Guiding Light
Type: Book
As of November 2026, Guiding Light has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Stuff You Should Know (Nov 2025). Long-running soap opera that transitioned from radio to TV, mentioned in the context of AM radio's influence.
Guiding Light is an American daytime soap opera. It aired for 57 years on television between June 30, 1952, and September 18, 2009, but it began even earlier as a radio serial on January 19, 1937. With 72 years of radio and television runs, it is the longest-running American soap opera, ahead of General Hospital.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Nov 2025 on Stuff You Should Know |
| Author | Julia London |
| Published | 1937 |
| Publisher | Thorndike Press |
| Subjects | Soap opera, Man-woman relationships, Fiction |
| ISBN | 9781410404473 |
| Genre | Soap opera, Man-woman relationships, Fiction |
Who talks about Guiding Light on podcasts?
Guiding Light came up; the most recent mention was Nov 2025 on Stuff You Should Know.