State Representative James Talarico of Texas might have been our most requested guest last year. And he seemed to come out of nowhere.Talarico started breaking through with viral videos on TikTok and Instagram. And in those videos, he didn’t sound like your typical Democrat. He’s forthrightly Christian, quoting Scripture to defend progressive positions and challenging Christian nationalism on Christian grounds. And he is now running for Senate in Texas — in a primary field that includes U.S. Representative Jasmine Crockett — in what will be one of the most important Senate races this year.So I wanted to have Talarico on the show to talk about his faith, his politics and the way those two have come together in this attentional moment. Because he’s clearly saying things that people are hungry to hear.Mentioned:<a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374529758/thesabbath/" target="_blank">The Sabbath</a> by Rabbi Heschel“<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5GGtWMsqNE1g8oJHof9nd8?si=TUgpYgaPQhiuEjWMrBfhxQ" target="_blank">#2352 James Talarico</a>”, The Joe Rogan ExperienceCommon Sense by Thomas PaineBook Recommendations:<a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Lonesome-Dove/Larry-McMurtry/9781439195260" target="_blank">Lonesome Dove</a> by Larry McMurtry<a href="https://www.beacon.org/Jesus-and-the-Disinherited-P2449.aspx" target="_blank">Jesus and the Disinherited</a> by Howard Thurman<a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Upswing/Robert-D-Putnam/9781982129156" target="_blank">The Upswing</a> by Robert D. Putnam and Shaylyn Romney GarrettThoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at ezrakleinshow@nytimes.com.You can find transcripts (posted midday) and more episodes of “The Ezra Klein Show” at <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/ezra-klein-podcast" target="_blank">nytimes.com/ezra-klein-podcast</a>, and you can find Ezra on Twitter @ezraklein. Book recommendations from all our guests are listed at <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/ezra-klein-show-book-recs.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/article/ezra-klein-show-book-recs</a>.This episode of “The Ezra Klein Show” was produced by Marie Cascione. Fact-checking by Kate Sinclair and Mary Marge Locker. Our senior engineer is Jeff Geld, with additional mixing by Aman Sahota. Our executive producer is Claire Gordon. The show’s production team also includes Annie Galvin, Rollin Hu, Kristin Lin, Emma Kehlbeck, Michelle Harris, Jack McCordick, Marina King and Jan Kobal. Original music by Pat McCusker. Audience strategy by Kristina Samulewski and Shannon Busta. The director of New York Times Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser.
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