Derrick Kosinksi & Scott Yager are joined by MJ Garrett. MJ Garrett (@MJGarrett24) made his Challenge debut on Gauntlet II after appearing on Real World Philadelphia. Before that he was a WR at Vanderbilt and almost made the NFL. MJ finally makes his Challenge Mania debut to catch up with Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and tell him and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) what he's been up to since his last season, how football prepped him for Reality TV, share thoughts on his housemates Karamo and Landon, Gauntlet ...
Sep 08, 2020•1 hr 55 min
Derrick Kosinki & Scott Yager are joined by Amo Elizabeth Amo Elizabeth (@LoveIsTheAmmo) joins her Dirty XXX cast-mate Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to talk about Real World: Go Big or Go Home, how she wound up on the show, the controversy surrounding her season and why you don't see much of it, the fight between Jenna and Ceejai, choosing the name Elizabeth, the progress of her transition, tons of knowledge and insight on Trans Culture and much more! You can support her and...
Sep 01, 2020•2 hr 33 min
Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Sarah Rice. Sarah Rice (@IMSarahRice) is a Challenge Mania Hall of Fame Nominee. The 2x Challenge Champ makes her return to the podcast, this time without Susie Meister in tow. Sarah tells Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) about her time on Real World: Brooklyn, her casting story, some of her ups and downs on The Challenge, her career as a therapist and how it's changed how she views her time on Reality TV, her thoughts on Cancel Cult...
Aug 27, 2020•1 hr 55 min
Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Jenna Compono. One of our favorite guests, Jenna Compono (@JennaCompono) returns to the podcast to tell Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) about Total Madness, her epic elimination win against Tori, whether she wanted to leave, the ups and downs that her and Zach have gone through since the show filmed, what engagement life is like, wedding plans, her Challenge future, her new clothing bran @BeezlyNY and MUCH MORE! For MORE Challenge M...
Aug 19, 2020•1 hr 45 min
Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Heather Cooke. Heather Cooke (@IamHeatherCooke) is one of the great unknowns in the Challenge world. She only did one season, Rivals II, where she made the finals with her replacement partner Cara Maria. And then we never saw her play again. With an athletic background and soccer career, many assume she might have 2-3 championships if she stuck with it. One of the great One-And-Dones (for now) joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) t...
Aug 10, 2020•2 hr 39 min
SPECIAL FLASHBACK PODCAST TO WHEN DA'VONNE ROGERS WAS ON THE PODCAST BACK IN MAY 2019! NOW THAT SHE'S BACK PLAYING BIG BROTHER ALL STARS, THERE IS NO BETTER TIME TO REVISIT THIS ALL TIME GREAT PODCAST! AND IF YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD IT, YOU ARE IN FOR A TREAT! (Originally recorded May, 2019) Join us for Derrick's Birthday Party on Sunday, August 23rd. Exclusive to Diesel Level Patrons. Sign up at Patreon.com/ChallengeMania www.ChallengeMania.Shop is always open!...
Aug 06, 2020•1 hr 36 min
Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Wes Bergmann. Wes (@WestonBergmann) is always a standout Challenge Mania guest. He doesn't pull any punches. He tells it how it is. He likes to have a bit of fun at the expense of the guys. We waited until the entire season and 2-Part Reunion were done to bring him back to unpack Total Madness with him. Wes finally sits down with Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to break down his alliance with Bananas, where it started, how Cory was ...
Aug 03, 2020•2 hr 8 min
Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Rogan O'Connor. Rogan (@Rogan_OConnor) was a finger tip away from eliminating Johnny Bananas during the Total Madness final and potentially winning his 2nd Challenge Championship in a row. He returns to Challenge Mania to break down the final and tell Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) all about his epic Hall Brawl vs Nelson and the rest of the season. For MORE Challenge Mania including THE MAD HOUSE and Monthly Zoom Calls, head to www...
Jul 27, 2020•1 hr 46 min
Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Total Madness Champion JENNY WEST. Jenny West (@JenniferWestOf1) became as famous for his exit from War of the Worlds II as she did her entrance. She entered an imposing, intimidating, physically gifted favorite to win anything and everything. A mysterious Brit from a show called "Survival of the Fittest", it was clear no one wanted a piece of her. That is until Tori Deal took just that. Tori eliminated Jenny in a legendary elimination, Hall Brawl...
Jul 17, 2020•1 hr 44 min
Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Kaycee Clark. Kaycee Clark (@ThatStudMuffin) made her Challenge debut this season Total Madness after winning Big Brother Season 20. And in her rookie season on MTV she has made the final in her debut, something that is rare in Challenge history. However on this season, she made the final alongside her two fellow BB20 alumni, Bayleigh and Fessy. Kaycee joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to talk about her football background, Big ...
Jul 14, 2020•2 hr 10 min
Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Kyle Christie. It's hard to believe but Kyle Christie (@KyleCGShore) has been on the last 5 seasons of The Challenge. He's appeared on every season since Vendettas, which is more than anyone other than his good friend Johnny Bananas and certainly more than anyone from the UK. Kyle drops by Challenge Mania for his first full-length interview to tell Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) how he got into Reality TV, how he has evolved as a C...
Jul 06, 2020•1 hr 49 min
Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Marie Roda, Brad Fiorenza, Leroy Garrett, Cara Maria Sorbello & Tony Raines! In this special Best of The Mad House episode, hear lengthy clips from some of the most action packed Bonus Podcasts of the season. A-List Guests join Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to talk Total Madness and break down the season from where they sit. This podcast features: Episode 6 - Marie & Brad Episode 8 - Leroy Garrett Episode 12 - Cara Maria E...
Jul 03, 2020•2 hr
Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Swaggy C. Chris Williams is known in the world of Reality TV as SWAGGY C (@SwaggyCTV). He drops by Challenge Mania to tell us about growing up in Connecticut, becoming a Day Trader, why he has a chip on his shoulder about success, how he got on Big Brother, whether he'll be on the next season of Big Brother, how he became business partners with Wes, what Total Madness was like and more! For even MORE Challenge Mania like THE MAD HOUSE featuring ep...
Jun 24, 2020•1 hr 53 min
Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Bayleigh Dayton. Bayleigh Dayton (@BayleighDaily) is playing one of the most impressive rookie games in recent memory. She and her husband, Swaggy C, are both still very much in the game well past the half way point of the Total Madness Season. Now all they need is their Red Skulls. Bayleigh makes her Challenge Mania debut to talk to Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) about her time as a pageant queen, going to Baylor, Big Brother 20, ...
Jun 13, 2020•1 hr 58 min
Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Johnny Bananas. Johnny Bananas (@JohnnyBananas) returns to the show to break down the epic showdown between him and Wes this past week on Total Madness. He tells Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) how the alliance came to be, where it broke down, whether Wes made the right move, what other rivalries he's out to squash, how he got on Worst Cooks Celebrity Edition and much more! For MORE Challenge Mania including our exclusive breakdown ...
Jun 07, 2020•2 hr 12 min
Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Fessy Shafaat. Fessy Shafaat (@FessyFitness) makes his Challenge debut on Total Madness after a Big Brother 20 run that did not allow him to test most of the athleticism that made him an All American in Football at University of Tennessee Chattanooga. In just a few weeks on The Challenge however, he has already become one of the most feared rookies in the game and has gathered a signature win over 3x Champ Jordan on his way to receiving a Red Skul...
Jun 01, 2020•1 hr 52 min
Derrick Kosinksi & Scott Yager are joined by BIG T. Tula "Big T" Fazakerley (@TheOGB_T) is on her second season of The Challenge, entering the halfway point of Total Madness after a short run on War of the Worlds II. Instantly becoming a favorite amongst fans and cast alike, Big T's infectious personality is one we have been looking forward to having on Challenge Mania for quite some time. She joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to discuss debuting on Shipwrecked in the UK i...
May 26, 2020•1 hr 49 min
Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Aneesa Ferreira. Fresh off the hottest selling line of merch at www.ChallengeMania.Shop , Aneesa (@AneesaMTV) returns to the podcast to talk about returning to The Challenge for her first full season since Dirty XXX and what it feels like to have so much love and support behind her this go around. She tells Derrick (@DerrickMTV) & Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) about this past Wednesday's altercation with Nany, her relationships with Kaycee & Meliss...
May 18, 2020•1 hr 36 min
Scott & Lindsay talk to Survivor's Ethan Zohn. In a Special BONUS INTERVIEW, Survivor Africa Winner Ethan Zohn (@EthanZohn) drops by to chat with Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) and Lindsay (@LindsayTheOtter) about his experience returning to the show after all these years to compete on Winners at War, what it was like on Edge of Extinction, what we didn't get to see, why he voted for Natalie & much more! For more Survivor Talk, head to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania Ethan's Charity Grassroots Socc...
May 15, 2020•50 min
Derrick Kosinksi & Scott Yager are joined by Rogan O'Connor. After being responsible for rookie fan favorite Jay Starrett's medical departure from the game, Rogan O'Connor has instantly turned into one of the most polarizing faces on The Challenge. Rogan (@Rogan_OConnor) returns to Challenge Mania to discuss what it's like to play the villain, whether he was truly jealous of Jay and Dee, if he would have faired better than his mentor CT did & much more! For MORE Challenge Mania including...
May 11, 2020•1 hr 50 min
Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Melissa Reeves. In reality, Melissa Reeves (@DJMelReeves) is about to give birth to a baby girl. On our TVs, in "Reality", she is still competing on The Challenge: Total Madness. Now, we all know the season was filmed long ago and she's been home safe for quite some time. But she DID actually compete while she was 8 weeks pregnant, she just didn't know it. Melissa joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to explain how it all went down...
May 04, 2020•1 hr 43 min
Want to know what THE MAD HOUSE is all about!? This Special Bonus Podcast is a BEST OF THE MAD HOUSE. It contains clips from our first four episodes of the season with Mark Long, Big Brother 21's Cliff Hogg, Darrell Taylor & KellyAnne Judd! If you want to hear upcoming episodes of THE MAD HOUSE every Wednesday right after Total Madness airs, starting with our fifth episode with Special Guest ABRAM BOISE, head to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania...
Apr 30, 2020•1 hr 23 min
Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are FINALLY joined by Ashley Mitchell once again! Ashley Mitchell (@MTVASHLEYBROOKE) makes her long awaited return to Challenge Mania to catch us up on her post Final Reckoning Challenge career, all leading up to Total Madness and her recent exit last week. Always one of our favorite guests, this one feels extra special as she makes her triumphant return to the podcast to mock Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) for his incessant begging over the years and explain to Derrick ...
Apr 29, 2020•1 hr 31 min
Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Dee Nguyen. Dee (@DeeNguyenMTV) has been at the center of the Total Madness season so far. She just earned her Red Skull by defeating Ashley and has played a very flashy game so far. Will it carry her to the final she now has a ticket to? Will it win her a second Challenge championship? And more importantly...what is she doing in KANSAS? She joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) for all this and more! If you want to hear Derrick &am...
Apr 27, 2020•1 hr 35 min
Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Jay Starrett. With two elimination wins under his belt and the most recent one of those coming against Challenge Legend CT Tamburello, Jay Starrett (@Jay__Qs) has instantly made a name for himself amongst Maniacs. Becoming the first ever Cast-Member to transition from US Survivor to The Challenge, Jay has proven himself by becoming the only guy on Total Madness to earn a coveted Red Skull so far. Jay drops by Challenge Mania to reminisce about Sur...
Apr 20, 2020•2 hr 33 min
Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Jenn Lee. Jenn Lee (@_JennLee_) came to The Challenge by way of The Amazing Race. Unfortunately for Jenn, her run on The Challenge turned out to be just as brief as her Race, but that does not mean she did not leave a mark on the Maniacs. In the last episode of Total Madness, Jenn butted heads with Dee, got a lesson in speech writing by Johny & Wes, played "chess" with Rogan and went into elimination against one of the toughest women in the ga...
Apr 13, 2020•2 hr
Scott Yager is joined by Logan Hedrich, Allan Aguirre & Zach Calhoun. On the heels of a 2-Day Wrestlemania and the complicated times that we are in, Scott wanted to do a podcast all about wrestling. So he gathered some of the best minds in all of Challenge Podcasting and Journalism, who all happen to be massive wrestling marks as well. Logan Hedrich of Rotten Bananas (@LoganHedrich), Allan Aguirre of Medium (@TheAllanAguirre) and Zach Calhoun of The Saniac Podcast (@SaniacPodcast) join Scott...
Apr 07, 2020•3 hr 14 min
Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Asaf Goren. Asaf (@AsafGoren1) may have mad a brief run on this season of The Challenge: Total Madness, losing in Jay in the first elimination of the season. However, Asaf's career in TV & entertainment has been nothing but brief or single focus. He has appeared on several shows, winning seasons of Big Brother & Ninja Warrior in his home country of Israel. He also appeared on two seasons of Are You The One in the US, along with So You Thin...
Apr 06, 2020•2 hr 14 min
Scott Yager (@SHOTOFYAGER) is joined by his wife Lindsay (@LindsayTheOtter) to break down this week's episode of Survivor: Winners at War after getting her thoughts on the Total Madness Premiere. For more podcasts like this, head to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania Our first Mad House Podcast is up at Patreon and it features MARK LONG breaking down the premiere with us! www.ChallengeMania.Shop is still open and it's the place to get all your Challenge Mania gear for the new season....
Apr 04, 2020•1 hr 16 min
Scott Yager is joined by Actor Paul Walter Hauser. Paul Walter Hauser (@PaulWHauser) is a rising star, appearing prominently in films like Richard Jewell, I,Tonya, Blackkklansman & TV shows like Kingdom and Cobra Kai. He is also a massive Pro Wrestling fan & loves to talk about all forms of entertainment. Paul dropped by to chat with Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) about Film, TV, Wrestling, Tiger King & everything in between. For MORE Challenge Mania, including a lot of Scott's other interview...
Apr 01, 2020•42 min
