Weekly Wrap: Transgender Military Ban, Chunky 'Dad' Sneakers, Plus Who Uses Twitter?

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🗓️ 26 April 2019

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

The Trump administration's ban on transgender people serving openly in the military is in effect, but how is it being felt? A new Pew study dives into who actually uses the social network Twitter. Plus, Sam calls up a fashion critic to find out why big, chunky sneakers made a comeback — particularly in the world of high fashion. Sam is joined this week by KUT reporter Ashley Lopez and Dallas Morning News reporter Lauren McGaughy.

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0:00.0	Hey y'all, this is Sam Zagbatti.
0:02.3	This week on the show, reporter for NPR member station KUT in Austin, Texas, Ashley Lopez,
0:09.6	and Dallas Morning News reporter Lauren McGowhe.
0:13.6	All right, let's find the sound.
0:17.5	Hey y'all, from NPR, I'm Sam Sanders.
0:19.6	It's been a minute, happy weekend,
0:21.7	to my listeners and to my guests who are here in Texas with me.
0:25.4	Because I'm in Texas this week in Austin.
0:28.3	And one of my favorite public radio stations, KUT,
0:31.4	joined by Ashley Lopez, reporter at KUT covering politics and healthcare.
0:35.2	Thanks for being here.
0:36.1	Hey, thanks for having me.
0:37.4	Also here with Lauren McGowhe, Dallas Morning News reporter covering Texas politics.
0:41.4	Your bio says Dallas, but you live in Austin.
0:43.4	I do, yes.
0:44.2	Thanks for joining me today.
0:45.3	Yeah, I'm really excited to be here.
0:46.5	Kind of nervous, but I'm excited.
0:47.5	Oh my god, nothing to be nervous about.
0:49.5	I mean, how can you be nervous when there's a little Billy Joel in the background for you to listen to?
0:53.5	It does help.
0:54.4	Yeah.
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