By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a privilege to welcome Woody Woodbeck to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. For over 20 years, Woody has been taking the world of entertainment by storm, starting in radio and quickly expanding to TV, entertainment news, and social media. He is an TELLY, EMMY & GLAAD award […]
Jake’s Take’s Podcast: Jeff Richards
February 5, 2026 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a privilege to welcome comedian and musician Jeff Richards to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Jeff is one of two cast members to have performed on both late-night comedy shows – MADTV and Saturday Night Live (SNL). On January 23, he released a 31-track collection called Don’t […]
Jake’s Take’s Podcast: Tristan
February 2, 2026 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com A Note from Jacob: Since the recording of our podcast, Israel found and returned the body of Ran Gvilii from Gaza, marking the return of all hostages. It is a privilege to welcome singer-songwriter Tristan to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Tristan is a Generation Z recording artist with […]
Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews: Week of January 30, 2026
January 29, 2026 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome back to the latest edition of Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar’s New Music Reviews! We got a lot of new music to unpack, so let’s start this party! The Last Dance – Part One by Jason Derulo Jason Derulo surprised fans on January 23 by dropping part one of […]
Jake’s Take’s Podcast: Mike Lewis & Oscar Chark
January 29, 2026 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com A Note from Jacob: Since the recording of this podcast, MTV’s Official Challenge Podcast has announced that it has concluded filming new episodes. Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar thanks show co-hosts Aneesa Ferreira, Da’Vonne Rogers, Devyn Simone, and Tori Deal, and the Official Challenge Podcast crew for taking fans behind the […]
Jake’s Take’s Podcast: Weston & Amanda Bergmann
January 26, 2026 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is an honor to welcome both Weston “Wes” & Amanda Bergmann to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Reality TV fans first met Weston Bergmann in 2006’s The Real World: Austin. On the show, he met longtime friends Melinda (Stolp) Collins and Nehemiah Clark, and once filming completed, Weston […]
Jake’s Take’s Podcast: Julie Cortés
January 22, 2026 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com I am so delighted to finally welcome one of my friends and mentors, the incomparable Julie Cortés, to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast! Julie is a copywriter by day and a freelance rockstar by night. Her journey began in 1998, when she was removed from her job. However, the […]
Jake’s Take’s Podcast – Kim Yarbrough (2026)
January 19, 2026 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a privilege to welcome actress and singer Kim Yarbrough back to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar brand (and for the first time on the podcast) for the first time in 14 years! Many Reality TV fans first saw Kim Yarbrough audition for The Voice USA: Season Two in […]
Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews: Week of Jan. 16, 2026
January 15, 2026 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to the very first Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar’s New Music Reviews of 2026! We have a lot of new music to unpack, so let’s start this party! BEFORE I FORGET by The Kid LAROI Australian superstar The Kid LAROI (real name: Charlton Howard) has been one of this decade’s […]
Jake’s Masked Singer Take: Johnny Knoxville’s Fear Night
January 15, 2026 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The Masked Singer is back! America’s favorite celebrity competition has returned for a fourteenth helping. Host Nick Cannon and panelists Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Robin Thicke, and Rita Ora welcomed a new set of undercover performers to the show. Little do they know that Rita’s Descendants co-star, Kylie Cantrall, infiltrated […]
