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, y'all, Nourdet is on spring break this week, but we have something we are very excited to share with you.

It is an episode from a show called The Culture Study Podcast, and it is hosted by Friend of Nerdette Ann Helen Peterson.

It is a show about exploring the nooks and crannies of the culture that surrounds you.

Each week, Anne and a super smart co-host answer listeners questions about the stuff

they find interesting and perplexing.

Like, why do clothes suck now? Is Paw Patrol copaganda or is it just not that deep?

And what's the deal with everyone we know getting a divorce? The Culture Study podcast is funny,

insightful, and kind of weird, and it will help you become the most interesting

person at the party. Here it is. How would you describe a court of Thrones and Roses to someone

who has never heard of it? Okay, it's a series of Romantasy books, which means that they are

big fantasy world books, but they have a lot of romance stuff

happening in them.

And it's about a young, initially human woman who falls in love with a super sexy old fairy

daddy and he can shape shift into a lion beast thing. And the first book is

sort of beauty and the beast inflected. But after that, everything goes off the rails in a good way.

This is the culture study podcast, and I'm Anne Helen Peterson.

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