MTV 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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MTV 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.
Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Paula Walnuts.
This interview originally aired in Summer 2019. Check it out if you missed it the first couple times around. Paula is a favorite and just celebrated twelve years sober!
Paula Walnuts (@PaulaWalnutsMTV) is a legend of the game. She is a two-time champion who played many seasons with Derrick (@DerrickMTV) including the infamous Island season, where Derrick was part of the alliance that turned its back on Paula en route to a victory. Paula joins Derrick and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to talk about Real World: Key West, Johnny Bananas, The Island, Rivals 1 and 2, the state of The Challenge (of which she does not miss an episode to this day) today, her thoughts on War of the Worlds and the Reunion, the Real World reboot AND MORE!
Scott dives into the unfortunate situation with Showroom Travel and the cruise experiences featuring reality and Challenge talent they mishandled and that are now being cancelled. An awful ordeal that people should begin the process of getting their money back for immediately. Hopefully this provides some added detail and context for those affected or just interested overall. Simply put...if you booked anything Challenge or Reality related through Showroom Travel...get your money back ASAP. If you are just following all of this from afar, try not to have too much fun at other people's expense. A lot of people have been financially affected by this sham of an operation and although you may get a kick out of rooting for certain cast-members (or things associated with them) to fail...this is not the time or the place.
Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager break down Episode 14 of The Challenge 41: Vets and New Threats and have a lengthy chat about the rumors (according to Johnny Bananas) that Season 42 is an important one for the Challenge Franchise and may even be on Paramount Plus.
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Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by "New Threat" Will Gagnon.
Will has been making waves in The Challenge world since the first episode of Season 41. Between his show-mances with Dee and Nany, altercations with both Gabe and a kitchen wall, rocky roads with his very own partner Olivia and several online "crash-outs" recently, Will has become one of the most discussed rookies on this season. Now...most people have him partially confused with the similarly dapper Jake, but that's besides the point. Will makes his Challenge Mania debut to tell his story and as you might expect...he does NOT hold back!
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Scott Yager and Mark Long are joined by Zach Nichols, Wes Bergmann, Nany Gonzalez, Leroy Garrett, Leo Dionicio, Tiffany Mitchell and Xavier Prather Live from Detroit!
This Live Show was recorded on Sunday, October 5th at District 142!
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Scott and Lindsay are back to talk Wednesday's episode, chickens on Survivor, another straightforward vote, who is starting to shine, What Jeff and Jeremy said about Parvati and MORE!
Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager break down Episode 13 of The Challenge 41: Vets and New Threats!
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Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Theo Campbell.
THEO CAMPBELL returns to the show to talk about his elimination win over D and his season on Vets and New Threats so far! Video exclusive to Maniac-Level Patrons and above!
Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by "New Threat" Gabe Wai.
Gabe drops by the podcast to talk about his rookie season on The Challenge and walk us through his life story and path to The Challenge through Rugby and the WWE Performance Center. He talks about his treatment of his partners, his decision to stake a claim on Nany and what he regrets from the season. Before you consider your opinion on this New Threat fully formed, we ask that you give this interview a shot. Gabe shares a lot about his upbringing and is very candid about his thoughts and feelings about his first go at The Challenge since returning home.
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Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager breakdown Episode 11 on The Challenge 41, talk Gabe's attempt at stealing Nany from Justin, his treatment of Jonna, Derrick and Dee's big win AND also discuss Nany's comments on the recent Death, Taxes and Bananas Episode about Aneesa and Will that has the internet in a tizzy.
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Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Cara, Mark, Ryan, Devin, Michele, Emilee and a Surprise Appearance from KINA live from Boston. This show was recorded on Saturday, September 27th at City Winery.
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Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Leroy Garrett.
LEROY returns to the podcast for his first episode in YEARS! We catch up with him about his brief retirement, what led to his return, how his four seasons back so far have been different, thoughts on CT's game this season, where he stands with Cara and Paulie and of course we dive head on into Season 41 and these New Threats!
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Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager break down Episode 10 of Season 41: Vets and New Threats.
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MTV 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.
