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 – Paulie Calafiore Returns (2026)
January 12, 2026 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com I could not be celebrating my fifteenth anniversary as a content creator and interviewer without welcoming back one of my all-time favorite guests and Reality TV alums, Paulie Calafiore, to Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar. Paulie first made his way to Reality TV when he was cast on CBS’s Big Brother 18, where […]
Jake’s Take’s Podcast – Veterans Day 2025 – Yeremi Hykel
November 10, 2025 By
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: Drew Angelman Returns (2025)
July 23, 2025 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com I always enjoy welcoming my friend, Drew Angelman, as a guest on the Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Drew is the creator of Angelcake Entertainment. He has covered the popular MTV reality competition series, The Challenge, since Final Reckoning and many of its spin-offs, including The Challenge: All Stars, The […]
Jake’s Take Podcast: Scott Yager & Mark Long
July 13, 2025 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com A Note from Jacob: 375 podcast episodes! I never expected to record 375 interviews when I first sat down with reality TV and pop culture commentator Brent Wolgamott in November 2019. I never thought that best-selling authors, an Emmy-nominated director, Emmy-winning journalists, podcast hosts, Reality TV icons, a Songwriters Hall of […]
Jake’s Take’s Podcast: Drew Angelman Returns!
December 9, 2024 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a privilege to welcome back for the fifth time onto The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast – the one and only Drew Angelman. Drew is the creator and founder of Angelcake Entertainment! Since he last visited the podcast, Drew covered several Challenge spin-offs – The Challenge: World Championship, […]
Jake’s Take’s Podcast: The Challenge Historian
October 26, 2024 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a privilege to welcome Jacob Hollabaugh to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Jacob is known as The Challenge Historian, and since 2021, he has kept track of MTV’s long-running Reality TV competition, The Challenge. If it’s happening in The Challenge universe, Jacob will be discussing it on […]
Jake’s Take Podcast – Paige of Most Likely Returns!
August 1, 2024 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a joy to welcome back one of my dear podcasting friends, Paige of Most Likely Podcast and the Queen of Challenge TikTok, back to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Paige is the Queen of Challenge TikTok, and her podcast Most Likely recaps several top Reality TV shows such as The Amazing […]
