Episodes

  • 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 mins
  • Eric Braeden’s Journey Nazi Germany to Hollywood

    Eric Braeden’s Journey Nazi Germany to Hollywood
    Oct 21 2025
    Eric Braeden (Victor, The Young and the Restless) recounts his journey from a childhood in Nazi Germany, how it affected his family, and how far we've come in this never-before-heard footage from Soapy. 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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    14 mins
  • 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 mins
  • 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 mins
  • 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 mins
  • SOAPY SEASON 2 EPISODE 1 | ANNALYNNE MCCORD GETS CANDID ABOUT HER LIFE AND EMMY-NOMINATED MOVE TO DAYS OF OUR LIVES

    SOAPY SEASON 2 EPISODE 1 | ANNALYNNE MCCORD GETS CANDID ABOUT HER LIFE AND EMMY-NOMINATED MOVE TO DAYS OF OUR LIVES
    Oct 28 2025
    Days of Our Lives superstar AnnaLynne McCord joins hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. AnnaLynne reflects on her Emmy nominated move to daytime and her iconic roles on Nip/Tuck and 90210. She opens up about being homeschooled, escaping poverty to pursue modeling and acting, overcoming generational trauma, and confronting her childhood abuser. AnnaLynne also tells Rebecca and Greg about her work to end human trafficking, her love of neuroscience and ancient medicine, and finding the love of her life. 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. Subscribe to the CBS Channel: / @cbs Follow CBS on Instagram: / / cbstv Follow CBS on TikTok: / / cbs Like CBS on Facebook: / / cbs Stream on Paramount+: https://www.paramountplus.com 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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    57 mins
  • Origin Story: The Stars Reveal the Stories Behind Joining Soaps

    Origin Story: The Stars Reveal the Stories Behind Joining Soaps
    Oct 14 2025
    In this Soapy: Extra, many of your favorite guests from Soapy reveal what prompted them to join their first soap and what their first day was really like. Melody Thomas Scott (The Young and the Restless), Cameron Mathison (Drew, General Hospital), Karla Mosley (Dani, Beyond the Gates), Deidre Hall (Marlena, Days of our Lives), and more take us on a very special trip down memory lane. 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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    22 mins
  • How the Soap World Rallied Around Christian LeBlanc During His Cancer Journey

    How the Soap World Rallied Around Christian LeBlanc During His Cancer Journey
    Oct 7 2025
    In this Soapy: Extra, Christian LeBlanc (Michael, The Young and the Restless) remembers how he learned he had cancer, his surgery, recovery, and how his soap family rallied around him during this difficult time. Greg Rikaart and Tracey E. Bregman, his co-stars from The Young and the Restless, share their recollections during this heartfelt episode hosted by Greg and Rebecca Budig. 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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    27 mins