Meet the Man Who Could Flip Texas — with Rep. James Talarico (Live from SXSW)

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov

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Politics, News Commentary, News

4.4 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov host a LIVE recording of Raging Moderates, and are joined by special guest Texas Rep. James Talarico (D-TX), fresh off his Senate primary win. They discuss how he approached the campaign — which drew record Democratic turnout in the state, how he plans to approach governing if he does win a Senate seat, what his signature policies will be, and how he plans to defend himself against the onslaught of right-wing attacks coming his way — including a recent attack from President Trump. They also discuss problems facing young adults — and young men in particular — in the state of Texas, and what can be done to help those who are struggling. This event was live-streamed from the Vox Podcast Stage at SXSW in Austin, Texas on March 14, 2026. Follow Jessica Tarlov, @JessicaTarlov. Follow Prof G, @profgalloway. Follow Raging Moderates, @RagingModeratesPod. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RagingModerates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:02.0	So this past weekend was South by Southwest and Austin.
1:05.0	Scott and I were there, schmoozing with the celebs, well, mostly Scott.
1:08.2	He's very, very popular and I'm'm only, like, mid-level popular.
1:11.6	But we were promoting the show all over the place. Good news. People love us. Even better news. There's still room to grow, so that's good. And on Saturday, we had this great conversation with James Talarico. As you probably know, Tala Rico is the Texas state representative who just beat Jasmine Crockett and the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. He's a Christian seminarian, a former
1:30.2	middle school teacher, and a rich... is the Texas state representative who just beat Jasmine Crockett in the Democratic primary for the U.S.
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