{"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":"Eric Martsolf Puts the Heart in Soap Heartthrob","slug":"eric-martsolf-puts-the-heart-in-soap-heartthrob","published_at":"2026-06-16T07:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/soapy-hosted-by-rebecca-budig-and-greg-rikaart-7388158/eric-martsolf-puts-the-heart-in-soap-heartthrob","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/8250792/8250792_2026-04-14-102132.192.mp3?rssID=6245","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/serve.castfire.com/audio/8250792/8250792_2026-04-14-102132.192.mp3?rssID=6245","summary":"Eric Martsolf joins hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. The veteran Soap heartthrob tells us how he made his way to Soap stardom by way of Hershey Park, Dollywood, and touring musical theatre productions. Eric opens up about landing his leading role on Passions... and then moving to Days of Our Lives. The beloved actor also opens up about fatherhood and his singing groug of Soap stars. 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":"Eric Martsolf joins hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. The veteran Soap heartthrob tells us how he made his way to Soap stardom by way of Her…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3366,"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/eric-martsolf-puts-the-heart-in-soap-heartthrob/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/eric-martsolf-puts-the-heart-in-soap-heartthrob.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}