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Originally Posted by swrinfla

Ages and ages ago - like maybe 60 some years - my Mother became hooked one summer on radio soaps.

She admiited that she would have been embarrassed about her "addiction," but made sure that she listened every day!

Of course, one could probably have listened only on Friday, and been as "up-to-date" as those who listened every day!

But, since she didn't believe that, I was recruited (for which you should understand, "instructed") to listen for several days when she had friends visiting, and to report "in detail" (and, for sure, in private) what had happened. And, of course, I was never, ever to let her friends know that she had even the smallest interest!

These were the 15 minutes a day soaps, the forerunners of the now lamented tv soaps.

SWR

I remember my mom telling me years ago that when As The World Turns was first shown on television in the 1950's it was on for 15 minutes. Then after a few years the episodes went to 30 minutes, but my mother didn't know that for several months. She would turn off the show after 15 minutes assuming it was over for that day. The next day she would tune in, and she couldn't understand why she was having a hard time following the plot as she unknowingly missed the last 15 minutes. My mom was among the last generation of stay at home moms, and since she didn't drive, ATWT was her way of getting away from housework and kids for a short time each day. My sisters and I didn't dare cause any problems during ATWT.