Making: Stories Without End podcast

Making: Stories Without End

Making: Stories Without End takes you on a journey to learn about daytime soap operas and their broad reach on television.

Making: Stories Without End takes you on a journey to learn about daytime soap operas and their broad reach on television.

 

#53

A new era for daytime soaps operas: Beyond the Gates

A Chicago woman, Irna Phillips, birthed the daytime serial — and a Chicago woman, Michele ... more

20 May 2025

38 MINS

38:22

20 May 2025


#52

Behind the curtain at ‘Days of Our Lives’: The lights, the sets, the pink coat

Go behind the scenes at Days of Our Lives in Burbank, California. Hear from actors, set de... more

13 May 2025

19 MINS

19:14

13 May 2025


#51

TV wouldn’t be TV without soap operas

Without soaps, we wouldn’t have melodramas or reality shows. Without soaps, we wouldn’t ha... more

06 May 2025

29 MINS

29:34

06 May 2025


#50

Soaps take the lead on nuanced storylines about queer life

Before the mainstreaming of Ellen and the hit show Will and Grace, soaps did their best to... more

29 Apr 2025

33 MINS

33:34

29 Apr 2025


#49

Black actors don’t want to be your sidekick

From Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee on The Guiding Light to the first Black super-couple, Jesse ... more

22 Apr 2025

40 MINS

40:03

22 Apr 2025


#48

In the world of soaps, women’s issues take front-burner status

Irna Phillips created the cliff-hanger in broadcast storytelling and perfected the serial ... more

15 Apr 2025

34 MINS

34:19

15 Apr 2025


#47

Meet Irna Phillips: The Queen of Daytime

Soap operas have long been trivialized as low-brow women’s entertainment. Even the term “s... more

08 Apr 2025

21 MINS

21:42

08 Apr 2025


#46

TRAILER: Stories Without End

Soap operas are the foundation of American television storytelling.
 
 From early ... more

06 Mar 2025

02 MINS

02:27

06 Mar 2025


#45

Making Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison is widely considered one of America’s greatest writers. She published 11 nov... more

21 Mar 2024

39 MINS

39:50

21 Mar 2024


#44

Making Fred Hampton

“I don’t believe I’m going to die slipping on a piece of ice. I don’t believe I’m going to... more

29 Feb 2024

42 MINS

42:43

29 Feb 2024


#43

Maya Angelou: Going from Strength to Strength

In just 86 years Maya Angelou lived dozens of lives. 
 
 Perhaps best known for he... more

18 Jan 2024

34 MINS

34:39

18 Jan 2024


#42

Making Derrick Rose

“Why can’t I be MVP of the league?” Derrick Rose said.
 
 With unimpressive statis... more

14 Dec 2023

42 MINS

42:53

14 Dec 2023


#41

Rihanna: Mother and Mogul

With 36 billion streams on Spotify, 14 No. 1 hits and 9 Grammys, Rihanna is regarded as on... more

16 Nov 2023

39 MINS

39:06

16 Nov 2023