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. Hey, Greta here. Did you know,

Nerdette is officially 10 years old? I know I can't believe it either. We are celebrating with a very

special episode of the show coming up next Friday. And we would love to hear from you. Leave us a voicemail. You could sing happy birthday. You could tell us about your favorite episode. You could just tell us why you like Nerdat. We would love to hear from you. Record yourself on your phone and then email the file to Nerdat podcast at gmail.com. Thanks.

From WBEZ Chicago, this is Nerdette. I'm Greta Johnson. We did it. We made it to another weekend.

Coming up, Jamie Loftus tells us about how she spent the summer of 2021 driving across the country,

eating four hot dogs a day. And then I had a peanut butter and jelly hot dog once, and that was pretty unpleasant. But first, it's our chance to sit back and

unwind from the week that was with two excellent humans. With us this week is the co-host of the

Crooked Media podcast X-ray Vision and a writer on the new freebie show Primo, Jason Concepcion. Jason,

hello. Hello, thanks for having me.

Thanks for coming on. Also here is scholar, community organizer, author, and all around excellent

nerd Eve Ewing, Eve. Hello. Hi, I'm here at two of my faves. Oh, yay. This is so much fun.

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