James Talarico, a Texas state rep. and seminary student, is gaining fans in a party desperate for new leaders.

State Rep. James Talarico, a Democrat based in Austin, continued his schedule of news media interviews, sitting down with popular podcast host Joe Rogan to discuss how his Christian views contradict those of the religiously conservative politicians leading Texas.

Texas Democrat James Talarico joins Morning Joe after his viral moment on Joe Rogan's podcast where Rogan told him to run for president. Talarico, a rising Democratic voice and aspiring preacher, explains why he’s reaching out to unlikely audiences,