It is an honor and privilege to welcome Reality TV legends Jon Brennan and Beth Stolarczyk to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.  

Jon and Beth entered the pop culture world in June 1993 when they became roommates on The Real World: Los Angeles. Jon was the third houseguest introduced to the cast after Tami Roman and Dominic Griffin picked him up in his hometown of Owensboro, Kentucky before arriving at the Venice house.  Beth made her debut in the show’s second episode: “To a New Beginning…” and the duo stayed in the house until the final episode.  

Five years later, Jon returned to MTV to compete on Road Rules: All-Stars, the first season of MTV’s long-running Reality TV competition, The Challenge,  where his team (fellow Real World legends Cynthia Roberts (The Real World: Miami), Eric Nies (The Real World: New York), Rachel Campos-Duffy (The Real World: San Francisco), and Sean Duffy (The Real World: Boston)  completed tasks in Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand; Monroe, Connecticut; and Los Angeles. He competed in Battle of the Seasons (2002) and The Inferno II. 

 Since The Challenge, Jon Brennan turned to his passion for music, which led him to extensive touring and national appearances and helped him establish a solid career. He gained thousands of fans and opened for some of the biggest names in country music. With every performance, Jon has continually garnered high praise for his ability to connect to audiences by delivering authentic country songs. He released his latest EP; I Ain’t Done Singing Yet; Jon co-wrote almost all the new songs and promised to provide new electrifying performances in a family-friendly environment.  

One year after Jon’s win on Road Rules: All-Stars, Beth Stolarczyk competed on the second season now titled: Road Rules/Real World: The Challenge, where she made it to the final. Throughout her time on the show, Beth competed on Battle of the Seasons (2002), Battle of the Sexes, The Inferno II, The Gauntlet 2, The Duel, and The Gauntlet III. She accumulated 21 daily wins, two elimination wins, and $2,206.  Beth also competed on Paramount+’s The Challenge: All-Stars 1 and The Challenge: All-Stars 3, where she won one elimination and one daily.   Outside of the show, Beth starred, directed and executive produced several TV specials including 2007’s Reality TV’s Sexiest Vixens and 2009’s Sexiest Women of Reality TV Swimsuit Calendar Edition. She also appeared on E! True Hollywood Story, Entertainment Tonight, The Screen Savers, and Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen. Beth is also the CEO of Eyelusion Lashes Beverly Hills.  

In 2021, Jon and Beth reunited with five of their cast members on The Real World Homecoming: Los Angeles on Paramount+. In 2023, Jon and Beth launched their podcast: Getting Real with Jon and Beth. On the podcast, the duo give an insiders’ perspective on reality TV, music, pop culture, and real life. Jon and Beth invite listeners to walk down nostalgia lane to present day as they get into real unfiltered one-on-one conversations.  

In this edition of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, Jon Brennan and Beth Stolarczyk spoke about returning to The Real World Homecoming: Los Angeles, some of their most talked about episodes of their podcasts, and who would be on their dream team on an upcoming season of The Challenge: All-Stars.