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 WB EZ Chicago.

Join me as I share how the genre began, their social impact, and why these stories endure.

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From WBEZ Chicago, this is Nerdette.

I'm Greta Johnson.

We made it to another weekend coming up.

We're going to hear from someone who literally wrote an entire book all about sweat.

Everybody's always hating on sweat. And, you know, I think we all need a little perspiration pep talk. And then we'll unpack the nature of a really good scam. They're called scam artists or con artists for a reason.

Like there isn't art to it.

And it does require a confidence and a charisma.

And, you know, it's the same thing that we value in successful CEOs and leaders.

But first, it's our panel on the week that was.

With us this week, we've got Jacoby Cochran.

He's the host of the

CityCast Chicago podcast. Jacoby, hey. Hey, thanks for having me back. Those first two topics

on day. Interesting as hell. Good. I'm glad you think so. That means I made a good sell, right?

We also have with us WBEZ political reporter Maria Wolf. Maria, hello. Hey, thanks for having me back

too. So a huge

story from this week, obviously, was the release of new COVID guidance from the CDC. They kind of

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