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 you know, back when I was a kid, there were some, like, super awesome science shows on TV, like this one. And this one.

And this one. And this one right, Patmore, through the magic scuba. Al-a-N-Austral.

I'm on the magic scuba. And this one.

What's the story, Wishbone?

What's this your dreamin of?

Okay, okay, okay.

Wishbone is not actually about scientists.

It's about a very charming Jack Russell Terrier who like literally dives into

old books to reenact stories

for children. It's still a

really good show and I kind of miss it a lot.

But I'm here to tell you that nowadays there's actually

a really great new

kids science show that's out. It's on Netflix and it's called Brainchild.

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