Joe Rogan is not the kingmaker he thinks he is. The man who once mocked gender ideology now fawns over a Texas progressive who believes there are six biological sexes. Must have been some strong weed that day.
Democratic State Rep. James Talarico sat across from Joe Rogan and spun a yarn so ridiculous it bordered on science fiction. But instead of pushing back or even raising an eyebrow, Rogan looked visibly impressed. The Texas lawmaker rattled off a list of chromosomal variations—single X, XXY, XYY, and XXXY—and declared them really common. In his telling, these rare genetic disorders weren’t medical conditions but proof that there are six biological sexes. According to Talarico, sex is no longer binary; it’s a spectrum.
To this I say, Texas gave us brisket and boots; it did not give us six sexes.
If the Texas rep cares, I have a whole category dedicated to this topic called The XX Files.
Also, there’s this….
This Texas House Democrat said the Bible supports homosexuality & abortion on Joe Rogan’s podcast…
Of course, he doesn’t provide any biblical evidence to his claims. He just shares his opinions…
— Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) July 19, 2025
But as far as the six sexes claim, this isn’t the first time he’s floated that idea. In 2021, Talarico made headlines for advocating the same theory during a state education committee hearing. But now, seated in Rogan’s studio, with an even bigger audience, he gave the same speech. Only this time, the host ate it up. Rather than challenge him, Rogan praised the young lawmaker and suggested he should run for president. It seems that all it takes these days is declaring biological reality outdated to qualify for a higher office.
Democratic Texas state Rep. James Talarico — who once asserted that “there are six” sexes — left Joe Rogan so impressed Friday that the popular podcast host urged the young lawmaker to “run for president.”
Talarico, 36, earned the comedian’s seal of approval near the end of a lengthy “Joe Rogan Experience” interview where the teacher-turned-politician discussed his Christian faith, Democratic roots and several state and national policy issues.
“You need to run for president,” Rogan told Talarico, who represents the Lone Star State’s 50th District. “We need someone who is actually a good person.” – New York Post
Apparently all it takes to win Joe Rogan over is a three-hour conversation and a calm voice. To be fair, he did have Donald Trump on the show too, but most of us already knew where Trump stood. MAGA did not need a podcast to explain itself.
Talarico, who also happens to be a seminarian student, may be well-versed in theology, but he’s clearly out of his depth in science. He took a handful of rare intersex conditions, real but extremely uncommon, and used them to argue that there are six sexes. It’s the same activist rhetoric dressed up as academic insight, and it keeps getting recycled by people who hope no one actually looks into the science. Spoiler: real scientists already have, and they aren’t buying it.
So let’s stop right here and do a little digging on this “six sexes” claim Rep. Talarico insists is modern science.
Actually, kid—here’s what science really says (maybe fact-check between sermons next time).
Talarico rattled off a list of rare chromosomal disorders—XO, XXY, XYY, XXXY—and called them “really common.” They’re not. These are medically classified as disorders of sexual development (DSDs), not new sexes. They affect a tiny percentage of the population and involve irregularities in chromosome count, hormone production, or reproductive anatomy.
But here’s the kicker: people with these conditions are still biologically male or female. They may experience infertility or hormonal imbalances, but that doesn’t create a new sex category. It’s a medical condition, not a third, fourth, or sixth sex.
The whole “six sexes” narrative? It started with a 1993 opinion essay by feminist biologist Anne Fausto-Sterling, who floated the idea of five sexes as a thought experiment. It was never accepted by the scientific community and was later walked back, even by Fausto-Sterling herself.
Modern biology defines sex based on gamete production: males produce small gametes (sperm), females produce large ones (eggs). That’s it. Two sexes. Intersex conditions are rare exceptions, not a spectrum.
As biologist Colin Wright put it:
“There are no intermediate gametes, which is why there is no spectrum of sex. Biological sex in humans is a binary system.”
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This is the same Joe Rogan who has spent years warning about radical gender theory, mocking its excesses, and ripping into biological men competing in women’s sports. He even called gender identity politics “crazy” and “insane.” But when a calm, well-spoken progressive from Texas says, “There are six sexes,” Rogan turns into a political golden retriever, wagging his tail and begging for more.
Forget fact-checking. Forget common sense. Rogan was sold.
That’s the problem with cultural influencers who dabble in politics without the backbone to hold the line.
Rogan built his brand on being the everyman skeptic. The guy who asks hard questions. The guy who sees through the spin. But time and again, he folds like a cheap lawn chair when someone smooth-talks their way through pseudoscience wrapped in spirituality.
Talarico presented himself as a devout Christian, a seminarian even. He talked about faith and humility, and Rogan ate it up like communion bread. Never mind that the same man voted against protecting women’s sports from biological males. Never mind that his “six sexes” claim is a distortion of rare chromosomal disorders, not a blueprint for identity.
This is not science. It is an agenda wrapped in jargon. And Rogan, who proclaims he’s a self-styled free thinker, walked right into it.
Joe Rogan has every right to have whoever he wants on his show. But when he uses his platform to elevate nonsense, it becomes our problem. Because millions of listeners take him seriously. Millions now hear that “six sexes” are “common” and that the man saying it is presidential material.
No, Joe. They are not common. And he is not.
What Talarico is doing is classic progressive bait-and-switch.
Use scientific language to confuse people, then smuggle in an ideology that dismantles biological reality. It’s the same game that gave us men in women’s locker rooms and puberty blockers for kids. It starts with words like “spectrum” and ends with drag queens reading to first graders.
Rogan used to understand that. But maybe the ayahuasca’s finally kicking in.
The irony here is rich. Joe Rogan once torched California Governor Gavin Newsom for his COVID hypocrisy—blasting him for locking down the state while wining and dining at the French Laundry mask-free. Rogan built his brand on calling out elitist double standards and grandstanding politicians who say one thing and do another.
And yet, here he is now, praising a Texas Democrat who hopped on a private jet to D.C. in the middle of a political stunt, all while preaching to the rest of us about justice and morality. Yes, that’s right—James Talarico was part of the infamous 2021 walkout where Texas Democrats fled the state to block a vote and posed for photos mid-flight like it was prom night.
Rogan also used to mock the cult-like behavior of Bernie Sanders supporters, pointing out how easily people turn politics into religion. He warned about treating politicians like prophets and messiahs. But now, he’s glowing with fanboy energy over a soft-spoken progressive who openly name-drops Bernie as a role model.
So which is it, Joe? Are you the skeptic who sees through the show? Or are you just another guy who hands out golden microphones to anyone who flatters your vibe?
The biggest laugh of the episode came when Talarico tried to sound wise by warning against making politics a religion. And Joe nodded along, missing the irony completely. Because if anything feels like worship, it’s a grown man handing out presidential endorsements over pseudoscience.
And just to round it out, this is the same Rep. Talarico who once took to the House floor to shame Republicans for offering thoughts and prayers after a mass shooting. In the wake of the tragedy in Allen, Texas that left eight dead, he used the moment to grandstand and scold, as if prayer itself were the enemy.
Joe Rogan is not a villain. But he is gullible. He wants so badly to seem fair that he’ll entertain anything, even if it directly contradicts what he claimed to believe five minutes ago. He’s not a skeptic. He’s a sponge. Whoever talks last wins.
So no, Joe. You are not a kingmaker. You are a podcaster who just handed out a presidential gold star to a man who thinks basic biology is hate speech. Maybe stick to weed reviews and elk recipes.
The rest of us will stay rooted in reality.
Feature Image: The Joe Rogan Experience clip played on Johnny Root X account/cropped and edited in Canva Pro
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