005 General Hospital: Why It Really Was The Days of Our Lives

🛋️ In This Episode:

Before there was prestige TV and streaming queues, there was General Hospital — and for Michelle and Cherie, it was basically background noise to their childhood. But who knew they had this much to say about it?

From the infamous Ice Princess weather machine plotline to the time Luke and Laura’s wedding pulled in 30 million viewers, the sisters dive into why General Hospital — and soap operas in general — were such a massive pop culture force. There’s also confusion over swapped actors, a nod to Port Charles (remember that?), and a very important PSA about what “soap opera” actually means.

📺 What You'll Hear:

• Why their mom is basically the third host of this episode
• The soapiest tropes: secret twins, romantic musical chairs, and everyone sleeping with everyone
• Stars who got their start in soaps: John Stamos, Demi Moore, Rick Springfield, Meghan Markle, and more
• Actor swapping chaos: “Wait, who’s that supposed to be? LAURA?!”
• The surprisingly real legacy of General Hospital in pop culture today
• A mini history lesson on where the term “soap opera” came from (yes, it involves actual soap)

💬 Favorite Quotes:

“I need to call Mom back and tell her, you know what? I am scarred for life.”

“Laura Baldwin Webber Cassadine Spencer Corinthos Quartermaine... or something like that.”

“Do people still watch soap operas? Well, Mom does. But she doesn’t know how to listen to podcasts.” 😅

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