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 Nerdad. I'm Greta Johnson.

Hope you're hanging in and taking care.

I just wanted to drop a quick note into the feed to ask y'all for a little favor. The news has been really, really heavy

lately, and we decided we want to take a step back this week and listen to you. How are you

coping? What are you thinking about? We know this is an extremely confusing time and we want to make

sure that your voices are being heard. So leave us a voicemail. Tell us what's going on with you and what

you're thinking about and how you're feeling. If you want to just scream into the podcast void,

that is totally cool. If you want to share a little bit of hope or delight with us, that would be lovely.

We just want to make sure that this is a space where you can express yourself and feel like

you're part of a community. If you've never recorded yourself on your phone before,

don't worry, it is super easy. You just find the voice memos app that is usually the most difficult

part. And then you hit record and spill your guts and then email the file to nerdat podcast at gmail.com. Don't worry. It doesn't have to be perfect. Our producer, Anna, is very good at editing. I can say that from personal experience because she edits me all the freaking time. And also, I just wanted to say if you want to be a part of another really supportive

space this week, don't forget about our Facebook group. It's called Nerdat Headquarters. It is a

truly lovely space. You'll have already been chiming in with just some really wonderful messages.

You can join us there at Facebook.com slash groups slash nerdat HQ. All right, that's it for now.

See you all on Friday.

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