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Joe Rogan shocked much of his fanbase in July of 2025 when he encouraged James Talarico, a Democratic state representative from Texas, to run for president.

And it turns out, the rising politician's made quite the impression on state voters for his progressive views -- and for his liberal interpretation of biblical matters.

We're going to check out how the rising Democratic star is making waves within his home state ... and see what he's got planned for his future.

Talarico was born in Round Rock, Texas, and was educated in local schools before he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government from the University of Texas at Austin.

The politician continued his studies at Harvard University, and he holds a Master of Education degree from the prestigious institution.

Talarico later began working as a middle school teacher in San Antonio before he moved back to Austin in order to pursue his political interests.

By the way, in addition to his career as a politician, he's pursuing his calling as a pastor, and he's currently enrolled at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, where he's studying for a Master of Divinity degree.

Talarico, who was first elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2018 and has since repped both its 50th and 52nd districts, made waves across the nation when a video featuring him went viral in 2023.

In the clip, the politician argued against a bill that would have required the Ten Commandments to be posted in classrooms across the state, which he described as "not only unconstitutional and un-American, it's deeply un-Christian."

Talarico even quoted a Bible verse while arguing against the bill's passing, and the video of the exchange received more than a million likes on TikTok.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott ultimately signed Senate Bill 10, which requires public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, in May 2025.

One of the people who took notice of the video was Rogan, who invited Talarico to appear on his podcast ... although the politician later told Politico he thought the invitation was "a phishing scam" at first.

He described the podcast host's way of maintaining a conversation "very natural and fluid," and expressed he felt as if the show's popularity is largely due to Rogan's style of conversation.

Talarico claimed the show's host was "not loyal to either political party," and described him as "deeply skeptical of our political system" -- and he called Rogan, who described the politician as "someone who is actually a good person" on the episode, and his team "very genuine and very, very chill."

The state representative then described Rogan's willingness to speak with people from across the political spectrum as "refreshing" and floated the idea of bringing people with differing opinions together as "maybe how we can fix this democracy."

Although Talarico's focused on the politics of his home state at the moment, he could be heading to Washington, D.C. in the future, as he's floated the idea of a run for U.S. Senate.

The Texas state rep told Politico he hadn't made a solid decision regarding the run, although he described himself as "seriously considering" the possibility of continuing his political career at the national level in the future.

Talarico attributed much of his popularity with Texas Democrats to the fact that he's "very disconnected from Washington, D.C" and "not even up to date on the D.C. drama" within Democratic factions.

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte have sued Candace Owens over what they call her "invasive, dehumanizing, and deeply unjust" claims that Brigitte is secretly a man who transitioned into a woman.

In the Wednesday filing, the Macrons say the conservative commentator has caused them "substantial" reputational and economic damages due to "outlandish, defamatory, and far-fetched fictions" that Brigitte was born a man and transitioned to become female -- and stole someone's identity.

While the 219-page defamation complaint claims Owens has pushed such lies for a while, it specifically mentions a March 2024 post on X in which she wrote ... "I would stake my entire professional reputation on the fact that Brigitte Macron is in fact a man."

If a "Pretty Woman" reboot ever gets made with the roles reversed, it sounds like Travis Kelce is down for the lead part ... 'cause he joked he's pretty much Taylor Swift's "NFL hooker" already!!

Travis and his future Hall of Famer brother, Jason, shared some laughs while reviewing the 1990 movie on Wednesday's "New Heights" podcast ... when the Kansas City Chiefs superstar said he could relate to Julia Roberts' Vivian Ward, a prostitute who has a romance with successful businessman Edward Lewis, portrayed by the great Richard Gere.

Travis said he'd love to see a remake ... and even threw out an idea on how it would look.

Sara Foster says she didn't sign an NDA to attend Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's "intimate" wedding ... but, that doesn't mean she's spilling the tea about it -- keeping mum about secret guests she claims weren't photographed.

The actress was chatting with her sis on "The World's First Podcast with Erin & Sara Foster" earlier this week, during which Erin revealed she tried to call Sara multiple times during the festivities ... and, she never got a call back.

Erin asks for all the tea ... but, Sara just says the wedding was a very personal affair -- adding she doesn't get all the online hate about a group of people just attending a wedding.

Theo Von seems disillusioned with the American government right now ... arguing it feels like politicians aren't serving the people like they should be, while giving a few thoughts on the Gaza War and the Epstein files controversy.

We caught up with the comedian at LAX Thursday ... and, we asked him about what he would ask President Donald Trump if the Commander-in-Chief came back on his podcast "This Past Weekend."

Remember ... Trump went on his podcast for a chat back in August, before the election, where he dove into a whole bunch of different topics -- including a discussion about cocaine.

Khloé Kardashian’s making it crystal clear -- she’s all about embracing her natural looks these days ... a far cry from the era when she wouldn’t dare post without a heavy dose of Photoshop.

On her "Khloé in Wonder Land" podcast, the 41-year-old looked back on the filter-obsessed era -- admitting she was editing her pics so much, she basically looked like a cartoon character.

Khloé said it was a messy cycle -- she’d have pro photos heavily edited, then see unfiltered pap shots and feel like she didn’t even look like the same person in real life.

"Love Island USA" star Huda Mustafa has opened up about her painful past, revealing the shocking abuse she and her family suffered at the hands of her father ... and how, in some instances, even her own family couldn’t -- or wouldn’t -- believe her about her own experiences.

On the "Call Her Daddy" podcast, Huda explained how she was left alone with her dad for long stretches while her mom worked, hinting that much more went down behind closed doors than anyone realized. And when the truth came out? Her family refused to accept it.

Huda told host Alex Cooper that while that stings, she’s made peace with the fact that she knows the truth -- and despite everything, still watched her siblings go through their own hell with their dad.

Barack and Michelle Obama are laughing off those wild divorce rumors -- turns out the only thing splitting is their sides from all the ridiculous gossip!

The former Prez popped up on Michelle’s podcast, 'IMO' ... and if you didn’t already know they are peak couple goals, the real gem came when her brother and cohost Craig Robinson joked, "Wait, you two actually like each other?!"

It’s a hilarious watch -- Michelle playfully sighs at the rumor mill, while Barack jokes, "She took me back" ... before adding with a grin their relationship was "touch and go for a while."

Mark Geragos is going out on a limb and taking a stab at how long Diddy will spend behind bars for his recent conviction on prostitution charges ... and if he's right, Diddy will be a free man sooner rather than later.

Harvey Levin and Mark examined the next steps in the Diddy case Wednesday on the "2 Angry Men" podcast ... and the famed defense attorney explained why he thinks the judge will sentence Diddy to between 12 and 18 months behind bars.

Diddy's already spent almost 10 months in jail and he's still in custody pending sentencing ... and his time served will go towards his sentence.

The Liver King isn't letting a little restraining order stop him from apparently making Joe Rogan an offer he hopes won't be refused -- a high-priced offer to squash their feud once and for all.

Brian Johnson, AKA The Liver King, posted a video Wednesday talking about a "bully" who has a podcast in Austin. He never said Rogan's name, but the hints were pretty freakin' clear ... as he pleaded with the "bully" to invite him on the podcast, and asks for viewers' help getting attention for the event.

Oh, and their chat has to be live or posted on July 4 -- and in return, Liver King says he'll let the beef go, and he will make a massive -- if somewhat unbelievable -- donation to a charity.

Todd Chrisley's revealing one of his biggest behind-bars blowups ... and it wasn't with just any inmate. Nope, it was with the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scam ringleader himself, Rick Singer.

Just weeks after scoring a presidential pardon from Trump, Todd sat down with wife Julie on daughter Savannah’s 'Unlocked' podcast -- where he spoke about how he hit his boiling point when he caught Singer badmouthing Savannah over her taking the Bureau of Prisons to task on behalf of her dad.

Todd claimed he marched straight up to Rick and warned him he didn’t care about the consequences -- saying, "I’ll rip your head off and s*** down your neck if you talk about my child again!"

Travis Kelce is opening up on what it's like to date the most famous singer on the planet ... saying the craziest part is folks watching his every move -- meaning he can no longer relieve himself on the golf course.

Kelce chopped it up with Will Compton and Taylor Lewan on the "Bussin' With The Boys" podcast this week ... when he peeled back the curtain on his romance with Taylor Swift -- and denied they're purposely trying to get more eyeballs on them with their adventures.

"We're having fun with it, man," Kelce said. "Yeah, being a couple, dude. You already know. It gets thrown out there as it's like we're trying to seek attention every now and then. But it's like, we're just enjoying life and having fun, going to hockey games, kind of introducing her to some more of the sports world."

Lizzo’s keeping it real -- explaining that her weight loss wasn’t for fame, it was for herself ... and it’s paid off 'cause her life’s been totally leveled up.

Speaking on the 'Just Trish' podcast, the singer said she was hitting up the Met Gala carpet at her heaviest -- so size never blocked her shine. But now? She’s got that extra confidence and thinks she looks good as hell.

Lizzo said she actually believes the compliments now -- 'cause for once, she feels as good as everyone says she looks.

Khloe Kardashian just dropped a truth bomb -- saying she had more confidence before she shedded her thicker frame.

The reality star served up some realness in her latest "Khloé in Wonder Land" podcast, telling fitness influencer Whitney Simmons she was "way more confident" when she was heavier because she already knew what people were saying about her.

Continuing her truth train, KK also says all the positive attention she received after her weight loss had her worried about gaining the weight back ... 'cause she felt everyone expected that to happen.

Boston University has broken its silence on Alex Cooper's explosive claims ... issuing a statement on the controversy that read, in part, the school "has a zero-tolerance policy for sexual harassment."

The words came down from the Univ. on Thursday ... just a couple days after Cooper alleged during her "Call Her Alex" documentary that during her time as a member of the Terriers women's soccer team in the mid-2010s, her female coach was inappropriate with her.

The popular podcast host claimed the woman fixated on her and asked her prying questions about her love life. She stated there was one game the coach benched her because she refused to divulge the inner details of it all.

Vice President JD Vance is not here for the Elon Musk vs. Donald Trump beef -- calling it a "huge mistake" for the Tesla CEO to go after 47.

JD makes his viewpoint crystal clear while sitting down with Theo Von for his "This Past Weekend" podcast, released Saturday ... warning Elon's several digs at the prez are not good for America, and certainly not good for him.

He also takes issue with EM's social media claim that DJT is named in the still-secret Epstein files, arguing ... "Absolutely not. Donald Trump did absolutely nothing wrong with Jeffrey Epstein."