Challenge Mania

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 Gauntlet III performance has been mentioned so much during this season and final, we felt it might be fun to dig up this Classic Challenge Mania ep from the early days!

While we know Eric went on to appear on All Stars Season 1 where he not only made his return but also made and finished the final, ultimately redeeming himself...this was the initial write up for the podcast back in 2018.

Big Easy was a Challenge mainstay for years, even though he hasn't made an appearance since Battle of the Seasons. Eric joins Derrick and Scott  to talk about how he ended up on The Challenge in the first place, why he hasn't been back in a while, whether he wants to come back and what he's been doing since you last saw him!

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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 Duel, Jordan getting people fired, Wes on his recent beef with Chris Underwood and whether it has been squashed and MORE!

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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 next week but in PART 1 of the final we almost had someone throw the whole thing, almost had someone get down on their knees and grovel, almost had someone get medically evacuated and more! We broke it all down and took your questions! Exclusive to Maniac-Level Patrons and above. This is a FREE PREVIEW of a much longer Bonus Podcast you can both Watch and Hear Ad-Free.

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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 and Lindsay are back to talk Episode 4, Episode 3...maybe even a bit of movie talk. Who knows?! It's a OPEN ERA!

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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 and off the show! 

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