon.com/posts/hof-poll-womens-107541961 Once those polls are done, the 5th member will be added to the ballots and we will begin the FINAL POLLS THIS MONDAY!…

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Derek Chavez. Chavez joins us to bridge the gap between this epic finals run on All Stars 4 and the upcoming Season of Challenge 40, which is also on! This entire interview will be up on the feed on Monday but for now, enjoy this preview or head to www.ChallengeManiacs.com to listen to the whole thing Ad…

Enjoy the audio of the Challenge Mania Laugh SY-ROAST from last September 30th, 2023 at Mic Drop Comedy Club in San Diego, featuring MARK, TECK, PAULIE, SYRUS & MORE! ALSO in the house were GENESIS, NURYS, AVIV, HORACIO, CINCO & MONTE. PLUS a Surprise Appearance from Syrus' original Real World Producer, JIM JOHNSON. Exclusive to Maniac-Level Patron…

Scott takes a ton of questions from the Pod Squad on a ton of topics like Horacio's apparent retirement, Amanda and Zach's recent back and forth, why Ashley isn't on S40 and MUCH MORE! www.ChallengeManiacs.com www.ChallengeMania.Live www.ChallengeMania.Shop由Challenge Mania

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager break down The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras and take your questions. This is the FULL podcast that we previewed last week. It contains the additional 30 minutes that had previously been a Patron Exclusive. www.ChallengeManiacs.com www.ChallengeMania.Live www.ChallengeMania.Shop www.FactorMeals.com/Mania50…

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Ace Amerson. Ace joins the guys to talk about his experience on All Stars 4, quite possibly his best Challenge performance ever. He talks about the final, the stars, Adam and Steve, Cara and Laurel and MUCH MORE! FULL VIDEO VERSION: https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-ace-on-106826810 Bonus Episodes, Pre…

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Total Madness Champ JENNY WEST! It's crazy that we haven't seen JENNY WEST on The Challenge since she won Total Madness back in 2020! Likewise, we haven't had her on the podcast since, but since she is BACK for Season 40 we figured we would dust off this classic episode for all of you to enjoy! Whether y…

Scott Yager takes YOUR QUESTIONS about Season 40: Battle of the Eras! www.ChallengeManiacs.com www.ChallengeMania.Live www.ChallengeMania.Shop由Challenge Mania

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager break down today's Breaking News that The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras Premieres on Wednesday, August 14th! They go Era by Era and reveal the whole cast! To hear this entire podcast and watch it in full video, head to www.ChallengeManiacs.com! Full Season 40 Write up by Variety:https://variety.com/gallery/the-chal…

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Jay Mitchell aka @JayGMTV! Jay makes his Challenge Mania debut this week and although we do cover his triumphant return to All Stars 4, we also wanted to go way back, get that initital casting story, find out about him and Jenna, how they both wound up on Real World: Ex-plosion, what that explosion was l…

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Derrick Kosinski and Scott Yager break down the finale and winner of ALL STARS 4! DO NOT LISTEN until you've seen Episode 12 of All Stars 4 from today! To hear or watch this ENTIRE Breakdown, head to www.ChallengeManiacs.com and join the Pod Squad! VIDEO VERSION HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/106507313?pr=true www.ChallengeMania.Live www.Chall…

Derrick Kosinski and Scott Yager are joined by Ryan Kehoe. Ryan makes his return to Challenge Mania to go over his injury-plagued season of All Stars 4. He shares his opinion on the format, the stars, the finalists, Cara, Laurel, Kam and MORE! To watch this and all our interviews in Full Video head to www.ChallengeManiacs.com and join the Pod Squad…

Scott Yager and Mark Long are joined by Michele Fitzgerald, Olivia Kaiser, Derek Chavez, Ryan Kehoe, Kefla Kare and Nia Moore LIVE FROM ATLANTA (Recorded on June 8th)! If THIS sounds fun, join us at a future live show by heading to www.ChallengeMania.Live www.ChallengeManiacs.com for Pre-Sales for BUFFALO (9/22) Beginning on June 24th! www.Challeng…

Derrick Kosisnki & Scott Yager are joined by Ace Amerson. With Ace in the All Stars 4 Final, we thought it was a fun time to revisit this Classic Challenge Mania Episode from October 2020. Reminder that anything we're plugging in this episode is likely out of date. For CURRENT info on Challenge Mania Live shows, head to www.ChallengeMania.Live For …

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager break down Episode 11 of All Stars Season 4 and discuss the Final so far! For the FULL episode, ad-free and to watch it in VIDEO form, go to www.ChallengeManiacs.com and sign up at the Maniac Level or above. This episode is 100 min+ long! You also get Pre-Sales, Video Versions of all our podcasts, Early & Ad-Free Acce…

Scott answers your questions, recaps today's insane instant sell-out for Chicago, discusses the future of Paramount and puts together a sweet Fresh Meat Real World Cast! www.ChallengeManiacs.com www.ChallengeMania.Live www.ChallengeMania.Shop由Challenge Mania

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Rachel Robinson. Rachel joins the guys to talk about what finally brought her back to the show after all these years, how The Challenge Workout helped her form relationships with newer Cast-Members, what it was like on All Stars 4, how she feels about Cara, Tori, Josh and MORE! www.ChallengeManiacs.com f…