Why This Texas Democrat Is Going Viral

The Chris Cuomo Project

Chris Cuomo

News Commentary, Politics, News

4.6 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

James Talarico (Texas State Representative) joins Chris Cuomo to discuss the intersection of faith, politics, and public service. Talarico reflects on his viral Joe Rogan appearance, his progressive Christian identity, and why he believes the Democratic Party must reconnect with its moral roots. He explains his resistance to toxic online culture, how he walks the line between calling out bad ideas and respecting opponents, and what lessons he draws from both seminary and the Texas statehouse. Cuomo and Talarico also explore systemic extremism, media incentives, gerrymandering, and whether national office is the best place to make real change. Follow and subscribe to The Chris Cuomo Project on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube for new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday: https://linktr.ee/cuomoproject Join Chris Ad-Free On Substack: http://thechriscuomoproject.substack.com Support our sponsors: Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @shop.mando and get 20% off + free shipping with promo code CUOMO at shopmando.com! #mandopod Sign up for your $1 per month Shopfiy trial at http://shopify.com/chrisc Reverse hair loss with @iRestorelaser! Subscribe & Save for 25% off or more + free shipping on the iRestore REVIVE+ Max Growth Kit, and unlock HUGE savings on the iRestore Elite with the code CHRIS at https://www.irestore.com/chris ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Not going to be popular in politics by being nice, not these days, right?
0:04.7	Wrong.
0:05.4	One of the fastest growing stars in politics is somebody who is doing nothing that social media wants them to.
0:13.3	I'm Chris Cuomo.
0:14.1	Welcome to the Chris Cuomo Project, James Del Tala Rico.
0:19.5	Do you know that name?
0:21.1	I think you might.
0:22.4	You've been watching Rogan.
0:23.8	You've been watching TikTok.
0:25.8	You've been seeing this really sweet-faced young man who just seems to disarm people, no matter what the debate is, talking about faith, talking about integrity, talking about what Jesus wanted us to do, secular as well as religious, ethical, moral, no sniping, no insults.
0:48.3	And yet, he is a multi-term representative in the House in Texas.
0:55.9	He's a state-level politician who is all over national airwaves.
1:01.8	How odd, how rare.
1:04.3	I wonder why that is.
1:06.2	Want to know?
1:07.5	Listen to James Telerico, and I guarantee you,
1:11.9	at the end of this interview,
1:14.2	you are going to say one thing.
1:17.7	I wish he were my fill in the blank
1:20.9	of some high office.
1:22.8	Here is Representative Talariko,
1:25.3	proving me right.
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