{"podcast":{"title":"Soapy Hosted by Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart","slug":"soapy-hosted-by-rebecca-budig-and-greg-rikaart-7388158","podcast_index_feed_id":7388158,"rss_url":"https://rss.amperwave.net/v2/feed/audacynetwork/aa2a78e0d3090f04323a8d72f1cd1b56","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://images.castfire.com/image/661/0/0/0/0-8382765.jpg","author":"CBS","episode_count":54,"summary":"Join Rebecca Budig (The Bold and the Beautiful) and Greg Rikaart (Days of Our Lives) as they delve into the captivating world of TV soaps. Discover behind-the-scenes secrets and insider stories from a diverse array of actors, writers, and producers, revealing the magic behind the characters, plots, and the industry itself. New episodes every Tuesday.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T16:19:18.954425+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/soapy-hosted-by-rebecca-budig-and-greg-rikaart-7388158"},"episode":{"title":"Christel Khalil's Deep Soap Roots","slug":"christel-khalil-s-deep-soap-roots","published_at":"2026-06-23T07:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/soapy-hosted-by-rebecca-budig-and-greg-rikaart-7388158/christel-khalil-s-deep-soap-roots","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/soapy-hosted-by-rebecca-budig-and-greg-rikaart-7388158","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/serve.castfire.com/audio/8250791/8250791_2026-04-14-102031.192.mp3?rssID=6245","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/serve.castfire.com/audio/8250791/8250791_2026-04-14-102031.192.mp3?rssID=6245","summary":"Christel Khalil joins hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. The iconic star of The Young and the Restless reveals new details about the challenges she faced growing up in Los Angeles as a child star-- and how she overcame doubts, rejections, and roadblocks. Christel shares her first experiences on soap sets as a young teenager and how she's navigated fame with each passing year. The Daytime Emmy winner tells how she juggles motherhood, marital life, and the demands of soap operas. SOAPY is a weekly love letter to the Soap Industry, hosted by Soap royalty Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. Enjoy the podcast on CBS's YouTube channel, on the free Audacy app, and wherever you get your podcasts.","meta_description":"Christel Khalil joins hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. The iconic star of The Young and the Restless reveals new details about the challenges sh…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2345,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/soapy-hosted-by-rebecca-budig-and-greg-rikaart-7388158/episodes/christel-khalil-s-deep-soap-roots/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/soapy-hosted-by-rebecca-budig-and-greg-rikaart-7388158/christel-khalil-s-deep-soap-roots.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}