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.

Hello, you're listening to Nerdette from WBEZ in Chicago.

I'm Greta Johnson.

And I'm Trisha Bobita.

Before we jump in, a friendly reminder.

We are still doing a Game of Thrones recap every week with Peter Segel.

He is the host of Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me.

If like us, you're watching Game of Thrones every Sunday night.

Or maybe even on Monday mornings. Good morning mornings, for those of us who like to go to bed early. You can join us each Monday as we meet up with Peter to discuss what's what and who's who in the seven kingdoms.

That's a bonus episode each week to this, our regular show.

And in our regular show, you hear many different things, right?

Like nerd confessions and homework from special guests.

And you get to know Great Lady Nerds of History.

This week, we're talking about Rosie the Riveter. I love that bicep. That's all in addition to our interview this week with Jatia

Taylor. She is a non-proliferation technical specialist at Argonne National Labs. This may or may not mean

that she is, in fact, saving the world kind of all of the time. We'll talk to her about what it means when your job title includes the word non-proliferation. And we'll talk to her

about one of her other passions, which is getting kids, especially girls, excited about science.

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