The Mystery of Talarico's DISAPPEARANCE, and Ari Emanuel on Secrets of Hollywood, the Value of "Rage," and Meghan Markle | Ep. 1415

October 9, 2026

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The Mystery of Talarico's Disappearance, and Ari Emanuel on Secrets of Hollywood

Texas Senate candidate James Talarico hasn't been seen in public for 13 days. The Democrat, who was leading incumbent Ken Paxton in the polls and had a 63% chance of winning according to election forecasters, vanished from the campaign trail at the most critical moment of the race—less than a month before election day, in a contest that could help determine control of the U.S. Senate.

The last confirmed sighting of Talarico was September 26th, when he appeared at a campaign event in Texas. Two days later, he attended a fundraiser in New York City headlined by Robert De Niro. On September 30th, he was scheduled to appear in person at a U.S. Hispanic Business Council event in Texas, but instead appeared virtually, claiming he had been diagnosed with the flu. "I was starting to feel kind of under the weather a few days ago and last night it got so bad that I went to the urgent care here in Dallas," he said. Since that virtual appearance, there has been no proof of life—no social media video, no public event, no photograph.

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1 (04:51) **The Mystery of James Talarico's Disappearance** - Megyn Kelly introduces the story of Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, who has vanished from the campaign trail for 13 days in the crucial final weeks of a tight race.
2 (12:16) **Theories and Speculation: Mental Breakdown or Something Else?** - Megyn Kelly presents unconfirmed theories from a Republican strategist and President Trump about what might have happened to the missing candidate.
3 (16:57) **Michigan Senate Debate: Israel, Terror Ties, and "Birthing People"** - Kelly analyzes the debate between El-Sayed and Mike Rogers, questioning whether traditional Republican attacks on Israel and radical ties will still resonate with today's electorate.
4 (30:54) **New York AG Debate: A Rising Star vs. Tish James** - Kelly discusses the New York Attorney General debate, highlighting the contrast between the polished Republican challenger and the flat-footed incumbent.
5 (38:46) **New Texts Destroy Jane Doe's Credibility in the Cornell 8 Case** - Megyn Kelly reveals newly surfaced texts from Jane Doe that she says completely undermine her sexual assault claims against the Cornell students.
6 (45:09) **Jane Doe's Police Statement Further Undermines Her Case** - Kelly reads highlights from Jane Doe's voluntary statement to police, pointing out details that prove she was not "physically helpless," the legal standard for the charges.
7 (54:23) **Ari Emanuel on Being a "Ride or Die" Agent** - Hollywood super agent Ari Emanuel joins the show to discuss his new memoir, "Roll the Calls," and his philosophy on loyalty and representation.

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Show Notes

Megyn Kelly discusses the breaking news that James Talarico has been missing from the campaign trial for nearly two weeks, the last time he was even seen on video 10 days ago, the chatter in Texas that he may have been in a mental health facility, the best moments from the Michigan senate debate, who Abdul El-Sayed really is, the breakdown of how foreign policy and immigration will play in the race between Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers, Letitia James’ GOP opponent in the attorney general race crushing her on the debate stage, James' terrible answers on Cornell and past AGs, the way the corporate media purposely avoided reporting certain Jane Doe texts didn’t exist, why these bombshell Jane Doe texts about “our body, our choice” should be the end of the story, and more. Then Ari Emanuel, author of "Roll the Calls," joins to discuss the incredible stories of “rage” that helped Ari overcome his dyslexia in his childhood, his rise in Hollywood to one of the most powerful people in the business, how Emanuel tried to get Biden to drop out of the presidential race in 2024, how Jeffrey Katzenberg failed to deliver what he said politically, Ari's support for his brother Rahm as a potential candidate in 2028, what really happened the time the superagent tried to sign her, what happened after NBC and how things could have gone differently, Hollywood stories about Meghan Markle, Oprah, Larry David, and many others, the reason Megyn doesn't want an agent now, and more.

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