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.

Listen, wherever you get your podcast.

From WBEZ Chicago, this is Nerdad. I'm Greta Johnson. We did it. We made it to another weekend. Coming up, we visited a silent book club at a lesbian bar here in Chicago, and it was just as magical as you can imagine.

Come in, nobody's going to bother you, read what you want, stay as long as you want. Talk to whoever or dull. That's fight with

us. But first, let's sit back and unwind from the week that was with two excellent humans with

us this week are two of my esteemed colleagues. We have the host of the rundown podcast in the

afternoons, Erin Allen. Aaron, welcome back. Thank you, cousin. I'm, I'm channeling the bear.

Yes, chef. I'm, I'm channeling the bear. Yes, chef.

Also here is WBEZ Metro reporter and the host of the morning rundown, Adora Namigade.

Adora, welcome back to the show.

Thank you so much.

So it has been a while since we played Burdener Delight.

And between this cold weather and a couple of other stories, I think we are due.

So I want to start with the cold here in Chicago.

We had several consecutive days of sub-zero temperatures.

But it's been cold across the United States.

I do understand that like at first glance, this is maybe just obvious burden to y'all.

And that's totally fair.

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