Daytime Confidential

On episode 1191, Daytime Confidential looks back at 2025 with the Best and Worst of 2025 in Soap Operas, Part 2. Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe, Joshua Baldwin  and  Melodie Aikels dive into the Best and Worst of Beyond the Gates ,  T he Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital  and  The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including all your favorite long-running categorie...

On episode 1190 of  Daytime Confidential ,  Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe, Joshua Baldwin  and  Melodie Aikels  look back at 2025 and the Best and Worst of  Beyond the Gates ,  T he Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital  and  The Young and the Restless  headlines and storylines, including all your favorite long-running categories. Share your picks for these categories in the commen...

In episode 1189, Daytime Confidential marks Season 19 with a special Reflections episode featuring Melodie Aikels.   Melodie Aikels looks back on how she went from a teenage listener on a Guiding Light message board to a core member of the Daytime Confidential team. She talks about discovering the podcast in high school, setting iTunes alerts so she would never miss an episode, and what it felt li...

For this Daytime Confidential Reflections special, episode 1188, Luke Kerr sits down with longtime Daytime Confidential contributor J. Bernard Jones for a straight shot of soap history, fandom and survival. J. Bernard opens up about the stroke he suffered in May and how laughing at the occasional scrambled word has helped him keep moving forward. J. Bernard remembers how he first found Daytime Con...

On episode 1187 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe and Joshua Baldwin dish the latest Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines. BEYOND THE GATES Eva and Kat go head-to-head, and neither blinks. Leslie stirs the pot at the club and enjoys every second. Hayley eyes both Bill and Izaiah. The...

On episode 1186 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe, Joshua Baldwin and Melodie Aikels dish the latest B eyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines. BEYOND THE GATES Andre chooses Dani over Ashley. Martin has a self-righteous meltdown over his daughter's "Magnum" scandal. Kat doesn't deserve...

Daytime Confidential marks 19 seasons with a familiar voice:  Karen from Wubs , one of the earliest  General Hospital  bloggers and a friend of the site long before the podcast existed. In Episode 1185 of the  Daytime Confidential Reflections  mini-series, Karen and  Luke Kerr  reminisce about SoapZone handles, Helena Cassadine debates, and the moment she pushed Luke and DC onto Twitter back in 20...

Daytime Confidential celebrates 19 seasons as Luke Kerr reconnects with early guest-turned-longtime co-host Mike Jubinville for Episode 1184. This special Daytime Confidential Reflections episode looks back at the origins of the podcast and the relationships that shaped nearly two decades of soap coverage. Luke and Mike revisit the early days when Daytime Confidential covered nine soaps each week....

On episode 1183 of Daytime Confidential, the Daytime Emmys are behind Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe and Joshua Baldwin , who catch up on their favorite storylines from Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless of the past two weeks.  Viewers finally know what Hayley's true motives are and how she's scamming Bill on Beyond the Gates ....

On Daytime Confidential podcast episode 1182,  Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe, Joshua Baldwin and Melodie Aikels react to the 52nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. Melodie spills tea about Daytime Emmy red carpet and winners walk interviews The team shares their first impressions of the show, from it to being streamed to Mario Lopez hosting, the In Memoriam and debated whether or not the award show's stage fe...

On episode 1181 of Daytime Confidential   Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe ,  Joshua Baldwin  and  Melodie Aikels reveal their 2025 Daytime Emmy Award Predictions.  Find out which actors and shows they think Should Win and Will win in all six major categories.  Outstanding Lead Actress In A Daytime Drama Series Sharon Case, The Young and the Restless Eileen Davidson, The Young and the Restless Melissa Clai...

On episode 1180 of Daytime Confidential   Luke Kerr,  Joshua Baldwin  and  Melodie Aikels count down their Top 5 Worst Soap Couples on Current Soaps.  Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless all had couples that earned spots on the DC co-hosts' list. Take you best guess who they might be before you tune in and after share you...

On episode 1179 of  Daytime Confidential   Luke Kerr,  Joshua Baldwin  and  Melodie Aikels  dish the latest  Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless , including: Luna wants to be pregnant on The Bold and the Beautiful. Thomas is back, but his relationship is over.  Leslie and Hayley crash the Dupree family's crisis on Beyond...

On episode 1178 of Daytime Confidential ,  Luke Kerr is joined by Carly Silver  for the third Daytime Confidential Reflections episode, to catch up and reflect on moments from the past nineteen seasons. The two reminisce about how they first met through Twitter and how Carly's first podcast wasn't Daytime Confidential , but its sibling podcast Geek Confidential .  Listen as Carly shares how she fi...

On episode 1177 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe and Joshua Baldwin dish the latest  Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including: Leslie hits the Dupree Trust jackpot on Beyond the Gates and can't help sticking it to Anita in the process. Chelsea is kidnapped, but boy did Alliso...

On episode 1176 of Daytime Confidential Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe , Joshua Baldwin and Melodie Aikels dish the latest Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, The Young and the Restless and Wendy Williams headlines and storylines, including: The legal drama surrounding Wendy Williams' conservatorship heats up in the court room. Leslie's true identity is reve...

On episode 1175 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe, Josha Baldwin and Melodie Aikels dish the latest Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including: Hayley's fake prengancy ends on Beyond the Gates. Will she get away with her deception now that Naomi knows the truth? When will Bill f...

On episode 1174 of  Daytime Confidential ,  Luke Kerr  is joined by  Larry Flick  for the second Daytime Confidential Reflections episode, to catch up and reflect on moments from the past nineteen seasons. Listen as Larry shares what he's been up to since leaving New York City and jumping the pond to the UK. He talks about surviving a heart attack followed a few years later by a bad case of COVID...

On episode 1173 of  Daytime Confidential ,  Luke Kerr, Joshua Baldwin  and  Melodie Aikels  dish the latest  Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital  and  The Young and the Restless  headlines and storylines.  The Articulettes take the stage on  Beyond the Gates  and deliver show-stopping performances. There's more than a little off stage drama too. Howeve...

This fall the  Daytime Confidential  podcast will kick off its 20th Season, so on this week's bonus episode 1172 Luke Kerr  is joined by  Regan Cellura  for the first of a Daytime Confidential Reflections podcast series where Luke's joined by DC listener favorites and co-hosts to reflect on nearly twenty years of podcasting.  Listen as Regan shares her favorite  Daytime Confidential  podcast memor...

On episode 1171 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe,   Joshua Baldwin  and  Melodie Aikels  dish the latest  Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital  and  The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including:  Nicole faces off with Bill on Beyond the Gates after she learns the full truth from Martin. Kat and Tomas hit the sheets.  Th...

On episode 1170 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe and Joshua Baldwin  dish the latest  Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital  and  The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including:  Soap opera and As the World Turns icon Eileen Fulton passes away.  Ron Carlivati has left the writing team at Beyond the Gates. Martin's big secr...

On episode 1169 of  Daytime Confidential ,  Luke Kerr  is joined by his friend  Bryan , a lapsed soap fan who grew up watching soaps like  The Young and the Restless  and  Days of Our Lives  with his mom and grandma before watching  Sunset Beach  and  Passions  in adulthood. The two have a conversation about CBS's newest soap opera   Beyond the Gates  and how it hooked Bryan into watching soaps ag...

On the latest  Daytime Confidential  podcast  Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe, Joshua Baldwin  and  Melodie Aikels  react to the  52nd Annual Daytime Emmy Nominations .  From the new category "Outstanding Emerging Talent" to the biggest snubs, the  Daytime Confidential  crew dive into all the nomination drama surrounding the major  Daytime Emmy  soap opera categories: Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress,...

On episode 1167 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr,   Joshua Baldwin  and  Melodie Aikels take stock of the first six months in soaps and reveal their Best and Worst of Soaps in 2025 So Far in the following categories: Best Couple Worst  Couple   Best  Storyline   Worst  Storyline   Male Entertainer   Female Entertainer   Character that Needs to Die.    Who or what are your picks for the Best and...