Challenge Mania

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 the Challenge Mania Awards!Tickets to ALL OF OUR SHOWS are available at www.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shop is the place to represent your favorite cast-members and the podcast.Trust Brothers CBD are giving Maniacs a free bottle of CBD, just pay the shipping, with the code MANIA at www.499CBD.com

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 and win all kinds of stuff, FOR FREE at dkng.co/ChallengeMania - Terms and Conditions Apply!Head to www.ChallengeMania.Live for Tix to all of our upcoming live shows!www.ChallengeMania.Shop is the place to get your podcast swag and rep your favorite cast-members. Be on the lookout for a BLACK FRIDAY SALE!www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania is where you get THE WAR ROOM every Wednesday, where we break down The Challenge after it goes off the air. It's also the only place to vote in the upcoming Challenge Mania Awards. Join the POD SQUAD today!

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-Level.www.ChallengeMania.Shop has gear for all your favorite Challengers like Cara, Paulie, Dee, Kailah, Marie, Jemmye, Mark, Darrell & MORE!To get tickets to all of our live shows including MIAMI W/ CT, NANY, MARK & JOSH ON DECEMBER 21st, head to www.ChallengeMania.Live

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 are giving Maniacs $20 off a suitcase at www.AwayTravel.com/CHALLENGEMANIA and the code CHALLENGEMANIAFeals CBD is offering Maniacs 50% off when they sign up to become a member at www.Feals.com/MANIAwww.ChallengeMania.Live is the place to get tickets to all of our upcoming live shows like Chicago, Miami, Nashville & Tampa!www.ChallengeMania.Shop has FREE SHIPPING on all orders over $45 until 11/17.For MORE Challenge Mania, including THE WAR ROOM every Wednesday after The Challenge goes off the air, head to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania and join THE POD SQUAD! Maniac-Level Patrons get at least one Bonus Podcast per week!

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-members like Dee, Kam, Cara, Darrell, Mark, Jemmye, Kailah, Paulie & more! www.ChallengeMania.Live is the place to get tickets for ALL of our live shows, including Chicago, Miami & Nashville!BetterHelp is giving Maniacs 10% off their first month of online counseling at www.BetterHelp.com/MANIA with the code MANIA.Our favorite electric toothbrush starts at $25 and will hook you up with a free refill if you use the code MANIA at www.GetQuip.comCare/Of is a personalized vitamin and supplement company and if you head over to www.GetCareOf.com and use the code CHALLENGE50, you get 50% off your first order.

Hunter Barfield, a Challenge contestant and soon-to-be dad, shares insights ahead of his baby's arrival. He dives into recent competition drama, including altercations with Turbo and Theo, and unpacks his complex relationship with Jordan. Hunter discusses the mindset needed for success and the evolving nature of alliances in the game. The conversation is laced with humor as he reflects on the social dynamics of reality TV and the blending of personal milestones with competitive strategies.