Soapy Hosted by Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart

Joshua Morrow joins hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. The long-time star of The Young and the Restless shares how he juggles fatherhood and stardom and the recent Soap career of his son Crew. He dishes on the jokes and hijinks that he and his castmates get up to on Y&R. Joshua also about his time as a boy band member and a run in he had with Destiny's Child. SOAPY is a weekly love letter to the Soap Industry, hosted by Soap royalty Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. Enjoy the podcast on CBS's YouTube channel, on the free Audacy app, and wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donnell Turner joins hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. The trailblazing General Hospital star reflects on his first ten years on the soap. Donnell shares never before heard details about the many paths he took before landing a soap opera contract. Donnell explains how he works to foster a friendly and fair workplace. And he gives intimate details about the genesis of his mentorship and charitable pursuits. SOAPY is a weekly love letter to the Soap Industry, hosted by Soap royalty Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. Enjoy the podcast on CBS's YouTube channel, on the free Audacy app, and wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ron Carlivati joins hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. The prolific writer shares his unlikely path from being a lawyer with a desk job to being named the head writer at many of the most watched Soap Operas in the US. Ron tells us what it was like crafting many of the most memorable storylines at One Life to Live, General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, and Beyond the Gates. He shares unique perspectives and insights on some of the most popular actors in the industry. And Ron talks about the influence Soap Operas have had on his life and continue to have on society. SOAPY is a weekly love letter to the Soap Industry, hosted by Soap royalty Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. Enjoy the podcast on CBS's YouTube channel, on the free Audacy app, and wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Morgan Fairchild joins hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. No detail is spared as the iconic television star shares never-before-heard accounts of her storied rise to fame from Texas, to New York, to Los Angeles. Morgan disccusses her early stage career, her ongoing love affair with soap operas, and her bold and lucrative leap into primetime and film. She dishes about some of her most infamous roles and tabloid headlines. And gives a play-by-play of her groundbreaking activism at the beginnning of and during the height of the AIDS crisis. Morgan also tells us about her fascinating and not-to-be-missed podcast "Two Bitches from Texas." SOAPY is a weekly love letter to the Soap Industry, hosted by Soap royalty Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. Enjoy the podcast on CBS's YouTube channel, on the free Audacy app, and wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jackée Harry, Days of Our Lives, former 227, Sister Sister, Another World Description: Jackée Harry joins hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. The beloved actress and personality tells us about her return to daytime on Days of Our Lives and gives us inside stories of what it's like working on the soap opera. Jackée gives intimate detials about her rise to fame from Harlem, to Greenwich Village, to Broadway, to Hollywood. She doesn't hold back, sharing never-before-heard stories of her friendships and run-ins with many household names like Rodney Dangerfield, Oprah, Whoopie Goldberg, Cher, Tichina Arnold, Marla Gibbs, and many more. Jackée opens up about the price of acquiring fame and fortune... and tells us if she's every going to settle down. SOAPY is a weekly love letter to the Soap Industry, hosted by Soap royalty Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. Enjoy the podcast on CBS's YouTube channel, on the free Audacy app, and wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donna Mills, former Knots Landing and General Hospital Description: Donna Mills joins hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. The iconic star gives us a play-by-play about how she campaigned for her career-defining role on Knots Landing. Donna shares never-before-heard stories about working on the infamous primetime soap. Donna also tells us about starting as a ballet dancer in Chicago, moving into acting on daytime soaps in New York, and then propelling into films in Clint Eastwood's directorial debut. Donna also tells us about her Daytime Emmy-winning turn on General Hospital, her popular podcast We're Knot Done Yet, and the renewed fandom of Knots Landing as it's become available on streaming platforms. SOAPY is a weekly love letter to the Soap Industry, hosted by Soap royalty Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. Enjoy the podcast on the free Audacy app or wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jonelle Allen joins hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. The groundbreaking Generations actress gives us a play-by-play of what it was like to shoot the most iconic and talked about catfight in soap opera history with Vivica A. Fox. Jonelle also tells us about her start in show business in the original Off Broadway cast of Hair and how she landed her Tony-nominated turn in Two Gentlemen of Verona. She talks about the friendships and mentorships that have guided her from Broadway to Hollywood, including her close confidant, and George M! co-star, Bernadette Peters. The Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman star tells us how she managed the transition from primetime to daytime and back to primetime. SOAPY is a weekly love letter to the Soap Industry, hosted by Soap royalty Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. Enjoy the podcast on the free Audacy app or wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Peter Bergman joins hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. In a heartfelt interview, the Daytime Emmy-winning legend describes what it was like during the golden days of Soaps while he starred on All My Children. Peter opens up about the many leading ladies he's been paired with throughout his career. He is candid about the initial challenges he faced moving to Los Angeles for Young & the Restless. The icon also talks about the commercial job that enabled him to send his children to college. And he discusses his return to primetime on Apple TV's Pluribus. SOAPY is a weekly love letter to the Soap Industry, hosted by Soap royalty Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. Enjoy the podcast on the free Audacy app or wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paul Telfer joins hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. Fresh off his Daytime Emmy win, the Days of Our Lives star is candid about the challenges of building a career in Hollywood and opens up about how he has managed rejection. Paul also shares intimate details about how he and his wife support each other in the entertainment industry. We also learn never before heard stories from the Playgirl cover star's childhood. SOAPY is a weekly love letter to the Soap Industry, hosted by Soap royalty Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. Enjoy the podcast wherever and everywhere you get your podcasts. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rick Hearst joins hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. The General Hospital star shares intimate details about his unlikely path to stardom. The Emmy-winner also explains how he ended up being the only living actor to have appeared on every current soap opera apart from Beyond the Gates. Rick also reveals how he manages the ups and downs of an acting career... and talks about the possibility of a sequel to his cult classic film Brain Damage. SOAPY is a weekly love letter to the Soap Industry, hosted by Soap royalty Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. Enjoy the podcast on the free Audacy app or wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Judy Blye Wilson joins hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. The legendary casting director opens up about auditioning actors for All My Children, One Life to Live, and Ryan's Hope. The Emmy-winner dishes on many of the actors she discovered who went on to find incredible fame and fortune, including Michael B. Jordan, Chadwick Boseman, Amanda Seyfried, and more. Judy and Rebecca also reveal some never before heard stories from behind the scenes on All My Children. SOAPY is a weekly love letter to the Soap Industry, hosted by Soap royalty Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. Enjoy the podcast on the free Audacy app or wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Reynolds joins hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. The Emmy-winning daytime icon shares how he made his way from rural Kansas to Hollywood by way of Vietnam. James candidly talks about pressures facing minorities in the entertainment industry. And he offers perspective on how to navigate racial injustices, inequality, and inequity with grace. SOAPY is a weekly love letter to the Soap Industry, hosted by Soap royalty Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. Enjoy the podcast on the free Audacy app or wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Susan Lucci joins hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. The Queen of Daytime gives us a candid, heartfelt, and unfiltered look inside the stories fueling her new memoire La Lucci. Susan also takes us behind the scenes of the final days of 'All My Children' and dishes about a potential reboot of the popular soap opera. SOAPY is a weekly love letter to the Soap Industry, hosted by Soap royalty Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. Enjoy the podcast on the free Audacy app or wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michelle Stafford, The Young and the Restless, joins hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. The outspoken star reveals how she built her Emmy-winning career despite early health scares and rejection. Stafford talks candidly about initially pursuing a modeling and the challenges of balancing motherhood and demanding career. She talks about branching out as a skincare entrepreneur as well as writing and creating her own material. Stafford even hints at some of the celebrity gossip she only shares with a select few. SOAPY is a weekly love letter to the Soap Industry, hosted by Soap royalty Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. Enjoy the podcast on the free Audacy app or wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Beyond the Gates' legendary creator Michele Val Jean and Emmy-winning costume designer Jeresa Featherstone join hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. Val Jean gives us a behind the scenes play-by-play of all it took to get Beyond the Gates made. Val Jean also shares her epic journey from the South Side of Chicago to numerous writing gigs around Hollywood to becoming an Emmy-winning writer and showrunner. Featherstone describes where she draws inspiration for her crowd-pleasing looks that have come to define Beyond the Gates. Featherstone also discusses her hometown connection to the show and what it was like inventing the style for so many exciting characters. SOAPY is a weekly love letter to the Soap Industry, hosted by Soap royalty Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. Enjoy the podcast on the free Audacy app or wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices