Daytime Confidential

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...

On episode 1166 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:  Leslie and Kat continue to face off on  Beyond the Gates . Vanessa finds out about Doug's gambling addiction and Joey's pla...

On episode 1165 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:  Kat is Fairmont Crest's Chief Detective on  Beyond the Gates. Leslie and Eva face off.  Carter and Hope get engaged on The Bold and the Beautiful....

On episode 1164 of Daytime Confidential ,  Luke Kerr, Joshua Baldwin  and  Melodie Aikels are handing out their 90 Day Report Card for Beyond the Gates .  Three months in, Beyond the Gates has delivered a lot of drama and now it's time to grade the CBS soap in the following categories:  Standout Actor/Character   Surprise Standout Actor/Character   Overlooked Actor/Character   Worst Couple   Best...

On episode 1162 of Daytime Confidential , Luke Kerr, Joshua Baldwin  and  Melodie AIkels count down their Top 5 Soap Moms.  These are the women who open their hearts and homes. The momma bears, caretakers, nurturers and bad asses whose family comes first.  All this and more on the latest  Daytime Confidential  podcast! Bluesky:   @DCConfidential ,  LukeKerr ,  JillianBowe ,  Josh Baldwin , and  Me...

On episode 1161 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Joshua Baldwin  and  Melodie AIkels count down their Top 5 Worst Soap Moms.  These are the women who have put their children through hell through their absence, manipulation, hate or lack of interest.  All this and more on the latest  Daytime Confidential  podcast! Bluesky:   @DCConfidential ,  LukeKerr ,  JillianBowe ,  Josh Baldwin , and  Melod...

On episode 1160 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:  Kat uncovers Leslie and Eva's connection on Beyond the Gates. Doug seeks help as Joey moves in on his wife Vanessa. The Dupree...

On episode 1159 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr 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:  Gayle King goes to the edge of space and the internet has thoughts.  Jason Vendryse joins Beyond the Gates in the recurring role as Kenny. Dani's blackouts/nea...

On episode 1158 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:  A judge says Wendy Williams' career is done. The Bold and the Beautiful gets renewed for three years. Deacon goes all Cobra Kai on Carter over...

On episode 1157 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:  Bill and Liam face off on The Bold and the Beautiful . Naomi and Bill wage legal war on Beyond the Gates . Dani kisses Bill. Vanessa calls out...

On episode 1156 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:  Hope lashes out on T he Bold and the Beautifu l. Did B&B undercut the Hope vs. Brooke scenes by making Hope apologize? Naomi vs. Bill and Naomi...