By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is the first Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar EXCLUSIVE of 2024! Rock Me Amadeus – Live! Co-producer and opera soprano Alyson Cambridge returned to the podcast! She is back to promote the eagerly anticipated world premiere of the groundbreaking rock-meets-classical fusion concert experience, which is set to captivate audiences on Sunday, January […]
Jake’s Take Podcast: Mike Lewis RETURNS!
January 11, 2024 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com I could not do the Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast’s fifth anniversary season without inviting my honorary younger brother in the podcasting space, Mike Lewis, to record an episode. Mike hosts the Mike Lewis Podcast. Since his launch in March 2020, Mike has spoken with some of The Challenge’s most incredible cast members. From OGs including Beth […]
Howie Takes Control on Night 2 of ‘AGT: Fantasy League’
January 8, 2024 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Howie Mandel has taken control of AGT: Fantasy League! Four of his acts – Kristy Sellers, Kseniya Simonova, Shadow Ace, and V. Unbeatable – all made it to the AGT: Fantasy League semifinals. Tonight, he had access to the Golden Buzzer! Did he advance a member of Team Howie to the finale? Or did […]
Jake’s Take Podcast: Paulie Calafiore Returns!
January 7, 2024 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome back my friend, reality TV star, two-time Challenge finalist, and the Ten Management founder Paulie Calafiore to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Paulie first made his way to Reality TV when he was cast on CBS’s Big Brother 18, where he won two HOHs and three Vetos before […]
Jake’s Take Podcast: Ana Saia
January 4, 2024 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast’s Fifth Anniversary Season kickoff month continues! It is a pleasure to welcome Ana Saia to the podcast. Ana is a talented, comical influencer and the self-proclaimed “redheaded Latina.” She is joining the “no sabo” generation out to reclaim the term and inspire her over 3 […]
Mel B Returns for ‘AGT: Fantasy League’
January 1, 2024 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com America’s Got Talent (AGT) has unleashed a new spin-off, AGT: Fantasy League! For the first time in show history, the best Got Talent acts competed against each other in a showdown like no other. Also, fan-favorite judge Mel B returned to the AGT universe to join her longtime colleagues Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, and Howie Mandel at the […]
Jake’s Take’s Podcast: Derrick Kosinski
January 1, 2024 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It’s The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast’s fifth anniversary season kick-off episode! I am honored that three-time Challenge champion and Challenge Mania co-host Derrick Kosinski visited the podcast! Derrick began his Reality TV journey on Road Rules: X-Treme, where he and his teammates, including fellow Challenge legend Jodi Weatherton, completed 13 missions across Argentina and Chile. He debuted on The Challenge on […]
‘Kennedy Center Honors’ Barry, Billy, & Latifah
December 27, 2023 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts inducted a new batch of entertainers into their legendary organization. Music legends Barry Gibb and Dionne Warwick, opera icon Renee Fleming, and celebrated entertainers Billy Crystal and Queen Latifah were honored during the 46th edition of Kennedy Center Honors. The quintet […]
Jake’s Take End of 2023 Podcast
December 22, 2023 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is the final 2023 episode of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast! Podcast News 2023 was one wild year! The podcast reached listeners in over 80 countries, and I had incredible conversations with amazing people, including actor Andrew Keegan-Bolger, Angel City Chorale creative director Sue Fink, country music group […]
Jake’s Take’s Best of 2023: Reality TV Performances
December 21, 2023 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar’s Best of 2023 continues with a look back at my favorite Reality TV performances from talent competitions! 2023 has been a busy year for American Idol, the Got Talent franchise (America’s Got Talent, AGT: All-Stars, Britain’s Got Talent, and Canada’s Got Talent), The Masked Singer USA, and The Voice USA. […]
