Challenge Mania

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Rachel Robinson.One of the baddest women to ever play the game, Challenge and Road Rules OG Rachel Robinson (@Rachel_Fitness) joins the show to tell Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) what she's up to now, why it's so important to vote on 11/6, who she thinks the best female competitor of all time is besides herself, whether a Challenge in her future is a possibility, when the last time she was called was, why she stopped saying Yes to the show, what she thinks of the Lavender Ladies and the players of today and MUCH MORE! If you want even MORE Challenge Mania, including episode reviews for The Final Reckoning, head over to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania - This week, MELINDA COLLINS will be joining us to break down the shocking episode of the show! We also choose one of YOU to be interviewed for our MEET THE PATRONS series! Need some Challenge Mania Merch!? Head to www.ChallengeMania.ShopOUR LAST LIVE SHOW OF 2018 is NEXT SATURDAY in Atlanta at the

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by...nobody!It's 100+ minutes of the guys discussing their time in DC this past weekend, the elimination-heavy episode of The Final Reckoning from this week, the violent trailer for the next episode and more. Derrick (@DerrickMTV) & Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) take YOUR QUESTIONS and even put together ideal casts for a future season of The Challenge.If this episode is up your ally, this is typically what we do over at www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania and you should check that out! Our bonus episodes are quite like this one.Get your Challenge Mania swag at www.ChallengeMania.ShopCome see us in Atlanta on Saturday 11/3! Tickets available at www.ChallengeMania.LiveDownload the Poshmark App and get $5 off your first purchase with the invite code CHALLENGEMANIADownload the Robinhood app and get a FREE stock by going to Mania.Robinhood.com

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Marie Roda.One of our favorite guests, Marie Roda (@Marie_TBD) returns to the podcast on the heels of her biggest episode ever. Marie joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) as she breaks down that intense head butt/nudge scene with Sylvia, the touching moment she had with Cara in the deliberation booth, her Challenge performance, being turned on by the Lavender Ladies and more. Marie tells us who is "corny" in the Final Reckoning house, what brought on her recent beefs with Nelson and Paulie, whether she is quitting The Challenge for good and what it feels like to have all these new fans.For MORE Challenge Mania head to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania where we release BONUS PODCASTS!Come see us in DC this Saturday, 10/13 - Tickets at www.ChallengeManiaDC.comCome see us in ATL on Saturday, 11/3 - Tickets at www.ChallengeMania.LiveAs always, you can find your Challenge Mania gear at www.ChallengeMania.Shop

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Jenna Compono.Jenna Compono (@JennaCompono) joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to discuss how she wound up on The Real World, the relationship that got her there, dealing with her recent injury, her friendships with Nany and Kailah, being in a very public relationship with Zach, watching him play out The Final Reckoning with Amanda, how she felt watching this past Tuesday's episode, what she thinks her threatening tweet might be in regards to, her early exit from the game, thoughts on TYB and The Lavender Ladies and MUCH MORE! This episode is almost two hours of Jenna not holding back and was WELL worth the wait! To hear Derrick & Scott give their in-depth thoughts on the episode of The Final Reckoning discussed with Jenna in this podcast, head over to Patreon.com/ChallengeMania where they will be doing a full BONUS EPISODE breaking it down!Get your CHALLENGE SWAG at www.ChallengeMania.ShopWe look forward to seeing you all in DC next Satu

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Johnny Bananas.The face of The Challenge franchise for close to a decade finally makes his much anticipated first appearance on Challenge Mania and it is a good one! Johnny (@JohnnyBananas) drops by for almost TWO HOURS to talk to Derrick (@DerrickMTV) & Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) about his new late-night show gig 1st Look on NBC, which premieres this Saturday after SNL and how it all came about. Then, Johnny discusses why he doesn't like the new crop of talent infiltrating The Challenge landscape, what his favorite format is, what new format he wishes they would institute, who his Challenge Kryptonite is, what went wrong during the famous backpack challenge with CT, how a guy who never watched and still doesn't watch reality TV ended up the face of it and MUCH MORE!If you want MORE Challenge Mania, be sure to head to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania where we drop bonus episodes each week! Try it out for a month and see if you want to join the team!If you live near

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by "The Gauntlet Queen" Sarah Greyson.If you blinked, you missed Sarah Greyson's (@TheGreySauce) run on The Challenge. It lasted one season, after she made her debut on Road Rules: Campus Crawl. But boy did she leave a mark. She was the first ever cast member to compete in an elimination and win. Her five elimination wins in a season are still tied for the single-season record. She is a Challenge Champ, having won the season of The Gauntlet. Her performance earned her the nickname "The Gauntlet Queen" and recently Bill Simmons said it was the Challenge moment(s) he remembered the most fondly over his years as a viewer. That however, was Sarah's last season. She quickly vanished from the scene to pursue other ambitions and never looked back. She IS however joining Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) on stage at the Brea Improv for Challenge Mania Live on September 22nd! Before that, she stopped by Challenge Mania to share her story with the wider pool of

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Melinda Collins.Melinda Collins (Formerly Melinda Stolp) is one of the most well-liked cast members in the history of the Real World or The Challenge. She was on one of the most beloved seasons of Real World, the Austin season. She had a very serious relationship play out and advance on screen, with Danny, over the course of both her Real World season and The Challenge. On top of all that, she is just an absolute delight and looks back on her time with the show fondly, and still watches every week to this day. Melinda (@MelindaStolpMTV) joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to talk about getting cast for Real World Austin, her brief marriage to her fellow cast member Danny, what she thinks of the show and the cast these days and MORE! This is a super fun episode and we cannot wait to have Melinda back! She is incredibly fun and hilarious! Check out Melinda's podcast THE 8TH SIN! It is the rare FUN look at the world of TRUE CRIME!If you somehow wa

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Ashley Mitchell.Since the last time she was on Challenge Mania, Ashley Mitchell (@MTVASHLEYBROOKE) blew the roof off of Champs Vs Stars on her way out and entered The Final Reckoning on a slight delay after she and Hunter blasted their way into the game as mercenaries. Makes you realize this is how the mercenary concept should have been done the whole time. Sorry, Derrick (@DerrickMTV). Ashley joins Derrick and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to talk about her experience on Champs Vs Stars, the reunion, Louise Hazel and more! She discusses the drama she's been involved with since entering #TheChallenge32 house, whether she violated Girl Code, what makes the Lavender Ladies such a tight unit and why Hunter was really so upset that she decided to cozy up to Kyle. That is certainly not all! As always, she bounces all over the place and no one is safe. Ashley is ALWAYS a fun guest but she is in particularly rare form in this episode! If you want even MORE Challenge Mania, you

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are once again joined by Paulie Calafiore.Paulie Calafiore (@PaulCalafiore_) is one of the most talked about characters on The Challenge, and he's been in the Redemption House for several weeks. That's saying something. Paulie returns to Challenge Mania to discuss some of his bigger moments on the show thus far with Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) and break down his recent twitter beefs with Kyle and Marie. To score some Paulie MERCH, head over to www.ChallengeMania.Shop where there is FREE SHIPPING ALL WEEK!Get MORE Challenge Mania over at www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania where we release BONUS PODCASTS every week, breaking down each episode of The Final Reckoning and taking YOUR QUESTIONS!Play FREE fantasy football and you could win Challenge Mania shirts/swag bags, this weekend only! I’ve teamed up with DraftKings to bring you a HUGE opportunity in an EXCLUSIVE fantasy football contest. Get lineups in by 1PM ET on 9/9 to play. T&Cs apply LINK TO PLAY: htt

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Angela Babicz.Angela Babicz (@AngelaBabicz) is a Challenge rookie but she's certainly not playing like one! She joins by to tell (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) how she became a bad girl, how she ended up on the beach with her exes and what led her to The Challenge. She talks about her partner Faith, her relationship with Johnny Bananas, her beef with Killa Kam and a whole lot more!For even more Challenge Mania, head to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania to become a patron and get BONUS PODCASTS each week!Play FREE fantasy football and you could win Challenge Mania shirts/swag bags, this weekend only! I’ve teamed up with DraftKings to bring you a HUGE opportunity in an EXCLUSIVE fantasy football contest. Get lineups in by 1PM ET on 9/9 to play. T&Cs apply PLAY AT THIS LINK: https://dkng.co/ScottTW

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Hunter Barfield and Scott Yager chats with Shane Landrum.We had a massive episode of The Final Reckoning on Tuesday, and who better to have on the show right afterwards than one half of the mercenary team who fought their way into the house, Hunter Barfield (@HBarfield13). Hunter returns to Challenge Mania to tell Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) when he found out Ashley was his partner, when they realized they had a shot to get back in the game, what teams he was worried about, why he gets along so well with Nelson & Corey, whether his wrist held up and much more!Then, just like he did on Tuesday's episode of The Challenge, Shane Landrum (@Shannanity) takes over the show to explain his verbal sparring from the last episode and his bold and polarizing move to throw the Challenge.For MORE Challenge Mania head to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania where we will have TWO bonus episodes up this week for patrons!

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Trishelle Cannatella.Trishelle has done it all. After getting her start on Real World: Las Vegas and participating in many seasons of The Challenge, she made appearances on several other networks, reality shows, in movies, as a host and even in poker tournaments. Trishelle (@TrishelleC) joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) & Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to talk about her time on one of the most beloved and talked about seasons of Bunim-Murray's flagship show ever made, the original season of Real World: Las Vegas. Trishelle is an amazing guest because she calls it like she sees it and tells it like it is. Find out what Challenge cast members she grew to dislike over the years, why she really left Sarah on Rivals II, what led to her altercation with Aneesa, what Dustin had against her on The Battle of the Seasons, whether she's hoping for a Vegas reunion or call from The Challenge Gods to return and much more! On top of all that, Trishelle has had run ins with almost everyon

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Brad Fiorenza.Brad (@BradFiorenza) has been all over The Final Reckoning, whether it be his relationship, his partners relationships, game moves, winning daily Challenges, tossing disadvantages at some teams, burn votes at others, getting yelled at by suburban bareknuckle boxers and more. Brad returns to the show to catch Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) up on his life since Vendettas when we last spoke to the veteran in the midst of his second major run on the show. As always, Brad is a fun guest you do not want to miss! If you want MORE Challenge Mania and want to hear us go DEEP on this latest episode, which certainly deserves it, head over to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeManiaGet you Challenge Mania gear and support your favorites with cast member swag over at www.ChallengeMania.Shop

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined once again by Weston Bergmann.With so much history between Wes (@WestonBergmann) and Derrick (@DerrickMTV), it took a 2 hour Part 1 to clear the air and just get up to speed on their rivalry and put some of that behind us. Wes was kind enough to stick around for another hour of Challenge talk about the fight league he almost started, his thoughts on Bananas, Tony, Cara and Cohutta, why he relates more to the Stars than the Champs, how he really felt Derrick did on Dirty XXX and against Joss on Vendettas and MORE! Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) doesn't necessarily need to play referee AS much on this part, but its a really fun chat that explores the mind of one of the biggest names in the game, who also watches the show every week!For even MORE Challenge Mania make sure you check out www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania because it might be for you! We deliver BONUS CONTENT over there each week including additional podcasts that dive deep into the latest Final Reckoning episode and

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Landon Lueck.We have been trying to make this podcast happen ALL year. Landon is not on social media. Landon is not on Twitter. Landon is not on Instagram. More on that in the episode. We joked about the hashtag #WheresLandon during the early days of #ChallengeMania and we are happy that we were able to find him and bring him to the airwaves to catch up with you all.Landon drops by to tell us where he's been and why he left his Challenge career behind. He reveals whether he had any idea about the rumors that he would be on this current season and sheds light on why that might have been. We get to the bottom of his recent Instagram presence and his cameo on the Challenge account. Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Landon reminisce about some of their battles on The Challenge and Landon reveals the hardest thing he ever had to do on the show. And of course, Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) attempts to find out if another season, even if it's Champs Vs Stars, is still on the table! We

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Weston Bergmann.Wes (@WestonBergmann) has won more eliminations than any other Challenge competitor. Wes has 2 Challenge Championships. Wes has appeared on all 3 Champs Vs Stars spin-offs. So why hasn't Wes been on Challenge Mania yet? Even though Wes has admitted to BEING a Challenge Maniac himself, having listened to most of, if not all of the past episodes, it took 62 episodes to get Wes on the show because simply put...if you ask anybody...Wes and Derrick do not like each other. At least, that's what they thought. That's what we thought. That's what the internet thought.Over the past few years, it has felt that you have had to either identify as "Team Wes" or "Team Derrick" and tons of Challenge fans who root for and respect both of them have been torn by the well-publicized differences between the two legends of the game.Today, that all comes to a head. Wes joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to set the record straight on what exactly caus

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Chuck Mowery.Chuck Mowery (@MTV_Chuckalodon) had a short lived stint on The Final Reckoning but not before briefly "rekindling" things in the Redemption House with his ex, Britni Nicol, who was our last guest on Challenge Mania. Chuck joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to clear the air about why him and Britni initially parted ways as a couple, to shed some light on some of the inappropriate behavior that went down between the two of them on The Challenge, what his girlfriend thought, what he thinks of Brad, his Are You The One cast, how he wound up on the show, his hopes for future Challenges, how he stacks up in a swimming Challenge against Wes and much more!For even MORE STEW check out www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania where we break down EVERY episode of The Final Reckoning in our BONUS EPISODES!www.ChallengeMania.Shop for GEAR AND SWAG!

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Britni Nicol.Britni Nicol (@BritniNicol) joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) for her return to Challenge Mania on a rare Sunday edition of the podcast, fresh off of her farewell on The Final Reckoning. Britni reveals some sad and surprising news regarding the status of her relationship with Brad Fiorenza and what events on the show may have partially led to it.In addition, Britni talks about her time on The Final Reckoning, partnering with her ex-boyfriend Chuck, living in Redemption House, getting sent home without competing, her feud with Da'Vonne, Paulie's outburst during her exit and much more!For even more on this and The Challenge episode breakdowns, head to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania for BONUS CHALLENGE MANIA EPISODES!To represent the podcast and your favorite cast members, head on over to www.ChallengeMania.Shop where we just launched Devin, Jemmye, Shane, Paulie and Kailah gear! Britni gear is coming soon!

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Kenny Santucci.It's been a while since anyone has heard from Kenny Santucci, at least in regards to his time on this wacky TV program of ours. For our 60th episode of Challenge Mania, Kenny (@KennySantucci) drops by to tell Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) what he's been up to since his 3 title wins with Derrick, where the nickname Mr. Beautiful came from, whether he still watches the show, whether he purposely keeps his distance, if any of his TV rivalries are still a thing, if he would have taken Sarah's money like Johnny did, some word association and MUCH MORE!This is an episode that you do NOT want to miss!For even MORE Challenge Mania content, head to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania and listen to our bonus episode commentaries, Breaking News updates and extended interviews.We have a TON of new merch up at the www.ChallengeMania.Shop so head over there and support your favorite cast members like Devin, Jemmye, Shane and Paulie who ALL have new

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Jemmye Carroll.One of our favorite guests returns for her first appearance in seven months! Jemmye (@JustJem24) drops by Challenge Mania after just launching her first ever shirt at the www.ChallengeMania.Shop to take Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to JEM CLASS!Jemmye talks about the drama in the Redemption and Main Houses on The Final Reckoning, the idea of OG cast members returning on Instagram and whether it might affect the show in the future, where ALL twitter beefs are legit, why she didn't like what was said about Davonne on last week's show, thoughts on suitcase gate from Vendettas, who she wants to date from Big Brother, make out with from The Challenge and MUCH MORE!Check out the JEM CLASS gear over at www.ChallengeMania.ShopIf you want MORE Challenge Mania including bonus episode commentaries after each Final Reckoning episode, head to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeManiaCOME SEE US IN LA 9/22 with the Brain Candy girls! Tickets available a