By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It’s the most wonderful time of the year! America’s Got Talent (AGT) is back for its 20th anniversary season! Veteran judge Mel B returned to the main show for the first time in seven years, joining Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, and Sofia Vergara at the Judges’ Desk. NBC’s long-running talent competition celebrated its […]
Jake’s Take’s Top 100 AGT Acts of All-Time
May 12, 2025 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com In the Summer of 2006, NBC aired America’s Got Talent (AGT), a small talent show. Following hundreds of auditions in front of then-judges Piers Morgan, Brandy, and David Hasselhoff, fans chose singer Bianca Ryan to win the show’s inaugural season. Little did everyone know how big of a phenomenon this show […]
Jake’s Take’s 350th Podcast Episode Starring Terry Fator
March 3, 2025 By
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 AGT Take: Talking Season 20 with AGT Time Podcast
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com I am delighted to welcome back Cody L. Patterson and his fellow co-hosts, AGT Commenter and Jay Bock, to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Together with their colleagues Ryan “Minnesota Ryan” Rivard and Stephen Michael, this trio has covered the long-running NBC talent competition. On this post-season episode of […]