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 The Challenge.For MORE Challenge Mania like BONUS PODCASTS, head to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania - That's where you'll find our FULL CAST BREAKDOWN Podcast as soon as the Season 35 Cast is officially revealed.For tickets to all of our live shows, including TAMPA on April 4th, head to www.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shop is ALWAYS OPEN! Support the podcast and your favorite cast-members while looking good in the process! #ChallengeAccepted

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 about his Season of Survivor, why he's not on Season 40, who he thinks will win Winners at War, and lots of great Challenge talk as well. A fun conversation that should appeal to newer Survivor fans or strictly Challenge Fans as well as die hard viewers of both.For MORE Challenge Mania, head to www.Patreon.com/CHALLENGEMANIA and join the Pod Squad! We do at least one Bonus Podcast a week for our Patrons.We are coming to TAMPA, FL on Saturday, April 4th with Killa Kam, The Godfather Mark Long, Final Reckoning Champ Hunter Barfield and Nicole Ramos. You can get tickets to this and all of our shows including Dallas a

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 enjoy the awesome magic once again, HERE IS OUR MAY 2018 INTERVIEW WITH MIKE MIZANIN AKA THE MIZ! Please note that this is a Rewind Episode, so don't be caught off guard to references to events that have already passed, plugs for opportunities that are no longer available, etc.Tickets to Tampa and ALL Challenge Mania Live shows are available at www.challengemania.liveTune in to Miz & Mrs. on USA NETWORK!

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) for a fun chat about how she got on Real World, what it was like teaming with her roommates that she did not get along with, returning as an invading Champion, why she became a Detroit Lions fan and what she's up to now!For MORE Challenge Mania, head to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeManiawww.ChallengeMania.Shop is always open!Head to www.ChallengeMania.Live for tickets and info on ALL of our live shows including Tampa on April 4th!

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 Comeback Player of the Year and a Challenge Champion on War of the Worlds II. He returns to tell Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) what the season & final was like, where he stands with Dee, what him and Joss are doing the US and much more! For MORE Challenge Mania, please consider becoming a Patron at www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania, where we do at least one Bonus Podcast a week. This month, we will be doing a podcast breaking down the legendary Gauntlet II Season!For tickets to ALL of our upcoming live shows, including TAMPA on April 4th, head to www.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shop is ALWAYS

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 like on The Challenge and Real World: San Diego, what he's been up to since and MORE!For MORE Challenge Mania, head to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania and join the POD SQUAD! For just $15 a month you receive at least one bonus podcast per week and can participate in several giveaways and contests and even appear on the podcast yourself one day.www.ChallengeMania.Shop is always open! Support the podcast and your favorite cast-members, and look good doing it!www.ChallengeMania.Live is the place to go (and bookmark) for info on all of our upcoming live shows like Tampa, Dallas, Arizona and more! BUY TICKETS RIGHT FROM T

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/ChallengeManiawww.ChallengeMania.Live is where to get tickets to ALL of our upcoming live showswww.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 Challenges, winning every one of them.The Chicago native joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to share his casting story, tell us what he's been up to since his MTV days, answer your questions and even discuss how the game of today has changed.For MORE Challenge Mania, head to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania where we do Bonus Podcasts every week!www.ChallengeMania.Shop is always open!Head to www.ChallengeMania.Live for info and tickets to all of our live shows like Nashville on January 25th and Tampa on April 4th!

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 voting closes on January 20th! A helpful tool in pulling the trigger on those final decisions.To VOTE, become a Maniac-Level Patron at www.Patreon.com/ChallengeManiaInfo and tickets to all of our live shows like Nashville, Tampa & Dallas are available at www.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shop is always open! Free shipping if you spend $45 until 1/24!

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.ChallengeMania.Shop has FREE SHIPPING on orders $45 and above until 1/24

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 $45 until 1/24

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 and even weighs in on some of the Challenge Mania Awards categories!TO VOTE in the Challenge Mania Awards and hear tons of Bonus Content about the 12 categories, head to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania and become a Maniac-Level Patron! Voting closes on Monday, January 20th at 8pm EST.For news on all of our live shows and the ability to purchase tickets, head to www.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shop is ALWAYS OPEN!

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 vote in the Challenge Mania Awards!Happy Holidays! SIGN UP & LISTEN HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-audio-live-32567185

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 season & walk us through the politics, team dynamics, sho-mances and other ups and downs. A fun show as always and the perfect way to cap off an amazing year of guests!Happy Holidays and Happy New Year, everyone!To get tickets to ALL OF OUR SHOWS, including Miami 12/21, Nashville 1/25, Tampa 4/4 and Dallas 8/1, head to www.ChallengeMania.LIve!For MORE Challenge Mania, including a weekly bonus podcast & to vote in the Challenge Mania Awards, head to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeManiaWe have an awesome sale on Long Sleeve Shirts for just $22.95 at www.ChallengeMania.Shop through the New Year!

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 for the power couple, who both won 2 banner eliminations, got engaged on the proving ground, provided the only "Turn-Coat" moments of the season & nearly won $500,000, just coming up short and settling for $250,000. Tori returns to Challenge Mania to tell walk Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) through the entire season, discussing the ups and downs, the turmoil, the politics, the eliminations, the proposal and of course, the final!For MORE Challenge Mania, including THE WAR ROOM, our Bonus Podcast series every Wednesday, head to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania. It's also the only way to vote for th

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. Part 2 is the second half of our FRESH MEAT Podcast, where we break down that season of The Challenge.For MORE Challenge Mania and to help us get to year three, four and beyond, head to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeManiaWe have a GREAT SALE on Hoodies and Sweatshirts at www.ChallengeMania.Shop until December 6th. $29.95 for French Terry and $39.95 for Sponge Fleece.Get to www.BetterHelp.com/MANIA and enter the code MANIA for 10% off of online counseling.www.ChallengeMania.Live is the place to go for tickets and info on all Challenge Mania Live shows!THANK YOU FOR GETTING US TO 2 YEARS OF CHALLENGE MANIA!

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 unfortunate personal issue that partially plagued her summer. One of our favorite guests as always! Not the longest interview but one we think you'll really enjoy!**Note that at around 37:00, a subject is brought up that some of you might consider a spoiler. The fact that Derrick brought it up and insists it's not a spoiler should tell you something, but just in case you are super sensitive to stuff that could be interpreted as being related to a future season, skip ahead to 40:00. It's about a relationship that is currently in the news.DraftKings has a massive contest THIS THURSDAY, Thanksgiving, that you can play in

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 came to be. Paulie also discusses his admiration for Jordan as a competitor and the very complex dynamic between Tori & Jordan and he & Cara. We get into the altercation with Theo, what went south with Josh, his special Holiday Offer that's only for his fans & MUCH MORE!Like every Paulie Calafiore appearance on Challenge Mania (well, at least most of them), this is not one you want to miss!To hear us break down last week's episode of War of the Worlds II and to hear our Bonus Podcast THE WAR ROOM every Wednesday night, head to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania and join the Pod Squad at the Maniac-Leve

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 & Rogan, the four eliminations he went into, teaming with CT & much more. Plus, Theo tells us about the unfortunate accident that injured his eye during the off-season and whether it will prevent him from competing in the future.**Then, at the end of the podcast, they are joined by Jordan Wisely @Jordan_Wiseley) for an Exclusive Breakdown of last week's proposal and all that went into it; who knew, who he got the ring from, who he got permission from, who found out during the season and kept it a secret, whether "The Gods" knew and much more! Make sure to tune in to the Outro to hear this Special Interview!AWAY

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) & Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) for more of her trademark energy & insight on her 3 seasons of The Challenge and many of her peers on the show. If you haven't heard her first appearance on Challenge Mania, go and check out Episode 92 in the archives as well.For MORE Challenge Mania, including The War Room, our bonus podcast series that goes up each Wednesday night after The Challenge goes off the air, head to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania and become a member of THE POD SQUAD!There is FREE Shipping on all orders over $45 at www.ChallengeMania.Shop until November 17th! Score podcast gear and support your favorite cast-