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.

WB.EZ is supported by Chicago Humanities, presenting its spring festival on April 27th in Lakeview

with historians Heather Cox Richardson and Timothy Snyder,

Jonathan Blitzer on Immigration,

University of Chicago Professor Agnes Collard on Socrates,

and documentaries Unblocked Englewood by Chicago's Tanika Lewis Johnson,

and Beyond Closure on the 2013 Chicago Public School closures.

Tickets and more conversations on arts, culture, and current affairs at

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From WBEZ Chicago, this is Nerdad.

I'm Greta Johnson.

We did it.

We made it to another weekend. Coming up,

Sam Reese tells us about how she liberated herself from perfectionism with her shitty craft

club. Using whatever materials you have, whatever energy you have, it's like you're putting all

this into this craft and it is what it is. And it's perfect. But first, it is our chance to sit down and unwind from the week that was with two excellent humans.

With us this week is Taylor Lorenz.

She's a columnist from The Washington Post and the author of the new book, Extremely Online,

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