Oct 10, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min · 16 segments
"Jack Riccardi show...talks Talarico's AWOL campaign might still win, do we still need debates, livestreaming firing squads, special guest includes Dr. Willie Ng on ICE and The Dish."
Might have a little bit of news about, uh, what's going on with this, uh, Talarico disappearance, the 12 days of Jimless, as we call it.
Um, where has the Democratic nominee for Senate been? I was just talking to our executive producer, Elaine.
And Elaine was telling me, uh, that she had a call from the Talarico campaign, and, uh, they wanted...
Uh, they were trying to get the word out that he's doing this show on CNN on Wednesday night with Erin Burnett, like a town hall kinda show.
And, um, so Elaine played along like, "Oh, so he's, he's okay?" And the campaign lady was like, "Oh, yeah, he's, he's, like, coming along.
And, um, there was some other stuff, but that might be the next time he is, uh, seen in the public, unless he reemerges or emerges sooner.
How could he go off the campaign trail for 12 days? Uh, Spencer Pratt, the former LA mayoral candidate, is speculating that he's in a mental institution, but offers no evidence of that.
Uh, I was talking to somebody today who's convinced that he is dropping out of the race.
I think they took him off the campaign trail to cool him down on the trans issue.
Because if you look around the country at the Senate races and the House races, um, Democrats are walking back the trans position.
Might have a little bit of news about, uh, what's going on with this, uh, Talarico disappearance, the 12 days of Jimless, as we call it.
Um, where has the Democratic nominee for Senate been? I was just talking to our executive producer, Elaine.
And Elaine was telling me, uh, that she had a call from the Talarico campaign, and, uh, they wanted...
Uh, they were trying to get the word out that he's doing this show on CNN on Wednesday night with Erin Burnett, like a town hall kinda show.
And, um, so Elaine played along like, "Oh, so he's, he's okay?" And the campaign lady was like, "Oh, yeah, he's, he's, like, coming along.
And, um, there was some other stuff, but that might be the next time he is, uh, seen in the public, unless he reemerges or emerges sooner.
How could he go off the campaign trail for 12 days? Uh, Spencer Pratt, the former LA mayoral candidate, is speculating that he's in a mental institution, but offers no evidence of that.
Uh, I was talking to somebody today who's convinced that he is dropping out of the race.
I think they took him off the campaign trail to cool him down on the trans issue.
Because if you look around the country at the Senate races and the House races, um, Democrats are walking back the trans position.
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