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.

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From WBEZ Chicago, I'm Greta Johnson, and this is the Nerdat Book Club. It's just like a regular book club, except you don't have to share your snacks. This month's book is Molly McGee's

very strange debut novel, Jonathan Abernathy, you are kind. It is about Jonathan, a young

white guy who takes on a super weird job entering and editing the dreams

of middle class workers because it's part of a federal debt relief program. That is all I'm

going to say for now. If you have not read the book and you don't want to know what happens,

go back and listen to our author interview, which is spoiler-free and it is in the feed.

If you have read the book or you don't care and you just want to know

what's going down, welcome. We are glad to have you. I'm very excited to introduce you to this

month's guests. With us, we have Maya Lau, the host of the personal finance podcast, other people's

pockets. Maya, welcome to the show. Thank you. Thanks for having me. Also here is Nick Qua, a podcast critic for Vulture.

Nick, welcome back. I'm sorry. I was promised snacks. Well, no, it's a B.Y.O. Snack

situation, my friend. Well, I'm going to be very hungry for the next half of all right now. Okay. Well,

we'll make it work. I think we should just start this off with a voicemail. Here is Katrina in Chicago.

Hi, Nardette.

I'm reading Jonathan Abernathy.

You are kind.

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