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.

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From WBEZ Chicago, this is Nerdette.

I'm Tricia Bobita.

And I'm Greta Johnson.

This week on the podcast, it is all about the ladies. We have homework from Stacey Schiff. She's a Pulitzer Prize-winning nonfiction author. Her latest book is called The Witches and it's about the Salem Witch Trials. She'll tell us about a series of books that she can't put down and that keep kind of popping up in conversations I've been having, too.

We will also get extra credit homework from Sloan Crosley, who is another delightful author.

Greta, do you have the song ready? I want to hear the song. I need to hear the song to get in the mood for this conversation.

Please play the song. I'm a single lady. I want a single lady. Now put your hands up.

Up in a club.

Just broke up.

I'm doing my own little flame.

You decided to dip you.

And I give on a trip.

But another brother noticed me.

I shouldn't even say that.

No.

Don't even joke.

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