Another big James Talarico interview is punted to YouTube due to FCC threats

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Bloomberg via Getty Images" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/gettyimages-2277879774.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Jimmy Kimmel will be interviewing Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico "under unusual circumstances," posting the interview directly to YouTube, rather than airing it on TV during <em>Jimmy Kimmel Live</em>. In <a href="https://youtu.be/gIbSEScdV2o?si=cwMIIO8Xyo75OX_p&amp;t=540">Wednesday night's episode</a>, Kimmel said this was out of concern for retaliation from the Trump administration's FCC: </p> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">[Trump's] FCC has threatened me, threatened our show, threatened our network, ABC, our affiliates, our local stations based on simple, traditional editorial decisions, guest bookings, it would seem they don't like. And so, out of consideration for our local stations, especially our ABC affiliates in Texas who woul …</p></blockquote> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/993383/jimmy-kimmel-fcc-brendan-carr-james-talarico">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>