By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a privilege to welcome actor Matt DeAngelis as a guest for a special edition of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Matt grew up on showtunes and Boston sports. Matt studied theatre at the University of Southern Maine and The Boston Conservatory before heading […]
Jake’s Take Previews Planet Comicon Kansas City 2025
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Planet Comicon Kansas City will land again at Bartle Hall in Kansas City, Missouri, for an action-packed weekend. Founded in my hometown of Overland Park, KS, in 1999, the locally owned and independently operated convention opened at the now defunct Overland Park International […]
Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews: Week of March 7, 2025
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to the latest edition of Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews! We got a lot of music to unpack, so let’s start this party! As Far as the Eye Can See by AJ Mitchell In 2019, Epic Records introduced me to singer-songwriter AJ Mitchell. After listening to “Slow Dance” and […]
Jake’s Take’s 350th Podcast Episode Starring Terry Fator
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com A Note from Jacob: When I started this podcast in November 2019 with Reality TV commentator Brent Wolgamott as the pilot guest, I did not expect to hit episode number 350! Nor did I expect to converse with famed authors and musicians, Emmy-winning journalists, podcast hosts, Reality TV icons, a Tony-winning […]
Jake’s Take’s Podcast: Colby Elliott
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome award-winning voice artist Colby Elliott to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Colby graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University with bachelor’s degrees in Speech Communication/Theatre Arts, English (Literature emphasis), and Language Arts Education. He has worked as a freelance journalist, voice-over artist, and opera chorus […]
Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews: Week of February 21, 2025
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to the fourth 2025 edition of Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews! We got a lot of music to unpack, so let’s start this party! Love & Hyperbole by Alessia Cara Alessia Cara dropped her fourth studio album, Love & Hyperbole. The “Scars to Your Beautiful” performer reunited with longtime […]
Jake’s Take Podcast: Adam Potash
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com A Note from Jacob: This conversation occurred before TikTok reinstated its operations in the United States after President-Elect Trump postponed the ban on the China-based social media app and was filmed in January 2025. It is a pleasure to welcome Adam Potash, a health and wellness expert and founder of The […]