Daytime Confidential

On today's episode of Daytime Confidential Luke and Mike visit with the Young & the Restless' Kate Linder about her twenty six year career on the number one rated soap. Kate talks about her character Esther Valentine, the pivotal role Esther has played in the life of Katherine Chancellor and what it was like to work with the legendary Bill Bell. Kate shares what it is like to be only the fourth da...

On today's ABC episode of Daytime Confidential Luke, Tina and Nicki discuss All My Children's Tad and Dixie's heavenly reunion, Julia's death, and the trend of ghosts in soaps. We discuss Star's pregnancy on One Life to Live and Dorian taking over Buchanan Enterprises and David Vickers return. The crown jewels and this summer's adventure. Todd's court case and losing custody of his son. Sonny is o...

On today's episode of Daytime Confidential Luke, Jamey and Nicki discuss As the World Turns' Carly and Holden and Cyndi Lauper's upcoming guest appearance. We fantasize about what we'd like to see Sheffer do on Young and Restless and discuss Cane and Jill, Nia Peeples return and Judith Chapman's performance. We discuss the "gold standard" of daytime sluts and the Bold & Beautiful's poor, poor Brid...

On today's show Luke and Jamey visit with Tom Casiello, veteran soap scribe turned blogger, about his career in the daytime industry. He tells of what it was like to work on Another World during its final years on air. Casiello reminisces about his time on As the World Turns and what it was like to be apart of the show's rejuvenation under Hogan Sheffer and the advice Sheffer gave him when he bega...

Due to popular demand we're back with another episode of "Performer of the Week." On today's show Luke, Jamey, Tina and Nicki make their picks for the actor or actress who they think did an outstanding job during the past week. On today's show Jamey and Nicki make shocking choices and Jamey asks the question "Do fans really want their favorite characters to grow?"

On today's episode of Daytime Confidential Jamey and Luke visit with Sam Ford, project manager for the MIT Convergence Culture Consortium who wrote his Master's thesis on the daytime soap opera As The World Turns and currently teaches a course on the American Soap Opera at MIT. We discuss his thoughts on the daytime industry and what it is like as a longtime soap fan to teach a class on the Americ...

On today's impromptu episode of Daytime Confidential Luke and Nicki visit with mutual friend Meredith about Sonny "leaving" the mob on General Hospital and who is Meredith's favorite Greg Vaughn or Rick Hearst. Meredith gives her take on "The Real Greenlee" campaign and the returns of Angie and Jesse to All My Children and what we think of Charles Pratt as the new Head Writer of the venerable show...

Daytime Confidential is back with a Girl's Night Out episode hosted by Tina, Danielle, Regan and Nicki. The ladies discuss all their favorite and not so favorite couples. What would a Girl's Night Out episode be without the ladies discussing the love scenes made them weak in the knees and made them feel a little bit guilty watching? Be sure to check out their romp of a podcast.

On today's episode of the Daytime Confidential podcast Mimi Torchin, the founding editor of Soap Opera Weekly visits with Luke and Jamey about her trailblazing career. We visit about what it was like to found Soap Opera Weekly, compete with "the Digest", how she coined the term "SORAS" and the difficulties the magazine encountered when they provided honest criticism of the daytime industry. Mimi t...

On today's show the Daytime Confidential gang of Luke, Jamey, Mike and special guest Nicki are counting down the Top 5 Soap Moms in daytime. These are the women in daytime who have made mothering a fine art. Whether they are good mothers, bad mothers, or have questionable mothering abilities these are the women who keep our shows interesting.

On today's CBS & Days of Our Lives' edition of Daytime Confidential Mike, Jamey, and Luke dirty old men on the Young & the Restless. Brad's "thunder thighs" make a come back. Is Lily the new Dru and Nick needs to get over his issues? Word has it that Beth Ehlers isn't on contract at Guiding Light. Jamey calls Luke on something. Marina needs to quite throwing a fit and where is Cassie? The Forreste...

On today's ABC Wubs edition of Daytime Confidential Karen, Luke and Belinda discuss David Vickers' return to One Life to Live and his manipulation of Natalie and Jared. We discuss the latest General Hospital rumors Karen has for us. Carly's continual crying is getting old and why in the world is there going to be Limo sex? Dixie's back in Pine Valley on All My Children but wouldn't it be nice if s...

On today's show Mike and Luke visit with former Young & Restless star Thom Bierdz about his role as Phillip Chancellor. He talks about what was like to star opposite of Jeanne Cooper and Brenda Dickson. He talks about how he dealt with being a popular young soap hunk while being a closeted gay man and what it is like to look back on those scenes. We discuss his memoir "Forgiving Troy." "Forgiving...

Danny from Soaphunks.net joins Luke and special guest Nicki to discuss the launch of Adonis 2008, the hugely popular online contest that determines who is the biggest hunk in daytime is. You'll never guess which soap hunk is known to get eliminated early. Will he make it farther in 2008? Danny explains the rules, how the contest works, and when the winners are announced in each weekly chat. Nicki...

On today's super-sized CBS & Days edition of Daytime Confidential we're playing executive producer with Guiding Light and discussing what we'd do to get the show turned around within six months. Harley and Cyrus relationship and finances are a hot topic and we discuss Guiding Light's audio quality improvements and how the show needs "little moments" to get viewers to tune back in. Just week's afte...

On today's ABC edition of the Daytime Confidential podcast Jamey joins Tina and Luke to discuss Dixie haunting Adam on All My Children. Erica freed from solitary confinement and Angie and Jesse's daughter. Ron Carlivati's writing is back in a big way on One Life to Live. Jared and Natalie hook up and Blair finally finds her backbone and faces off against Todd. Is this the "real" Anna who has retur...

On today's CBS & Days edition of Daytime Confidential Luke, Mike and Jamey discuss Lily losing her baby and Victor's new family on Young & Restless. As the World Turns' Luke and Noah kiss while the show tries to catch lightening in a bottle with Maddie 2.0. Katherine Kelly Lang's amazing performance surround Storm's death on Bold & Beautiful. Natalia & Frank on Guiding Light. Is Ava's forcing Patc...

The 2008 Daytime Emmy Nominations were announced on April 30, 2008 and Luke, Tina, Jamey and special guest TV Guide Canada's Nelson Branco are discussing the controversies surrounding who was snubbed and who is deserving. From Younger Actress to Lead Actor there is so much to talk about and so little time. Branco talks about his recent visit to the GLAAD awards and the reaction to the Nuke controv...

Emmy winning actress Eden Riegel drops by Daytime Confidential to dish about her new webisodic

On today's ABC edition of the Daytime Confidential podcast Jamey from the CBS & DAYS edition joins Belinda and Luke to discuss the latest news about All My Children, General Hospital and One Life to Live. Ne-Yo performs for Angie and Jesse's wedding, Erica's behind bars boy band performance and Kendall's guilt on All My Children. A casting call has went out for the mother of General Hospital's Cla...

On today's Top 5 edition of Daytime Confidential we're counting down the Top 5 Supporting Characters in Daytime. These are the talented actors and actresses who excel in supporting or more back burner roles.

On today's CBS and DAYS edition of Daytime Confidential Mike, Jamey and Luke discuss the comments made by Guiding Light's Kim Zimmer about the state of the show and not using her. We discuss Jamey's "10 Reasons To Tune Into Guiding Light." Over on Young and Restless Gloria is giving back but do you think that makes Mike and Jamey happy? Tune in to find out. We discuss Kathy Hilton's guest appearan...

On today's ABC edition of Daytime Confidential Belinda, Tina and Luke discuss One Life to Live's "bitchy bangs," Luke and Tina's funniest Llanview moment of the week. Susan Haskell's possible return to her old stomping grounds and what might this mean for Michael Easton's John McBaine? Where in the hell is Edward Quartermaine? Why isn't he there for his great grandson Michael? What on General Hosp...

On today's show Luke and Jamey interview Patrick Cronen and Josh Folan of Amsterdam Artists, the production company producing the upcoming film "Stray" featuring All My Children's Jacob Young and Guiding Light's Marcy Rylan. "Stray" is the story of Best friends Jude and Alex know everything about women, except how to make them stay. When the end of a relationship leaves Jude heartbroken, Alex vows...

On today's ABC edition of Daytime Confidential Luke, Belinda and Tina discuss Guza's comment about General Hospital telling the story of "romance in wartime." We discuss Carly accepting responsibility for her actions and does a true "mob" actually exist in Port Charles? We discuss the possibility of One Life to Live taking the easy way out and what appears to be a new alliance that may be in the w...