Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com

It is a pleasure to welcome singer-songwriter FATHERDUDE to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.

The New York City-based vocalist and musician worked with a plethora of well-established recording artists such as Benny Benassi, Joell Ortiz, Redman, and San Holo. Recently, he caught the attention of fans of NBC’s Songland when he submitted his song, “Billions,” to the songwriting competition and its guest artist: Usher.

Sadly, the “Scream” singer decided not to give him a shot. Thankfully, FATHERDUDE released the song along with two others on the Billions EP. He also teamed up with his long-time collaborators: Grammy-winning duo Brasstracks on his new extended play: attention please!

On this episode of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, FATHERDUDE opened up about his Songland experience, his latest singles: “Your Eyes Only” and a cover of Bobby Caldwell’s “Open Your Eyes.” He also revealed his dream list of collaborators.

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There are no words how excited I am to welcome Rachel Reilly to a special edition of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.

She made her American television debut on Big Brother 12, where she won two HOHs (Head of Households) and $5,000 before becoming the first member of the jury. One year later, she returned to the Big Brother house with then-fiancé now-husband Dr. Brendon Villegas for Big Brother 13. After winning four HOHs and two Vetos, she won Big Brother 13 four-to-three.

While she made cameos on numerous Big Brother seasons, Rachel competed on three different seasons on The Amazing Race. On both The Amazing Race 20 and The Amazing Race 24, Rachel and Brendon took home third place twice. Rachel returned to The Amazing Race for its Reality Showdown edition with her sister, Big Brother 15’s Elissa Slater, where they took home seventh place.

In this special edition of Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, Rachel Reilly shared her thoughts on the Big Brother 22 cast, talked about evicted houseguest Keesha Smith’s fiery social media post, and reminisced on her time competing on The Amazing Race. Plus, Rachel reveals which iconic Reality TV show she would love to compete on.

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It is a pleasure to welcome to Hedrich Files Podcast hosts Logan Hedrich and Ali Evans to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.

The Hedrich Files is the curated feed from the mind and mouth of podcast producer Logan Hendrich. The duo covers MTV’s long-running reality TV series: The Challenge. On the Rotten Banana Podcast, Logan Hedrich and Ali Evans break down the episodes and talk about the on-and-off season drama. They have also welcomed some of The Challenge’s fan-favorites for sit-down interviews.

Also, The Hedrich Files cover a plethora of pop culture and Reality TV. If you love Survivor, you will feel at home listening to Logan and fellow co-hosts Hunter and Coray. If you are a Harry Potter fanatic, there is the Rotten Butterbeer Podcast. Plus, Bachelor fans would be satisfied with the Rotten Rose Podcast.

In this edition of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, Logan Hedrich and Ali Evans talk about their favorite interviews with The Challenge cast members. We also spoke about the current events that are affecting The Challenge community and what they would do if ViacomCBS handed them the keys to designing The Challenge’s twenty-fifth-anniversary celebration in 2023.

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By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com

It is the fiftieth episode of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast!

In honor of this occasion, I wanted to invite two of my dearest friends onto the podcast: Elyse Johnson and Ashley Rushford. Our paths crossed when the three of us worked at Claire Entertainment’s Enstars and Tech Times. Our friendship began when we bonded for passion for pop culture and daytime television. We jokingly fought over who would cover either The View or Wendy Williams whenever there was a hot topic guest on the episode.

While we left the organizations in 2018, our friendship has gotten stronger thanks to meals and coffee visits. Also, we did make a pilgrimage to Wendy Williams and had the time of our lives in the studio audience. Currently, Elyse works as a correspondent for Gossip Cop and has published two different poetry books: Fearless and Limitless. Meanwhile, Ashley Rushford is a contributing writer to Essence. In addition, she also runs her own beauty, fashion, and lifestyle blog: Sostylash.

In this milestone edition of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, Elyse and Ashley talk about the evolving state of daytime television, how they got inspired to enter the media world, and their respective projects.

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It is a privilege to welcome fitness entrepreneur, content creator, and American Ninja Warrior alum Patrick Lyons to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.

Patrick Lyons began his fitness journey when he was 9-yers-old. Throughout his 13 years of fitness training, Patrick completed 15 workout programs. He also experimented with various fitness activities that ranged from bodybuilding and cardiovascular exercises to American Ninja Warrior obstacle training.

Patrick had the opportunity to compete on American Ninja Warrior’s Dallas city qualifying course during the NBC competition series’ tenth anniversary. In addition to his Ninja activities, Patrick founded the Online Coach Academy and created five different Lyon Shred programs to help anyone get into shape.

He is also an up-and-coming fitness content creator. Patrick has over 36,200 Instagram followers and over 80 thousand YouTube subscribers. Also, Patrick Lyons’ YouTube videos have been viewed over 16 million times.

In this edition of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, Patrick Lyons spoke about the opportunity to appear on American Ninja Warrior and giving a TED talk at the University of Texas at Austin. Patrick also talked about his friendship with fellow fitness content creator Connor Murphy and visiting him during his 40 Day Fast.

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It is a pleasure to welcome back to Jake’s Take and for the first time on The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast: Vicki Barbolak.

Vicki became a household name in 2018 when she first auditioned for America’s Got Talent: Season 13. After receiving four “Yeses” from Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum, and former judge Mel B, she advanced to the Judge Cuts, and her hysterical material took her to the Season 13 finale. Vicki also returned to compete in the inaugural seasons of America’s Got Talent: The Champions and Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions.

Since her season ended, Vicki Barbolak toured across the country with several successful tours, including the sold-out Trailer Nasty Tour and the Trailer Palooza Tour. She also had her residency at the Jimmy Kimmel Comedy Club in Las Vegas. Vicki recently launched her new live podcast: Big Girls Don’t Cry live on her YouTube channel.

In this edition of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, Vicki Barbolak talked about the challenges that she faced during the coronavirus pandemic, being a part of America’s Got Talent legacy, and previewed Big Girls Don’t Cry.

For more information about Vicki Barbolak, visit her website.

You can also connect with Vicki on social media. Visit her Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, & YouTube channels.

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It is always a pleasure to welcome one of my all-time favorite fitness entrepreneurs, Anabolic Aliens founder Mike Rosa, to Jake’s Take. However, this marked the first time that Mike Rosa visited The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.

Every time that I sit down with Mike, I am always impressed with how he increases the Anabolic Aliens brand. Recently, he launched the membership subscription program: The Invasion. Several of the benefits included exclusive workout courses, goal-based diet plans, and a six-week interactive fitness course. The Anabolic Aliens franchise also added fitness rehab with Sam North. Under Fitness Rehab, Sam divided into several categories: physical wellness, functional training, pre- and post-workout, and consulting.

Also, literally months after our previous conversation, Mike Rosa decided to compete on a reality TV competition. The Boston Globe reported that Mike was one of the people that tested his strength against several grizzly bears on the short-lived Discovery Channel show: Man vs. Bear.

In this edition of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, Mike Rosa talk about how he saw the coronavirus as a blessing in disguise and launching the Anabolic Aliens membership program: The Invasion. He also revealed why he went on Man vs. Bear and told which fitness entrepreneurs he would want to collaborate with for future videos.

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It is a privilege to welcome singer-songwriter Tommy Boi to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.

While the Sacramento, California native’s sound is similar to Harry Styles, Nick Jonas, and Zayn Malik, he is heavily inspired by Britney Spears, Lana Del Rey, Shania Twain, and Tove Lo. In 2017, he came out as a gay musicians and started releasing singles. His music caught the attention of many members of the LGBT community.

Tommy Boi performed at the 2019 Santa Barbera Pride Festival and the Breaking Pride Event at the Peppermint Club with queer pop music icons Michael Medrano and Davy Boi. His single, “You Never Called Back,” received 1 million streams on Apple Music and 800,000 Spotify streams.

In this edition of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, Tommy Boi shared the advice that Nicki Minaj gave him when he was eliminated from American Idol: Season 12. Tommy also spoke about two of his singles: “Blessings in Disguise” and “Found Again.”

For more information about Tommy Boi, visit his website!

You can connect with Tommy Boi on social media. Visit his Instagram, Twitter & YouTube channels.

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It is a pleasure to welcome singer-songwriter Kenyth Mogan to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.

The Glasgow, Montana native turned Los Angeles transplant recently dropped his first full-length studio album: Star Stealer. The collection pays tribute to some of his favorite singer-songwriters, including Belinda Carlisle (“Live Your Life Be Free”), Tiffany (“I Think We’re Alone Now”), and several top artists from the 1980s and 1990s.

In addition to his songwriting, Kenyth is a former contributor for The Huffington Post and currently writes for #Gaynrd.

In this episode of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, Kenyth Mogan revealed his music industry heroes, discussed the Star Stealer’s song selection process, and shared what happened when the late Alexis Arquette shared Kenyth’s cover of “Mickey” to Toni Basil.

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It is a pleasure to welcome former NFL player turned musician Joe Barksdale to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.

He began playing football in high school at Detroit’s Cass Technical, where he received national recognition from Parade and USA Today. Joe Barksdale continued to compete in football, while he played on the Louisiana State University Tigers. After college, he entered the 2011 NFL Draft, and the Oakland Raiders recruited him to be an Offensive Tackle. From 2012 to 2018, Joe played for St. Louis Rams, the San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers, and the Arizona Cardinals.

However, in 2018, Joe Barksdale hung up his cleats and walked away from the National Football League. He decided to pursue a career in the recording industry. In 2013, Joe decided to pick up a guitar after experiencing a tragic loss. The guitar not only healed him, but it also allowed him to play with some of St. Louis’ best musicians.

In 2017, Joe announced his first musical project: Butterflies, Rainbows, & Moonbeams. Two years later, he released Electric Soul, produced by Grammy award-winning producer Narada Michael-Walden (Lionel Richie, Mariah Carey, and the late Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston).

In this edition of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, Joe Barksdale talked about his career in the NFL and his latest single: “Moonbeam.” He also previewed his first studio album: Sincerely, which is expected to drop on September 5.

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