Challenge Mania
749 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2.9K ratingsMTV Star Derrick Kosinski (@DerrickMTV) & actor / comedian Scott Yager (@SHOTOFYAGER) dive head first into the MTV Challenge universe, interviewing past, present and future contestants, breaking down Challenge news and episodes, and laying down new challenges to anyone and everyone.
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Ep. 99: Hunter's Reckoning
January 15, 2019 04:16 - 1 hour - 141 MBDerrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are once again joined by Final Reckoning Champion HUNTER BARFIELD. Hunter Barfield (@HBarfield13) is a Challenge Champion. It's hard to remember that because even though he won The Final Reckoning season of The Challenge, he went home empty handed, thanks to a decision by his partner, Ashley Mitchell. Hunter joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to discuss this entire process, coping with the loss of all that money, whether he has regrets, how he...
Ep. 98: Roda Returns!
January 11, 2019 04:12 - 1 hour - 147 MBDerrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are once again joined by Marie Roda. Marie Roda (@Marie_TBD) had an amazing year in 2018. So much so that she was voted Funniest Commentary & Most Improved by both the patrons & the experts in the Challenge Mania Awards. Marie joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to learn about her big awards wins, break down The Final Reckoning Final, discuss the big moment at the end of the show, let us in on her dating life, explain what went down with her an...
Ep. 97: Natalia Negrotti
January 09, 2019 10:03 - 1 hour - 164 MBDerrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Natalie Negrotti. The first time Natalia (@NataliaNegrotti) or Natalie, depending who who is asking, came on #ChallengeMania, it was early into her Challenge career and a few episodes into Vendettas. Now she has 2 seasons, a Redemption House, a 3rd place finish on The Final Reckoning, 2 Elimination of the Year nominations and a Rookie of the Year nod in the Challenge Mania Awards under her belt. This is a new Natalie Negrotti. This is Natalia Negr...
Ep 96: Jemmye Part 2
January 04, 2019 05:56 - 1 hour - 112 MBDerrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Jemmye Carroll for Part II. On Part II of this massive semester of Jem Class, Jemmye casts her (unofficial) votes for the Challenge Mania Awards, theorizes what could have been if Camila was still a force on The Challenge and how that would have affected the trajectory of other female competitors and she breaks down the multi-layered internet beef between her Group Text known as "Forever Petty", Kailah and Marie and Angela, Amanda and Nelson that ...
Ep: 95 Jemmye Part 1
January 03, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 134 MBDerrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Jemmye Carroll. One of our favorites, Jemmye Carroll (@JustJem24) to walk us through everything going on in the Challenge world. This interview went so long that we decided to break it into two parts. Here in Part 1, Jemmye explains some of her recent twitter altercations and comments and takes YOUR questions! Check back tomorrow for Part 2 of our chat with Jem! This Sunday, January 6th you can win tickets to the Challenge Mania Live event of you...
EP. 94: TJ LAVIN RETURNS!
January 02, 2019 07:39 - 1 hour - 139 MBDerrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Challenge Host TJ LAVIN! Who better to ring in the New Year with us at Challenge Mania than the host of The Challenge, TJ LAVIN!? TJ (@TJLavin) returns to the podcast for the first time in almost a year with a ton of new material to unpack. He tells Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) what fans can expect from the upcoming season, without giving too much away of course! He shares his thoughts on Ashley's million dollar decision, wheth...
Ep. 93: CMA Nominations w/ Susie Meister
December 26, 2018 05:08 - 2 hours - 229 MBDerrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Susie Meister to reveal the Challenge Mania Awards nominees. Our good friend Dr. Susie Meister (@Susie_Meister) of the Brain Candy Podcast (@BrainCandyPod) joins us to go through all of the nominees for the first ever Challenge Mania Awards. We use the nominations as a blueprint for discussing the entire year of The Challenge with Susie, who watches every episode with Sarah Rice on their live Q&A's at www.Patreon.com/Brain Candy. We go over the no...
Ep. 92: Kayleigh Morris
December 20, 2018 07:26 - 2 hours - 175 MBDerrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Kayleigh Morris. Kayleigh Morris (@KMorrisX) was one of the many TV stars from the UK to migrate over to The Challenge on Vendettas. Although her initial season was short-lived, she more than made her mark on The Final Reckoning, where she and Kam came a few eliminations away from the final and their chance at a million dollars. Kayleigh joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to talk about how her TV career started, what her experien...
Ep. 91: Nehemiah Clark
December 18, 2018 12:52 - 2 hours - 169 MBDerrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Nehemiah Clark. Challenge champion Nehemiah Clark (@NehemiahMTV) drops by the show to tell Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) what he's been up to since his final Challenge season, Rivals. He talks about how his faith was portrayed on the show, what the story was with him and Beth, who he'd want to play with today, whether he's looking to come back and what was so special about Real World: Austin. For MORE Challenge Mania, head to www...
Ep. 90: Tori Hall
December 13, 2018 05:45 - 2 hours - 184 MBDerrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Tori Hall. Tori Hall (@ToriFiorenza) is a two-time Challenge Champion. She joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to talk about how she got started on Road Rules, why her season, Viewers Revenge, should not be considered an actual season, what memories she has of her time on The Challenge, why she and her then husband Brad walked away from the show and what it was like seeing Brad make his return after all these years. Tori sheds lig...
Ep. 89: Jasmine Reynaud
December 10, 2018 05:51 - 1 hour - 146 MBDerrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Jasmine Reynaud. Jasmine was always a fan favorite since her big personality made her stand out on her debut season of Real World: Cancun. She has remained a favorite of Challenge fans over the years with her commentary on social media. Now a mother of two, Jasmine still keeps up with the show, and as she tells Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER), still has ambitions of returning to the game. Jasmine joins us for a fun chat about The Fi...
Ep. 88: Tony Proposes!
December 06, 2018 05:04 - 1 hour - 158 MBDerrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are once again joined by the newly engaged Tony Raines. Normally we wouldn't have a guest on so soon after their last appearance. Unless they're Cara Maria. Just kidding. But in all seriousness, Tony popped the biggest question of his life when he proposed to his then girlfriend, now fiancé, Alyssa Giacone, at The Final Reckoning Reunion. Now, this was taped back in October, but since it hadn't aired, the last time Tony was on the show, he was hesitant to go in...
Ep. 87: Faith Stowers
December 03, 2018 06:48 - 1 hour - 125 MBDerrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Faith Stowers. Faith Stowers (@FaithStowers) made her way onto her rookie season of The Challenge this year by way of Vanderpump Rules and Ex on the Beach. She drops by Challenge Mania to tell Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) how she went from serving in the military to a career on Bravo and MTV. She tells us how one gets on Vanderpump Rules and whether any of those folks would cut it on The Challenge. She explains her relationship w...
Ep: 86: One Year Anniversary
November 29, 2018 11:34 - 3 hours - 255 MBDerrick Kosinski & Scott Yager celebrate Challenge Mania's One Year Anniversary with multiple guests! It's been exactly one year since we posted our first episode of Challenge Mania. This is our 86th episode in that span and that does not even include all of the bonus content over at www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania In this special episode, we talk about the Final Reckoning reunion, and Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) are joined by the people who make this show possible, YOU GU...
Ep 85: FINAL Reckoning Review
November 26, 2018 10:01 - 1 hour - 109 MBDerrick Kosinski & Scott Yager break down The Final Reckoning Finale! No guest today! For those of you asking for our initial thoughts on last week's BONKERS finale, here they are! The season that started in early July has finally come to a close, and a controversial close at that. Even though Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) is in New Zealand, he couldn't resist hooking up with Derrick (@DerrickMTV) to begin to dive into what will likely be a multi-week conversation about the season and the final that ...
Ep. 84: Adam King
November 18, 2018 23:02 - 1 hour - 105 MBDerrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Adam King. Adam King (@AdamKingMTV) joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to discuss his time on the Challenge, why he feels bad about his performance Rivals, whether he still watches the show, why he wants back on and what music mogul is currently his boss. Poshmark is giving users $5 off their first purchase with the code CHALLENGEMANIA Brooklinen is giving Maniacs $20 OFF and FREE SHIPPING at www.Brooklinen.com/Mania - They rea...
Ep. 83: Your Questions!
November 13, 2018 07:54 - 1 hour - 143 MBDerrick Kosinski & Scott Yager take YOUR QUESTIONS! We don't have a guest this week, so we get to have fun and spend some time diving into great questions from social media and from our Challenge Mania patrons. This episode was taped shortly before Scott left for New Zealand on 11/10. Towards the end of the episode, we include a clip from a previous Reckoning Review, which is our Patron-Only Bonus Podcast Series where we talk about The Challenge episode from that week over at www.Patreon.co...
Ep. 82: Nelson Thomas
November 07, 2018 07:30 - 1 hour - 149 MBDerrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Nelson Thomas. FINALLY! TYB is IN the building! Nelson Thomas (@MTV_NellyT) joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) & Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to discuss he and Shane's stellar run on The Final Reckoning, their last couple losses down the stretch and whether he has any regrets, whether he was surprised Derrick wasn't his Vendetta or partner, if he would have taken the money from Shane had they made they final, why he has a beef with Marie Roda, what his current s...
Ep. 81: Devin Walker Returns
October 30, 2018 05:07 - 1 hour - 143 MBDerrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Devin Walker. Devin Walker (@MTVDevinWalker) has been a guest on not one, but two of our recent live shows in both Boston and Washington, DC. He's always a great guest on the show and although it's a shame that this episode had to focus on what was far from his finest hour on last week's episode of The Final Reckoning, Devin manages to deliver once again, this time more with his honesty and accountability than his humor and wit. Devin joins Derr...
Ep. 80: Melinda Collins Returns!
October 29, 2018 05:41 - 2 hours - 184 MBDerrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Melinda Collins. Melinda Collins (@MelindaStolpMTV) returns to the show, this time for a special BONUS PODCAST that was initially exclusive to Patrons over at www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania, where she joined Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) for one of our "Reckoning Reviews". The podcast was so good and so long, Melinda was so great, and this episode of The Final Reckoning has remained such a hot topic that we have chosen to do some...
Ep. 79: Tony Tells All
October 25, 2018 21:02 - 1 hour - 133 MBDerrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Tony Raines. After that crazy episode of The Final Reckoning Tuesday, we had to go right to the source. Tony Raines (@T_Raines33) joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to break down the altercations depicted on The Challenge this week. He opens up about his feelings about it now, how he felt about it then and reveals some of the stuff we didn't get to see as well. This is an episode you do NOT want to miss! If you want MORE talk ab...
Ep. 78: Rachel Robinson
October 22, 2018 04:38 - 1 hour - 164 MBDerrick 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 t...
Ep. 77: Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager
October 17, 2018 14:52 - 1 hour - 144 MBDerrick 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 y...
Ep. 76: Marie Returns!
October 10, 2018 13:06 - 1 hour - 124 MBDerrick 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 ho...
Ep. 75: Jenna Compono
October 05, 2018 13:20 - 1 hour - 160 MBDerrick 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 b...
Ep. 74: Johnny Bananas
September 26, 2018 06:25 - 2 hours - 179 MBDerrick 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 ...
Ep. 73: "The Gauntlet Queen" Sarah Greyson
September 20, 2018 15:44 - 57 minutes - 79.4 MBDerrick 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 per...
Ep. 72: Melinda Collins
September 18, 2018 06:22 - 1 hour - 105 MBDerrick 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 tim...
Ep 71: Ashley Mitchell Returns!
September 13, 2018 11:15 - 1 hour - 154 MBDerrick 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 ...
Ep. 70: Paulie Calafiore Returns!
September 07, 2018 17:31 - 1 hour - 111 MBDerrick 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 ove...
Ep. 69: Angela Babicz
September 05, 2018 18:08 - 1 hour - 111 MBDerrick 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/C...
Ep. 68: Hunter Barfield & Shane Landrum
August 30, 2018 06:35 - 1 hour - 141 MBDerrick 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 bac...
Ep. 67: Trishelle Cannatella
August 28, 2018 06:10 - 1 hour - 154 MBDerrick 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...
Ep. 66: Brad Fiorenza Returns!
August 24, 2018 06:48 - 1 hour - 129 MBDerrick 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 o...
Ep. 65: Wes Part 2
August 20, 2018 07:52 - 1 hour - 129 MBDerrick 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...
Ep. 64: Landon Lueck
August 15, 2018 05:15 - 1 hour - 129 MBDerrick 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...
Ep. 63: Weston Bergmann
August 13, 2018 04:20 - 1 hour - 162 MBDerrick 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...We...
Ep. 62: Chuck Mowery
August 09, 2018 19:29 - 1 hour - 152 MBDerrick 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 t...
Ep. 61: Britni Nicol Returns!
August 05, 2018 20:49 - 1 hour - 125 MBDerrick 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, par...
Ep. 60: Kenny Santucci
July 31, 2018 05:31 - 1 hour - 123 MBDerrick 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, i...
Ep. 59: Jem Class
July 26, 2018 06:09 - 1 hour - 145 MBDerrick 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 ...
Ep. 58: Nicole Ramos
July 24, 2018 22:44 - 1 hour - 116 MBDerrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Nicole Ramos. First are foremost, apologies for the subpar audio during the intro, outro and towards the end of the interview during this podcast. We had some technical issues and chose to push through them. We appreciate your understanding! Nicole Ramos (@NicoleXORamos) started as her cousin Nany's Bloodline partner! Fast forward a few years and her beloved cousin is no longer a series regular and Nicole is getting asked back every season! Nico...
Ep. 57: Sylvia Marie
July 19, 2018 04:57 - 1 hour - 117 MBDerrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Sylvia Marie. Sylvia Marie (@SylviaMTV) brings her great energy to Challenge Mania to talk to Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) about her Real World season, how she stole her spot on the show from a friend of hers, her time on Invasion and Vendettas, what we can expect from The Final Reckoning, what it's like being partners with Joss, whether it's fair that Johnny is partnered with Tony and much more! For even more Challenge Mania, h...
Ep. 56: Kendal Sheppard
July 17, 2018 11:08 - 1 hour - 150 MBDerrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Kendal Sheppard. It's been a while since Kendal Sheppard (@KendalSheppard) has appeared on her last season of The Challenge, The Inferno, where she came out on top. Kendal has since resurfaced, and has become one of the more active OG cast-members on social media, developing a dedicated following along the way. Kendal drops by Challenge Mania to tell Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) what brought her back, whether she watches the sho...
Ep. 55: Melissa Reeves
July 12, 2018 12:33 - 1 hour - 117 MBDerrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Melissa Reeves. Melissa Reeves (@DJMelReeves) was part of the UK Invasion of Vendettas. She made her mark on that season by cozying up to Nicole Z, taking part in what was called one of the most intense female eliminations of all time with Sylvia, and brewing up some bad blood with Kam and Kailah. Melissa joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) on the heels of a quick exit from the current season, The Final Reckoning, after a fight w...
Ep. 54: Katie Cooley
July 09, 2018 05:37 - 1 hour - 133 MBDerrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Katie Cooley. You might know Katie Cooley (@KatieCooley26) as Katie Doyle, which was her name back when she competed on nine seasons of The Challenge. Katie is a fan favorite who made a name for herself with her personality rather than performance, even though she made two finals and won the Inferno. Katie joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) & Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to talk about her time on the show, some of her famous eliminations, fights, arguments and...
Ep. 53: Derrick Henry
July 03, 2018 05:11 - 1 hour - 119 MBDerrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Derrick Henry. "The Other Derrick" drops by Challenge Mania to tell Derrick 1.0 (@DerrickMTV) & Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) what it's like following in the footsteps of the man he shares a name with. Henry (@ImDRoc15) shares his story of being cast for Are You The One via Tinder, what really happened with Tori's cell phone after Dirty 30, his unknown romance with Ashley Mitchell, what lead to the famous physical confrontation between Angela and Alicia th...
Ep. 52: Paulie Calafiore
June 26, 2018 03:41 - 1 hour - 139 MBDerrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Paulie Calafiore. Paulie Calafiore (@PaulCalafiore_) hasn't even appeared on an episode of #TheChallenge yet and he's already gotten the Maniacs forming opinions on him due to his brash attitude on social media and well-publicized relationship woes. He joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to talk about his time on #BigBrother and #ExOnTheBeach, getting cast for his original season, being a lifelong fan of The Challenge, why he was m...
Ep. 51: Tony Time
June 21, 2018 06:10 - 1 hour - 116 MBDerrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Tony Raines. Tony Raines (@T_Raines33) was our first ever guest on #ChallengeMania in December. Since then he turned on Bananas, eliminating him from #Vendettas and beginning a changing of the guard throughout the franchise, made the final on that show and won #ChampsVsStars with CT. Safe to say he had a lot to discuss and Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) had a lot to catch up with him on. Follow the guys on twitter and let them know ...
Ep. 50: Vendettas Champ Cara Maria
June 19, 2018 06:23 - 1 hour - 137 MBDerrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined once again by Cara Maria Sorbello. Who better to join Derrick (@DerrickMTV) & Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) for the 50TH EPISODE of #ChallengeMania than one of our favorite guests; Cara Maria (@CaraMariaMTV)?! Since her last appearance on the podcast, Cara WON Vendettas, got involved in the most talked about about #Challenge relationship aka #PaulieGate and was recently announced as being part of the #Challenge32 cast, on a team with another podcast favorite,...