Ep. 1854 - Why Did James Talarico Disappear For 10 Days?

October 12, 2026

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James Talarico, the Democratic Senate candidate in Texas who polls show could become the first Democrat elected to the Senate from the state in nearly four decades, vanished from the campaign trail for ten days in early October — and his explanations keep shifting. On September 26th, he attended the State Fair of Texas. On September 28th, he may have attended a fundraiser in New York with Robert De Niro. Then on September 30th, he appeared via Zoom for an interview with the U.S. Hispanic Business Council, claiming he had just been diagnosed with the flu at an urgent care in Dallas. "I'm running a fever and I'm my most contagious right now," he said, insisting he couldn't risk getting someone's grandmother sick. The moderator noted that Talarico "looks a hell of a lot better" than someone with a severe flu. Then Talarico disappeared completely — no in-person events from October 1st through October 8th, no further Zoom appearances, and his campaign went silent about his condition.

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1 Timestamped Outline: Why Did James Talarico Disappear For 10 Days?
2 (00:00) **Episode Introduction & Special Announcement** - Walsh announces a free YouTube special on the Russian Revolution and sets up the mystery of Talarico's disappearance
3 (00:44) **The Timeline: Talarico's Last Public Appearances** - Walsh lays out the factual sequence of events from September 26 to September 30
4 (01:32) **The Zoom Call: Talarico Claims Flu, But Looks Fine** - Walsh plays the clip of Talarico explaining his absence and questions its authenticity
5 (03:24) **Walsh's Character Assessment of Talarico** - Walsh argues Talarico is a patronizing, phony candidate
6 (04:45) **The Disappearance: October 1-8** - Talarico vanishes from all campaign events for over a week
7 (05:14) **Volunteer's Diabetes Explanation** - A campaign volunteer tries to explain the absence by citing Talarico's type 1 diabetes

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Guests on this episode

James Talarico Spencer Pratt Abdul El-Sayed

Show Notes

The Democrats are sending their worst. Their worst aren't even showing up.

Ep. 1854

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