We Love Soaps Radio: Episode #20 Don Hastings

On Episode #20 of “We Love Soaps Radio,” Roger Newcomb and Damon L. Jacobs welcome special guests Don Hastings, Rebecca Budig, Susan Flannery, Bree Williamson, Robert Newman and Tia Dionna Hodge as we discuss the latest hot topics from around the world of soaps and more.

Hot Topics include:
- ALL MY CHILDREN's 40th anniversary
- The Kyle and Fish sex scene on ONE LIFE TO LIVE
- Darius McCrary as Malcolm on Y&R

In our interview segments:
- Don Hastings discusses the ingredients of a good soap and shares his thoughts on ATWT's cancellation
- Rebecca Budig reveals her favorite soap characters growing up
- Susan Flannery talks about Eric Braeden and helping to get actors foreign residuals
- Robert Newman shares his feelings of Josh being put on a pedestal and self doubt
- Bree Williamson discusses her Emmy loss last year
- Tia Dionne Hodge talks about multitasking

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We Love Soaps Radio: Episode #19

On Episode #19 of “We Love Soaps Radio,” Roger Newcomb and Damon L. Jacobs welcome Daytime Confidential's Jillian Bowe as we discuss the latest hot topics from around the world of soaps. We also preview our upcoming interviews with THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL legend Susan Flannery and longtime ALL MY CHILDREN star Taylor Miller.

Hot Topics include:
- The current state of Y&R
- (The continued lack of) Diversity in daytime
- Characters who are stereotypes and the reactions they get
- Y&R's recast of Malcolm
- Helen Wagner returns to ATWT
- JaSam and the latest GH happenings
- Effective/ineffective use of veteran actors
- Centering a soap around one character
- The use of the web as a possible future for the genre

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We Love Soaps Radio: Episode #18

On Episode #18 of “We Love Soaps Radio,” Roger Newcomb and Damon L. Jacobs discuss Damon's weekend trip to Los Angeles which included a visit to the set of DAYS OF OUR LIVES, the Day of DAYS event, and "Night of the Iguana." The show also features interviews with Adam Mayfield, Claire Labine, Lindsay Hartley, Wally Kurth and Molly Burnett.

Episode #18 includes:
- Hot Topics from the world of soaps including:
* Brad's death and the impact on ATWT
* Michael killing Claudia on GH
* The big gay weddings on OLTL

- Adam Mayfield discusses bringing his own father's death to his portrayal of Scott on ALL MY CHILDREN

- Legendary soap scribe Claire Labine talks about working at GUIDING LIGHT and her disdain for focus groups

- Molly Burnett remembers getting booed at last year's Day of DAYS event and shares how she did not taking it personally

- Lindsay Hartley discusses life lessons learned and how she is enjoying the writing on DAYS more than the writing from PASSIONS

- Wally Kurth shares his thoughts on the changes in Justin, Claire Labine and his SOAPnet show ONE DAY WITH...



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We Love Soaps Radio: Episode #17

On Episode #17 of “We Love Soaps Radio,” Roger Newcomb and Damon L. Jacobs discuss the latest hot topics from the world of soaps. The show also features interviews with legendary soap writer Claire Labine, former DAYS OF OUR LIVES actor Wesley Eure, AS THE WORLD TURNS star Colleen Zenk Pinter and REALITY BYTES producers Tristan Rogers and Kate Lang.

Episode #17 includes:
- Hot Topics from the world of soaps including:
* Eric Braeden is back on Y&R
* Should Y&R keep Phillip III around?
* Jack's shooting Brad on ATWT
* Adam is Stuart's killer on AMC
* Scott Reeves joins GH
* OLTL's gay weddings

- Damon L. Jacobs shares part of his interview with legendary soap scribe Claire Labine where she talks about the constant cast upheaval at RYAN'S HOPE and the "depressing" storylines she wrote on GENERAL HOSPITAL including Robin/Stone

- Colleen Zenk Pinter responds to our comments about the Barbara and Henry storyline on AS THE WORLD TURNS

- Roger Newcomb previews an interview with former DAYS OF OUR LIVES star Wesley Eure (ex-Mike Horton) in which he talks about Mike's gay "storyline", the price he paid for coming out, and the DAYS friend he lost along the way

- REALITY BYTES producers Tristan Rogers (who will also play Trevor Rains on the web soap) and Kate Lang (who wrote the script) stop by to offer some insights on the approach they are taking with the series which differs from some of the other web soaps we've covered

- The "Smartest Line of the Week"

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We Love Soaps Radio: Episode #16

On Episode #16 of “We Love Soaps Radio,” Roger Newcomb, Damon L. Jacobs and Soap Opera Weekly's Mala Bhattacharjee discuss the latest hot topics from the world of soaps. The show also features the second part of our interview with GENERAL HOSPITAL star Jacklyn Zeman.

Episode #16 includes:
- Hot Topics from the world of soaps including:
     * What's working on B&B?
     * Lucky at GH
     * Will fans follow Sarah Brown to her new soap?
     * Will Smith wants to do EASTENDERS

- Damon L. Jacobs shares the second part of his fascinating interview with GENERAL HOSPITAL star Jacklyn Zeman where she talks about how she dealt with a diminished role for Bobbie including Jill Farren Phelps thinking "our audience doesn't want to see old people kissing"; the many irons she has in the fire now including co-hosting a "Sex Drive" radio show; and her positive outlook on life and her gratitude for the fans.

- The "Smartest Line of the Week"



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- "Sex Drive Radio" - Jacklyn Zeman co-hosts with Dr. Ava Cadell - FYI Nicholas Rodriguez from ONE LIFE TO LIVE will be the special guest on Thursday's episode at 10 p.m. ET.

We Love Soaps Radio: Episode #15

On Episode #15 of “We Love Soaps Radio,” Roger Newcomb and Damon L. Jacobs are joined by special co-host Joanna Parson, a talented comedian and musician. We also preview our new in-depth interview with longtime GENERAL HOSPITAL star Jacklyn Zeman.

Episode #15 includes:
- An interview with Joanna Parson who sings two original songs (including one about GUIDING LIGHT) and improvs a third (about Eric Braeden)

- Dissecting the Eric Braeden contract situation at Y&R

- The smartest line of the week!

- GENERAL HOSPTIAL's Jacklyn Zeman discusses the history of Bobbie Spencer and how she has overcome so many obstacles in life.



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We Love Soaps Radio: Episode #14

On Episode #14 of “We Love Soaps Radio,” Roger Newcomb and Soap Opera Weekly's Mala Bhattacharjee discuss the latest hot topics from the world of soaps including the craziest casting week in soap history. The show also features an interview with DAYS OF OUR LIVES star Suzanne Rogers.

Episode #14 includes:
- Hot Topics from the world of soaps including:
* James Franco in at GH
* Jonathan Jackson in/Greg Vaughan out at GH
* Sarah Brown moves to B&B
* Carly's return to DAYS
* Kyle/Fish/Nick triangle on OLTL
* Lily's rushed wedding on ATWT
* AMC's L.A. cast announced

- REALITY BYTES characters revealed

- Damon L. Jacobs interviews DAYS OF OUR LIVES star Suzanne Rogers about how she landed the role of Maggie (via an audition with Y&R) and why her character has come back into prominence in 2009.



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- Greg Turner's "All Fall Down"

We Love Soaps Radio: Episode #13

On Episode #13 of “We Love Soaps Radio,” Damon L. Jacobs is joined by special guest host Will Clark. We also preview parts of our interviews with Doug Davidson, Jessica Leccia, Cady McClain and Ellen Dolan.

Episode #13 includes:
- Will Clark discusses his Porno Bingo charity, the soap storylines that helped him as a youngster, and how the soaps lost his trust

- THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS star Doug Davidson revisits the Paul-Christine controversial "was it rape?" storyline from earlier this decade and discusses his wonderful performances in recent months

- Jessica Leccia offers a preview of VENICE

- Cady McClain talks about how ALL MY CHILDREN ruined her enjoyment of pancakes

- Ellen Dolan tells that she tries to remain positive despite hearing rumors of AS THE WORLD TURNS' demise from many areas of her life

- We read and play fan answers to the question "What have you learned from soaps?"



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We Love Soaps Radio: Episode #12

On Episode #12 of “We Love Soaps Radio,” Newcomb, Jacobs and Soap Opera Weekly's Mala Bhattacharjee discuss the GUIDING LIGHT finale as well as all the latest hot topics from the soap world and offer hope with two new soaps. We also preview our interview with James DePaiva.

Episode #12 includes:
- The good and bad of the GUIDING LIGHT finale
     * Favorite moments
     * Unexpected twists
     * Feelings on the Otalia storyline

- Which soap actor has appeared on the most daytime soap opera finales?

- A preview of our interview with former ONE LIFE TO LIVE star James DePaiva (ex-Max) as he talks about his upcoming musical, how the character of Max evolved over the years, the demise of GUIDING LIGHT and the current state of soaps.

- Hot Topics from the world of soaps including:
    * ATWT's Lily sleeps with Damian
    * Y&R's Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe
    * George and Barbara (Fish) visit OLTL
    * AMC's dance marathon and Erica's epiphany
    * B&B's Marcus has two fathers
    * The non-impact of the carnival on GH

- The "Smartest Line of the Week"



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- Mala's blog at SoapOperaWeekly.com

We Love Soaps Radio: Episode #11

On Episode #11 of “We Love Soaps Radio,” Newcomb, Jacobs and Soap Opera Weekly's Mala Bhattacharjee pay tribute to GUIDING LIGHT in its final week discussing favorite characters and stories from the show's history as well as analyzing the current storylines as the show prepares to say goodbye.

Episode #11 includes:
- A tribute to GUIDING LIGHT

- Excerpts from some of the recent interviews with GUIDING LIGHT stars Tina Sloan, Frank Dicopolous, Tom Pelphrey and Lawrence Saint-Victor

- "Hollywood Insider Exposed" author Nelson Aspen comments on the end of the LIGHT

- The "Smartest Line of the Week"

- Hot Topics from the world of soaps including:
    * ATWT: The James Stenbeck funeral; Enjoying Paul and Emily
    * Y&R: Kitty Kitty and the current state of the show
    * OLTL: The Russian Mob
    * GH: What the carnival was missing
    * ABC: What does Brian Frons have against Mayors?



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We Love Soaps Radio: Episode #10

On Episode #10 of “We Love Soaps Radio,” Newcomb, Jacobs and Goldberg discuss the Daytime Emmy Awards, share their thoughts on product placement and preview interviews with some of the GUIDING LIGHT actors as the show prepares to leave the air.

Episode #10 includes:
- More from the Daytime Emmys including part of an interview with AMC/OLTL's set designer Roger Mooney (who won another Emmy last weekend - for AMC)

- A preview of our upcoming video interviews with several GUIDING LIGHT stars including Jessica Leccia, Elizabeth Keifer, Rob Bogue and Mandy Bruno.

- The "Smartest Line of the Week"

- Hot Topics from the world of soaps including:
    * ATWT: Loving Bob Hughes
    * Y&R: Beth Maitland is back
    * OLTL: Kish/Layla/Cristian/Carlotta
    * B&B: Steffy is at it again
    * GH: The carnival is in town, and so far, so good
    * DAYS: Cheerios anyone?
    * AMC: The move to LA
    * GL: Eight episodes left



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We Love Soaps Daytime Emmy Wrap Up: From Venice

For this week's special We Love Soaps video podcast, Roger Newcomb and Damon L. Jacobs traveled to Venice Beach, future setting for Crystal Chappell's highly anticipated new web series, to discuss the events of Daytime Emmy weekend.

We Love Soaps brings you footage from the red carpet at the Creative Arts Emmys on Saturday and the Daytime Emmys at the Orpheum on Sunday. Actors appearing on the show include all the Emmy winners (from backstage in the press room), as well as Van Hansis, Eden Riegel, Elizabeth Hendrickson, Colleen Zenk Pinter, Daniel Goddard, Melissa Claire Egan, Stacy Haiduk (and Kitty), Kim Zimmer and more.

While in Venice, we asked the locals if they watched the Daytime Emmy telecast or soaps in general.


We Love Soaps Daytime Emmy Wrap Up: From Venice

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Stay tuned for interviews and much more video from Daytime Emmy weekend over the next few days.

We Love Soaps Radio: Episode #9 (Daytime Emmy Special)

On Episode #9 of “We Love Soaps Radio,” Newcomb, Jacobs and Goldberg make their Daytime Emmy predictions, share their thoughts on the GUIDING LIGHT event at the Paley Center and mention a couple of standout performances from the past week.

Episode #9 includes:
- Daytime Emmy predictions in all the top categories
     * Outstanding Drama Series
     * Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team
     * Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team
     * Outstanding Lead Actress
     * Outstanding Lead Actor
     * Outstanding Supporting Actress
     * Outstanding Supporting Actor
     * Outstanding Younger Actress
     * Outstanding Younger Actor

- A preview of our upcoming interview with DEGRASSI's Adamo Ruggiero (Marco) and Lauren Collins (Paige) who recently starred in the Degrassi Goes Hollywood movie.

- GUIDING LIGHT at the Paley Center

- Memorable performances during the week



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We Love Soaps Radio: Episode #8

On Episode #8 of “We Love Soaps Radio,” Newcomb and Jacobs welcome Soap Opera Weekly’s Mala Bhattacharjee and share their thoughts on the latest hot topics and news from around the soap world.

Episode #8 includes:
- An in depth look at diversity in daytime.

- GUIDING LIGHT’s Younger Actor nominee E.J. Bonilla (Rafe) talks about his Daytime Emmy plans.

- RUBY AND THE ROCKITS' Alexa Vega and Austin Butler discuss the Cassidy brothers (Shaun and David).

- Hot topics from all the daytime soaps including:
    * Brian Frons’ comments on GUIDING LIGHT
    * The Lucas-Maggie confrontation on DAYS OF OUR LIVES
    * Vets are back on AS THE WORLD TURNS
    * Zapato’s funeral on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS
    * Jason and Sam on GENERAL HOSPITAL
    * Crystal Chappell's hidden talent
    * Why THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL holds onto the number two spot in the Nielsen ratings



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