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. Listen, wherever you get your podcast.

From WBEZ Chicago, this is Nerdette. I'm Greta Johnson. It's Tuesday, July 21st, and I am still on the floor

of my bedroom closet, which means this is another edition of Nerdette's introverts guide to the

Good Life. So, ever since 1975, back when Jaws came out, Hollywood has been banking hard on the idea of the summer blockbuster.

And audiences love it.

Welcome to Jurassic Park.

And I mean, think about it.

When it's 90 degrees who doesn't want to, like, sit in an excessively air-conditioned room

and eat snacks in the dark for several hours while watching a big,

loud, bright, thrilling movie. But the pandemic has totally thrown summer movie season for a loop.

Lots of movies are going straight to streaming. We've got our Judd Apatow's and our Charlize

the Rones and our Will Ferrells. But which streaming movies are going straight to streaming. We've got our Judd Apatow's and our Charlize Therones and our

Will Ferrells. But which streaming movies are really worth your time? And what will the pandemic

mean for the film industry? And are we ever actually going to see Tenet the big budget

Christopher Nolan sci-fi flick scheduled to come out in August. Will we ever

see that on the big screen where it is meant to be seen? Well, the answer to that question may

actually be never. We just found out that that film has been delayed indefinitely, but there's still

a lot more to discuss. And here to talk us through it is Eliana Docterman. She writes about movies and pop culture and feminism for time.

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