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 WB EZ 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 did it.

We made it to another weekend.

Coming up, Tanya James was just nominated for the National Book Award for her book, Lute.

Turns out her writing philosophy aligns very closely with nerdettes.

I mainly let delight be my guide, like what I was having fun.

But first, it's our chance to sit back and relax with two excellent humans.

With us this week, we have a comedian and writer and the host of the glamorous trash podcast, Chelsea Devontas.

Chelsea, hello.

Hi, thank you so much for having me.

Thanks for coming on.

Also, here is freelance podcast guru Christina Lopez. Hi, thank you so much for having me. Thanks for coming on. Also, here is freelance podcast

guru Christina Lopez. Christina, welcome back. Hello. Okay, so this week, the United States

Senate did away with their dress code. Majority leader Chuck Schumer said this week, senators can

wear whatever they want to work. Staffers do still have to wear like business attire.

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