By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome screenwriter and director Wes Miller to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Wes is an upcoming filmmaker dedicated to exploring America’s ongoing social and cultural problems. He specializes in exploring pulpy slices of Americana violence through the eyes of flawed characters. Raised in Memphis, Tennessee, […]
Jake’s Take Podcast: Max Talisman
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome actor, screenwriter, and director Max Talisman to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Growing up in Washington, DC, Max was always true to himself, and having a close relationship with his parents, he felt comfortable and supported to live his life in the arts […]
New Music Reviews: Week of June 23, 2023
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. The Age of Pleasure by Janelle Monáe It has been six years since my fellow Kansas Citian – Emmy-winning singer-songwriter Janelle Monáe – released her game-changing […]
Jake’s Take’s Podcast: Gerard Longo, Pt. 2
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome Gerard Longo back to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Gerard is the founder of the Underground Music Collective (UMC). The journey to the UMC’s founding started in the summer of 2013. He worked in New York City as a contractor at a major corporation, […]
‘AGT: Season 18’ Enters Week 4 of Judges Auditions
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com America’s Got Talent (AGT)’s eighteenth season continues to deliver memorable auditions! As the NBC talent competition series enters its fourth week, we have seen two Guinness World Records attempts (with one success), several international performers make their American television debuts, and three Golden Buzzer acts. Tonight, more hopefuls stepped onto the AGT stage. Which acts impressed […]
Jake’s Take Podcast: Hunter Blair Ambrose
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome singer-songwriter and instrumentalist Hunter Blair Ambrose to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Originally from New York and currently residing in Los Angeles, Hunter Blair Ambrose began displaying a profound love for the performing arts from the earliest years, starting at 5. What started as […]
Jake’s Take Podcast: Julian King
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome Emmy-nominated singer-songwriter Julian King as a guest on The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Julian is a Philadelphia native, proud Aquarius, preacher’s kid with virtuoso vocals, dance moves to die for, and a skillful musician. In 2019, Julian auditioned for The Voice USA’s sixteenth season. His cover […]
‘AGT: Season 18’ Judges Auditions Enters Week 3
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com America’s Got Talent (AGT): Season 18 is off to an incredible start! Thanks to amazing Golden Buzzer auditions from Mzansi Youth Choir and Putri Ariani, along with standout performances from Mandy Muden, Philip Bowen, Shadow Ace, Steel Panther, and Trigg Watson, Season 18 is shaping up to be its strongest season […]
‘Field Day’ Debuts at ChristmasCon Kansas City
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The Overland Park Convention Center experienced the magic of Christmas…six months early! That’s4Entertainment brought the original ChristmasCon for the first time to Kansas City. Fans of the popular Hallmark Channel holiday films gathered to celebrate the holiday season’s joy, which allowed fans to meet their favorite actors, take photos with […]













