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.

WBEZ is supported by Chicago Humanities, presenting its spring festival on April 27th in Lakeview

with historians Heather Cox Richardson and Timothy Snyder,

Jonathan Blitzer on Immigration,

University of Chicago professor Agnes Collard on Socrates,

and documentaries Unblocked Englewood by Chicago's Tanika Lewis Johnson,

and Beyond Closure on the 2013 Chicago Public School closures. Tickets and more conversations on arts,

culture, and current affairs at Chicago Humanities.org.

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, our selection is Laura

Worell's debut, Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm. It's about Circus Palmer, a jazz musician, and the

many women he lets down. Or, should I say, it's about a number of women of different ages and

backgrounds, and the deadbeat who connects them all, we will decide in today's discussion.

With me this month is Sonari Glinton. He's an NPR personality and podcast host. Sanari, welcome.

It's good to be with you.

Good to have you. Also, here is the host of the Daily Public Radio Show 1A jenn white jen welcome back hi greta and boo on the

lack of shared snacks well you didn't share you just ate a snack and did not share literally it just

happened i know i couldn't force it through the camera on zoom sorry fair enough fair enough

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