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Survivor Mania: More Open Era! (Eps 3 and 4) Oct 19, 2026

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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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Ep. 547: Leroy Garrett Returns! Oct 18, 2026

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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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Cutthroat Episode 12 Breakdown Podcast: Lete Becomes Laurel Oct 14, 2026

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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 we broke it all down! Derrick and Scott talk about the daily, the tough decisions, the eliminations and the backlash! All this and MORE! Exclusive to Maniac-Level Patrons and above as always. This is a Free Preview that is just a small portion of a much longer 80+ minute full episode that is available in both Video and Audio below.
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FULL PHILLY LIVE SHOW w/ Tori, Aneesa, Chris, Mark, Leo, Josh & MORE! Oct 12, 2026

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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, September 26th at City Winery!
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Cutthroat Episode 11 Breakdown: Bananas' Underwear Oct 07, 2026

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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! Johnnys Underwear! And Elimination Circumstance we have rarely seen! Another Cast-Member goes home and the season marches on! Some course language we rarely get these days, even bleeped! PLUS a convo about "the rumors" about the future of The Challenge that Scott is getting predictably sick of. All this and MORE! Exclusive to Maniac Level Patrons and above as always. This is a FREE PREVIEW. To enjoy ALL of this Episode and ALL of our Breakdown Bonus Podcasts and more, sign up for the POD SQUAD!
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Survivor Mania: Open Era Baby! Oct 05, 2026

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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! Available Ad-Free to All Patrons and Members!
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Ep. 546: Reality Author Lovell Holder! Oct 05, 2026

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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 that has everything we love about this wacky world and then some! Whether you have read The Book of Luke already or not (and you should!) you will love this chat about Reality TV, the current landscape and how it has evolved, what Reality Stars he has developed relationships with, what it was like doing Watch What Happens Live, how AI is changing publishing and MORE!
While most of our full video episodes are an exclusive perk of Maniac-Level Patrons and above, we wanted to give all of you guys a taste of what that perk is like...how awesome our full video studio episodes are now and we wanted to put as many eyeballs on this one as possible! Lovell has been a supporter since Day 1! And this is as close as we are getting to a live and in studio Meet The Patrons these days! Enjoy!
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THAT'S A WRAP!!! Oct 02, 2026

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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 get tickets cause there are NOT a lot!
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Cutthroat 10 Episode Breakdown: Mercenary Mayhem is HERE! Sep 30, 2026

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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 Episode!
We breakdown both eliminations and the epic face-to-face we have been waiting over 10 years for! PLUS...were there Male Mercenaries we just didn't see!?! All this and MORE!
This is a Free Preview of a much longer 90+ minute Episode that is exclusive to our Maniac-Level Patrons and above.
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Phoenix Live Show w/ Bananas, Cara, Olivia, Theo, Will, Justin, Chavez & Mark! Sep 29, 2026

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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 19th! This show was also filmed with Multi-Cam Coverage!
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