Today on the podcast, the one and only Jill Farren Phelps talks the highs and lows of being an Executive Producer on 6 different soaps across 3 major networks. She's been nominated for 15 Daytime Emmys and has 11 wins-9 for Outstanding Daytime Drama.  From her start in soaps at Guiding Light, Jill doesn't shy away from talking about taking high stakes risks, making controversial decisions and what she would've done differently. Sometimes funny and sometimes reflective, Jill Farren Phelps is truly soap opera royalty! 

*Also, to be clear, she did not kill Frankie Frame on Another World. :-) 

Well, if you've ever wondered how I got hooked on soaps, I present to you the Twisted Sisters-my Aunt Dot and my Mom! I wanted to know how they started watching soaps, so I hope this short episode will interrupt your regularly scheduled program of corona virus updates! Enjoy!! 

In today's episode, I continue my conversation with my friend Lisa Ridlon! We chat about Jed Allan, the music of Santa Barbara and hit or miss recasts! Enjoy! 

Being the big soap fan that I am, I met Lisa Ridlon via social media and we bonded over our love of the soap Santa Barbara! I consider her to be a walking encyclopedia when it comes to Santa Barbara! We had so much fun chatting that I decided to split her episode into 2 parts! Enjoy Part 1!

Wally White is an author, speaker and pastor who I met when we worked together on the teen soap opera Hollywood Heights! In this episode, Wally talks about how he began his career in soaps and about his time on one of my favorite shows, Guiding Light! We also talk a little about politics since Wally has thrown his hat into the political arena by running for a Senate seat in his (and my) home state of North Carolina! 

Tracy Davis and I met via social media because both of us are big soap opera fans! In this episode of the Soap Opera Royalty Podcast, we talk about our love of the great soap "Santa Barbara", our favorite characters, storylines and recasts! It was such fun chatting with someone who is as big a soap fan as I am! Enjoy! 

Eric Martsolf is an Emmy winning actor, singer,  all around entertainer and one of the funniest guys I know! Because we taped this episode before the holidays, we had a lovely chat about Christmas but still talked lots about his history in soaps! Eric is true soap opera royalty!  Catch him in his current role as Brady Black on NBC's Days of Our Lives and as the host of the "For Dummies" podcast! 

We are so close to launching! Stay tuned!