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.

From WBEZ Chicago, this is Nerdette.

I'm Greta Johnson. We made it to another weekend. And in the delightful month of February, no less. Coming up, we'll get the lowdown on what's happening with book bans lately. There really is a fight about what should our society look like. How should our children be educated? What does it mean to be a good

citizen? And we don't agree on those things. Plus, a whole new series all about nerdy jobs. First up,

knitting pattern designers. You could learn something new about knitting every day for your life

and never learn at all. But first, it's our chance to discuss all the weird and wonderful things from the week that was.

With us today, we have two of my favorite coworkers.

Patrick Smith is a criminal justice reporter at WB.EZ. Pat, hello.

Hey, Greta.

We also have Mariah Wolfel, who's a political reporter at WB.E.Z.

Maria, hello.

Hello.

Okay, so I want to start again this week with Spotify, actually, because a growing list of musicians and podcasters and doctors and some users are fired up because the streaming service is continuing to allow Joe Rogan to spread COVID vaccine misinformation.

Spotify did issue a statement. They promised to flag any content that has to do with COVID-19 and, like, direct listeners to official sources about the virus.

Roxanne Gay has pulled her podcast off the platform. She is not the only person.

I, myself, am a very smug Apple

music user. I have been for quite some time. Usually I'm not that smug about it, though.

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