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Full Cutthroat Finale Breakdown Podcast

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager breakdown the finale of Cutthroat. We put up a 20 minute preview of this episode 2 weeks ago but here is the FULL THING for you all to enj

Nov 10
1 h 41 min

CUSE MANIA w/ Ian Wishingrad

Scott Yager is joined by Entreprenuer and frequent collaborate Ian Wishgrad. As we continue to roll out some of our Post Season Cutthroat interviews you here in the "Cha

Nov 8
1 h 14 min

Ep. 548: Captain Adrienne Returns!

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Adrienne Naylor. 2x Finalist ADRIENNE NAYLOR returns to the show for a Full Cutthroat Deep Dive! We cover everything from he

Nov 6
1 h 45 min

MANIA REWIND: Berna Baby Berna

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Berna Canbeldek. In this MANIA REWIND from 2021 the guys are joined by a rookie we haven't thought much about since. This is

Nov 4
1 h 48 min

Cutthroat Finale Breakdown Podcast w/ Derrick & Scott

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager breakdown The Challenge: Cutthroat Finale! In addition to our Wrap Party Panel that we put up earlier today - you know we also had to brea

Oct 30
36 min

Cutthroat Wrap Party Panel w/ Bananas, Tori, CT, Lete, Justin, Anna Leigh, Nelson, Sydney, Leo & MORE!

HERE IT IS, EVERYBODY! Our FULL LIVE PANEL from the Challenge Mania NYC Wrap Party, featuring LETE, TORI, JUSTIN, JOHNNY, CT, NELSON, LEO, ANNA LEIGH & SYDNEY! Normally,

Oct 30
1 h 12 min

MANIA REWIND: Big Easy

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Eric "Big Easy" Banks. This MANIA REWIND is from an episode that initially aired during our first year of 2018. Because his

Oct 27
1 h 25 min

LIVE FROM INDY w/ Wes, Tina, Brad, Jodi & Jonna!

Scott Yager is joined by Wes, Tina, Brad, Jodi & Jonna Live from Indianpolis! This show was recorded at Helium Comedy Club on Saturday, October 17th, 2026. Tales of The

Oct 26
1 h 50 min

Cutthroat Final Part 1 Breakdown: It's Not Easy

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager break down Part 1 of the 2 Part Cutthroat Final. It's time to crown some Challenge Champions! We will find out who takes home the gold nex

Oct 22
26 min

Survivor Mania: More Open Era! (Eps 3 and 4)

Scott & Lindsay break down the last couple episodes of Survivor 51! In the Open Era we may not do a podcast every week or every episode but guess what! We're back! Scott

Oct 19
52 min

Ep. 547: Leroy Garrett Returns!

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Leroy Garrett. Leroy Garrett returns to the podcast for the first time in a while to catch us up on his last few years on an

Oct 18
38 min

Cutthroat Episode 12 Breakdown Podcast: Lete Becomes Laurel

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager break down the final episode before TJ's Final on The Challenge: Cutthroat. DID YOU SEE THE LAST F'N CHALLENGE!? - YES LETE...We did. And

Oct 14
27 min

FULL PHILLY LIVE SHOW w/ Tori, Aneesa, Chris, Mark, Leo, Josh & MORE!

Scott Yager is joined live on stage by Tori Deal, Aneesa Ferreira, Chris Underwood, Mark Long, Leo Dionicio, Josh Martinez & MORE! Recorded in Philly on Saturday, Septemb

Oct 12
1 h 50 min

Cutthroat Episode 11 Breakdown: Bananas' Underwear

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager break down Episode 11 of The Challenge: Cutthroat. Derrick and Scott are back bright and early to talk about Episode 11 of Cutthroat! John

Oct 7
27 min

Survivor Mania: Open Era Baby!

Lindsay and Scott are back to cover the OPEN ERA of Survivor! Plus Scott tells the story of Brock's First Concert after they recap the first two episodes of Survivor 51!

Oct 5
1 h 07 min

Ep. 546: Reality Author Lovell Holder!

Scott Yager is joined by Reality Author Lovell Holder. Lovell Holder is a longtime Challenge Maniac who wrote a best-seller about a fictional Reality Competition Show th

Oct 5
1 h 19 min

THAT'S A WRAP!!!

We are throwing a crazy WRAP PARTY to close our Season 42 in New York City on Wednesday, October 28th and you do NOT want to miss it! Hear WHO will be there and HOW to ge

Oct 2
4 min

Cutthroat 10 Episode Breakdown: Mercenary Mayhem is HERE!

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are here to breakdown Episode 10 of Cutthroat AKA the Mercenary Episode AKA the Return of TWO Challenge Mania Hall of Famers AKA the UFC Ep

Sep 30
29 min

Phoenix Live Show w/ Bananas, Cara, Olivia, Theo, Will, Justin, Chavez & Mark!

Scott Yager is joined Live on Stage by Bananas, Cara, Olivia, Theo, Will, Justin, Chavez & Mark from Phoenix, Arizona. This episode was recorded on Saturday, September 19

Sep 29
1 h 58 min

Ep. 545: Isaac The Wolf Returns!!

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined once again by one of our most epic guests ever...Isaac The Wolf. One of our most popular guests ever from 2019 has finally retu

Sep 25
1 h 14 min

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D and Scott have been doing this for awhile and only get better. Great content and guests, derricks energy and insight is top notch, and scotts always got the best questions.

Coomes21 · Sep 2023

Scott and Derrick have the best pod out there about what has become my favorite show on television. Revisit all your old favorite seasons and follow along with all the new challenge seasons. They also have amazing interviews with all your favorite challengers. Check it out!

RecklessSon · Jul 2023

Wasn’t sure whether I was going to learn anything new since Jakk was also on the mtv podcast but loved learning more about his personal life, the tangents on what the players could say in the confessionals and emo era, and additional insights into his game play and dynamic with Jay. Great questions too from Scott and D. Nice job!

thealphakat · Nov 2022

Love all the content (especially on Patreon), and I think it’s great how passionate the two of you are about the challenge. I have no one to discuss challenge stuff with, and this fills that gap. I feel like I’m there with you!

MelP1028 · Oct 2022

I tried giving it chance after chance. But it seems to just be getting worse. Tons of ads with weird loud outgoing music signaling the ads are coming for like a minute before the ad actually plays! Also the beginning is basically rambling with lots of ads. You can usually skip the first 10 minutes and not miss anything. Scott tries but he asks long rambling questions where he basically tries to voice his opinion on the subject and asks if the guests if they agree with him. He usually asks like 5 questions all the once and confuses the guests. Derrick is even worse. I don’t think he even tries. He has been getting bad ratings and feedback since the beginning but he has not improved at all. Shows that he doesn’t really care about listeners’ opinions and thinks he’s doing great. He rambles on so much and his thoughts aren’t even linked. He usually starts with something tangentially related to what was said, but then he rambles on for so long that he gets lost halfway through. After 5 minutes of him rambling straight, I find myself asking what point he even made in that time. Sometimes I skip whenever he talks because he does not contribute anything. Just detracts. He should try to limit himself to 3 sentences every time he talks. That might help. Also, even if you did not subscribe for non challenge content, be prepared for random podcasts about survivor, wrestling, Disney trips (??) and random thoughts from Scott no one asked for.

nightwaves4 · Mar 2023

I’ve tried to give this a fair shot, but D is too unbearable as a host. The final straw was the Kendall podcast where he was overly defensive and just was not making any logical sense and being obnoxious. Then as their guest is trying to talk about a very difficult time in her life with her hair loss, he just obviously hasn’t been listening as he clearly asks questions that she has covered. It just shows a lack of awareness and consideration.

Nate PJ · Jun 2022

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