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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From WBEZ Chicago, this is Nerdette.

I'm Greta Johnson.

And I'm Trisha Bobita, and I want to know Greta Johnson. What are you wearing? Yo, this is a cape. This is Nerdette. I'm Greta Johnson. And I'm Trisha Bobita and I want to know Greta Johnson. What are you wearing?

Yo, this is a cape. This is new. It is new. I just got it in the mail yesterday. I was inspired by our time hanging out with Kelly McHavers a couple of weeks ago. Oh, hang on. I'm going to set it down. There's going to be a foliarist pantomimes.

For those of you who don't know who Kelly is, she is the host of all things considered on NPR. And she has a podcast called Embedded. She is a wonderful human and we got to spend some time with her a couple of weeks ago.

Squad goals. Hashtag squad goals. We love Kelly. Squad goals. She was wearing a cape that I kept accidentally calling a poncho.

I did not make such a mistake because I want everything to be a cape always.

She just kept like swooshing it over her shoulder in this really magical way and I was like, I need to get me one of those.

And now look at you.

And it came in the mail yesterday and here we are. All right, down to business.

Our guest this week is a bit of a superhero.

I bet she has a cape or two in her arm. She probably does.

I could picture her with a cape.

Costume closet.

Yes.

E-viewing is one of my favorite people on the internet.

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