Episodios

  • Soap Icon Michelle Stafford on Paving Her Own Path in Hollywood, Business, and Parenthood

    Soap Icon Michelle Stafford on Paving Her Own Path in Hollywood, Business, and Parenthood
    Jan 6 2026
    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
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    43 m
  • Michele Val Jean & Jeresa Featherstone: The Powerhouses Behind Beyond the Gates

    Michele Val Jean & Jeresa Featherstone: The Powerhouses Behind Beyond the Gates
    Dec 16 2025
    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
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    43 m
  • John McCook, The Bold and the Beautiful, On Succeeding in Hollywood, Partying with Elvis Presley, and Meeting Walt Disney

    John McCook, The Bold and the Beautiful, On Succeeding in Hollywood, Partying with Elvis Presley, and Meeting Walt Disney
    Dec 9 2025
    Beloved Soap Opera veteran John McCook, The Bold and the Beautiful, joins hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. The Emmy-winning actor shares how an invitation from Warner Brothers brought him from Broadway to Hollywood. John also talks about hanging out with Elvis Presley while working in Las Vegas... and taking Walt Disney on the Jungle Cruise as a park employee. John tells us about performing on the legendary sets at CBS Television City alongside Carol Burnett and Cher. 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
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    55 m
  • General Hospital's Mark Teschner on Successfully Casting Soap Operas

    General Hospital's Mark Teschner on Successfully Casting Soap Operas
    Dec 2 2025
    Casting legend Mark Teschner joins hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. The Emmy-winning casting director reveals how he finds actors for Geneal Hospital. Mark shares how actors can stand out in an audition and land roles. He also talks about he convinces executives to take chances on actors he believes in and how the industry has changed over the past 30 years. 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
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    48 m
  • Kelly Ripa on Her Meteoric Rise from 'All My Children' to 'Live'

    Kelly Ripa on Her Meteoric Rise from 'All My Children' to 'Live'
    Nov 25 2025
    Kelly Ripa joins hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. The television powerhouse talks about her early days on 'All My Children,' meeting her future husband Mark Consuelos, and the pay gap between genders. Kelly reveals what it's like putting 'Live' together every week, writing her book, and balancing motherhood with a demanding career. 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
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    58 m
  • Suzanne Rogers on her Record-Breaking "Days of our Lives" Career, the Rockettes, and Broadway

    Suzanne Rogers on her Record-Breaking "Days of our Lives" Career, the Rockettes, and Broadway
    Nov 18 2025
    Legendary "Days of Our Lives" star Suzanne Rogers joins hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. Suzanne shares what it was like starting out as a Rockette as a 17-year-old. She describes working on Broadway with Katharine Hepburn. And the Emmy-wining icon gives a detailed account of the how her "Days of Our Lives" family has helped her through multiple health scares, including recent cancer treatments. 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
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    51 m
  • Renée Elise Goldsberry on Her Documentary 'Satisfied' and Getting Her Start on 'One Life to Live.' | S2 Ep 3

    Renée Elise Goldsberry on Her Documentary 'Satisfied' and Getting Her Start on 'One Life to Live.' | S2 Ep 3
    Nov 11 2025
    Tony and Grammy winning actress Renée Elise Goldsberry joins hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. Renée gives us the inside story behind her documentary 'Satisfied.' She opens up about juggling a demanding career with parenthood and talks about how her time on ABC soap opera 'One Life to Live' set her up for success on Broadway's 'Hamilton' and on her many subsequent television projects such as Peacock's 'Girls5eva.' 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
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    39 m
  • SOAPY SEASON 2 EPISODE 2 | LISA YAMADA AND CHRISTIAN WEISSMANN ON NAVIGATING SOAP STARDOM AT A YOUNG AGE

    SOAPY SEASON 2 EPISODE 2 | LISA YAMADA AND CHRISTIAN WEISSMANN ON NAVIGATING SOAP STARDOM AT A YOUNG AGE
    Nov 4 2025
    The Bold and the Beautiful's breakout stars, Emmy-winner Lisa Yamada and Emmy-nominee Christian Weissmann, join hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. Lisa talks about learning the ropes on a Soap set and juggling her work on the 'Legally Blonde' prequel 'Elle' and Lionsgate film 'I Wish You All the Best.' Christian shares how he built his Hollywood career from a young age, decided to open up about past abuse, and publish a book of poetry. Lisa and Christian also talk about their enduring friendship both on and off the set of The Bold and the Beautiful. 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
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    43 m
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