Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar

It is a pleasure to welcome Jay Starrett to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast!

Jay Starrett became a household name when he made his debut on Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X. Throughout the 36 days, he won 10 challenges, orchestrated Michaela Bradshaw’s blindside and built a powerful bond with the show’s eventual winner Adam Klein. However, he exited the game at sixth place once he mistakenly played a fake idol created by David Wright.

In 2018, Jay made his MTV debut on Ex on the Beach 2, where he showed up as one of the exes of Big Brother: Over the Top winner Morgan Willett. While the duo tried to work on their differences, Jay and Morgan broke up.

In 2020, Jay made history as being the first competitor from the Survivor USA franchise to compete on The Challenge. Jay Starrett’s debut on The Challenge: Total Madness saw him compete in three purgatory games, where he won two red skulls after defeating fellow rookie Asaf Goren and show icon Chris “CT” Tamburello. Sadly, he was eliminated from the season after he was medically disqualified from the “Fire Ball’ challenge due to showing signs of a concussion.

Recently, Jay returned to The Challenge for the Double Agents season. He partnered with Teresa Jones, who made her return to the franchise after a five-year absence. The duo won the mini-final challenge: Smuggle Run and won $6,000. As Double Agents, they were also able to take out two-time champion Ashley Mitchell successfully. Unfortunately, that game move targeted the duo, and eventually, Jay was sent out of the season by retiring fan-favorite Leroy Garrett in the Fire Escape elimination game.

In this edition of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, Jay Starrett spoke about his experiences on Survivor, Ex on the Beach, and The Challenge. He also shared the origin story of the Stay Loco lifestyle brand.

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It is a pleasure to welcome actress and singer Sasha Allen to The Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.

Sasha Allen began her career when she was cast as Dee in the 2003 cult film Camp and won audiences over on VH1's Born to Diva. Throughout the 2000s, Sasha sang background vocals for Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, John Legend, and Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds. In 2009, she portrayed Dionne in the 2009 revival of Broadway classic Hair at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. In 2010, she reprised the role when she joined the West End revival.

In 2013, Sasha Allen returned to Reality TV to compete on the fourth season of NBC's singing competition, The Voice. She caught all four coaches' attention (Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Shakira, and Usher) in the Blind Auditions round with her powerful interpretation of the Chicks' "Not Ready to Make Nice." She selected the Maroon 5 frontman to be her coach, but sadly he eliminated her during the Battle Rounds. Thankfully, Shakira stole her, and Sasha went all the way to the Live Rounds, where she made it to the Semifinals rounds.

Several years after her Voice experience, Sasha toured across the United States in the revival of the Broadway musical: Pippin. She landed the role of "The Leading Player." In 2016, she joined the Rolling Stones on their America Latina Ole Tour as a backing vocalist. During the tour, she sang the iconic "Gimme Shelter" with Mick Jagger. On that tour, the Rolling Stones performed in front of 500,000 people at Havana's Ciudad Deportiva de La Habana in Cuba.

In this edition of The Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, Sasha spoke about performing with the Rolling Stones in Cuba and revealed if she was interested in returning to The Voice if the show incorporated an All-Stars or Champions format.

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It is the 100th episode of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast! Thank you so much to everyone who has watched or listened to the podcast; I appreciate every one of you. Also, I want to thank every single one of my guests. Thank you so much for taking the time out of your schedules to speak with me; I appreciate each and every one of you.

I am so proud to welcome singer-songwriter Dylan Dunlap to the podcast for this milestone episode. The Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter developed a love for music at a very young age. He taught himself piano at 6-years-old, and five years later, he picked up a copy of Pro Tools and crafted instrumental compositions “like time capsules.”

While he was a teenager, Dylan dropped out of the prestigious Berklee College of Music to get a head start regarding a career in the music industry by busking in his hometown of Burbank, California. Over the past two years, he supported OneRepublic at the sold-out Stadium of Fire event in Provo, Utah, while releasing his first-ever original track: “Microphone & Lights.”

Dylan Dunlap also toured across the United States and the United Kingdom while he dropped his debut EP: Things I Can’t Explain. He is also a Spotify verified artist, and he has over 1 million monthly listeners on the streaming platform. Dylan also put in countless hours of work to raise awareness around mental health. With this mission, he received the National Alliance on Mental Illness’s “Fighting Stigma Rising Star” award and partnered with Autism Rocks, Global Citizen, LA’s Children Hospital, and other organizations.

In this edition of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, Dylan Dunlap shared the story behind some of his hit songs such as “It’s That’s Alright,” “What We Had,” and “Follow My Echo.” He also spoke about his collaboration with BANNERS – “Someone To You” and why he credits Coldplay for getting his start in the recording industry.

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It is a pleasure to welcome the hosts of Hello Friends Podcast: Big Brother alum Nicole Anthony and Your Reality Recaps founder Eric Curto to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.

Nicole Anthony became a household name when she made her debut on Big Brother 21. Throughout the 99 days she stayed in the house, Nicole won two HOHs (Head of Household) and one Veto before being evicted on finale night. Despite getting third place, she became the first woman in five seasons to win America’s Favorite Houseguest.
She returned to the Big Brother house for the second All-Stars season, but sadly she was evicted in week two.

Eric Curto is the owner and content creator of Your Reality Recaps. Since 2011, Your Reality Recaps offers its spin on several top Reality TV shows, including The Amazing Race, Big Brother, The Challenge, RuPaul’s Drag Race, and Survivor. Reality Recaps was also featured on CBS, Rob Has a Podcast and SyFy.

But together, Nicole and Eric are the spectacular hosts of their incredible podcast. On the Hello Friends Podcast, the duo talks about their daily lives and takes on today’s hottest topics. Also, Nicole and Eric have welcomed a plethora of Reality TV alums and celebrities to the show. Past interviews included Anne Heche, Bobby Moynihan, Kaitlyn Bristowe, Matt Iseman, and Pentatonix’s Matt Sallee.

In this edition of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, the Hello Friends Podcast hosts spoke about how they prepared for Nicole Anthony to return to the Big Brother house. They also shared some incredible behind-the-scenes insight on some of their most notable conversations, including visits from Julie Chen Moonves, Omarosa, and Todrick Hall.

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It is a pleasure to welcome back one of my favorite podcasters and comics industry commentators, Wes Daugherity, back to the Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.

Wes runs the Thinking Critical YouTube channel to give in-depth analysis and quality reviews on the comic book industry. Since the channel's launch in 2018, Wes has given his incredible takes on the current storylines for DC Comics and Marvel Comics. On Saturdays, he hosts the Comics Aficionados round table, where he talks with a plethora of comic book insiders about the industry's issues.

In this edition of The Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, Wes Daugherity and I spoke about:
1.The aftermaths of Batman: Three Jokers/Doomsday Clock/Dark Nights: Death Metal
2.DC Comics' revolving doors.
3.Future Slate and Infinite Frontier
4.The countless Batman titles and mini-series that DC Comics will be publishing!
5.Marvel Comics' event fatigue
6.Jonathan Hickman and the X-Men franchise.
7.A Marvel Universe without the Avengers – Heroes Reborn.
8.Where will Donny Gates land after he finishes his Venom run and King of Black!

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It is a pleasure to welcome actor and singer Jordan Adams to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.

Based in Staffordshire, England, Jordan’s musical journey began when he reached the grand finals of the Open Mic UK talent contest and took musical theatre and classical crossover music on the road and into the homes of the British public during “Live Lounge” events. Jordan also starred in several pantomime productions, including Cinderella (Prince Charming), The King & I (the King of Siam), The Scarlet Pimpernel (Sir Percy Blakeney – the Scarlet Pimpernel), and The Sound of Music (Captain von Trapp).

In this edition of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, Jordan Adams spoke about potentially competing on Britain’s Got Talent or The Voice UK. He also talked about his single: “How This Story Ends,” which proceeds go to the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Children.

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It is a pleasure to welcome singer and songwriter Natalie Nicole Gilbert to The Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.

The Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter comes from a musical family that included her pianist mom, who played with Liberace, her vocalist sister, who was inspired by multi-generational love songs, and her brother, who is in a rock band. Natalie's career has included collaborations with several film composers and musicians of various genres ranging from EDM to classic jazz to alternative pop-rock. Her passion for music has led her to become a voting member of the Recording Academy, which hand out the music industry's prestigious awards – the Grammys!

Also, Natalie has spent more than ten years in broadcast radio as a radio host and voiceover talent. She voiced commercials for Cadillac, Core DataCloud, McDonald's, Quizno's, and other well-known national and international brands. Natalie's voice can be heard in commercials around Lebanon, New Zealand, North America, and the United Kingdom.

In this edition of The Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, Natalie Nicole Gilbert spoke about her album: Warm Winter. She also spoke about her responsibilities as a Recording Academy voting member when selecting her choices to win a Grammy winner.

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It is an honor and privilege to welcome one of my all-time favorite songwriters, Desmond Child, to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.

This Grammy-winning and Emmy-nominated songwriter and producer have amassed more than 80 Billboard Top 40 singles in five decades. Among some of the hits that he co-wrote include “Beautiful Now,” “Dude Looks Like A Lady,” “Heaven’s On Fire,” “I Hate Myself For Loving You,” “Invisible,” “Livin’ La Vida Loca,” “Livin’ On a Prayer,” and “Waking Up in Vegas.” Desmond Child also worked with a diverse group of music icons that include Aerosmith, Barbra Streisand, Bon Jovi, Cher, Garth Brooks, Joan Jett, and KISS.

He also wrote some of the first hits for a plethora of today’s top artists, including Ava Max, Carrie Underwood, Christina Aguilera, Clay Aiken, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Ricky Martin, Selena Gomez, and Zedd. Desmond’s songs have sold over 500 million records worldwide with downloads, YouTube views, and streaming plays in the billions.

In 2008, Desmond Child was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and currently serves on its Board of Directors. Ten years later, he received the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP)’s prestigious Founders Award as he celebrated 40 years as an ASCAP member. He also co-founded the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame with Rudy Perez, and currently, Desmond serves as the organization’s Chairman Emeritus.

Over the past few years, he wrote and co-produced “Lady Liberty” on Barbra Streisand’s Walls. He also released DESMOND CHILD LIVE in October 2019 on BMG Rights and two re-mastered albums – DESMOND CHILD & ROUGE and RUNNERS IN THE NIGHT on BMG in October 2020. He is also expected to release his autobiography: DESMOND CHILD/ LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER: BIG SONGS BIG LIFE with David Ritz sometime this year.

In this edition of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, Desmond talked about some of his biggest songs and previewed his autobiography.

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It is a special edition of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast as Jake’s Take friend – Challenge Mania co-founder Scott Yager made his podcast debut.

Scott co-hosts Challenge Mania, the number one podcast regarding MTV’s long-running Reality TV competition: The Challenge with fan-favorite and three-time Challenge champion Derrick Kosinski. The duo has welcomed a plethora of the show’s significant players that range from rising star cast members such as Jay Starrett and Tula “Big T” Fazakerley and show legends Johnny Bananas and Cara Maria Sorbello. Also, Scott and Derrick welcomed many guests from Big Brother, Survivor, and the wrestling world for bonus episodes.

Until the COVID-19 pandemic, Scott Yager and Derrick Kosinski hosted Challenge Mania Live. These nationwide events brought together fans as they had the opportunity to hear from several of the show’s cast members in person. While their regular venues, including comedy clubs, remain closed, Scott and Derrick successfully created an alternative for the Challenge Mania community through their monthly Legion of Zoom calls.

In this special edition of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar, Scott shared his opinions about the possibilities of fan-favorites such as Cara Maria, DaVonne Rogers, Paulie Calafiore, and Turbo returning and his take on the first half of The Challenge: Double Agents.

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It is a privilege to welcome actor and singer Nicholas Hamilton to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.

Nicholas began his career in Bryon Bay, Australia, when he portrayed Elvis Presley in a primary school play. He caught the attention of a talent agent, and his desire to pursue a career in the entertainment industry went into overdrive. Nicholas appeared in several short films before landing the role of Rellian in 2016’s Captain Fantastic. Following that, he appeared alongside Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey in 2017’s The Dark Tower.

He also portrayed the troubled Henry Bowers in It and reprised the role in its 2019 sequel: It Chapter Two. However, when COVID-19 shut down the film industry, Nicholas decided to dive into music and began crafting songs. Eventually, he released his first song, “Different Year,” a song he co-wrote with The Voice runner-up Britton Buchanan.

In this edition of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, Nicholas Hamilton spoke about his experiences on the sets of both Captain Fantastic and both It films. He also talked about his first single: “Different Year.”

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