Overview

• On July 18, Joe Rogan told Texas state Rep. James Talarico on his podcast that the country “needs someone who is actually a good person” and urged him to run for president.
• Talarico cautioned against treating politicians as messianic figures and argued that political transformation depends on grassroots engagement rather than a single candidate.
• During their lengthy discussion, they explored politics as a faith-like phenomenon and highlighted the value of consistent moral leadership.
• Rogan criticized Texas’s abortion restrictions, labeling them “very creepy,” and Talarico referenced his 2021 statement that biological sex exists on a spectrum of six chromosomal variations.
• The exchange generated discussion over the sway of non-traditional media endorsements in the 2025 pre-presidential environment.