September 18, 2025 • 14 mins
America’s Got Talent (AGT)’s twentieth anniversary season is winding down!
We are closing in on the finale, and 11 acts vied for the right to join Steve Ray Ladson, Mama Duke, Micah Palace, and Team Recycled in the hunt to inherit Richard Goodall’s crown and sash.
AGT Insider dropped that the Live Semifinal Golden Buzzer that was previously announced earlier was scrapped, and that the top six vote getters will be advanced to the finale by America’s votes! Who will be performing for America’s votes one final time? Listen to the latest Jake’s AGT Take to find out!
Next week, the AGT: Season 20 Finalists will battle it out for the show’s iconic prize - $1 Million– and join Terry Fator, Paul Zerdin, Darci Lynne, Shin Lim, the Mayyas, and Richard Goodall in the Winners’ Circle.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/jake-s-take-with-jacob-elyachar--4112003/support.
We are closing in on the finale, and 11 acts vied for the right to join Steve Ray Ladson, Mama Duke, Micah Palace, and Team Recycled in the hunt to inherit Richard Goodall’s crown and sash.
AGT Insider dropped that the Live Semifinal Golden Buzzer that was previously announced earlier was scrapped, and that the top six vote getters will be advanced to the finale by America’s votes! Who will be performing for America’s votes one final time? Listen to the latest Jake’s AGT Take to find out!
Next week, the AGT: Season 20 Finalists will battle it out for the show’s iconic prize - $1 Million– and join Terry Fator, Paul Zerdin, Darci Lynne, Shin Lim, the Mayyas, and Richard Goodall in the Winners’ Circle.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/jake-s-take-with-jacob-elyachar--4112003/support.
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Hello everyone, and welcome back to a special a G
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(00:42):
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The semi finals have come and gone and we have
a finale on our hands. But before we get to
see who's gonna be joining CB ray Lats, Steve ray
Lats and Mama Duke Michah Palace and team recycled in
(01:05):
the hunt to inherit Richard Goodall's Crown and Slash, we
got to get to the performances. So this week AGT
Insider dropped that there will not be a Golden Buzzer.
I gotta say thank goodness, because the thing is, I'm
all golden buzzer now. I think having so many golden
buzzers in the end on a season is way too much,
(01:28):
and I think it's time to go back to maybe
a golden buzzer for a judge and for Terry and
possibly get back to Judge Pat's where four more people
have a chance to give an act a golden buzzer
and maybe maybe when you get to the semi finals,
have two unanimous judges golden group golden buzzers to send
(01:52):
an act to the finale because that will be that
will give it a chance to shine. So, speaking of
chances to shine, got to talk about them before rmans
Is So let the Knight started out with the T
T Boys and they were trying to break a record
to night and try to do forty record breaking flips
in the air. They used fire and Jess will lift
and half of the brothers was blindfolded for one round.
(02:15):
But they were able to achieve it forty record breaking flips.
My jaw dropped so many times. Their vegas ready in
my grade is an A plus. Moving on with Zach Mirrors,
There's something I don't get with Zach. I'm not sure
what it is. I'm not sure if he's connecting with
if I'm not connecting with him or not. But I
(02:36):
got to say the good thing was that his family
traveled the Aget watching performance and then my finals, which
would be a moment that they will not forget. So
phse his act their five life changing moments, their first birthday,
the truth, Barry learning to ride a bike, starting school,
and a forest graduation. So he challenged everyone in the
(02:59):
passage auditorium to pick one, and everyone learned every and
he predicted that in America would learn how to ride
a bike. And then I gotta say this, I was
bored by this performance. And I gotta say, as someone
that endorged Dustin Tavella way back in twenty twenty one
and gave the entire push for my Brandy and win,
(03:21):
I thought that Zach was mirroring Dustin, and Dustin's a
million times better than Zach. So sorry, Zach, you've blumped
out of the finals in my home semifinals in my opinion.
Moving on, we got Birmingham Fellowship Youth Choir there Simon
Cows second Golden Buzzer act in the competition, and they
(03:42):
joined Terry Backstays before they performed, and in the pre
performance package, you showed the loved ones and supported his
video messages to them, which is a great And then
they say, Alicia Keys is no one I gotta say this,
the soloists ruined the whole the beginning and it couldn't
they could not get back from this. I thought it
was pitchy. I would buzz them, but since they're new fact,
(04:04):
I've been trying to be nicer in my as I'm
getting older to youth facts, So I'm gonna give them
a minus. Chris Turner, I gotta say, was the shocking surprise.
I believe that Chris Turner robbed the Massaudi Brothers of
appearance in the semi finals, and it was a risk
of not taking recommendations prepared in advance, so there was
(04:26):
like last in the quarterfinals, there were people they plucked.
Terry plugged on social media that they needed Chris Turner's help.
So however, he picked up items from the audience, and
I kind of wish that they picked the items in advance,
that we had a little time to prepare. But one
by one he was picking up hats and notebooks and
(04:48):
key changed in a tea packet and air and phone
stream phone and air pods. I gotta say that was impressed,
but is it worth a million dollars? I gotta say
to he's very talented that I was bored, so I'm
going to give him a seat. Moving on, we had
Team Unreal, Hollowie's second Golden Buzzer act of the season
(05:10):
and her family is After many months of the trials,
contribulations of how the families have reacted to Team Unrel's
time to being there, they're finally on board and thank goodness.
And for this piece, I really loved. It was like
a Bollywood or piece and they were able to do
scorpions and snakes and spiders. My jaw dropped so many
(05:34):
times for performance. I thought it was a touchdown. I
thought they were Vegas ready. I think people would have
enjoyed them. However, Simon thought it was boring. If we're
looking at boring, Simon, go talk to is Ac. So
I give them Team Unreal and a plus. They we
got them move on to Bay Melick Virgolino, I'm very
surprised Bee made it to the semifinals. I got to
(05:57):
say that they took John Lizy most spot. John Lisimo
is one of my all time favorites from this season,
and I think they were very just ready. Bee is
a super guitarist who performed Born to Be Wild. But however,
in my humble opinion, he needs vocal practice. There are
worthy acts of the million dollars, and I don't think
(06:17):
Page one of them if by. I really hope that
somewhere along the way that Comcast, NBC Universal or the
Walt Disney Channel or something, or some kind of performance
based show or company entertainment based company picks up thing,
because it'd be interesting to see what he what you
could do with a show. And I gotta say bay
(06:40):
for the guitarist, I'm going to give him a B minus.
Moving on, I got Circa Mariott and they did a
double blindfolded. It was the same stunts from previous acts.
It looks it was a very cookie cutter act, and
I would have buzzed him once the performance was over
because the thing is an all honesty. There's no way
(07:00):
I'm buzzing with someone in the air because I do
not want to be responsible or financially liable or something
like that. So Sirkamara got enough. Moving on to Jessica Sanchez,
the mom to be has entered her ninth tri menster
and I love seeing the pre performance package of Simon
(07:21):
had encouraged Jessica to remain in competition and that Alex
Warren shared her performance at Ordinary, so she tackled a song.
I haven't heard of Jake's Goldenauer, so I had to
start Google to find a song, and once I did,
it was spectacular. She was incredible, and Sophia finally stood
(07:43):
up and gave someone a proper standing ovation and a
plus Jessica, that was a wonderful performance. Moving on, we
got Leo High School Choir. This is my favorite choir
of the season, and I gotta say this, congratulations, Miss Hill.
I'm retiring for twenty five years, but I think you
(08:04):
might have a finale performance to prepare for. So they're recovering.
They covered fall Boys centuries and it was like watching Hamilton.
These guys have potential to do something special after show,
and I really hope Pete Popp picks up after them,
because it'd be nice to do a special war with
them and see them do like a live show or
(08:25):
like do like a falling behind the scenes and see
how the Chips followered in May after. Since Leo High
School Choir has members graduating in Miss Hill's retirement, it'd
be very interesting to see this modern take on Clee.
Moving on, we got Live Wire it's a sim mccowe's
first Golden buzzer of the season, and I was like
(08:47):
watching something that could be seen at Disney or Universal
Theme Park or Global War And I gotta say this,
I cannot stop smiling. The graphics were superb. The Live
Wire is not just worthy of a Vegas residency, but
a global tour. I would pay money to go see
them in action. And congratulations they got my A got
(09:10):
an A plus moved rounding out the bus. Jordan Blue,
how his first Golden buzzer of the season, closed at
night in a quarterfinal. His pre performance package Jordan Battle
Food Poisoning. We saw how he's able to muster the
strength and delivered a incredible performance. So tonight he's singing
Stargazing by Miles Smith. He made his own and once again,
(09:30):
Jordan delivered a eight plus vocal performance. And guys, I
will talk to you later after results and hopefully the
right people went through. Hello one and we are back.
(10:14):
So here is part two, aka the Result. I gotta
say this. I was over to the trip with my
friends over the challenge. I was watching people play and compete,
so then I just remembered, oh, yeah, we have the results.
So let's get down to it. So the first person
in our result is the one and only Jefica Sanchez.
(10:36):
I am so excited for her. She has some unfinished
business that she has and now she's made history for
making not just on an American Idol Finale, but also
the America's Got Talent Finale, So two shows. I'll be
rooting for her now. The second result caught me by
very surprise, and it's Chris Turner over Unreal Crew. And
(10:57):
I gotta say this, Chris Turner is just average and
I'm looking at the season overall. I was not impressed
by Chris Turner. I think I'm Real deserved the spots,
and I'm a little disappointed by America's vooks. The third
results were a live wire. I'm so excited for them.
I had them early picked early on. They are fantastic.
(11:18):
They're going to be forced to be reckoned with with
this show, so I cannot wait to see what they
do next week. Moving on was the fourth act with
Circamara Oh Zach merce I'm like, thank goodness because I
could not. I loved Dustin Tavilla. Zach Merse was getting
on my nerves and I would have press professors. So
we had some judges trivia that I skipped it a
(11:38):
little bit of. But however, what I did find out
for my eight friends over at Age eighteen pod that
Ben Lapedis and Seth Bord make cameos. And in all honesty,
it's a twentieth anniversary, why couldn't we have cameos from
some of the most notable alumni of all time? Barbara
Badia singing from Season four runner No Season four Runner,
the fourte tenor is doing the Prayer of Nowhere, Matt
(12:01):
Franco doing a trigger to oh Sperman doing honest spot mentalism,
or Drew Lynch telling a choke, or my friends the
Angel City Corral just lifting the show to spirits. Come on,
production team, do better. So after we have that little
bit of that, we got our fifth act and I'm
so pleased it's Jordan Blue that were performing. He was
(12:24):
the first. I have to say this that it's I'm
noticing a trend at the Voice that started with Richard,
the first Golden Buzzer of the season gets to Finelle. However,
can Jordan do what Richard did and become the first
Golden Buzzer to win the show win, Win the show.
Then we got onto the final lock and talk about
(12:45):
a blind side as Leo High School choir, I'm like
so greatful glad for them that I'm so shocked that
the TT boys did not make it. So I was
just shocked, shocked, shot. So now we got to get
to my update a g T Acts to watch. I
am so pleased that five out of the ten five
(13:07):
out of the ten X that are competing are picks
by me, so I have fifty percent. So those acts
that made it to final are Jessica Sanchez, Jordan Blue,
Leo High School, Quiet Light Wire, and Mama Duke and
I am so ecstatic for the final. So anyway, guys,
(13:29):
if you miss an episode of the Jake's Take with
Jacob ell a Jar podcast, visit our channels on Amazon Music,
Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio, Spotify and Speaker j C O
b e O y A c h a R. Now
are you on social media because I'm on social media too, Facebook, Instagram, threads,
Twitter and YouTube. Jacob la Shar j c O b
(13:49):
e O y A c h a R. Now if
one is few, might interview Jake stas shake dot Com
for mar All managt coverage Jakes Tech, Jake says, Shake
dot com, and not to mention the fact of Jake
Sik with chickabiliasor podcast is a twenty twenty five American
Business Award Aware So guys, thank you so much for listening.
Until next time, I have a great one, everybody, Bye
(14:11):
bye bye by
Hello everyone, and welcome back to a special a G
Jake's a g T Tike. I'm your host, Drake, chief
conspiraci or writer of jakestick dot com, a pop culture
entertainment news website. If you're listening to this on our
audio platforms, please give us a five star writing. Download
this episode and other episodes, and please don't forget to
(00:42):
visit our YouTube channel. Jacob A shar A c O
b E l y A c h A r T subscribe.
The semi finals have come and gone and we have
a finale on our hands. But before we get to
see who's gonna be joining CB ray Lats, Steve ray
Lats and Mama Duke Michah Palace and team recycled in
(01:05):
the hunt to inherit Richard Goodall's Crown and Slash, we
got to get to the performances. So this week AGT
Insider dropped that there will not be a Golden Buzzer.
I gotta say thank goodness, because the thing is, I'm
all golden buzzer now. I think having so many golden
buzzers in the end on a season is way too much,
(01:28):
and I think it's time to go back to maybe
a golden buzzer for a judge and for Terry and
possibly get back to Judge Pat's where four more people
have a chance to give an act a golden buzzer
and maybe maybe when you get to the semi finals,
have two unanimous judges golden group golden buzzers to send
(01:52):
an act to the finale because that will be that
will give it a chance to shine. So, speaking of
chances to shine, got to talk about them before rmans
Is So let the Knight started out with the T
T Boys and they were trying to break a record
to night and try to do forty record breaking flips
in the air. They used fire and Jess will lift
and half of the brothers was blindfolded for one round.
(02:15):
But they were able to achieve it forty record breaking flips.
My jaw dropped so many times. Their vegas ready in
my grade is an A plus. Moving on with Zach Mirrors,
There's something I don't get with Zach. I'm not sure
what it is. I'm not sure if he's connecting with
if I'm not connecting with him or not. But I
(02:36):
got to say the good thing was that his family
traveled the Aget watching performance and then my finals, which
would be a moment that they will not forget. So
phse his act their five life changing moments, their first birthday,
the truth, Barry learning to ride a bike, starting school,
and a forest graduation. So he challenged everyone in the
(02:59):
passage auditorium to pick one, and everyone learned every and
he predicted that in America would learn how to ride
a bike. And then I gotta say this, I was
bored by this performance. And I gotta say, as someone
that endorged Dustin Tavella way back in twenty twenty one
and gave the entire push for my Brandy and win,
(03:21):
I thought that Zach was mirroring Dustin, and Dustin's a
million times better than Zach. So sorry, Zach, you've blumped
out of the finals in my home semifinals in my opinion.
Moving on, we got Birmingham Fellowship Youth Choir there Simon
Cows second Golden Buzzer act in the competition, and they
(03:42):
joined Terry Backstays before they performed, and in the pre
performance package, you showed the loved ones and supported his
video messages to them, which is a great And then
they say, Alicia Keys is no one I gotta say this,
the soloists ruined the whole the beginning and it couldn't
they could not get back from this. I thought it
was pitchy. I would buzz them, but since they're new fact,
(04:04):
I've been trying to be nicer in my as I'm
getting older to youth facts, So I'm gonna give them
a minus. Chris Turner, I gotta say, was the shocking surprise.
I believe that Chris Turner robbed the Massaudi Brothers of
appearance in the semi finals, and it was a risk
of not taking recommendations prepared in advance, so there was
(04:26):
like last in the quarterfinals, there were people they plucked.
Terry plugged on social media that they needed Chris Turner's help.
So however, he picked up items from the audience, and
I kind of wish that they picked the items in advance,
that we had a little time to prepare. But one
by one he was picking up hats and notebooks and
(04:48):
key changed in a tea packet and air and phone
stream phone and air pods. I gotta say that was impressed,
but is it worth a million dollars? I gotta say
to he's very talented that I was bored, so I'm
going to give him a seat. Moving on, we had
Team Unreal, Hollowie's second Golden Buzzer act of the season
(05:10):
and her family is After many months of the trials,
contribulations of how the families have reacted to Team Unrel's
time to being there, they're finally on board and thank goodness.
And for this piece, I really loved. It was like
a Bollywood or piece and they were able to do
scorpions and snakes and spiders. My jaw dropped so many
(05:34):
times for performance. I thought it was a touchdown. I
thought they were Vegas ready. I think people would have
enjoyed them. However, Simon thought it was boring. If we're
looking at boring, Simon, go talk to is Ac. So
I give them Team Unreal and a plus. They we
got them move on to Bay Melick Virgolino, I'm very
surprised Bee made it to the semifinals. I got to
(05:57):
say that they took John Lizy most spot. John Lisimo
is one of my all time favorites from this season,
and I think they were very just ready. Bee is
a super guitarist who performed Born to Be Wild. But however,
in my humble opinion, he needs vocal practice. There are
worthy acts of the million dollars, and I don't think
(06:17):
Page one of them if by. I really hope that
somewhere along the way that Comcast, NBC Universal or the
Walt Disney Channel or something, or some kind of performance
based show or company entertainment based company picks up thing,
because it'd be interesting to see what he what you
could do with a show. And I gotta say bay
(06:40):
for the guitarist, I'm going to give him a B minus.
Moving on, I got Circa Mariott and they did a
double blindfolded. It was the same stunts from previous acts.
It looks it was a very cookie cutter act, and
I would have buzzed him once the performance was over
because the thing is an all honesty. There's no way
(07:00):
I'm buzzing with someone in the air because I do
not want to be responsible or financially liable or something
like that. So Sirkamara got enough. Moving on to Jessica Sanchez,
the mom to be has entered her ninth tri menster
and I love seeing the pre performance package of Simon
(07:21):
had encouraged Jessica to remain in competition and that Alex
Warren shared her performance at Ordinary, so she tackled a song.
I haven't heard of Jake's Goldenauer, so I had to
start Google to find a song, and once I did,
it was spectacular. She was incredible, and Sophia finally stood
(07:43):
up and gave someone a proper standing ovation and a
plus Jessica, that was a wonderful performance. Moving on, we
got Leo High School Choir. This is my favorite choir
of the season, and I gotta say this, congratulations, Miss Hill.
I'm retiring for twenty five years, but I think you
(08:04):
might have a finale performance to prepare for. So they're recovering.
They covered fall Boys centuries and it was like watching Hamilton.
These guys have potential to do something special after show,
and I really hope Pete Popp picks up after them,
because it'd be nice to do a special war with
them and see them do like a live show or
(08:25):
like do like a falling behind the scenes and see
how the Chips followered in May after. Since Leo High
School Choir has members graduating in Miss Hill's retirement, it'd
be very interesting to see this modern take on Clee.
Moving on, we got Live Wire it's a sim mccowe's
first Golden buzzer of the season, and I was like
(08:47):
watching something that could be seen at Disney or Universal
Theme Park or Global War And I gotta say this,
I cannot stop smiling. The graphics were superb. The Live
Wire is not just worthy of a Vegas residency, but
a global tour. I would pay money to go see
them in action. And congratulations they got my A got
(09:10):
an A plus moved rounding out the bus. Jordan Blue,
how his first Golden buzzer of the season, closed at
night in a quarterfinal. His pre performance package Jordan Battle
Food Poisoning. We saw how he's able to muster the
strength and delivered a incredible performance. So tonight he's singing
Stargazing by Miles Smith. He made his own and once again,
(09:30):
Jordan delivered a eight plus vocal performance. And guys, I
will talk to you later after results and hopefully the
right people went through. Hello one and we are back.
(10:14):
So here is part two, aka the Result. I gotta
say this. I was over to the trip with my
friends over the challenge. I was watching people play and compete,
so then I just remembered, oh, yeah, we have the results.
So let's get down to it. So the first person
in our result is the one and only Jefica Sanchez.
(10:36):
I am so excited for her. She has some unfinished
business that she has and now she's made history for
making not just on an American Idol Finale, but also
the America's Got Talent Finale, So two shows. I'll be
rooting for her now. The second result caught me by
very surprise, and it's Chris Turner over Unreal Crew. And
(10:57):
I gotta say this, Chris Turner is just average and
I'm looking at the season overall. I was not impressed
by Chris Turner. I think I'm Real deserved the spots,
and I'm a little disappointed by America's vooks. The third
results were a live wire. I'm so excited for them.
I had them early picked early on. They are fantastic.
(11:18):
They're going to be forced to be reckoned with with
this show, so I cannot wait to see what they
do next week. Moving on was the fourth act with
Circamara Oh Zach merce I'm like, thank goodness because I
could not. I loved Dustin Tavilla. Zach Merse was getting
on my nerves and I would have press professors. So
we had some judges trivia that I skipped it a
(11:38):
little bit of. But however, what I did find out
for my eight friends over at Age eighteen pod that
Ben Lapedis and Seth Bord make cameos. And in all honesty,
it's a twentieth anniversary, why couldn't we have cameos from
some of the most notable alumni of all time? Barbara
Badia singing from Season four runner No Season four Runner,
the fourte tenor is doing the Prayer of Nowhere, Matt
(12:01):
Franco doing a trigger to oh Sperman doing honest spot mentalism,
or Drew Lynch telling a choke, or my friends the
Angel City Corral just lifting the show to spirits. Come on,
production team, do better. So after we have that little
bit of that, we got our fifth act and I'm
so pleased it's Jordan Blue that were performing. He was
(12:24):
the first. I have to say this that it's I'm
noticing a trend at the Voice that started with Richard,
the first Golden Buzzer of the season gets to Finelle. However,
can Jordan do what Richard did and become the first
Golden Buzzer to win the show win, Win the show.
Then we got onto the final lock and talk about
(12:45):
a blind side as Leo High School choir, I'm like
so greatful glad for them that I'm so shocked that
the TT boys did not make it. So I was
just shocked, shocked, shot. So now we got to get
to my update a g T Acts to watch. I
am so pleased that five out of the ten five
(13:07):
out of the ten X that are competing are picks
by me, so I have fifty percent. So those acts
that made it to final are Jessica Sanchez, Jordan Blue,
Leo High School, Quiet Light Wire, and Mama Duke and
I am so ecstatic for the final. So anyway, guys,
(13:29):
if you miss an episode of the Jake's Take with
Jacob ell a Jar podcast, visit our channels on Amazon Music,
Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio, Spotify and Speaker j C O
b e O y A c h a R. Now
are you on social media because I'm on social media too, Facebook, Instagram, threads,
Twitter and YouTube. Jacob la Shar j c O b
(13:49):
e O y A c h a R. Now if
one is few, might interview Jake stas shake dot Com
for mar All managt coverage Jakes Tech, Jake says, Shake
dot com, and not to mention the fact of Jake
Sik with chickabiliasor podcast is a twenty twenty five American
Business Award Aware So guys, thank you so much for listening.
Until next time, I have a great one, everybody, Bye
(14:11):
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