By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com 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 […]
Jake’s AGT Take S20: Mel B’s Strict Expectations & 7 Favorites
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com 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 […]
Jake’s Take’s Podcast: James Sunshine
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com 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 […]
Jake’s AGT Take – Episode Three: Shades of the Past
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com 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 […]
Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews: Week of June 13, 2025
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to our last Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar’s New Music Reviews of Spring 2025! We got a lot of new music to unpack, so let’s start this party! I Forgive You by Cynthia Erivo Multi-award-winning recording artist and performer Cynthia Erivo dropped her sophomore solo studio album, I Forgive […]
Jake’s Take’s Podcast: Maya Kuriel
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com 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, Maya is now based in Los Angeles, a first-generation Korean American artist redefining the landscape of pop music. She’s a sonic architect crafting a world where eerie […]
Jake’s Take’s Podcast: Scott Herman
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com 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. […]
Jake’s AGT Take: Episode Two
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com 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 […]
Jake’s Take’s Podcast: The Empty Pockets
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com 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 […]














