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, this is Nerd Ed. I'm Greta Johnson. We did it. We made it to another weekend. Coming up,

New York Times reporter Alexandra Alter tells us about her recent story about how Goodreads

users are review bombing books before they're even out. And so there are thousands of five-star

ratings for George R. Martin's Wins of Winter, which has no release date. Plus, we have a winner

for our 10th anniversary cake decorating contest. But first, it's our chance to sit back, relax,

and unwind from the week that was with two excellent humans with us this week. We have the co-hosts

of the podcast just between us, Gabe Dunn and Alison Raskin. Hello, you too. Hello.

So I think we should start by talking about a new trend that is wreaking havoc at concerts. Now,

of course, there has always been the thing of like girls throwing bras on their stage at concerts

or whatever, but there have been multiple instances

where fans have thrown objects at artists while they're performing on stage.

...