I'm Natalie Moore. I fell in love with soap operas when I was just five years old, and I still

watch them. Their television's longest scripted series and have zero reruns. Now let me tell you,

soap operas aren't just some silly art form. They are significant. In this season of making,

Stories Without End from WBEZ Chicago, join me as I share how the genre began, their social impact, and why these stories endure.

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Hey, nerds, this is Nerdette Recaps Game of Thrones. I'm Greta Johnson. I'm Tricia Bobita, and we're joined by Peter Sagle, who's to blame for this entire thing. It's his fault. It is my fault and my doing. I'm rubbing my hands evilly.

We all do it in front of the mic. Oh, that's good. That's actually some pretty good sound there. Yeah. So we assume you're here because you've watched the season 5 premiere of Game of Thrones,

as have we.

And listener, if you haven't watched season 5, episode one of Game of Thrones, get out of here

because we are going to spoil it terribly for you.

We're going to hammer it like tenderizing a steak.

It'll be absolutely unrecognizable by the time we're done with it.

We've got lots of thoughts, so let's get right to it. But before we

dive into the Seven Kingdoms, we want to let our Chicago listeners know there's still a few

tickets available to come see Nerdette Live at the Cards Against Humanity headquarters on April

21st. Some of our favorite comedians and storytellers will perform, we'll do live interviews and

play some games, come play with us. Oh, and you get a free beer that's worth mentioning. Don't you

guys want to see what Cards Against Humanities workspace looks like? I mean, do they work? What happens

there? I'll give you a hint. There's a room full of Legos. Come hang out with us. You can get tickets

at nerdatpodcast.com slash events. I will be king

And you, you will be queen

Nothing will drive them away

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