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. We did it. We made it to another weekend.

Coming up, as the seasons change, what should you do with the old clothes you don't want? We have to interface with the idea that once you put a physical object into the world, it's not easy to take it out.

But first, it's our chance

to kick back and relax after another weird week with us. This week we have WBEEZ Metro

reporter Adora Namibadeh. Adora, hello. Hello. Also here is Lauren Ober host of the new

podcast, the loudest girl in the World. Lauren, hi.

Hi.

Yay.

Okay, so I want to start with this ukulele situation because last week, Guitar Center teamed up with Southwest Airlines and they gave a free ukulele and a lesson to everyone on a flight from Long Beach to Honolulu.

Adora, is this your worst nightmare?

Yeah, that's not okay.

It's a hard no for me.

I'm trying to nap.

I'm trying to read a book.

Yeah, this is, it's like almost a six-hour flight.

I feel like this is one where if they did it, like, after the second beverage service with like an hour left of the flight? Maybe that would be

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