On today's Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens, Jillian Bowe and Sara Bibel dish the latest daytime drama, including:

Did Michael Strahan blindside Kelly Ripa with the announcement he's jumping to Good Morning America in September? This isn't the first time Ripa has been blindsided by her co-host leaving Live!. Are ABC and Disney willing to gut Live! in order to strengthen Good Morning America in it's ratings war with The Today Show? Who should replace Michael Strahan as Kelly Ripa's co-host?

Who is Sasha's (Felisha Cooper) mother on The Bold and the Beautiful? Katie (Heather Tome) and Rick (Jacob Young) put more of the pieces together regarding Ridge's (Thorsten Kaye) secret.

Victor (John Aniston) and Nicole (Arianne Zucker) team up to bring down Deimos (Vincent Irizarry), but Jamey Giddens isn't having any of it. Abby (Kate Mansi) is cray, cray on Days of Our Lives. What's up with Theresa (Jen Lilley) and Brady (Eric Martsolf)?

Nathan (Ryan Paevey) and Maxie (Kirsten Stormes) get engaged, but does Maxie have eyes for another man on General Hospital? Why does Franco (Roger Howarth) have all the sense in his relationship with Nina (Michelle Stafford)?

Chrishell Stause joins The Young and the Restless. Will Adam (Justin Hartley) and Victoria (Amelia Heinle) face off over Newman? Max (Jared Breeze) sends Abby (Melissa Ordway) tumbling. Sharon (Sharon Case) and Sage (Kelly Sullivan) team up.