Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar

Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar

Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar is an extension of Mr. Elyachar's website: Jake's Take. The podcast features conversations with guests from across the entertainment and lifestyle industries. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/jake-s-take-with-jacob-elyachar--4112003/support.

Episodes

July 31, 2025 13 mins
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! America’s Got Talent (AGT) is back for its 20th anniversary season!

Veteran judge Mel B returned to the main show for the first time in seven years, joining Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, and Sofia Vergara at the Judges’ Desk.

In the eighth episode of Jake’s AGT Take, Jacob gives his hot take on the long-running NBC talent competition’s Top 20 Golden Buzzers of All-Time, which show legends shoul...
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It is a pleasure to welcome actor Jacob Skidmore to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.

Jacob is one of Hollywood’s next breakout stars thanks to his starring turn as AJ in the popular Netflix series, Trinkets. He also provided the English dubbing voice for Mark in Boom Boom Bruno and Alex in Viaje de fin de curso: Mallorca.

 Recently, Jacob starred as Sebastian Bousman in SKILL HOUSE. Written and directed by Josh Stollberg...
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It is a thrill to welcome back Saturday Night Network founder and host Jon Schneider to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.

In September 2020, Jon launched the Saturday Night Network (SNN), offering insight into NBC’s long-running live show Saturday Night Live (SNL).  SNN has become a top-charting North American TV Review podcast network featuring rotating roundtables starring critically acclaimed journalists from top medi...
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I always enjoy welcoming my friend, Drew Angelman, as a guest on the Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. 

Drew is the creator of Angelcake Entertainment. He has covered the popular MTV reality competition series, The Challenge, since Final Reckoning and many of its spin-offs, including The Challenge: All Stars, The Challenge: USA, and The Challenge: World Championship. Drew also gave fans crash courses on some of the show’s top...
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It is an honor and a privilege to welcome Emmy-winning actor, director, filmmaker, and advocate Yuval David to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.

As an actor, Yuval has dazzled audiences with his roles on hit TV shows such as Days of Our Lives (Peacock), Feud (FX & Hulu), Madam Secretary (CBS), The Michael J. Fox Show (NBC), The Plot Against America (HBO), and Unforgettable (CBS).  He worked on the long-running ABC Ne...
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! America’s Got Talent (AGT) is back for its 20th anniversary season!

Veteran judge Mel B returned to the main show for the first time in seven years, joining Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, and Sofia Vergara at the Judges’ Desk.

On the seventh episode of Jake’s AGT Take, I revealed my seven standouts of the week – Jessica Sanchez (who made her return to the show after 19 years!)- Sofia Vergara's s...
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A Note from Jacob:  375 podcast episodes! I never expected to record 375 interviews when I first sat down with reality TV and pop culture commentator Brent Wolgamott in November 2019.  I never thought that best-selling authors, an Emmy-nominated director, Emmy-winning journalists, podcast hosts, Reality TV icons, a Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, a Tony-winning producer, and viral social media sensations would take the time out ...
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! America’s Got Talent (AGT) is back for its 20th anniversary season!

Veteran judge Mel B returned to the main show for the first time in seven years, joining Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, and Sofia Vergara at the Judges’ Desk.

In the sixth episode of Jake’s AGT Take, I revealed my four standouts of the week – Anna Saranina, Gendai, EDT Dance Group, Birmingham Youth and Youth Fellowship Choir (Si...
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It is a privilege to welcome singer-songwriter Michael Lazar to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.  

Michael is a Miami-based singer-songwriter whose music blends pop, theater, and poetry into something deeply personal. His critically acclaimed debut album, 51/49, chronicled an 18-year journey through grief, reinvention, and healing – an autobiographical song cycle born from Michael’s move to New York City to study musica...
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! America’s Got Talent (AGT) is back for its 20th anniversary season! Veteran judge Mel B returned to the main show for the first time in seven years, joining Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, and Sofia Vergara at the Judges’ Desk.

In the fifth episode of Jake’s AGT Take, I revealed my six standouts of the week – Duo Stardust (Sofia Vergara’s first Golden Buzzer act of Season 20), The Bodyguards, Bi...
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It is a pleasure to welcome content creator Mark Christie to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.  

Mark is known in the social media world as Mark Chrispy. He has built a following that includes 1 million YouTube subscribers and 1.3 million TikTok followers thanks to his quick-witted commentary on viral videos. Fans devour his takes on topics that range from outrageous food creations, such as cheesecake fries and homemade ...
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! America’s Got Talent (AGT) is back for its 20th anniversary season!
Veteran judge Mel B returned to the main show for the first time in seven years, joining Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, and Sofia Vergara at the Judges’ Desk.

In the fourth episode of Jake’s AGT Take, I revealed my seven standout acts of the week – Duo Soma, Mastermind, Jonglissimo, Loco Papa Familia, Steve Ray Ladson, Mama Duke...
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It is a privilege to welcome Reality TV veteran and writer, producer, and director James Sunshine to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.  

After graduating as valedictorian from his film school, James moved to Los Angeles in 2012 with no job, no car, nowhere to live, and an overdrawn bank account. Over a decade later, he has become a creative powerhouse in film and TV, breaking into the industry as a producer on some of th...
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! America’s Got Talent (AGT) is back for its 20th anniversary season!

Veteran judge Mel B returned to the main show for the first time in seven years, joining Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, and Sofia Vergara at the Judges’ Desk.

In the third episode of Jake’s AGT Take, I revealed my four standout acts of the week – Julia and Dmitryo Turkeev, Urban Theory, Boston Dynamics, and Mel B’s second Golden...
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It is a pleasure to welcome Maya Kuriel as a guest to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.  

Born and raised in Seattle and now based in Los Angeles, Maya is a first-generation Korean American artist redefining the landscape of pop music. She’s a sonic architect crafting a world where eerie synths, raw emotion, and grungy production collide. Maya embraces the underrepresented, carving out a space for Asian voices in a genre...
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I am delighted to welcome my longtime friend, fitness entrepreneur Scott Herman, to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.  

Scott is a content creation pioneer and has built a fitness empire with 3 million subscribers and 700 million views across the Scott Herman Fitness and Oh the Hermanity YouTube channels. He was also the first YouTube fitness influencer to sign with BSN in 2010 after he starred on MTV’s The Real World: B...
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! America’s Got Talent (AGT) is back for its 20th anniversary season!

Veteran judge Mel B returned to the main show for the first time in seven years, joining Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, and Sofia Vergara at the Judges’ Desk.

In the second episode of Jake’s AGT Take, I revealed my thoughts about the Messoudi Brothers receiving their first Golden Buzzer from the long-running NBC talent competiti...
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It is a privilege to welcome The Empty Pockets to the Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.  

Guitarist and vocalist Josh Solomon, keyboardist and vocalist Erika Brett, bassist and vocalist Nate Bellon, and drummer Adam Balasco make up the Chicago-based band line-up. They ignite a bright flame of their own by harnessing a joyful friction between Americana, folk, and rock ‘n’ roll spiked with roots soul. 

They’ve honed their signa...
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It's the most wonderful time of the year! America's Got Talent (AGT) is back for its 20th anniversary season!

Veteran judge Mel B returned to the main show for the first time in seven years, joining Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, and Sofia Vergara at the Judges' Desk.

On the debut episode of Jake's AGT Take, I revealed my thoughts about the THREE GOLDEN BUZZER ACTS and other standout acts, including Light Wire, the Messoudi Brothers, Jo...
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