Daytime Confidential

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr and Jillian Bowe join Larry Flick and Keith Price on The Morning Jolt With Larry Flick to look back at the best and worst of soaps and pop culture in 2011. Listen as they discuss All My Children, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, One Life to Live and The Young and the Restless. They then dish about the celebrity scandals, TV series, movies and much that made their mark in 2011. Enjoy!

On today's Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens, Jillian Bowe, Regan Cellura and Melodie Aikels continue to reveal their picks for Soap's Best and Worst of 2011. During the episode they announce they reveal who they believe deserves Guy Whose Chestnuts we Want Roasted Over an Open Fire, Biggest Ho Ho Ho, Glittery Hoo Hoo of the Year, MP of the Year, Most in Need of a Love Interest, Most in Need of a Roll in the Hay, Dumbest and Smartest Character, Soap Opera Scenery Chewer of the Year, Hall of Shame, The Charity Ramer Award for Babies Who Don't Know Where They Are, The Megan McTavish Award for Special Achievement in Serial Drama Dismantling and Best and Worst Daytime Drama.

On today's Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens, Jillian Bowe, Regan Cellura and Melodie Aikels look back at the year in soaps and reveal their picks for Soap's Best and Worst of 2011. The three-hour episode was so big it had to be broken up into two episodes. In Best and Worst of 2011 Part I the DC gang announce their choices for Most Improved Actor or Actress, Most Improved Male or Female Character, Biggest Waste of Male and Female Talent, Most in Need of a Makeover, Most in Need of a Story, Best Stunt Casting, Dreams Really Do Come True, Be Carful What You Wish For, Best and Worst Couple, Triangle and Quad, Most Tortured Couple and Best and Worst Storyline and Scenes. Be sure to tune in for Soap's Best and Worst of 2011 Part II, where the DC crew reveal their picks for Guy Whose Chestnuts we Want Roasted Over an Open Fire, Biggest Ho Ho Ho, Glittery Hoo Hoo of the Year, MP of the Year, Most in Need of a Love Interest, Most in Need of a Roll in the Hay, Dumbest and Smartest Character, Soap

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe, Regan Cellura and Melodie Aikels dive into the latest The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, One Life to Live and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including: Prospect Park’s latest statement, in an article with Variety. One Life to Live’s Fraternity Row reflects the show’s own plight. Gigi returns to Paris Texas. Bryan Dattilo officially returns to Days of Our Lives. Chad and Melanie are kidnapped. Deacon and Nikki get married on The Young and the Restless. Victor frames himself to protect Nikki. Is Sharon a fool to let Adam get close to her again? Jackie M steals designs from Forrester Creations. Katie’s insecurities about Steffy moving in on her husband continue to surface. Could General Hospital be more boring than it already is? Does anyone care about who killed Lisa?

On today’s super-sized Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens, Jillian Bowe and Melodie Aikels react to Brian Frons stepping down at ABC Daytime and Jill Farren Phelps being removed at General Hospital. The DC gang looks back on these two executives show-killing history and discusses the state they are leaving GH in. The DC crew then weighs in on the announcement that Frank Valentini and Ron Carlivati are taking over at ABC’s last remaining soap. What things could they do to signal to fans that a new day is dawning on Port Charles. Jamey lays out which storylines should be rewritten immediately and which quadrangle could help spike ratings. Luke suggests an early sign to GH fans would be to announce the re-hiring of Lexi Ainsworth as Kristina. The DC gang explores which fan favorites should be brought back as soon as possible and debate which one One Life to Live actor or character they’d love to see make the jump to Port Charles. Even though ABC soap news dominated the week, the DC gang discus

On today's Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens, Jillian Bowe and Melodie Aikels discuss the latest in Thanksgiving week headlines. From Prospect Park's decision to abandon bringing All My Children and One Life to Live to the web to Melody Thomas Scott's return to The Young and the Restless, they dish the latest holiday news.

On today's Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens, Jillian Bowe, Regan Cellura and Melodie Aikels count down their Top 5 Things We're Thankful For in soaps. From favorite soap actors and couples to web soaps and well-written daytime dramas, there was a lot to be thankful for in 2011. What are the Top 5 Things Your Thankful for?

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe, Regan Cellura and Melodie Aikels dive into the latest All My Children, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, One Life to Live, The Young and the Restless and Dirty Soap headlines, storylines and episodes. The DC gang discusses the latest Prospect Park reports about All My Children. What will happen at the Forrester Thanksgiving on The Bold and the Beautiful? A sniper attacks the Brady pub on Days of Our Lives and Ejami's chemistry. Jonathan Jackson’s decides to leave General Hospital. Trevor St. John and others return to One Life to Live. Delia’s recovery on The Young and the Restless and Jeanne Cooper’s return date. All this and much more on today’s show!

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast Jamey Giddens and Jillian Bowe are in studio with Larry Flick and Keith Price on Sirius XM’s The Morning Jolt With Larry Flick. During their visit Jamey drops some scoop on surprising upcoming General Hospital storyline. They also dish about The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, One Life to Live, The Young and the Restless and Dirty Soap. They then dive into the hottest pop culture topics.

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe and Melodie Aikles discuss the latest in The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of our Lives, General Hospital, One Life to Live and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines. More One Life to Live stars sign on with Prospect Park. Cord and Tina still have the magic. Ian Buchanan joins Days of Our Lives. Find out which current soap couple comparison to Guiding Light’s Roger and Holly had Melodie up in arms. An Orlando affiliate plans to fill General Hospital’s timeslot with Steve Harvey’s talk show. Lisa’s attack on Scrubs with an HIV filled syringe. Ridge is upset Eric is flirting with Jackie on The Bold and the Beautiful. Patty returns to Genoa City. Diana DeGarmo debuts as Angelina on The Young and the Restless. The View wants to host a daytime Republican presidential daytime debate. All this and much more on today’s show!

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast, The Morning Jolt’s Larry Flick graciously shares his interview with General Hospital’s Jason Thompson. During the must-hear episode Flick asks Thompson to weigh in on GH’s controversial decision to have Lisa (Brianna Brown) use Robin’s (Kimberly McCullough) HIV positive blood as a weapon. Robin’s status has been an important part of GH’s legacy and he shares the concern he and McCullough felt, when they first learned what was going to happen. Thompson and Flick then discuss the project that keeps him busy, when he’s not on the GH set, Unknown Compelling Force. Uncovering the truth behind the true story of Russian hikers–whose mysterious deaths were listed as “An Unknown Compelling Force” and classified by the Russian government–has become a passion project for Thompson. Hear him recount some of the stories told by the hiker’s families and why he and director Donnie Eichar want to help bring them closure. This is an interview you won’t want to miss!

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr and Jamey Giddens are joined by We Love Soaps’ Roger Newcomb, who previews the exciting 4-Disc As the World Turns DVD collection being released by SoapClassics.com. During the podcast, Newcomb–who served as a consultant on the venture–shares how each of the twenty episodes was chosen. From Oakdale’s greatest weddings, secrets and scandals to its memorable villains and vixens, this is a DVD set you’ll want to add to your collection. He reveals why brisk sales of the box set could lead to Guiding Light, Another World, Texas, Search for Tomorrow and Edge of Night DVD collections and maybe even getting them on the shelves of major retailers. In 2012 SoapClassics.com will also be streaming ATWT episodes online and possibly Guiding Light. Be sure to visit SoapClassics.com to order your ATWT Classic Episodes DVD. Visit We Love Soaps for extensive continued coverage of the project.

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens, Jillian Bowe and Regan Cellura dive into the latest The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, One Life to Live and The Young and the Restless storylines and headlines, including: Hope rushes to Aspen to try and stop Steffy from going too far with Liam. Brooke and Taylor find themselves caught up in their children’s lives. James Scott stays with Days of Our Lives. The era of DAYS 2.0 has revitalized Salem. One Life to Live’s Todd and Blair flashback’s had us reliving their romantic past. The DC gang wants to see more Chord and Tina. Two of the group enjoyed David Vickers talking to John and Natalie’s baby, two didn’t. Can you guess who loved it and who didn’t? General Hospital’s Lexi Ainsworth is leaving Port Charles. Why does this show keep getting rid of great young actors like Ainsworth and Drew Garrett? Why is Franco so obsessed with Jason and will he ruin Sam and Jason’s honeymoon? Former All My Children star Melissa

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens, Jillian Bowe, Regan Cellura and Melodie Aikels return to The Morning Jolt With Larry Flick to discuss all the hottest soap, TV, movie and celebrity headlines with Larry Flick and Keith Price. In the first hour the gang dives into Days of Our Lives 2.0, Prospect Park’s All My Children and One Life to Live, why General Hospital needs to learn from DAYS’ reboot, The Chew’s premiere on ABC and touch on the state of The Young and the Restless. Time flies by when you’re having fun. In the second hour the topics turn to pop culture, as they dish about Amanda Knox, new and returning fall TV series, The Real Housewives of New Jersey and the latest movies coming out in theaters.

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens, Jillian Bowe and Melodie Aikels discuss the latest in All My Children, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, Dirty Soap, General Hospital, One Life to Live and The Young and the Restless storylines and headlines. The DC gang also discusses a publicist for Live With Regis and Kelly tweeting “Watching @TheChew right now on ABC. Looking good...and yummy. I'm glad the soaps are over.”

On today's Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens, Jillian Bowe and Regan Cellura discuss All My Children's broadcast finale on ABC. The gang dives into their favorite moments; Angie and Jesse, Jackson and Erica, JR's drunken spiral, Adam and Brooke's return to Pine Valley, Stuart Chandler is alive, David Hayward's redemption and fan favorite cameos. What should Prospect Park do without Susan Lucci or other popular AMC actors? Why is this week the most important week in soaps since Luke and Laura's wedding? Tune in to find out.

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast The Young and the Restless star Sean Kanan visits with Jamey Giddens and Luke Kerr about his new book The Modern Gentleman: Cooking and Entertaining With Sean Kanan. During their chat The Bold and The Beautiful, Sunset Beach and General Hospital alum shares how his passion for making delicious meals and showing guys they can still be a "man's man" and a good entertainer at the same time, inspired him to write the tome. Kanan outlines how confusing it can be for today's man when trying to navigate a post feminist society, while also being a gentleman . He also weighs in on the Metrosexual movement of the late 90's and early 2000's. Of course, we couldn't have one of our favorite soap baddies on with talking a little suds. Melody Thomas Scott is back on a contract at Y&R, this has Luke wondering if we’ll see more of Deacon and Nikki in the coming weeks and months. Meanwhile, Jamey is still holding out "Hope" for Kanan to return to B&B, where his wildly popular cha

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe, Regan Cellura and Melodie Aikles discuss the latest in All My Children, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, One Life to Live and The Young and the Restless hot topics and news, including: The latest Prospect Park developments for All My Children and One Life to Live. The Young and the Restless’ casting bloodbath. Melody Thomas Scott’s contract with Y&R. One show needs a retreat day to go back and watch old episodes. Can you guess which soap the DC gang is talking about? Mary Beth Evans returns to Days of Our Lives. Is General Hospital really improving? The DC crew shares their first impressions of Kelly Sullivan’s Kate Howard on General Hospital and much more!

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast Jamey Giddens and Luke Kerr are joined by Days of Our Lives star Molly Burnett, who previews her upcoming gig as host of ACME's Hollywood Saturday Night this September 17. Burnett also dishes about "DAYS 2.0" and the returns of Deidre Hall (Dr. Marlena Evans), Drake Hogestyn (John Black) and Mathew Ashford (Jack Deveraux) to the soap opera. How will Melanie deal with her dad Daniel's (Shawn Christian) new girlfriend Jennifer's (Melissa Reeves) wacky ex-husband Jack (Ashford) returning to Salem? Burnett promises Melanie will be all up in that mix! The actress also shares her hopes to one-day work with exiting TV mom Crystal Chappell again and reveals what it's been like to share so much screen time with daytime legend Suzanne Rogers (Maggie). If you are in the SoCal area, you won't want to miss this funny lady at ACME Comedy Theatre (located at 135 N. La Brea Ave Hollywood, CA 90036) for Hollywood Saturday Night, starting at 8 pm. PST. on Sept. 17. Not in LA? watch the s

On today's Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jilliian Bowe and Melodie Aikels discuss the latest in All My Children, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, One Life to Live, The Young and the Restless and The Talk headlines, storylines and spoilers, including: All My Children’s Orpheus project continues. Liam proposes to Hope on The Bold and the Beautiful. Tamara Tunie joins Days of Our Lives as a judge in John Black’s trial. General Hospital casts Rebeka Montoya as a Crime Fighter. Llanview says goodbye to Dorian. Who knew The Young and the Restless’ Phyllis had a sister? Kris Jenner joins The Talk a Sheryl Underwood is onboard as a possible regular.