The Locher Room

By Alan LocherTV & Film

The Locher Room episodes

August 12, 2025 Frankie Lives On: Alice Barrett-Mitchell Returns to The Locher Room
The incredibly talented Alice Barrett-Mitchell stopped by The Locher Room to reflect on her career and time in Bay City.
Best known for her unforgettable seven-year run as Frankie Frame on NBC’s Another World, Alice has also appeared in Law & Order: SVU, Billions, Chicago Med, Heels, and more—spanning stage and screen.
We talked about her journey from growing up in NYC to being inspired by Man of La Mancha at age 10, her soap opera years, collaborating with her daughter Julia, and life today as an artist, wife, and proud mom of two creative daughters.
This is one conversation you won’t want to miss. Alice doesn’t hold back!
1 hr 2 min
August 05, 2025 Broadway Star & LGBTQ+ Advocate Jill Powell Joins The Locher Room for a Pride Celebration
he Locher Room celebrated Pride Month with a very special guest: Jill Powell — Broadway actress, LGBTQ+ advocate, and former As the World Turns cast member.
Jill began her professional journey at just 13, performing in national tours, TV commercials, and on Broadway in shows like A Chorus Line, Damn Yankees, and Grand Hotel. Daytime fans will remember her as Marcy Breen on As the World Turns.
A proud lesbian mom to Ash, her 31-year-old transgender son, Jill is a passionate advocate for LGBTQ+ youth. In this heartfelt conversation, she shares her journey through the arts, motherhood, and advocacy.
Don’t miss this inspiring and powerful Pride episode.
1 hr 1 min
July 29, 2025 Knots Landing’s Constance McCashin & John Pleshette reunite to share memories, stories from Seaview Circle, and behind-the-scenes moments in this special Locher Room episode.
Knots Landing Reunion: Constance McCashin & John Pleshette!
We’re heading back to Seaview Circle with Constance McCashin and John Pleshette—beloved for their roles as Laura and Richard Avery on the iconic CBS prime-time series Knots Landing.
More than four decades after the show's debut, Constance and John remain close friends. In this special reunion, they share stories from the set, reflect on their characters’ journeys, and talk about their enduring off-screen bond.
Constance, returning to The Locher Room, brought nuance and strength to Laura’s unforgettable arc. John, who played the complex Richard Avery, also worked behind the scenes as a writer.
Join us for a warm, funny, and heartfelt conversation between two longtime friends and Knots Landing favorites.
1 hr 9 min
July 22, 2025 Stories, Representation & Pride: The Beyond the Gates Cast in The Locher Room
The Locher Room celebrated Pride Month with cast members from the groundbreaking new daytime drama Beyond the Gates.
Joining the conversation:
⭐ Mike Manning (Bradley “Smitty” Smith) — two-time Daytime Emmy winner, known for The Bay, Days of Our Lives, This Is Us, and Teen Wolf
⭐ Brandon Claybon (Martin Richardson) — seen in Grey’s Anatomy, How to Get Away with Murder, General Hospital, and more
⭐ Arielle Prepetit (Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne) — BMF, Found, About My Father
⭐ RhonniRose Mantilla (Chelsea Hamilton) — Harmony: A New Musical on Broadway and acclaimed regional theater roles
We talked about the cast’s roles, the show’s message, and the power of representation — all in celebration of Pride.
1 hr 5 min
July 15, 2025 Fighting Hate with Pride: A Conversation with Josh Weiner and Kevin Schultz
Listen to a powerful Conversations with Alan when Josh Weiner, Co-Founder of the Chicago Jewish Alliance and Chief Marketing and Development Office at NAVI, and his husband Kevin Schultz.

Josh, a proud Jewish leader and fourth-generation descendant of Armenian Genocide survivors, left a 15-year marketing career to take a stand against rising antisemitism and anti-Zionism. He’ll share his personal journey—including what it means to be both gay and Jewish in today’s America—and the work he’s doing to lead with truth and purpose. Josh also serves as Chief Marketing & Development Officer for the North American Values Institute, where he helps shape bold, strategic responses to hate and misinformation. Josh and I will also discuss the recent terror attacks in Washington, DC and Boulder, CO, and how these events have intensified the urgency of his advocacy.

Kevin, who is not Jewish, will offer his own powerful perspective—on witnessing antisemitism up close, supporting Josh, and what it’s been like to stand beside him as this fight intensified.

We’ll also explore what Pride means to both of them at this moment in our country.
1 hr 7 min
July 08, 2025 From Daytime to Montecito: Inside the New Audio Soap with the Cast and the Creator
The Locher Room welcomed the cast and crew from Montecito.

Emmy-nominated creator Grant Rutter and Andrew Pemberton-Fowler who served as Executive Story Editor joined Vincent Irizarry (All My Children, Guiding Light, The Young and the Restless) to talk all things Montecito —the sizzling audio soap that’s been turning up the heat and drama in its first season. 🔥 If you haven't listened yet, now’s the time to catch up and dive deeper into the secrets, scandals, and behind-the-scenes stories that make this series a must-listen.
1 hr 7 min
July 04, 2025 Calling OLTL Fans: Don’t Miss Reunion with Shelly Burch & Danielle Harris!
The Locher Room sat down with Danielle Harris and Shelly Burch — the unforgettable mother-daughter duo Samantha Garretson and Delilah Ralston from One Life to Live.

Danielle Harris began acting at just 7 years old, landing her first major role on OLTL as “Sammy,” the police chief’s daughter. She soon became a household name in the horror genre, beating out hundreds for the role of Jamie Lloyd in Halloween 4, and has since appeared in over 50 horror films, including Rob Zombie’s Halloween reboot, Urban Legend, and Hatchet. Her career spans from Roseanne to voicing Debbie in The Wild Thornberrys, and today she co-hosts the hit podcast Talk Scary to Me with Scout Compton.

Shelly Burch is best known to soap fans as the glamorous and devilish Delilah Ralston, but her career extends far beyond Llanview. A triple-threat actress, singer, and dancer, Shelly starred alongside Sammy Davis Jr. in Stop the World – I Want to Get Off, played Lily St. Regis and Star-to-Be in Annie, and originated the role of Claudia in Nine, earning a Drama Desk nomination and introducing the song “Unusual Way” to the world. She also starred as Julie in Show Boat for PBS’s Great Performances and has continued performing in her one-woman cabaret shows for over 40 years. A seasoned coach and mentor, Shelly has helped countless performers hone their craft. Her favorite role of all? Proud mother of three.

You will hear heartfelt memories, Broadway and horror stories, behind-the-scenes soap scoop, and two dynamic careers brought together for a great Llanview reunion.
1 hr 4 min
June 24, 2025 Behind the Drama: Texas Author Tom Lisanti & Cast Spill All!
Relive the bold ambition of Texas, the NBC soap that aimed to be daytime’s Dallas!

Author Tom Lisanti joined cast members Kin Shriner, Caryn Richman, John McCafferty, and Tom Wiggin to discuss his new book, Texas: An Oral History of Daytime TV’s Answer to Dallas.

The cast shared stories of working with the incomparable Beverlee McKinsey to summers in the Hamptons and behind-the-scenes tales with EPs Paul Rauch and Gail Kobe — this episode is packed with heartfelt memories and soap history gold.
1 hr 5 min
June 17, 2025 Zack Robidas on Acting, Fatherhood, and Honoring Marnie’s Fight!
Actor Zack Robidas stopped by The Locher Room and this is one you won’t want to miss.

Zack dishes on working with Michelle Williams in Hulu’s Dying for Sex, what drew him to the project, and how the series resonates on a personal level. He is also known for roles in Succession, Fleishman Is in Trouble, Arbitrage, It’s Complicated, Blue Bloods, and more.

Zack also opens up about meeting and falling in love with As the World Turns alum, the late Marnie Schulenburg, how he and their daughter Coda are navigating life today — and how the organization Good Grief has been a true godsend for them both.

A candid, heartfelt, and inspiring conversation. 🎭❤️
1 hr
June 10, 2025 Alina Adams Returns: Guiding Light, Soap Secrets & Her Powerful New Novel
Bestselling author Alina Adams returned to The Locher Room to talk about her brand-new historical novel, Go On Pretending—a powerful multigenerational saga spanning the golden age of 1950s television, the fall of the USSR, and the rise of the Women’s Revolution in Rojava, Syria.

Soap fans will love the story’s deep connection to Guiding Light, as it follows Rose Janowitz, a trailblazing woman navigating the early days of TV soap operas while hiding a taboo romance with Jonas Cain, the African-American star who made Guiding Light a radio sensation. As Rose tries to protect both their secrets and their future, her choices ripple through the lives of her daughter and granddaughter in unexpected, life-altering ways.

Known for her bestselling soap-inspired novels like Oakdale Confidential, Jonathan’s Story, and Soap Opera 451: A Time Capsule of Daytime Drama’s Greatest Moments, Alina brings her lifelong passion for the genre—and her own background as a Soviet immigrant who learned English through soap operas—to this deeply human, emotionally rich story about love, legacy, and liberation.

Don’t miss this special conversation with one of the most original voices in historical fiction and pick-up Go On Pretending where all books are sold.
1 hr 4 min

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Welcome to The Locher Room, a YouTube show dedicated to celebrating TV and movie fans around the world. My hope is that these shows bring smiles, entertain, and help raise awareness for socially…