# Episode 426- The First Soap Opera Ever: Painted Dreams

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Podcast: [Forgotten Hollywood](https://stenobird.com/podcast/forgotten-hollywood-2166799)
Published: 2026-05-04T06:08:50+00:00
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Duration seconds: 546

## Resource

Guest Host James Lott Jr, spotlights the first soap opera created for Radio, Painted Dreams and its successor Todays Children. Irna Philips created both and changed the course of dramas forever!

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