# Is James Talarico Really the Democrats' Next Star? (ft. Eric Metaxas & Eric Shawn)

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Podcast: [Will Cain Country](https://stenobird.com/podcast/will-cain-country-2583534)
Published: 2026-06-04T19:00:00+00:00
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Texas Democrats have found their darling in State Representative James Talarico, but are his policies really as mainstream as they want you to believe? Author Eric Metaxas joins Will to pick apart what lies behind Talarico’s carefully curated public image, and share some of the American Revolution’s most fascinating untold stories, as featured in his new book “REVOLUTION.”Plus, FOX Nation Host Eric Shawn joins the show to explore the Mafia’s roots in the U.S., and preview his new FOX Nation specials, “Gotti’s Guy,” and “Stories of the American Mafia.”Subscribe to ‘Will Cain Country’ on YouTube here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch Will Cain Country!⁠⁠⁠Follow ‘Will Cain Country’ on X (⁠⁠⁠@willcainshow⁠⁠⁠), Instagram (⁠⁠⁠@willcainshow⁠⁠⁠), TikTok (⁠⁠⁠@willcainshow⁠⁠⁠), and Facebook (⁠⁠⁠@WillCainNews)Follow Will on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@WillCain⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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