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.

Guess who had cake for breakfast?

From WBEZ Chicago, this is Nerdette. I'm Greta Johnson. Good morning. It is Tuesday, April 7th, and I am on the floor of my bedroom closet, which means this must be another edition of Nerdette's introverts guide to the good life.

So a lot of this series has been about like finding positive feel-good distractions during these weird times.

And today we thought we would offer up some distractions of the cinematic variety.

And who better to talk about movies with than NPR's film critic Bob Mandela.

Let's all go to the lobby.

Let's all go to the lobby.

Let's all go to the lobby.

To get ourselves a treat.

Bob, how are you doing?

I'm fine.

My husband and I have a house in Tacoma here in D.C.

We have a new puppy that we got just about three months ago.

So she's ecstatic to have us around all the time and is getting a very misleading idea of what life is going to be

like with us. But that part of it is kind of fine. You're doing okay too, I assume.

I am doing okay. Yeah, I live alone, but I do have a cat and a dog who are great company.

I'm sorry, that is not alone. No, I'm outnumbered,

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