Hurricane Harvey, Transgender Military Ban Pt. 2, Heavy Flow Dispatcher, Guest Louis Peitzman

Hurricane Harvey, Transgender Military Ban Pt. 2, Heavy Flow Dispatcher, Guest Louis Peitzman

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This week, Bryan and Erin recap the disaster in Texas and Taylor Swift’s big new song. Then, they discuss Trump’s pardon of America’s most racist sheriff, the new developments in the transgender military ban, and a 911 dispatcher who was fired for her heavy flow. Buzzfeed entertainment editor Louis Peitzman joins in to talk about his biggest article, inadvertent body shaming, and the Edward Albee casting controversy. This episode is sponsored by ModCloth (www.modcloth.com code: SHADE), NatureBox (www.naturebox.com/SHADE), Lyft (www.lyft.com/SHADE), and Away (www.awaytravel.com/shade code: shade).