Jake’s Take’s 2025 Holiday Special: Toby Gad

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is an honor and a privilege to welcome music producer and songwriter Toby Gad to the first Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast Holiday Special! Toby began his career in the late 1980s, when he and his brother Jens had three of their songs featured on controversial music duo Milli […]

A Conversation with Grey Griffin

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a privilege to welcome iconic entertainer and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Grey Griffin to Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar. Since 1996, Grey has performed over 1,500 cartoon voices. She has voiced Vicky from The Fairly OddParents, Mandy from The Grim Adventures of Grim & Mandy, Frankie Foster from Foster’s Home for […]

Jake’s Take’s Podcast Special: D’Andre McKenzie

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to a special edition of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast! Today, we welcome D’Andre McKenzie to the podcast! A Lee’s Summit, Missouri native, D’Andre McKenzie began his career as a Defensive Back (jersey number 29) for the University of Missouri Tigers football team.  After graduating with a double […]

Jake’s Take’s Podcast – Bryan James

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com  It is a pleasure to welcome actor Bryan James to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. A California native, Bryan James grew up all over the state, living everywhere from San Francisco to San Diego. James did a lot of theatre growing up in different areas of the state. When […]

Jake’s Take’s Podcast – Jennifer Harper

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome singer-songwriter Jennifer Harper as a guest on the latest edition of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Raised in a musical family in Washington, D.C., Jennifer was drawn to the piano from a young age. Her early influences included the sounds of Simon & […]

Jake’s Take’s Podcast – Veterans Day 2025 – Yeremi Hykel

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar salutes all the veterans who served in the United States Armed Forces. Thank you for your service and sacrifices. It is a pleasure to welcome Yeremi Hykel to the podcast! A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, Yeremi first appeared on Reality TV on The Amazing […]

Jake’s Take’s Podcast – Sixth Anniversary: Becky Wilson

  By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Six years ago, I launched a new venue, The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. The podcast has welcomed guests across the entertainment and lifestyle industries. The guests have ranged from Emmy-winning journalists such as Anne Trujillo, Elex Michaelson, and Michael Mackie, and Emmy-winning actor Mike Manning, to Tony-winning producer […]

Jake’s Take’s Podcast: Mike Manning

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is an honor and a privilege to welcome two-time Emmy-winning actor, producer, and writer Mike Manning to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Television audiences first met Mike when he joined the cast of MTV’s legendary Reality TV series, The Real World: D.C. After completing filming, he dove into […]

Jake’s Take Halloween 2025: A Conversation with Mew-Z

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Happy Halloween, everyone! For the first time (and in podcasting history), I will be entering the Pokémon world!  All thanks to my friend, Marcus J. Anthony (Elite MJA)! Marcus has written a phenomenal fan fiction series, Pokémon: Next Generation. The series is set ten years after Ash Ketchum won the Pokémon […]

Jake’s Take’s Podcast – Katie Bain

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com  It is a privilege to welcome author and journalist Katie Bain to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. For over 15 years, Katie has covered the global dance and electronic music world scene. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, VICE, RBMA, L.A. Weekly, Flaunt, and many other publications. She […]

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