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, this is Nerdette.

I'm Greta Johnson.

It is here.

We are in June of the year 2021. Happy pride. Happy almost solstice. Happy Friday, of course. Today's episode is a little more

on the PG-13 side than normal. Our favorite Orthodox Jewish sex therapist stops in to tell us

about her new book, Sex Points. What I want women to leave

feeling is that they have control over their sex life in a way they may not have felt like they

had before. And then, linguist John McCorder unpacks the history of some of the most satisfying

swears. Fuck. Part of the reason that one has really gotten out there is because it's pleasing to say. It's almost like a good, good crisp little piece of candy.

But first, it's our panel on The Week That Was with us, our two excellent humans. First up is Rico Gagliano, a writer and host of the new film podcast from the streaming service Mooby. It's called the Mooby Podcast. Rico, hey.

Hello, I'm so delighted to be talking with you after

many years apart. Many years. Yes. And making her nerd at debut, it is Areseli Gomez-Aldana, a reporter

and weekend anchor at WB EZ. Erselli. Hello. Hello. And I'm first-time panelists, long-time

listener. Oh, love that. Okay. So panelist, long-time listener.

Oh, love that.

Okay, so this week, I think we should start with this entire, like, cyber attack situation.

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