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The relationship between soap commentators and fans is an interesting one. Can be violently toxic or very supportive and loving.

She was on Somerset (NBC) as Avis Ryan.

Sometimes we need time off and can always do a show! Thank you to those who understand.

James Lott Jr talks about the latest news! Jamey Giddens is an award-winning television writer, producer, journalist, and digital media executive best known for his work in daytime and primetime drama. He is the creator of the OWN drama series Ambitions and has written for Days of Our Lives, Beyond the Gates, Tyler Perry’s Sistas, and The Rich and the Ruthless. Giddens began his career in journalism and became a prominent voice in soap-opera media as the co-owner and editorial director of Daytime Confidential, where he built a reputation for industry reporting, commentary, and podcasting. He studied print and broadcast journalism at Southern Arkansas University and was the first African American editor of the university’s student newspaper. In July 2026, Giddens was named co-head writer of CBS’s The Young and the Restless alongside Dan O’Connor, with their tenure beginning in August. He is a Writers Guild of America Award and Daytime Emmy Award winner and received two additional Daytime Emmy nominations in 2026. His career reflects a notable progression from reporting on television dramas to creating and shaping them as a professional screenwriter and producer.

Two great things happened onscreen on General Hospital this week. James discusses the importance of both of them.

JLJ sees it several ways.

James talks about the importance of Marlena and Deidre to Days of Our Lives as she hits her 50th year on the hit soap/ Included is my interview with Deidre and the late Drake H. from a few years ago. COurtesy of Afterbuzztv and Dishin Days.

JLJ talks about LGBT representation on Soaps today!

JLJ comments on the recent news from the amazing actress. We wish her good health and better days ahead!

This is a Part 2 of sorts to an interview I did with Martha a few years ago while she and her accused husband Decorated Retired NYPD Sergeant Michael were in the middle of this horrific scenario. (Check out that interview). Since then He was convicted, sentenced, put in prison, got pardoned and is now helping others. Sit back and watch our conversation of a justice system that is corrupt in parts! Thank you to the couple who took time to share with me!

PLOT TWIST Premieres in Atlanta — A Live, Edge-of-Your-Seat Drama from Santa Barbara Creators.The Conasauga Shakespeare Coalition proudly presents the U.S. Premiere of PLOT TWIST, a thrilling new stage production written by Emmy Award-winning Santa Barbara creator Jerome “Jerry” Dobson and directed by acclaimed stage and screen actor and director, known to audiences for his iconic role on Santa Barbara Lane Davies. This electrifying production comes to life at Synchronicity Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia where the drama unfolds not on a screen, but right in front of you. Dobson, who helped redefine television storytelling with Santa Barbara, reunites with Davies, who rose to fame as Mason Capwell, in a collaboration decade in the making. Now, they bring their signature style of bold, unpredictable storytelling into the theater where there are no retakes, no cuts, and nowhere to hide. Set in the seductive, high-stakes world of 1980s daytime television, PLOT TWIST takes audiences behind the scenes, where ambition, desire, and betrayal collide. At the center is Henry, a brilliant soap writer whose personal life spirals out of control as fiction begins to blur dangerously with reality. When a hidden gun enters the picture, tensions explode and nothing remains predictable. “This is soap opera storytelling the way you’ve never experienced it before,” says Davies. “On stage, the stakes are higher because anything can happen, and it’s happening right in front of you.” Under Davies’ direction, PLOT TWIST delivers a visceral, edge-of-your-seat experience that captures the intensity of classic daytime drama while harnessing the raw power of live performance. Executive Producer: Chrystal Ayers, a six-time Daytime Emmy Award-winning producer and collaborator with Jerome “Jerry” Dobson and Lane Davies in continuing the legacy of Santa Barbara Original Music by Dominic Messinger, whose work on Santa Barbara helped define the show’s iconic sound Performance Details Location: Synchronicity Theater, 1545 Peachtree Street NE #102, Atlanta, GA Showtimes: • April 24 & 25 at 8:00 PM • April 26 at 3:00 PM • April 30 at 8:00 PM • May 1 & 2 at 8:00 PM Tickets are available now: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/plot-twist

James gives his take on the renewal of the CBS young soap.

Buzzworthy Radio and its iliterations have been around many years, Na'Vell and I go down memory lane of the early years of soap podcasting. And he is bigger and better than ever today! Make sure you give him a follow!

JLJ gives his take on an all soap app or platform..today.