{"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":"Soap Opera's Reigning Queen Tamara Tunie","slug":"soap-opera-s-reigning-queen-tamara-tunie","published_at":"2026-06-02T07:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/soapy-hosted-by-rebecca-budig-and-greg-rikaart-7388158/soap-opera-s-reigning-queen-tamara-tunie","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/8250795/8250795_2026-04-14-102235.192.mp3?rssID=6245","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/serve.castfire.com/audio/8250795/8250795_2026-04-14-102235.192.mp3?rssID=6245","summary":"Tamara Tunie joins hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. The acting icon reveals her unlikely path back to Soap Operas and Beyond the Gates. Tamara tells us about her early years in New York juggling multiplek jobs on primetime, daytime and Broadway. The legend shares her feelings about her new daytime familiy on Beyond the Gates. We also talk about Tamara's moving performances on As the World Turns and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. 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":"Tamara Tunie joins hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. The acting icon reveals her unlikely path back to Soap Operas and Beyond the Gates. Tamara tells…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3499,"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/soap-opera-s-reigning-queen-tamara-tunie/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/soap-opera-s-reigning-queen-tamara-tunie.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}