Stories Without End’ — a new six-episode podcast from WBEZ — explores the origins and real-life plot twists of the Chicago-born television genre.

Derided as low-brow entertainment for women, these shows have survived industry upheaval, changing taste and the digital ...

Soap Hub looks at the Hits and Misses for the week of March 31-April 4 in the worlds of Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Young and the Restless, and Beyond the ...

Natalie Moore writes about soap operas, their Chicago origins and relevance through the years. Her upcoming WBEZ podcast ...

Chicago journalist Natalie Moore digs into the history — and importance — of soap operas on a new podcast. Driving the news: ...

This week saw a highly undramatic object cause drama; the dramatic form of soap operas evolve into something new; and the happily undramatic return of the two NASA astronauts who had an unexpected ...

This week saw a highly undramatic object cause drama; the dramatic form of soap operas evolve into something new; and the happily undramatic return of the two NASA astronauts who had an unexpected ...

Of course this is how it ends. Dove, friendly soap company and bastion of body-positive marketing, finally goes too far and literally engineers its packing to reflect the women to whom it markets.

The General Hospital Spoilers for March 24-28, 2025, guarantee heart-pounding moments, shocking betrayals, and intense drama. Don’t miss a second of the action, and stay tuned for more updates only on ...

Mark Dobies, best known for his roles in soap operas like One Life to Live and Guiding Light during the 2000s, has died at age 65. The actor passed away on March 11 in Dunellen, New Jersey ...

On top of that, soap operas were some of the first programs to adopt LGBTQ+ storylines, like Ryan Phillippe’s openly gay teen character on One Life to Live, and All My Children, which featured ...