Weekly Wrap: Transgender Rights, Netflix Rom-Coms, Halloween Candy

It’s Been A Minute : Weekly Wrap: Transgender Rights, Netflix Rom-Coms, Halloween Candy Image
It’s Been A Minute : Weekly Wrap: Transgender Rights, Netflix Rom-Coms, Halloween Candy Image

Weekly Wrap: Transgender Rights, Netflix Rom-Coms, Halloween Candy

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It’s Friday. Sam’s loneliness is killing him, so he’s joined by podcast maker and journalist Julia Furlan and Stacey Vanek Smith, host of NPR’s The Indicator podcast. The Trump administration may seek to limit the federal government’s definition of “sex” — potentially allowing for the rollback of protections for transgender people under federal civil rights law. Plus, Sam looks at the success of Netflix’s “Summer of Love” and wonders if it could revive the romantic-comedy genre in film.