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The soap opera began on the radio in the 1930s, and since then it's evolved quite a bit. This hour, we take a look at soaps and soapiness, from daytime dramas to reality TV.

GUESTS:
Charlotte Druckman: Journalist and the co-author of Love in the Afternoon, and Evening: Essays and Conversations on Soap Operas
Mayukh Sen: Co-author of Love in the Afternoon, and Evening: Essays and Conversations on Soap Operas. He is also a professor at NYU and author of Love, Queenie: Merle Oberon, Hollywood’s First South Asian Star
Justis Bolding: Actress, singer, voice artist, and narrator, who played Sarah Roberts in ABC’s One Life to Live

Music featured (in order):
Faces of the Heart – Dave Koz
No More Drama – Mary J. Blige
Erica Kane – Aaliyah
A Little Bit of Soap – The Jarmels
General Hospi-tale – The Afternoon Delights
Soap Opera – Brandy Clark

The soap opera began on the radio in the 1930s, and since then it's evolved quite a bit. This hour, we take a look at soaps and soapiness, from daytime dramas to reality TV.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Charlotte Druckman:&nbsp;Journalist and the co-author of&nbsp;<a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324075561">Love in the Afternoon, and Evening: Essays and Conversations on Soap Operas</a></li>
<li>Mayukh Sen:&nbsp;Co-author of&nbsp;<a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324075561">Love in the Afternoon, and Evening: Essays and Conversations on Soap Operas</a>. He is also a professor at NYU and author of&nbsp;<a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324050827">Love, Queenie: Merle Oberon, Hollywood&rsquo;s First South Asian Star</a></li>
<li>Justis Bolding:&nbsp;Actress, singer, voice artist, and narrator, who played Sarah Roberts in ABC&rsquo;s&nbsp;One Life to Live</li>
</ul>
Music featured (in order):
<ul>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/QB3ILJtYTlo">Faces of the Heart</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Dave Koz</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em328ua_Lo8">No More Drama</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Mary J. Blige</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlpMupsNgEM">Erica Kane</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Aaliyah</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7OtSlk6lNc">A Little Bit of Soap</a>&nbsp;&ndash; The Jarmels</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/YMzVqP1bcI8">General Hospi-tale</a>&nbsp;&ndash; The Afternoon Delights</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b82_gf4zMM">Soap Opera</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Brandy Clark</li>
</ul>

The Colin McEnroe Show is public radio’s most eclectic, eccentric weekday program. The best way to understand us is through the subjects we tackle: Neanderthals, tambourines, handshakes, the Iliad, snacks, ringtones, punk rock, Occam’s razor, Rasputin, houseflies, zippers. Are you sensing a pattern? If so, you should probably be in treatment. On Fridays, we try to stop thinking about what kind of ringtones Neanderthals would want to have and convene a panel called The Nose for an informal roundtable about the week in culture.

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