LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED: War of the Roses Comment Call

LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED: War of the Roses Comment Call

From Johnjay & Rich: After Words by iHeartRadio

March 19, 2026 · 11 min

About this episode

The episode discusses a controversial War of the Roses segment involving a husband who crossdresses and the mixed reactions it elicited.

WARNING! Today's War of the Roses involved a husband who revealed that he was Crossdressing, but heterosexual and not cheating on his wife. As a group, we collectively suggested MARRIAGE counseling and did not take one side or the other on anything involving gender identity due to the radio show being a neutral entertainment space. However, we did not condone the language the wife was using at her own husband and stood up against any "hateful" language. The reaction was mixed with some thinking we took one viewpoint on one side of the political spectrum and others think we took the opposite viewpoint.  However this caller was persistent, and used hateful language... so Stew Pidasso and the gang had a little fun and tried to remind him that JJR is just a radio show presented wit inquiries for advice and we keep neutral and entertaining as best as we can. In fact, our entire cast has different opinions, worldviews, and political affiliations from each other and yet collectively wanted to take a moment to address this guy with humor and satire to avoid heavier, angrier feelings. If you see it from a comedy lens and heard War of the Roses this morning, knowing there was nothing…

People in this episode

Host: Stew Pidasso

Topics covered

  • crossdressing
  • marriage counseling
  • gender identity
  • hateful language
  • comedy
  • neutrality

Keywords

  • War of the Roses
  • crossdressing
  • marriage counseling
  • gender identity
  • hateful language
  • comedy
  • neutrality

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