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It is a thrill to welcome back my friend, Ed Eason, to the Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Reality TV fans first met Ed when he appeared on the inaugural season of Netflix's The Circle. He competed alongside his mom, Tammy. While they entered the game in the eighth episode, they were eliminated on the eleventh episode.  After The Circle, Ed appeared on The Challenge 37: Spies, Lies and Allies as a replacement for Nam Vo, who was medically disqualified.   He won his first elimination with Survivor Romania alum Emy Alupei and was kept out of eliminations thanks to partners Ashley Mitchell and Tori Deal. However, Ed's run ran out during the season's eleventh episode when he lost to fan favorite Kyle Christie in the iconic Pole Wrestle elimination.  He returned to The Challenge 39: Battle for a New Champion. Ed won three daily challenges and survived both the Control and Chaos portions of the game but was eliminated in the middle of the season's Conquest phase.  Recently, Ed expanded upon his passion for bodybuilding and entered the NPC Pennsylvania Muscle Championship. He came in first place in the novice Men's Bodybuilding division, second place in the open lightweight-heavyweight division, and third place in classic physique. Ed also co-founded E3 Supplements.  On Ed Eason's second go-around on Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, he spoke about missing The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras and The Challenge 41: Vets & New Threats, going on a bodybuilding journey, and how E3 Supplements stand out in the fitness and wellness industries.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/jake-s-take-with-jacob-elyachar--4112003/support.

Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the ONLY quiz played live, all around Australia...Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The History Quiz! 

Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the ONLY quiz played live, all around Australia...Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The Pop Quiz! 

Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!   

Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!   

Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!   

Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!   

Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the ONLY quiz played live, all around Australia...Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The History Quiz! 

Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the ONLY quiz played live, all around Australia...Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The Pop Quiz! 

 Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The Mighty Challenge!  

Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!   

Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!   

Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!   

Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the ONLY quiz played live, all around Australia...Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The History Quiz! 

Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!   

Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the ONLY quiz played live, all around Australia...Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The Pop Quiz! 

 Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The Mighty Challenge! 

Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!   

Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!   

Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!   

Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the ONLY quiz played live, all around Australia...Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The History Quiz!

Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the ONLY quiz played live, all around Australia...Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The Pop Quiz! 

 Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The Mighty Challenge!  

Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!   

Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!   

Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!   

It is a privilege to welcome Woody Woodbeck to The Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.  For over 20 years, Woody has been taking the world of entertainment by storm, starting in radio and quickly expanding to TV, entertainment news, and social media. He is an TELLY, EMMY & GLAAD award winning TV producer, former producer for Dr. Phil, former member of President Obama's Leadership Council of 2012, previously a producer for former Vice President Al Gore and CURRENT TV, and has been featured in PEOPLE, OUT magazine, Entertainment Tonight, Huffington Post and The Advocate magazine for his work within the LGBTQ community, high profile events and celeb relationships.Over the past several years, Woody was part of the production teams on projects for Hulu, MTV, OWN, Bravo, and his first feature-length sports documentary. He has worked on shows like Real Housewives of Potomac (BRAVO), Queer Eye (NETFLIX), Southern Hospitality (BRAVO), The Challenge USA: Season 2 (CBS), Beyond the Pole (WEtv), Love after Lockup (WEtv), The Real World (MTV), and more.  Woody Woodbeck spent years dominating the entertainment news world as West Coast Editor-at-Large for LIFE & STYLE Weekly, coordinating producer at E! News Now, and a freelance writer for US Weekly. He hails from upstate New York, where he learned to treat everyone with respect and to wear his heart on his sleeve, allowing him to form genuine connections with anyone he meets. He is currently developing unscripted TV shows and is a producer at NewsNation.   On this episode of The Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, Woody Woodbeck spoke about being on the ground floors of iconic Reality TV shows such as America's Next Top Model, Project Runway, and Top Chef, his time in The Challenge universe, and how working for NewsNation is similar or different to working on Reality TV!  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/jake-s-take-with-jacob-elyachar--4112003/support.

Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!   

Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the ONLY quiz played live, all around Australia...Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The History Quiz! 

Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the ONLY quiz played live, all around Australia...Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The Pop Quiz! 

Test your knowledge of obscure and specific things with the 100% original, custom-built Mighty Challenge! How will you fare?  

Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!   

Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!   

What's up, Group Chat!!!Your favorite crew is back and we will be giving you an entertaining recap of The Traitors US Season 4! Thank you all for listening, sharing, and subscribing. We appreciate you. Byyyeee!- AWAGBT Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/aye-who-all-gon-be-there--5034054/support.Exclusive Listener Discounts:Cozy Earth (21% OFF any product)Description - Luxurious bamboo sheets, pajamas, & morePromo code: https://cozyearth.com/discount/GROUPCHAT FS Drinks (20% OFF any product)Description - Café-quality bottled boba drinksPromo code: https://fsdrinks.com/discount/GROUPCHAT Molly BZ (10% OFF any product)Description - Artisan-crafted cookiesPromo code: https://mollybz.com/discount/GROUPCHAT

Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!   

Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!   

Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the ONLY quiz played live, all around Australia...Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The History Quiz! 

Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the ONLY quiz played live, all around Australia...Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The Pop Quiz! 

Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The Mighty Challenge!  

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 scenes of the show.  For the first time ever, content creators Mike Lewis and Oscar Chark sat down together exclusively for Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.  Mike Lewis is a mental health advocate and host of The Mike Lewis Podcast. Since launching his show in March 2020, Mike has welcomed a plethora of The Challenge cast members, ranging from OGs Beth Stolarczyk, Jon Brennan, Rachel Robinson, and Syrus Yarbrough, and iconic heavy hitters Cara Maria Sorbello, Frank Sweeney Fox, Kellyanne Judd, Landon Lueck,  and Wes Bergmann, to modern cast members such as Asaf Goren, Corey Lay, Marie Roda, Paulie Calafiore, and Tula “Big T” Fazakerley.  He also welcomed Survivor alums, including Benjamin “Coach” Wade and Jessica “Sugar” Piper; 9/11 survivor Mikalia Cruz; and wrestlers Melina, Mr. Kennedy, Santino Marella, and Victoria to his platform.  In August 2020, Oscar Chark joined YouTube as the host of Rookie Revolution. Over the past several years, Rookie Revolution has built a following for its takes on the long-running MTV reality competition show The Challenge. Some of his topics include ranking the Top 10 Best Reunions, the Best Seasons to Watch for Beginners or New Fans, and “What Ifs” in show history.   On September 26, 2025, Oscar announced he was the channel's host and that he might be done with MTV's The Challenge. He also revealed that he was pursuing an acting career.  Since 2021, he has made appearances on various hit shows, including Allegiance (Sebastian), Riverdale (Teen Fan), So Help Me Todd (Juror #2 – Cole Winbar), and Yellowjackets (Teen #1). Oscar also starred as Young David (Age 15) in Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas, Jacob in You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, and Philip in Can I Get a Witness.   On this special episode of The Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, both Mike Lewis and Oscar Chark talk about the issues that The Challenge franchise is facing, the fights that were left on The Challenge 41: Vets & New Threats cutting room floor, and which cast members should return to the flagship show!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/jake-s-take-with-jacob-elyachar--4112003/support.

Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!   

Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!   

What's up fam!!Your favorite crew is back and we will be giving you an entertaining recap of The Traitors US Season 4!Thank you for listening, watching, sharing, and subscribing. We appreciate you.Byyyeee!- AWAGBT Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/aye-who-all-gon-be-there--5034054/support.Exclusive Listener Discounts:Cozy Earth (21% OFF any product)Description - Luxurious bamboo sheets, pajamas, & morePromo code: https://cozyearth.com/discount/GROUPCHAT FS Drinks (20% OFF any product)Description - Café-quality bottled boba drinksPromo code: https://fsdrinks.com/discount/GROUPCHAT Molly BZ (10% OFF any product)Description - Artisan-crafted cookiesPromo code: https://mollybz.com/discount/GROUPCHAT

Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!   

It is an honor to welcome both Weston “Wes” & Amanda Bergmann to The Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.  Reality TV fans first met Weston Bergmann in 2006's The Real World: Austin. On the show, he met longtime friends Melinda (Stolp) Collins and Nehemiah Clark, and once filming completed, Weston and the rest of the Austin cast headed off to compete on the long-running MTV competition, The Challenge.  Throughout his time on the show, he appeared on 14 flagship seasons, both Champs vs. Stars seasons, The Challenge USA 2, The Challenge All-Stars: Season Three, and The Challenge: World Championship. He has cumulatively won three championships, 30 eliminations, 44 daily challenges, and $553,000.  Outside of The Challenge, Weston Bergmann also competed on several Reality TV shows. In 2024, he competed on House of Villains and finished second.  Last year, he appeared on the popular Peacock Reality TV series, The Traitors, and made it to the final four on Food Network's Worst Cooks in America.  When he is not competing on Reality TV, Weston Bergmann is working at his company, BetaBlox. BetaBlox is a business incubator that helps entrepreneurs launch their businesses. Entrepreneurs who work with BetaBlox are statistically twice as likely to stay in business as those who don't. BetaBlox's combined annual client revenues have reached over a quarter of a billion US dollars!  BetaBlox also produces The Blox, a gamified, five-day educational bootcamp for entrepreneurs. The Blox is also the most intense, game-changing, community-building experience of their lives and will impact participants' bank accounts.  In 2016, Weston proposed to Amanda at a Kansas City Royals game, and they married in June 2018.  Amanda Bergmann is a yoga teacher and fitness enthusiast who is always on the hunt for deals. She specializes in fashion, family, and food, and shares those finds with her 40K Instagram followers. Amanda has also been a massive supporter of local and regional Midwest businesses. Durrie Vision, Hy-Vee, Radiant Color Studio, Urban Egg, and Woodhouse Spa Leawood have previously been featured on Amanda's Instagram (@nomastayinkc).  On this episode of The Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, Weston and Amanda spoke about their proposal's tenth anniversary, Weston celebrating 20 years on Reality TV, his iconic Pole Wrestle battle with Derrick Kosinski, and building their distinguished brands and communities. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/jake-s-take-with-jacob-elyachar--4112003/support.

Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!   

Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the ONLY quiz played live, all around Australia...Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Bern Young for The History Quiz! 

Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the ONLY quiz played live, all around Australia...Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Bern Young for The Pop Quiz! 

Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the ONLY quiz played live, all around Australia...Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Bern Young for The Mighty Challenge! 

What's up fam!!Your favorite crew is back and we will be giving you an entertaining recap of The Traitors US Season 4!Thank you for listening, watching, sharing, and subscribing. We appreciate you.Byyyeee!- AWAGBT Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/aye-who-all-gon-be-there--5034054/support.Exclusive Listener Discounts:Cozy Earth (41% OFF any product)Description - Luxurious bamboo sheets, pajamas, & morePromo code: https://cozyearth.com/discount/GROUPCHAT FS Drinks (20% OFF any product)Description - Café-quality bottled boba drinksPromo code: https://fsdrinks.com/discount/GROUPCHAT Molly BZ (10% OFF any product)Description - Artisan-crafted cookiesPromo code: https://mollybz.com/discount/GROUPCHAT