Challenge Mania

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager convene with twenty of their most trusted Challenge Maniacs to determine the categories and nominees for the 2025 Challenge Mania Awards!VOTING BEGINS 1/12 at www.ChallengeManiacs.com and this yea it is FREE TO VOTE. You do need to make a Free Member account though!www.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.ShopChallenge Mania Night w/ the 76ers is BACK and is on March 3rd! All tickets through this link include a Post Game Meet N Greet with us ON THE COURT after the game! https://www.gofevo.com/event/Challengemania53

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Michaela Bradshaw.MICHAELA BRADSHAW returns to the show to talk about her action packed season of Vets and New Threats, covering the game moves that got her to the final, her injury, her perceived turmoil and rivalries with Olivia, Theo, Cara and Chavez and why she'd prefer CT as a partner over all of them, how come she's never smiling in her production stills and MORE. This is a podcast and interview filled with drama and hard-hitting questions and topics.We sincerely hope that it's pull-no-punches approach can at least partially serve as a fitting tribute to an amazing contributor and patron that we sadly lost over the weekend. If you have listened to or followed Challenge Mania anytime since 2019 you have no doubt heard us mention the name Paul Shailor or "Evil Paul" as we very affectionately referred to him on what felt like a weekly basis. Paul was a constant presence on the show, in the questions and comments threads, on Zooms, at our Michigan Area Events

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by CT, Cara Maria, Tina, Michaela, Yeremi & Justin LIVE FROM TEXAS! This show was recorded at Mic Drop Comedy Club on 12/13/25 in front of a Sold Out Crowd and being called one of our Best Shows Ever! YOU DECIDE!WATCH THIS SHOW HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/146084997GET TIX TO FUTURE LIVE SHOWS & EVENTS at www.ChallengeMania.Live1/23 - NYC 1/31 - BALTIMORE (SOLD OUT)2/1 - PHILLY (SOLD OUT)3/1 - CHICAGOwww.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Shop

Scott and Lindsay are back to recap their latest drip to DISNEY WORLD with the family.*This podcast is All Disney. Nothing reality or Challenge related. But.a great way to spend your Christma! Among topics covered are whether it's a good idea to stay at the Marriott owned Swan or Dolphin on property and whether Tiana's Bayou Adventure lives up to the iconic Splash Mountain it replaced! All this a lot more from two self-identifying Disney Adults who can't wait to get back to the Most Magical Place on Earth! www.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shop

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Adrienne Naylor.Adrienne was a standout on Vets and New Threats but we didn't get half of her amazing story on the show! Tune in to hear about her epic life and journey to The Challenge! You won't believe half of it! This is the Full Interview that we previewed last week! Happy Holidays everyone!www.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shop

Scott and Lindsay are back to talk the Survivor Season 49 Finale, the winner, the Season 50 trailer and MORE!www.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shop

Derrick Kosinksi & Scott Yager break down Part II of The Challenge 41 Reunion and discuss the announcement that The Official Challenge Podcast is sadly coming to an end.As a Happy Holidays and THANK YOU to you all - this isn't just a Free Preview...this is the ENTIRE FULL Episode Breakdown Pod! We hope you dig it! If you did want to WATCH it...you can do so here:WATCH: https://www.patreon.com/posts/146154776?pr=trueYou can also watch our Full Texas Show and our Adrienne interview as well by signing up at the Maniac Level or above.www.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shopwww.ChallengeManiacs.com

The ADRIENNE interview is UP NOW for Challenge Mania Patrons! Here is a sneak peek!This won't be hitting the free feed til next week buit you can get it in FULL VIDEO HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-adrienne-146012942or AD FREE AUDIO HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/146013174?pr=trueA full week early! For now though here is a 20 minute preview. If you dig it, consider going Maniac to enjoy that AND our FULL TEXAS SHOW which is also up now in Video and Audio.TIX ON SALE for NYC 1/23 and CHICAGO 3/1 at www.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shop

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by New Threat Standout Justin Hinsley!You got a preview of this interview last week but here is the whole 80+ minutes! We find out how Justin went from Cheer to Challenge and what his rookie season was like. We talk about his relationships with Chavez, Gabe, Will and why he and Nany were destined for partnership from the start!WATCH this interview here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-justin-on-145524691www.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shop

Scott and Lindsay are back to break down all the action, advantages and moves (bad or not) from last night's Episode 12 of Survivor 49 taking us into next week's finale!www.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shop

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager break down Night 1 of The Challenge 41 Reunion.This is a Free Preview of a much longer podcast exclusive to Maniac-Level Patrons and above that you can watch in full video or listen to in Ad-Free Audio.WATCH HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-reunion-1-145628270LISTEN HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/145628585?pr=truewww.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shop

Scott answers dozens of your questions like whether this weekend's Celeb Weekend panel was a gateway to a future of Jordan on the Podcast and Live Shows, whether Olivia is Top Ten now after her win, when interviews are shot during a Challenge season and MUCH MORE!www.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shop

The JUSTIN interview is UP NOW for Challenge Mania Patrons! Here is a sneak peek!This won't be hitting the free feed til next week buit you can get it in FULL VIDEO HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/145524691?pr=trueor AD FREE AUDIO HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/145524907?pr=true...a full week early here by signing up at the Maniac Level or above! Plus you unlock the Pre-Sale for CHICAGO BOWLS II later today!www.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shop

Scott and Lindsay are back to break down Survivor 49 Episode 11 and discuss Scott's epic weekend with a ton of Survivor Cast, hosting a Panel and tons of stories!www.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shop

Derrick Kosinsk & Scott Yager are joined by Jonna Stephens!Jonna sits down with the guys in Nashville to talk about Season 41, entering the game a few weeks in, why she didn't jive with a lot of the house, what happened with Gabe and MORE!WATCH this interview here:www.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shopwww.ChallengeManiacs.com

Derrick and Scott are here to break down Part II of the Final aka The Season 41 Finale, go over our new winners, what it means for everyone's legacy, who we think we'll see back on S42 and beyond, what we thought of the final and MUCH MORE!This is a Free Preview of a much longer Episode Breakdown Podcast that is exclsuive to Maniac Level Patrons and above at www.ChallengeManiacs.com - You can also watch this and ALL of our podcasts in Video over there as well! WATCH this full episode Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-season-41-144931781LISTEN to this full episode Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/audio-season-41-144931940www.ChallengeMania.Live for Tix!www.ChallengeMania.Shop for Swagwww.ChallengeManiacs.com to Join the Pod Squad!

Scott and Lindsay are back to talk about an episode of Survivor that Scott was actually intrigued by for once, recap Survivor Night w/ the 76ers and discuss the heartfelt moments and blindsides from last week! www.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shop

Derrick Kosinksi & Scott Yager are joined by Nany Gonzalez. We are finally here, Maniacs! EPISODE 500! And isn't it fitting that for this episode we are joined by a Challenge icon who somehow evaded us for the other 499 (other than her multiple Live Show Appearances) in NANY GONZALEZ!We hope you enjoy this one! We are very proud of it! The look! The sound! The quality! And we really feel we got a classic Challenge Mania-style "Casting to Current Season" style interview covering RW: Vegas, Rivals, War of the Worlds, New Threats and more with the Queen, mimosas and all!WATCH THIS EPISODE HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-episode-w-144596456www.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.ShopChicago Bowls II (3/1) Pre-Sale at www.ChallengeManiacs.com on Wednesday 12/10!

Challenge Mania Live Returns to NYC on 1/23!You can already get tickets at www.ChallengeMania.LiveBut now we can announce what this show is celebrating!

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager break down tonight's Part 1 (Episode 18) of the Season 41 Final!This is a Free Preview of a much longer episode exclusive to Maniac Level Patrons and above at www.ChallengeManiacs.comWATCH the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-final-part-144450730LISTEN to the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/audio-final-part-144450916www.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shopwww.ChallengeManiacs.com