Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar

Canada’s Got Talent (CGT) is back! I am honored and privileged to welcome one of my favorite judges, Trish Stratus, to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. She joined the judges’ table in Season One of the iconic Got Talent franchise alongside Howie Mandel, Lilly Singh, Kardinal Offishall, and guest judge and franchise creator Simon Cowell. She helped make CGT, Citytv’s most-viewed origina...

It is a pleasure to welcome actor Spencer Breslin to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. A talent scout discovered Spencer in a New York City playground at the age of three. He starred in over 50 commercials for Life Cereal and McDonald’s. When he was four, Spencer Breslin debuted on ABC’s short-lived sitcom Soul Man and appeared in the 1999 three-part horror miniseries Stephen King’s Sto...

It is a privilege to welcome Chef Dale MacKay to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Originally from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Chef MacKay began his career in the culinary industry as a fry cook in Vancouver, British Columbia. He then moved to London, England, where he began working at Chef Gordon Ramsey’s Claridge’s, followed by stints in Michelin-starred Ramsey restaurants in London, Tok...

I am excited to welcome my friend, fitness trainer Sean Alexander, back to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Sean started online coaching to build a community not limited to geography. Too many people feel alone or misguided on their health and fitness journey, and he wants his clients to be provided with the necessary information, support, and encouragement they need to reach their goa...

It is a thrill to welcome Owen Like Comics to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Superhero fans turn to Owen to learn more about some of the biggest names in the genre. His in-depth analysis of some of the defining storylines of the 1990s to the 2010s has generated over 11 million views on YouTube as of this conversation. In this edition of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, Ow...

It is a thrill to welcome Clocked Podcast hosts Paige and Dylan to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Paige is the Queen of Challenge TikTok, and her podcast Most Likely Two recaps several top Reality TV shows such as The Amazing Race, Survivor, Vanderpump Rules, and of course, The Challenge. She has also welcomed several cast members to her platform for long-form interviews. Cara Maria...

I am so happy that Jay Starrett returned to The Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Reality TV fans first met Jay when he appeared on Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X. His masterminding of Michaela Bradshaw's blind slide elimination, winning two individual immunity challenges, and bonding with eventual winner Adam Klein made him a fan favorite. While he placed sixth, Jay went to the MTV univer...

It is a pleasure to welcome Peter Jang to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Originally from Columbus, Ohio, Peter moved to California to pursue his Bachelor’s degree at the University of California at San Diego. Once he graduated from the university, he moved to Los Angeles and began pursuing a career in acting and stunt work. He absorbed as much information about the industry while get...

It is a pleasure to welcome actor Damian Romeo to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Born in Toronto, Canada, Damian got into the arts at a young age at his grandmother’s insistence. It started with music lessons, and around nine years old, he began performing in theatre, which solidified his lifelong desire to become an actor. Sporting a fit physique and measuring a staggering 6’4”, a d...

It is a pleasure to welcome Damian Terriquez to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Born in San Diego before moving to Tijuana, Mexico, Damian spent most of their childhood watching movies at their mother’s workplace, which began their love of film. They moved back to high school, where they were offered a spot on the varsity cheer team after the coach noticed them performing floor gymnas...

It is an honor to welcome country music group Chapel Hart to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Sisters Danica and Devynn Hart, along with their cousin Trea Swindle, make up Chapel Hart and are indeed a force to be reckoned with. The ladies have found a way to wrap their Mississippi roots and Louisiana spunk and share it with listeners worldwide. In 2021, CMT inducted the trio into their...

For the first time in seven years, cello rock duo Emil & Dariel made their way back to the Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar platform. The brothers first became noticed when their live performance of Jimi Hendrix’s “Purple Rain” became a viral video sensation on YouTube. After that, the duo auditioned for the ninth season of NBC’s long-running talent competition America’s Got Talent (AGT). Their...

It is a pleasure to welcome Jonathan Sposato to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. A serial entrepreneur, Jonathan Sposato is the Co-Founder and Chairman of GeekWire.com, as well as the Chairman and Founder of PicMonkey, the world’s most popular web photo editor. He is also the founder of WeCount.org, a nonprofit using consumer internet technologies to aid the homeless. Alon with countle...

It is a pleasure to welcome actress and dancer Tiffany Daniels to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Tiffany Daniels was born and raised in San Diego, California, and graduated from the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts. She graduated from Cornell University and received a year-long dance scholarship to Hollywood’s Edge Performing Arts Center, where she trained intensely i...

It is a pleasure to welcome singer-songwriter Jane. to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast as the third guest of 2023! Paraj Jain, the writer, producer, and singer behind Jane., was raised between India and the United States to an Indian father and a half-Black mother. The multiracial artist grew up bouncing between homes, unable to see himself reflected in media and unsure where he fits i...

Cody Renee Cameron made her big screen debut playing a corpse in a disturbing necromancy scene with Jena Malone in the cult classic: The Neon Demon, directed by Nicolas Refn. After a series of roles where she ends up murdered, The New York Weekly coined Cody as the “best damn dead girl in Hollywood.” Since then, she has breathed more life into her roles. Recently, she starred in the FX drama Mayan...

The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast kicks off its fourth season! For our season premiere, I welcomed one of my favorite Disney content creators, Deni Sunderly, to the podcast. Deni loves everything Disney, and in 2013, she moved to Central Florida from Maryland. Walt Disney World is her happy place, and she loves sharing it with others on her YouTube channel. She is also the PR Manager for...

Welcome to the final podcast of 2022!We have a lot of ground to cover, so let’s start this party. Favorite Podcast Conversations of 2022:Here are my favorite podcast interviews: Howie Mandel Jane Velez Mitchell Cameron Cowperthwaite John Morgan Brad R. Lambert Jon Brennan Mohamed Karim Dr. Cheyenne Bryant Darcy Donovan Beatrice Kimmel Favorite Reality TV Performances:2022 was an incredible year fo...

It is a pleasure to welcome actor, musician, and podcast host Paul Greene to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Born in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada, Paul was raised on a farm and learned first-hand the importance of faith, hard work, and family. Scouted from college, he started a modeling career when he was 18 years old and immediately became a huge success, having a booked a national Le...

It is a pleasure to welcome actor, singer, producer, and philanthropist Terayle Hill to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Terayle stars as Marquise Howard in the popular TV series: Step Up. Based on the Step Up film franchise, the series follows the students and teachers at Atlanta’s High Water Performing Arts School, one of the city’s most cutthroat performing arts schools. In its thir...

It is a pleasure to welcome actress and cryptocurrency innovator Darcy Donavan to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. As an actress, Darcy worked alongside Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd in the game-changing comedy film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and appeared on several television shows, including All My Children, Bones, Entourage, Modern Family, Parks & Recreation, and Six Feet Un...

I launched The Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast three years ago. I decided to take the interviews I have conducted on jakes-take.com and bring the readers into the room with my guests. Little did I know when I released my pilot episode with Reality TV commentator Brent Wolgamott that my podcast would have listeners from 100 unique countries. Or that it would welcome alums from several iconi...

It is a pleasure to welcome actress, dancer, and singer Nicole Huff to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Nicole began her career in the entertainment industry at 6 years old. She developed her passion for the arts while training in numerous dance styles such as ballet, contemporary, hip-hop, jazz, and lyrical. Nicole Huff is also a classically trained singer, pianist, and violinist. She...

It is a pleasure to welcome producer, songwriter, and recording artist VeeAlwaysHere to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Hailing from Siberia, Russia, VeeAlwaysHere has always had a great passion for music and a heavy influence from American Pop music. The ability to tell a story in its vulnerable and raw way moved him despite the language barrier. As a child, Vee pushed through the la...

It is a pleasure to welcome actress, fight choreographer, and professional stuntwoman Michelle Lee to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Born in Long Beach, California, Michelle moved to Taiwan right after birth and spent the first five years of her life with her grandmother, where she became fluent in Chinese. When she returned to the United States and Los Angeles County, Michelle exper...