From NASCAR to Political Insider | Danica Patrick Part 2 DSH #1012

Summary

Digital Social Hour: From NASCAR to Political Insider | Danica Patrick Part 2 (DSH #1012)
Host: Sean Kelly
Guest: Danica Patrick
Release Date: December 24, 2024

In the second part of her engaging conversation on the Digital Social Hour, former NASCAR driver and political enthusiast Danica Patrick delves deeper into her transition from sports to the political arena. Host Sean Kelly and Patrick explore a range of topics, including her political journey, interactions with prominent figures, views on health and sustainability, thoughts on emerging technologies, and the challenges of public life as a celebrity turned advocate. Below is a detailed summary of their insightful discussion.

1. Transition from NASCAR to Political Involvement

Danica Patrick opens up about her shift from the racetrack to the political landscape. She recounts attending her first political event last year, which became a catalyst for her deeper involvement.

Danica Patrick [00:39]: “I came to this event last year. It was my first political event that I had ever been to, which then led to going on Tucker show and Charlie's show and meeting Tulsi and interviewing her and then becoming friends.”

This initial engagement led her to interact with influential political figures, including a memorable flight with President Trump.

2. Experiences with Political Figures

Patrick shares a candid account of her time sitting beside President Trump during a flight from Michigan to West Palm Beach.

Danica Patrick [01:04]: “...they brought me a cheese sandwich with, like, one piece of Swiss. So I was like, I open it up and ate the piece of Swiss out of it.”

She humorously critiques the quality of in-flight food, highlighting the mundane aspects of such a high-profile interaction and illustrating the human side of political figures.

3. Views on Health and Regenerative Farming

A significant portion of their discussion centers on health and sustainable farming practices. Patrick emphasizes her commitment to organic and regenerative farming through her vineyard.

Danica Patrick [03:15]: “There's a way to do all of it. There's a way to do all of it.”

She advocates for reducing reliance on pesticides and promoting natural farming methods, aligning her business practices with her health and environmental values.

4. Thoughts on Drones and Alien Disclosure

Patrick and Kelly delve into more speculative topics such as drone technology and the existence of extraterrestrial life. Patrick expresses her belief in UFO phenomena and the potential for government disclosure.

Danica Patrick [05:28]: “I've had on Elizabeth April recently, who I know, I saw that episode and she's. She's convinced me.”

She discusses the CIA's use of remote viewers and the broader implications of alien research, hinting at a desire for greater transparency from government agencies.

5. Budget and Economic Reforms

Shifting to economic topics, Patrick discusses the ambitious plans to cut the national budget and streamline government operations. She supports initiatives aimed at reducing governmental waste and enhancing accountability.

Danica Patrick [07:23]: “...they believe they can cut $2 trillion from the budget. Like it'd be cool. Wouldn't it be amazing if they could cut 100 billion? No, no, no. Times 20.”

Patrick underscores the necessity of fiscal responsibility and the potential positive impacts of significant budget cuts on national efficiency.

6. Taxation and Advocacy for a Flat Tax

The conversation turns to taxation, where Patrick advocates for a flat tax system as a means to ensure fairness and simplicity in the tax code.

Danica Patrick [09:03]: “I love the idea of a flat tax. You know, isn't that fair? Right. Why should I have to pay more because I make more? Shouldn't we be fair? We all.”

She argues that a flat tax would alleviate the burdens on the wealthy while maintaining necessary funding for public services, challenging the conventional progressive tax model.

7. Facing Cancel Culture and Advocacy for Authenticity

Patrick discusses her experiences with cancel culture, particularly following her outspoken support at a political event where she simply expressed her love for the country.

Danica Patrick [10:35]: “They just kind of like, were, you know, there was just like, oh, wow. Danica's a radical right maga. Like, they frame you like you're a bad person for some reason.”

She emphasizes the importance of speaking the truth and maintaining conviction despite backlash, advocating for authenticity and resilience in the face of public scrutiny.

Danica Patrick [11:14]: “It's just truth and conviction. Like, people kept telling me along the way, and especially after the election, like, thank you so much for what you did. You're so brave. It's like, I don't feel brave. I felt called.”

8. Closing Remarks and Future Plans

In the concluding segment, Patrick reflects on her journey and the role of the Digital Social Hour in her continued advocacy. She encourages listeners to support her endeavors and shares her enthusiasm for future projects.

Danica Patrick [12:24]: “It's so fun, right? Do you love doing the podcast?”

Host Sean Kelly echoes her sentiments, highlighting the value of the podcast as a platform for meaningful conversations and connections.

Notable Quotes:

• Danica Patrick [01:04]: “...they brought me a cheese sandwich with, like, one piece of Swiss.”
• Danica Patrick [07:23]: “...they believe they can cut $2 trillion from the budget. Like it'd be cool. Wouldn't it be amazing if they could cut 100 billion? No, no, no. Times 20.”
• Danica Patrick [09:03]: “I love the idea of a flat tax. You know, isn't that fair? Right.”
• Danica Patrick [10:35]: “They frame you like you're a bad person for some reason.”
• Danica Patrick [11:14]: “It's just truth and conviction.”

Conclusion

Danica Patrick's appearance on Digital Social Hour offers a comprehensive look into her multifaceted role as a celebrity and political advocate. From her personal experiences with influential figures to her firm stance on economic and environmental issues, Patrick provides listeners with valuable insights into her journey and the principles driving her activism. Host Sean Kelly facilitates a dynamic and open conversation, making this episode a must-listen for those interested in the intersection of fame, politics, and personal conviction.

Listeners can access the episode on all major podcast platforms, including YouTube, and follow Danica Patrick's ventures through her podcast and wine company, linked below.

Links:

• Digital Social Hour on YouTube
• Danica Patrick's Wine Company

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Note: All timestamps correspond to the original podcast transcript provided.

Transcript

[A]

Know, like. I mean, they know what they are. Like, why don't they just say what's going on? So I feel like if it was a real threat, they'd be there. There'd be more. More going on.

[B]

And you hear. Well, you hear Project Blue Beam.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And you start seeing stuff happen shortly after that, like the Miami stuff.

[A]

It could be conditioning. Yeah, it could be conditioning to fear something. I mean, you know, propaganda and movies and various different things have been going on for decades and decades, so.

[B]

All right. Danica Patrick, Part 2. It's been a while.

[A]

Oh, my gosh, I'm so excited to see you here.

[B]

A lot's changed.

[A]

Gosh, a lot has changed.

[B]

It was before you made your first endorsement.

[A]

Yeah. There's like, a BCDR conversation, to be honest.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I mean, I came to this event last year. It was my first political event that I had ever been to, which then led to going on Tucker show and Charlie's show and meeting Tulsi and interviewing her and then becoming friends, which then led to Tulsi inviting me along the way with so many different campaigns, which ended up landing me sitting next to President Trump for about two hours worth of the flight from Michigan back to West Palm.

[B]

I love it. Were you eating McDonald's on it?

[A]

So I will say that the food needs an upgrade. The food definitely needs a little help. I didn't see him drink water. That's true, I said on stage. But he's like, do you want some of this? We have a special ginger drink. Do you want it? And I was like, you don't say no, right? And so I was like, what's a special ginger drink? And it was ginger ale. And he ate a. He ate a sandwich, and it was, like, wrapped in cellophane and, like, a bag of chips next to it. I'm like, this looks like it came from a gas station. What is this? And then they were like, what do you want? And so I was like, you know what? I just. I just. Like some cheese, please. Like, I just, like, a little. Like, I was thinking, like, put a little cheese plate together. Like, that's good. And they brought me a cheese sandwich with, like, one piece of Swiss. So I was like, I open it up and ate the piece of Swiss out of it.

[B]

So it's so funny.

[A]

Yeah, it definitely needs. I don't think that there was any jokes about that McDonald's flight with Bobby and Tulsi and all them. Like, I think they probably really had McDonald's.

[B]

No, they did. You could see the photo the look on RFK's face.

[A]

Oh, man. Like, I mean. I mean, the healthiest people in the world still eat stuff that's not perfect sometimes. Except for maybe my friend Paul Saladino. I don't think he ever would. No, but, but, but, yeah. I mean, look, one. One McDonald's is never gonna kill you.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Well, although I did post a story about what's in McDonald's french fries, and it was gross.

[B]

There's, like, 100 ingredients, right?

[A]

No, no, it's just like, it looked like. There's like. It looked like larv or some larva or, like. Like bugs and. Oh, my God, it looked like dirt.

[B]

Yeah. I can't wait till RFK starts implementing some of these health things.

[A]

Beef tallow, baby. What if we were.

[B]

These are made from beef tallow.

[A]

I know. I've seen these before, and I. I almost bought them, but I was traveling and I was like, well, I don't know what to do with them, but I actually cook with beef tallow now, too. Like, they've got sprays and stuff, so. Yeah. I mean, imagine if McDonald's became, like, healthy. What the. Here's the thing. Everybody has the ability to evolve. So if your business isn't working the way it is, or let's say something's coming down the pipeline that would take away the business, you have just evolve, right?

[B]

Yeah. We need to. I'm not a fan of China buying up the farmland here also.

[A]

No, I mean, let's hope that that kind of stuff stops, too, is just the control of that and the products used and. And, you know, let's get back to regenerative farming and, you know, like, the. No need for pesticides or natural ones. Like, I have a wine and my winery. My. My vineyard is organically farmed.

[B]

Nice.

[A]

And so there's a way, right? There's a way to do all of it.

[B]

I'd love to try your wine one day, by the way.

[A]

I should have brought some for you.

[B]

Yeah. Have you been following the drone stuff?

[A]

I have.

[B]

What's your theory?

[A]

Fascinating.

[B]

Yeah. It's interesting.

[A]

I think it's us. I think that if they wanted to do damage, they would have done it. Right. It seems like, you know, I'd watch someone speak about it being something that could maybe because it's at night, so it's not necessarily seeing anything unless it Actually. I was talking to some guys that used to work for the border.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And I was like, what if they had drone. Don't they have drones or cameras that can heat, seek and sense things. And it's like, yes. So, I mean, I guess they could do that at night, but otherwise they said they were maybe smelling for certain bombs or different things. But also maybe they're just running, running tests, seeing how these drones operate, seeing how things work, maybe because we might need them in the future. But I do think it seems to be us. I. Otherwise, I mean, you know, President Trump seemed like nonchalant, kind of cavalier about. Oh, well, you know, like, I mean, they know what they are. Like, why don't they just say what's going on? So I feel like if it was a real threat, they'd be there, there'd be more. More going on. And you hear, what do you think?

[B]

Well, you hear Project Blue Beam.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And you start seeing stuff happen shortly after that, like the Miami stuff.

[A]

It could be conditioning. It could be conditioning to fear something. I mean, you know, propaganda and movies and various different things have been going on for decades and decades. So, you know, one of obviously my favorite things is hopefully we get some more disclosure on everything from like the FBI files. Hopefully Cash Patel is able to implement some of that. You probably know Cash is supposed to meet him. Oh, yeah, he's great guy, but he. He's great. And I mean, just the. Just being able to know what the hell is really going on will be so refreshing.

[B]

Yeah. That being said, though, I do believe in aliens. I've had on Elizabeth April recently, who I know, I saw that episode and she's. She's convinced me.

[A]

I mean, she's. She's. And she did. There's so many people that speak so matter of factly about it. She. Remote views and so. And look, the. The CIA has been using remote viewers for very, very long time. They probably also been using in other countries as well. These people get snatched up that know how to like there's actually apps that you can use to practice and see if you're able to do it, which actually everyone's able to do it. It's more a matter of tuning in, which I'm sure you've talked to plenty of people about tuning into frequencies. But yeah, remote viewing is a real thing.

[B]

Yeah, I know you've had Greer on too, right? Stephen Greer.

[A]

I've had him on a couple times as well. I was thinking I need to get Stephen back on. Especially got some things to say right now.

[B]

Oh, yeah, yeah. Shout out to Stephen.

[A]

Stephen, right. Stephen has been at this for a long time. Decades and decades and decades. He used to be a doctor and you know, he's he is a, he is a plethora of information. Almost the most concerning thing about Stephen is that he has so much. It's like, wow, how do you know all that? Right? There's like a, there's like a peaking suspicion and how much you know. I think that's the case with anybody that's like, has an answer for everything, but I'm pretty sure it's not all bs.

[B]

Yeah. It has to be something, right?

[A]

Right.

[B]

I don't think you can make up every single story you said on 20 podcasts.

[A]

Somebody be fact checking it.

[B]

Yeah. For real. How excited are you for Doge?

[A]

I mean, I think this is probably one of the greatest movements to come along. Everything from Elon buying X to. I mean, he spent almost half a billion dollars of his own money to get the campaign to, to do what it did and, and help him get elected. I mean, he lived in Pennsylvania for like, but three or four weeks. Yep. So, but Doge being able to go in, I, I was talking to my sister about this on the way and I was like, how about the fact that they believe they can cut $2 trillion from the budget? Like it'd be cool. Wouldn't it be amazing if they could cut 100 billion? No, no, no. Times 20.

[B]

Crazy.

[A]

So I mean, there's just probably so much fat to trim, so many unnecessary programs, so much, so much that they can clean up. And this will truly be probably one of the greatest resets that the administration will be able to do is to adjust to get this budget in check, eliminate stuff that shouldn't be there anymore. And even just simple things like they say, like get people back in the office. How many people aren't even working in the office anymore? It's like, you know, get people doing the job that they're meant to do and, and when you're in the office, there's account more accountability and more communication and usually more collaboration and more progress.

[B]

I Believe Elon said 6% show up to the office. Federal workers.

[A]

Really?

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Oh, my God.

[B]

So 94% don't show up to office.

[A]

Wild. Well, about 50% are probably going to lose their job.

[B]

Crazy. I hope he makes some changes to the irs.

[A]

Yeah, I mean, I don't know enough about all the changes that they want to make. But again, another topic that my sister and I were just talking about on the way here about just like taxes and how wild the taxes are. I like that the people that think that the wealthy should pay more taxes. It's like the wealthy employ people. I feel like, people don't understand that if you have. If the wealthy make more, they hire more. They. They hire more people. And also they're spenders and they're savers. And I'm betting a lot of the savers are business owners. And you know what they do, they expand their business. And so I feel like there's a misconduct, there's a. There's a lack of understanding on some people's part that, you know, raising taxes for the wealthy is going to somehow solve a problem. It's a whisper on the wind. And also they're the ones that are employing the mass amounts of people. And so. So I think that. I think that. I mean, like they say make. Make the wealthy pay their fair share.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I mean, I love the idea of a flat tax. You know, isn't that fair? Right. Why should. Why should I have to pay more because I make more? Shouldn't. Shouldn't we be fair? We all. Let's all just pay 20% or whatever it is. I mean, look, I think that there needs to be operational fees for, like, the country you live in and the cities and the states and all the. All the luxuries that we have. But. But I think that we get taxed to death. Death by tax is a real thing because you literally get taxed when you die. You not only get taxed when you get it, you get taxed if you give someone money, and then you get taxed when you die. It's just wild. Yeah, it's just wild.

[B]

What was the one issue that you were focused on the most this election?

[A]

I mean, health is my biggest passion. Everything to do with, you know, everything RFK is doing. So I just had the most amount of passion for. For seeing that stuff take a turn. Yeah. But I think on top of that, it's really just like a call to rational thinking again. It's like the fact that what's bond. All of this was me saying I love this country after I left this event last year and people freaking out as a result. It just pissed me off. And I feel like I also have a deep yearning inside of me to get to the point where we live in a country where saying that I love this country wearing an American flag or flying an American flag means you're American and not Republican.

[B]

Right. So Cancel Culture came for you even though you didn't even endorse last year.

[A]

I didn't. You wouldn't endorse a candidate or anything? I.

[B]

Last year.

[A]

No.

[B]

They were just going after you because you were at the Event.

[A]

Oh. Cause I posted that I love this country, and I was at the event, and so they all just kind of like, were, you know, there was just like, oh, wow. Danica's a radical right maga. Like, they frame you like you're a bad person for some reason, when all I did was say amfest America Fest, I love this country. Seemed like the place to be.

[B]

And you got canceled for that.

[A]

Yeah. Or they tried, anyway.

[B]

I feel for these, these pro athletes, you know.

[A]

Well, I think there's an important energy that needs to be used in these moments, which is just truth and conviction.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Like, people kept telling me along the way, and especially after the election, like, thank you so much for what you did. You're so brave. It's like, I don't feel brave. I felt called.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

To the truth of what's going on. And I wanted everybody to, To. To wake up.

[B]

Yeah. You took a brave step, because a lot of these athletes and these people in Hollywood, they support them behind the scenes, but if they make a statement, they'll lose a lot of money in.

[A]

Business endorsements and things like that.

[B]

Happened to you.

[A]

I mean, I think while I was in my career, I stayed away from politics and religion because it's just. It's literally on a piece of paper when you'd go do, like, speaking engagements or events or something to, like, stay away from these two topics. So I, I, I just, I just did because I was an athlete.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And I, I'm. I'm fine with that phase of my life. And I think that it's okay for some people to be in that phase of their life. Right. There's something more important than you taking a stand against something political or that's happening in the country. It's your job right now. Great. I don't think there's. I think there's anything wrong. I think it's wrong if you feel like you really, really want to step up and you don't.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

You should be able to. And then you just should, because I'm guessing you have the conviction, then. But if it's something where you don't agree, but, like, look, I'm far more interested in this other side of my life that's happening. It's fine. Just a chapter. Your life and maybe the other chapter in a politics will open up.

[B]

Agreed. What are you working on next? Where can people watch your podcast?

[A]

Everywhere podcasts are. Are. Are aired and film and shot and are. And posted. You know, so it's YouTube. I mean, I love the you format. Because you can watch it, but anywhere you find it. But yeah, I mean, just. It's so fun, right? Do you love doing the podcast?

[B]

I love it. It's my favorite job. I heard you talking about it talk today, and I resonated so much.

[A]

It's so fun. It's just like it. You learn so much, you meet so many people. It's a great, great connector and it's. It also feeds my interest, so.

[B]

Perfect. We'll link it below and your wine company as well.

[A]

Thanks for coming on again. Thank you.

[B]

Thanks for watching, guys. Peace.