Challenge Mania

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-

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Hunter Barfield.Our friend Hunter Barfield (@HBarfield13) returns to the show just a week before his baby boy is expected to be born. Hunter breaks down some of the recent altercations on War of the Worlds II and uses his experience from WOTW to shed some light on them to Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER. He talks about getting into it with Turbo and Theo and breaks down his history with Jordan as well as his opinion of Paulie and the recent questions about whether he is fit for The Challenge.www.ChallengeMania.Shop has tons of new designs, perfect for hoodies this winter!For MORE Challenge Mania, check out www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania and get THE WAR ROOM every Wednesday after The Challenge goes off the air!To get tickets to all of our live shows, including Chicago, Miami and Nashville, head to www.ChallengeMania.LiveBrooklinen is giving Maniacs 10% off your order and free shipping. Just go to www.Brooklinen.com and use the code MANIAAWAY is giv

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager discuss the Fresh Meat Season of The Challenge.For more BONUS CONTENT, including The War Room and the full 3-Hour version of this podcast, head to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeManiaFor info on ALL of our live shows, including Chicagom Miami and Nashville, head to www.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shop is always open and we have NEW GEAR there right now!

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Esther Falana.Esther Falana (@EstherFalana1) just completed her first season of The Challenge, not going down without a fight on War of the Worlds II. She volunteered to go into elimination and damn near almost beat Georgia, who has to be one of the toughest women on Team UK. Esther joins to show to tell Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) where she comes from, the show she started on in the UK (BK CHAT LDN), what it's like to be a mom, how she feels about Georgia today, why she threw herself in, what her impressions of her fellow cast-members were and whether we will see her back on The Challenge in the future!For MORE Challenge Mania, including THE WAR ROOM, where we break down every episode of War of the World on Wednesdays...head to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania and become a Maniac Patron! We also drop podcasts there early, including this one!Check out www.ChallengeMania.Live for tickets and info on all of our LIVE SHOWS! We are coming to CHICAG

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Mark Jansen.Mark Jansen (@RealMarkJansen) has yet to appear on The Challenge. He played on Big Brother 19 and is one of the focal points of the current season of Ex on the Beach. But more importantly, he desperately wants to take on The Challenge. He's been watching every week and so he joined us to break down last week's episode of War of the Worlds II. This episode breaks down the episode that aired on Wednesday, October 9th. If you have not watched yet, do not listen to this episode. Head to www.GetQuip.com/MANIA to get your first refill pack for free when you use our electric toothbrush of choice.Info on and tix to all of our live shows at www.ChallengeMania.LiveOur shop is always open at www.ChallengeMania.ShopFor MORE Challenge Mania like THE WAR ROOM, head to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Jordan Wiseley.Fresh off of a crazy episode of War of the Worlds II in which he gets into it with Turbo, Jordan (@Jordan_Wiseley) returns to the podcast to discuss his time on the season so far with Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) and break down the altercation that almost tore Team USA apart.For MORE Challenge Mania included THE WAR ROOM, head to Patreon.com/ChallengeManiaHead to www.ChallengeMania.Live for info on all of our LIVE SHOWS!BetterHelp is giving listeners 10% off online counseling at www.BetterHelp.com/MANIA with the code MANIAwww.ChallengeMania.Shop is always open and is the best way to support the podcast and your favorite Challengers WHILE LOOKING GOOD DOING IT!