Next Generation Entertainment Soaps
Next Generation Entertainment Soaps
Podcast Description
Introducing Next Generation Entertainment Soaps, fondly known as NGE Soaps — the exciting new chapter in soap opera coverage! Brought to you by the beloved crew of Take 2 Radio Soaps, this dynamic venture airs live on The Beacon Radio every second and fourth Monday of the month and is available wherever you listen to podcasts. Hosted by Anthony Corona, alongside co-hosts David Salvagni, Candice Mack, Carolyn Jansen, Ashley Morgan, and our special soap correspondent Pam, NGE Soaps delivers everything soap fans love—engaging recaps, lively discussions, and exclusive interviews with the actors, writers, and producers behind your favorite shows.
What to Expect
✔️ Recaps & Theories – Breaking down the latest twists and turns in General Hospital, The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, and the brand-new CBS daytime soap opera, Beyond the Gates.
✔️ Spotlight on Digital Soaps – Keeping up with the ever-evolving world of online dramas.
✔️ Exclusive Interviews – Conversations with the biggest names in the soap world. ✔️ Special Live Coverage – From the Daytime Emmy Awards to major soap events, including the premiere of Beyond the Gates on CBS Daytime Television, and breaking news.
Join us as we celebrate the stories, characters, and legacy of daytime and digital soaps. Be part of the Next Generation of soap entertainment—catch NGE Soaps on The Beacon Radio and your favorite podcast platform!
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on various themes within the soap opera world, including in-depth recaps and theories from popular daytime dramas such as General Hospital, The Young and the Restless, and Days of Our Lives. Episodes explore exclusive interviews with industry professionals and discussions on digital soaps, such as the new CBS soap Beyond the Gates, and cover breaking news and major events like the Daytime Emmy Awards.
Introducing Next Generation Entertainment Soaps, fondly known as NGE Soaps — the exciting new chapter in soap opera coverage! Brought to you by the beloved crew of Take 2 Radio Soaps, this dynamic venture airs live on The Beacon Radio every second and fourth Monday of the month and is available wherever you listen to podcasts. Hosted by Anthony Corona, alongside co-hosts David Salvagni, Candice Mack, Carolyn Jansen, Ashley Morgan, and our special soap correspondent Pam, NGE Soaps delivers everything soap fans love—engaging recaps, lively discussions, and exclusive interviews with the actors, writers, and producers behind your favorite shows.
What to Expect
✔️ Recaps & Theories – Breaking down the latest twists and turns in General Hospital, The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, and the brand-new CBS daytime soap opera, Beyond the Gates.
✔️ Spotlight on Digital Soaps – Keeping up with the ever-evolving world of online dramas.
✔️ Exclusive Interviews – Conversations with the biggest names in the soap world. ✔️ Special Live Coverage – From the Daytime Emmy Awards to major soap events, including the premiere of Beyond the Gates on CBS Daytime Television, and breaking news.
Join us as we celebrate the stories, characters, and legacy of daytime and digital soaps. Be part of the Next Generation of soap entertainment—catch NGE Soaps on The Beacon Radio and your favorite podcast platform!
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Next Generation Entertainment Soaps PresentsThe Anthony Geary TributeBonus Episode
In this special bonus episode of Next Generation Entertainment Soaps, Anthony is joined by David, Candice, and SUE ELLEN to honor and celebrate the extraordinary legacy of Anthony Geary, known to fans around the world as Tony Geary and forever as Luke Spencer.
Together we gather to share memories reflections and deep appreciation for the powerhouse eight time Daytime Emmy Award winning actor whose work shaped not only General Hospital but daytime television itself.
We begin by looking back at Tony Geary’s early work including his time on The Young and the Restless and trace his journey to General Hospital where he became the creative force behind Luke Lucas Lorenzo Spencer. What followed was one of the most unpredictable and influential character arcs in soap history.
From Luke’s arrival in Port Charles at the urging of his sister Bobbie Spencer to break up Scotty and Laura, to the mob entanglements and adventures that defined the era, we talk about how Luke evolved from a disruptor into a complicated anti hero who carried romance danger humor and consequence in equal measure.
Of course we revisit the wedding. The cultural phenomenon. The moment when the world truly stopped and daytime television reached an audience size never seen before or since. We discuss how Anthony Geary grounded even the most fantastical stories in emotional truth, making the unbelievable feel intimate and human.
This conversation also explores Luke’s iconic friendships with Anna Devane, Robert Scorpio, Sean Donnelly, Lucy Coe, Felicia Scorpio, and Sonny Corinthos. We reflect on the women who defined Luke’s life including Holly Sutton, Laura Spencer, and Tracy Quartermaine, and how Geary’s work opposite some of the genre’s greatest actresses elevated every scene.
We talk about the darker more challenging storylines as well, including Luke’s reckoning after killing his grandson while driving drunk, confronting his past with Lucky and Elizabeth, and the emotional weight Geary carried in moments that went far beyond typical soap storytelling.
We also discuss Tony Geary the artist. His complicated love hate relationship with the genre. His refusal to play plot over people. His commitment to relationships and emotional grounding. His influence on generations of actors who have spoken openly about how working with him changed them.
This episode is a celebration of craft, risk, brilliance, and legacy.
Please note this is our final episode of the season. The Next Generation Entertainment Soaps team will be taking a holiday break and will return in January with exciting interviews fresh conversations and everything you have come to love from our crew.
Thank you for listening, for remembering, and for celebrating one of the true giants of daytime television with us.
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