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Paulie
I turned off news altogether.
Dan Patrick
I hate to say it, but I.
Michael Douglas
Don'T trust much of anything.
Dan Patrick
It's the rage bait. It feels like it's trying to divide people.
Seaton
If we got clear facts, maybe we can calm down a little.
Dan Patrick
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Seaton
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Dan Patrick
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Paulie
Yes, Paul, it is kind of surreal because Frank Caliendo has mastered this and had an unbelievable career. I mean, a 30 year career. And then this new guy, Matt Friend, who does imitations but has a different kind of a terse style maybe, and. And he's the new guy. And to see them both walk by each other in a hotel is like that's as surreal as it gets.
Dan Patrick
Yeah, kind of the young gunslinger and the old gunslinger. But yeah, we'll talk to Matt coming up in the final hour.
Fritzi
Yes, Tom, he's all over Instagram. But that's not your cup of tea. You're in the Facebook.
Dan Patrick
Facebook.
Fritzi
So that's why you haven't seen a lot of. But you got to have him do like Howard Stern, for example.
Dan Patrick
I just got to be careful that I think if you stay on something on Facebook for longer than two seconds, then all of a sudden your feed changes. And I got, for some reason, I got caught up in men's bodybuilding, where they oil Each other. Don't, don't.
Paulie
Don't blame your Facebook feed.
Dan Patrick
And somehow, I don't know. And the other thing is cliff jumping or these guys jumping off bridges all over the world or all these crazy, I don't know, like parkour, like high dive. No. Well, they're just BASE jumping. They just jump off of these cliffs into the water.
Seaton
Sounds a little bit like your Internet search history currently is a fever dream where you're sort of like how oiled men in cliff jumping. Well, I, I'm sick. Yeah.
Fritzi
That's not an algorithm. That's a conscious search. And you should just admit it sooner than later.
Seaton
It's okay.
Dan Patrick
We still love you. I am under the weather, so. I'm under the weather still. A little bit still.
Fritzi
McCulkin.
Dan Patrick
Yeah. I, I. If you missed the first hour, I think I'd call a. Calling Macaulay McCaukin. I have no idea. But.
Paulie
So I know a guy who works for Facebook, and years ago he told me it's the pauses when you're scrolling. All you have to do is actually, you don't even have to sit on anything. If you slow down for even less than two seconds, it reads it and then starts feeding you more of that.
Dan Patrick
Well, there's also Larry Bird stories where I'm getting that. Where there's. And we've had a lot of the people on talking about Larry Bird, but there's a lot of Larry Bird. Let me tell you a story about him. Anywho, we'll talk to Michael Douglas. He'll join us coming up here. What's the poll question for hour two, this program? Yeah.
Seaton
Why don't we switch it up? I got a couple of F1 themed poll questions, if you'd like.
Dan Patrick
Okay, sure.
Seaton
If you could watch the race from one place, where would it be? A rooftop here. Like, say, a casino balcony. Maybe the grandstands or Paulie, I don't know. Maybe, you know this one. Do they have, like, infield areas in this. Is there, is there a place that's sort of inside the track on a, on a race like this?
Paulie
Yes, but it's not exactly like NASCAR, where it's like RVs set up for the weekend. They do have more like luxury suites both inside the track and outside of the track. When you're right in the. One of those, all sudden, the cars, you hear a rumble and it's so you see, like that. So it's more about the social scene in those places. If you're up in the stands, like at a higher elevation, you could see much more of the race.
Dan Patrick
See, I'm. I'm a TV guy. I don't care what the event is. It feels like TV captures it better. If. If I'm. If I'm doing it and watching it because it's work related, then I definitely want to watch it on tv.
Paulie
In nascar, if you get a thing called a hot pass and you've done this, Dan, you can walk up and down the pits and it's absolute chaos. I mean, there's people walking with hot tires and you have to get out of the way. You have to have your head on a swivel. But to see the pit crews in action is as good as it gets. And I don't know how it works in F1 if they have similar hot passes.
Dan Patrick
Yes. Seaton.
Seaton
If we come back and we're going to do the F1 thing yet, we should try to arrange. Now, we probably have about a year to figure out one of those scenarios to watch the race. Where do we want to do it? Maybe it's like inside some kind of, like at the grandstand. Maybe it's in some kind of suite area. Maybe we could call up Ferrari and be like, sub. You got five extra passes real quick.
Dan Patrick
I don't know. Okay, wait a minute. I'm having a hard time getting you guys into the Pitbull concert tonight. What makes you think I can help get into the infield for Formula one?
Seaton
Because I believe in you, Dan.
Dan Patrick
Thank you.
Seaton
That's why I believe in you.
Dan Patrick
You believed in me 20 years ago.
Seaton
I have never stopped.
Dan Patrick
You've never wavered, not one bit. Thank you. By the way, if you're watching on Peacock or NBC Sports Network, thank you. Thank you for downloading the app. Say good morning to our radio affiliates as well around the country. Yes, Paul.
Paulie
Yeah, I looked it up on the F1 website for the Vegas Grand Prix Grand Grand. I think I nailed it.
Dan Patrick
It's not grand. No.
Paulie
And it's not pri.
Dan Patrick
Yeah.
Paulie
So the best ticket you can get is the all inclusive premium food membership at the suites. But if you can get exclusive pit lane walk and paddock tour, that's before. And then during the race, you're in the paddock, which is like where they work on the cars. And then the pits is where you can see the pit crews doing their thing. And the pit stops in F1 are unbelievable. Like, as far as NASCAR, I think it's about, you know, anywhere from 10 to 15 seconds. It's faster in F1.
Dan Patrick
But wait, there's a pass where I'm allowed to walk around while they're changing tires.
Paulie
Yes, but you're on the other side of the barrier. There's this concrete barrier.
Dan Patrick
Okay.
Paulie
It's. It's the best if you can get it.
Dan Patrick
Michael Douglas probably gets Absolutely.
Seaton
Frank Kelly and Frank Caliendo gets access. Maybe we should call him and ask him if he could help us.
Dan Patrick
Yeah, maybe. He told us about that, like, five times when we went to dinner.
Seaton
His daughter is a big fan.
Dan Patrick
Oh, yeah, he told me that five times. I think he told me that in all the different voices. Like, John Gruden was telling me that.
Seaton
John Gruden's daughter also.
Dan Patrick
Yeah.
Seaton
Christopher Walken's big fan.
Dan Patrick
Morgan Freeman. Yeah. Yes. Marvin.
Fritzi
So next year we'll be here.
Dan Patrick
I'd like to.
Fritzi
White suits?
Dan Patrick
No, I'm gonna have my fire suit on.
Fritzi
All right. Can I get a white linen suit?
Dan Patrick
Yeah, sure.
Seaton
Do whatever you want.
Fritzi
All right.
Dan Patrick
Oh, like Rick Pacino wore in the March Madness.
Fritzi
I was gonna say more like Pitbull.
Dan Patrick
Oh, all right.
Fritzi
Shirt button all the way down here.
Dan Patrick
All right.
Fritzi
Sorry, Fritzi. I'm gonna live it up while I'm in Vegas. You know why you should do that? I respect.
Michael Douglas
I know.
Paulie
Yeah.
Dan Patrick
Well, I just. I can't get it out of my head that you spend time in your bedroom, in your room, and all you're doing is eating KitKats and you're playing with the curtains because they open and close automatically.
Fritzi
It's a very cool feature that the found. Maybe there's other hotels that do that, but I. I've never experienced. And it's not just that. Then there's the view that you get to see when the drapes come open.
Paulie
And it sure looks like fun down there. It sure looks like they're having fun. I wish I could go down there and have some fun.
Dan Patrick
Now Seaton's hotel room gives him just a little piece of the trap.
Seaton
Oh, dude, that was awesome. Yes. Last night I got back from dinner and I had. The TV was off, and I could hear. You know, there's a lot of times that just random people on the road sound like that and they go flying by, but I could hear it a lot. I was like, dang thought to myself, what the hell's going on out there? Look. Oh, yeah, that's right.
Dan Patrick
An F1 race. There is a race.
Seaton
Yeah, that's right there. It's actually a race. But if I look down the Strip, my room faces sort of. You look to the left, you can see all the way down the Strip. And at the very end of the strip, you could see part of the track and the cars were going by. You could hear them really loud. It was awesome. It was really cool.
Dan Patrick
And I'm getting a little tired of the sphere because whenever I open up my curtains, that guy's staring right at me.
Seaton
Like the eyes blinking.
Dan Patrick
Yeah, I know. It is weird. Creepy. Yes, Paul.
Paulie
I had the upcoming F1 stops. These are some great international states. Shanghai, China. Japan. Bahrain. Barcelona. Barcelona, Spain. Right, Seaton. Austria, Belgium, Hungary, Netherlands. Madrid.
Dan Patrick
Dang, that's a lot of travel.
Paulie
That's a good gig, though.
Dan Patrick
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Seaton
I got another one here for you too. About the best part of F1 for casual fans. The crashes, the speed, the drama or. I actually really like the radio meltdowns on the. Like you hear their. Their crew yelling at each other. They're all yelling. I love that part.
Paulie
It's actual audio.
Seaton
Yeah.
Dan Patrick
Texans beat the bills last night, 23 to 19. Houston now a dangerous six and five. And that defense was wonderful with eight sacks. And they hit Josh Allen. I've said this. I had a strange feeling about the Bills this year. Their defense isn't good. They're asking Josh Allen to win these games all by himself. And you saw that last night. Houston's defense is one of the top three. Certainly getting after the pass. You know, Danielle Hunter had that. He has that weird first name. The way it's spelled. You think it's Daniel Hunter. He was on the Vikings. Felt like he got 11 sacks every year. And you watch him. Will Anderson Jr III, he was great too. You got Stingley Bullock, that's a formidable defense. And Davis Mills is a high end backup and he's played really well for them.
Fritzi
Yes, Marvin, if the Texans some should win a Super Bowl, DeSean Watson going to be looked at like Herschel Walker. Yeah, he is like. You know what? Thanks. Thanks, Herschel. Thanks, desean.
Dan Patrick
Brian in South Carolina. Hi, Brian. What's on your mind today?
Fritzi
Hey, Dan.
Dan Patrick
When is enough and enough enough with.
Fritzi
Some of these coaches who've been with.
Dan Patrick
The team for close to a decade? You have McDermott, who's been with the Bills for close to a decade. Dec, you've got Tomlin with the Steelers. And then if the Ravens don't win anything this year, then you have Harborough with Baltimore. It feels like there's no in the middle. We have Gerard Mayo being escorted out after a year for the Pats, for them to go get Bravel. But then you have these other teams with the Ravens, Steelers and the Bills, who, it looks like they're not getting over the hump. When can we say, hey, you know what? Need a new voice? Josh Allen has a window. Lamar Jackson has a window. The Pittsburgh defense has a window. We need a new voice. I'll look. Yeah, you just don't have those really bad years. I think that's the key, that you know it's steady and then you'll get a spike and you'll be playing in an AFC title game. But you're not getting rid of Mike Tomlin, John Harbaugh. These guys, they'll decide probably when they want to move on. You know, Sean McDermott, it feels like he's been on the hot seat since he got there, but he's had really good seasons. I just. This is a different team. I just don't think they're formidable. I don't think there's a great team in the afc, in the nfc. I mean, the Eagles, if they ever get their act together, they might look at this and go, we could go and win another Super Bowl. Now, I, I really believe in the Rams, but in the afc, if you said, who do you think? Who would be your team? And I'd say the Kansas City Chiefs. They're not even in the playoffs right now.
Paulie
Yeah, Paulie, Vegas really loves the rams. They won five in a row. They're 8 and 2 and they've outscored their opponents by 100 points. It's interesting, the Seahawks, which still gets no pub 7 and 3, they've outscored their opponents BY 101 points this year.
Dan Patrick
Jake in Buffalo. Hi, Jake. What's on your mind today? Hey, Dan. Yeah, I'm along the same lines as last caller. As long as Bean and McDermott are in Buffalo, I don't think we have a chance. But given ownership, I think I'm just wasting my breath because they're going to be around for a long time. So I had a question for you. Have you ever seen a quarterback with this much talent get so little support? I mean, like Alan setting records every week for the best start to a career and given the team that's been put him around, put around him and how they're coached. It feels like every year, he's just getting further and further away from a chance at the Super Bowl. Well, they do have talent. I mean, you do. You have talent at tight end, wide receiver, running back. It's, you know, give credit to the Texans. That defense was wonderful. It's. Buffalo's defense is not very good, and they've been banged up, but, you know, that's going to be their Achilles heel. If, you know, they get bounced, they don't win their division, it'll be because of that defense. But, you know, Josh Allen is being asked like, he can't be Superman every week. And that's where you can almost see that he knows he has to do more. You go to the line of scrimmage going, okay, I. I have to avoid the pass rush. I have to make something happen. And as great as he is, he wasn't able to do that. Chris and Dayton. Hi, Chris. What's on your mind today? Yes, sir. Hey, D.P. thicker than a Snicker. Thank you, Chris. Gotta get.
Seaton
Hello, Dan. Thicker than a Snicker. That's all we got.
Dan Patrick
Yes, Mark.
Fritzi
Sorry. I heard something the other day. This guy was seeing this girl that walked by. He was like, man, she think it in train smoke. I said, all right. Vegas. Been in Vegas for eight minutes.
Seaton
I got a train smoke.
Dan Patrick
Is that a compliment to a woman?
Fritzi
Culturally and. Yes.
Dan Patrick
Yeah.
Seaton
Yes.
Fritzi
Okay, this might be. This might be a culture. But, yes, if someone says she's thick, yes, that is a big compliment.
Paulie
So tonight, Marvin, I say to my wife, hey, baby, you're thicker than train smoke. It's probably not gonna go well for me.
Dan Patrick
No, no, no.
Fritzi
Like, Paul, what are you saying? What are you calling me?
Dan Patrick
But if I go to the cookout.
Fritzi
Okay, no, no, no.
Dan Patrick
I can't say that.
Fritzi
Don't call. Because that's probably somebody's.
Dan Patrick
Yeah.
Fritzi
Mother. Wife.
Dan Patrick
Yeah.
Fritzi
Like, don't do that. But in your head, you could be like, man.
Dan Patrick
Like, I could pull you to the side.
Fritzi
I say, thick as cold grits.
Dan Patrick
Thicker than a Snicker is pretty good.
Fritzi
Very good.
Dan Patrick
Yes.
Fritzi
Yeah, Fritz, you use that line. Yes, Todd, I think I'm going to work that in. As soon as I get home tonight, I'm just going to wake my wife.
Dan Patrick
Up and say that nothing else has worked. Why Nothing else is worked.
Seaton
Yeah, but she's like, finally, Finally.
Fritzi
Now you got me all worked up. Why did it take so long to refer to me as a what if.
Dan Patrick
Your wife is playing with the curtains when you get home?
Fritzi
That would be Interesting. That would be odd.
Dan Patrick
Yeah.
Fritzi
We don't have quite the same view as the Vegas.
Seaton
That's a woman who knows.
Dan Patrick
Party. Yeah. Honey, you're living it up. You're playing with the curtains just like I did in Vegas.
Seaton
Now do the shears. Do the shears. Not just the drapes. Do the shears too.
Fritzi
It's about as dirty as it's going to get.
Seaton
Yes.
Dan Patrick
It's time to leave Vegas, isn't it?
Fritzi
Yeah, just about.
Dan Patrick
Yeah.
Fritzi
Can only really do a few days. Oh, last night.
Dan Patrick
How about we take a break here.
Seaton
If you need to.
Dan Patrick
Yeah. Yes, I do. Michael Douglas is gonna join us.
Fritzi
Let's get our act together.
Paulie
Michael Douglas?
Dan Patrick
Yeah. Not the Michael. It's the Michael Douglas. Big Formula one fan and he was a pretty good actor as well. Todd just let you know.
Fritzi
Certainly was.
Dan Patrick
Thank you.
Fritzi
Two time academy award winner.
Dan Patrick
Yeah. Yes.
Paulie
Paul and his wife is here with him as well.
Dan Patrick
I saw Catherine. I did. Hey now, I congratulated her. They just celebrated her 25th wedding anniversary. Yeah. Yeah.
Paulie
Who's got it better than him?
Dan Patrick
Nobody.
Seaton
I do.
Dan Patrick
Oh, okay. Yeah. Your wife is watching.
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Dan Patrick
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Seaton
Thicker than a snicker babe.
Dan Patrick
How about we take a break here? Back after that. Back after this on the Dan Patrick show.
Michael Douglas
Be sure to catch the live edition.
Dan Patrick
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Dan Patrick
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Fritzi
But sometimes when I get hit on.
Dan Patrick
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Fritzi
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Fritzi
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Michael Douglas
Hmm, it's gotta be when I'm really.
Fritzi
Craving it and it's convenient.
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Could you be more specific when it's cravini?
Fritzi
Okay, like a freshly baked cookie made with real butter, available right down the street at a.m. p. M. Or a savory breakfast sandwich?
Podcast Advertiser
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Dan Patrick
I'm seeing a pattern here.
Fritzi
Well, yeah, we're talking about what I.
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Crave, which is anything from am, pm.
Fritzi
What more could you want?
Paulie
Stop by AM pm where the snacks.
Fritzi
And drinks are perfectly craveable and convenient.
Michael Douglas
That's cravingience.
Dan Patrick
Am, pm Too much. Good stuff. Want to thank the Fountain Blue for taking care of us this week. They did a great job at Super Bowl a couple of years ago when they first opened up and I said, let's go back to Fontainebleau. They got Formula one in town and thank you again for the hospitality this week. Yesterday, Michael Douglas, we saw him in the hotel and I said, you want to stop by and talk some Formula One? And he came by after the show and we talked about when he was on the show the last time and he was in a car club and he was in high school. So I asked him if there was ever a point early in his career where he thought more about being a race car driver then an actor.
Michael Douglas
There was a. A brief. Well, in my young career, yes. I mean, it breaks up into. In. In high school, I was a member of a hot rod club, the Downshifters. And so I was into. We had a.
Dan Patrick
Did you have jackets?
Michael Douglas
We had jackets. The Downshifters, Westport. And we had a C dragster. We had a little C dragster that our club raced. I didn't drive, but we used to go up to Rhode island of the Warwick. We raced that. And that was when I was in public school and high school and. And then I went to a boarding school. And I went to this boarding school, all boys boarding school. And they knew nothing about drag racing. They were all into sports, Formula One, Sterling Moss at the time, and all that. So that was when I got my first intro into the more sophisticated side of car racing. And then as I said on your show a few years ago, one of my first movies that I did, I had Steve McQueen as a producer on the movie and, you know, he knew I liked cars. And in this movie I drove a 911 Porsche Targa. The movie that tangerine. Tangerine, yes, tangerine, orange color they had in the movie. I got paid. This is 1969, I think I got paid $3,000 for the whole movie. And the last day of shooting, Steve showed up, thanked me so much for the good job. And he had these keys he held up. I said, here you go, buddy. And he gave me the Porsche, you know, which is more money than my father. I made in the whole Movie. And also at that time, Steve was preparing for the movie Le Mans. So he was going out on weekends out to the desert, out in Palm Desert, the Willow Springs racetrack. And he was racing. Richie Gensler had a 908 Porsche, really hot Porsche. And he was racing, practicing that, getting ready for Le mans. And Steve McQueen was a great driver. Both motorcycles and cars and the 908 had this. Had a little plastic second seat, I guess to fulfill his class. He had a major racing seat. It was a little plastic seat. And I asked if I could go do a couple of laps with him. And he asked me if we got permission. And Dan, all I can tell you is those couple of laps out there, Willow Springs, and there's this large sweeping turn that he could take it about 150 miles an hour. And you had a level with the desert. And I was stoked. And so after those experiences with Steve, there was also the Jim Russell driving school which was out at Willow Springs and they, you could, you could race Formula F's Lotus Ford open wheels. So I got in and did that and that was the beginning of my racing career, which promptly, about three races in to the season, we were at Riverside racetrack and under a yellow flag, which means the yellow flag has slowed down. I took a turn too fast, spun the car around and went into a wall under a yellow flag, which is a real. No, no. And that was sort of what I realized. You know what, I'm being like a weekend hero here. But these guys that are driving are pretty serious and I'm gonna get myself in trouble. So that was the extent of the end of my, my, my racing career.
Dan Patrick
Where is that Porsche that Steve McQueen gave you?
Michael Douglas
That's a very good question. I thought the same thing. I don't know. I lost it somewhere along the line. I'm not quite sure where.
Dan Patrick
Did you ever talk to Paul Newman about trying to balance and be. You know, because he was so involved in racing and a Westport guy. He was.
Michael Douglas
I, I didn't. I saw him a few times. He was an interesting guy. So talented, nice, but removed. He was. I've never quite understood what it was exactly. I know he lost his son, which I thought might have been the thing, but there was something slightly removed. But I was such an admirer of him, not only for his racing but for his charity work. The whole of the Wall gang.
Dan Patrick
Oh, yeah.
Michael Douglas
It was extraordinary with all those products. I can't believe the figures that he raised is really phenomenal.
Dan Patrick
Where's the best place you've Ever seen a race?
Michael Douglas
That's a good question. I mean, Monaco is tough to beat. I did one race in Monaco where I had to pick pass and there's a big long tunnel that goes through and I was able, during the race, during the race to walk through the tunnel and it was just an extraordinary experience. So I'd have to say Maliko is probably the most colorful. Although it's a limited race, it's very tough to pass. There's a lot of talk about, even though it's long history, that with the cars, the way they're going, they may move on.
Dan Patrick
But didn't you do a ride along with the King of Monaco?
Michael Douglas
No, I did a ride along with the King of Spain.
Dan Patrick
Oh.
Michael Douglas
I was in, I was at the Barcelona F1 and before the race they asked me, if do you want to go with the King of Spain around the track in the, what do they call it? The starter's car?
Dan Patrick
Pace car.
Michael Douglas
The pace car. So I said, yeah, sure. So I got in the car with your, with his Highness and I didn't realize that there was a camera on the dashboard. Right. That had both of us in, you know, full bloom. And so King Juan Carlos took off and he took off like a Batsheva. And we went down and I said, I hope he knows what he's doing. Because the thing about race cars, with all their speed, it's the braking you can't believe. So they go into a turn and say, there's no way. They're not going to stop in time. There's just no way. And the G force on braking your neck, on your neck is unbelievable. This is why they have all those exercises. So anyway, we go into the first turn and I'm going, holy smack, holy smoke. And I didn't realize I'm on screen. I'm looking and I'm looking at the King. I said, you know what you're doing? You, you know, like what you're doing the whole way around the track. So that was in Barcelona, but that was just a warm up.
Dan Patrick
We're talking about Michael Douglas. Actor, producer. I don't need to say what, what should people say when they introduce you? What do you want people to say?
Michael Douglas
A nice guy. What? A nice guy.
Dan Patrick
Yeah.
Michael Douglas
I, I don't know. I'm, I'm very happy. I'm an actor and a producer.
Fritzi
Yeah.
Michael Douglas
And I'm also messenger of peace for the United nations, which I like to spend a lot of time on.
Dan Patrick
I think there was always this debate about our, you know, these Formula one or NASCAR guys and athletes. And I would always, you know, I would talk to Dale Earnhardt Jr. And he'd say, hey, sit in that car for four hours. Hand eye coordination. You're losing seven to ten pounds. You know, everything that goes. And if you make a mistake, it can be. But how do you view the athletes behind the wheel?
Michael Douglas
Well, being pretty familiar with, with F1 in the fact that I've have some friends who have been owners. This is how I got introduced to why I'm here in Las Vegas at this beautiful fountain blue hotel for the, for, for the race is I, I was friends with the guy that owned the McLaren team, one of the owners of McLaren team Mansoor OJ before she passed away a couple of years ago. And I'm now a, a good friend of a mutual friend of Mansoor mine, Lawrence Stroll, who owns the Alpha, the Aston Martin team. So I've been able to see close up. And Lawrence's son Lance drives for Aston Martin. So as a family friend, I mean I see the amount of training that goes in and it's, it's staggering. So yes, the discipline, the thing that gets me with NASCAR is is they, how close they are. I mean, how, how close they are for lap after lap. I mean in Formula one you'll have those moments, you know, where you have a good. But they just, they sit there just, just, I mean just lifting bumpers, touching at 200 miles an hour. So they're, I mean both, both, both races I think need tremendous physical shape to be in.
Dan Patrick
Did you do a race car movie?
Michael Douglas
No, no, never have. Although the streets of San Francisco, which was soon after my race car experience and I was sort of the, the police driver of the car with Carl Malden, my partner and I always tell this story the very first day of shooting, the very first day of shooting this, which ended up being 104 hours in four years. We are at the top of Knob Hill in San Francisco.
Dan Patrick
Yeah.
Michael Douglas
And I'm in my trailer and all. There's a knock on the door. Come on, let's go. We got to go fast. The lights go. We're losing the light. We just need you, it's not a scene. We just need you to drive around the top of Knob Hill past the Fairmont Hotel and then just go down the hill and Carl, you take the red, red light, you smash it up on the, on the light and we go. It's okay. So being my first day and not having had a lot of experience, but very cocky about my driving, I get in and they go ant action. I take it. I go around Nob Hill, I go past the Fairmont, and then there's a major hill. But all I can tell you is I went off that hill and I was airborne enough time that I turned to Carl. Carl looked at me, and about two seconds later, Thank goodness the wheels were straight, right? The car comes to a stop. Oh, my God. Carl gets up. That's not driving. I'm going to be fired. My first day of the picture, he gets up. That's not driving. That's just movie driving. That's not driving. Anyways, I'm going back to my trailer and change my underwear.
Dan Patrick
How many episodes did you do?
Michael Douglas
I did 104 hours.
Dan Patrick
Wow. Did they use that clip in the show? No. Do you collect cars?
Michael Douglas
I. I used to, but no, I, I, I, I don't. I'm that down to a dull war. I love cars. Love reading car magazines and all that, but that's. That's one vice I'm trying to.
Dan Patrick
Can you fix a car?
Michael Douglas
Not anymore. I used to be able to fix flatheads. You know, the older kind of engines and everything. The new sophisticated ones. I can't.
Dan Patrick
But you can't sneak a car into the garage with your wife and have her say, where did this come from, huh?
Michael Douglas
No, that's. That's the point.
Fritzi
We got.
Michael Douglas
Well, you know, I got kids now who are driving age, and Catherine. Is that so? You really, you know, I mean, how many cars can you fit? Then you start getting into garage space, right? And that's not cheap. I mean, you.
Seaton
If you.
Dan Patrick
How.
Michael Douglas
How many Porsches do you have?
Dan Patrick
I have a few.
Michael Douglas
What does that mean? Dad, Come on, be honest. You can tell I have five. Well, that's not too bad.
Dan Patrick
I know, but my wife always says, you need another one. And I say no.
Fritzi
Right.
Dan Patrick
But I say, I still want it. And if you have a garage, like, you got to fill it up.
Michael Douglas
You have like, a spider.
Dan Patrick
You have like a. I have a 356, a 1959, 356, a. Wow. I got a 89G body. I got a couple GT3s.
Michael Douglas
Oh, wow.
Dan Patrick
And I have a 01 speed yellow turbo.
Michael Douglas
And what do you drive? Around.
Dan Patrick
I have a pickup truck.
Michael Douglas
Where do you live?
Dan Patrick
You live in Connecticut?
Michael Douglas
In Connecticut?
Dan Patrick
Yeah. Yeah. Not too far from Milford.
Michael Douglas
Milford. I know Milford.
Dan Patrick
Yeah. Yeah. So if you're ever there and you want to take out one of my cars, thank you. I'd be more than happy to let you. You could take the GT3 out if you Wanted.
Michael Douglas
And that's a nice thing. But, but, but garage space is cheaper in Milford than it is a lot of other.
Dan Patrick
Well, I bought the building where so it's not cheaper, but I, I do have a lot of space.
Michael Douglas
Yeah.
Dan Patrick
Yeah. But I'm not, I'm not doing any. Well, actually I'm looking at a 73, so I already have my eyes on.
Michael Douglas
Have you ever seen Jay Leno's collection?
Dan Patrick
Yeah, not, not in person.
Michael Douglas
No.
Dan Patrick
But you know what, when you lose track of how many cars you have, then you have too many cars.
Michael Douglas
Yeah.
Dan Patrick
And Jay, I'm sure, doesn't know how many cars he has.
Michael Douglas
Oh, I bet he does.
Dan Patrick
Oh, I think Jay and Letterman sold all of his.
Michael Douglas
Did he? I didn't know anything.
Dan Patrick
Yeah, he had a lot. He had quite a collection.
Michael Douglas
Yeah.
Dan Patrick
I, I met his mechanic and he works on Miles Davis's former Ferrari.
Michael Douglas
Wow.
Dan Patrick
A friend of mine has Miles Davis's Ferrari.
Seaton
Yeah.
Michael Douglas
Wow. Well, that's. Yeah, you got to be a little.
Dan Patrick
But if I gave you. I said get one car for the garage, you tell Catherine Hun I. I got this car.
Fritzi
Wow.
Michael Douglas
I would have to be. Oh, let me see. Well, I know I'm being a little bit promotional, but the new Aston Martin is, is awfully nice. The new DB4 kind of combination is, is. Is particularly nice.
Dan Patrick
I feel like you're getting one after this appearance, so well done. Well done. It's great to see you. Thanks for taking time and hope you have a great weekend here.
Michael Douglas
You too, have a lovely weekend. Dan, always great to see you. Thank you guys. Thank you.
Dan Patrick
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Fritzi
I'm Robert Smith and this is Jacob Goldstein and we used to host a show called Planet Money. And now we're back making this new podcast called Business History about the best ideas and people and businesses in history and some of the worst people, horrible ideas and destructive companies in the history of business. Having a genius idea without a need for it is nothing. It's like not having it at all. Very simple, elegant lesson. Make something people want. First episode, how Southwest Airlines use cheap seats and free whiskey to fight its way into the airline business. The most Texas story ever. There's a lot of mavericks in that story. We're going to have mavericks on the show. We're going to have plenty of robber barons. So many robber barons. And you know what? They're not all bad. And we'll talk about some of the classic great moments of famous business geniuses, along with some of the darker moments that often get overlooked, like Thomas Edison.
Seaton
And the electric chair.
Fritzi
Listen to business history on the iHeartRadio.
Michael Douglas
App, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Fritzi
What do you get when you mix 1950s Hollywood, a Cuban musician with a.
Michael Douglas
Dream, and one of the most iconic.
Fritzi
Sitcoms of all time?
Paulie
You get Desi Arness, a trailblazer, a.
Michael Douglas
Businessman, a husband, and maybe most importantly.
Paulie
The first Latino to break primetime wide open. I'm Wilmer Valderrama, and yes, I grew up watching him, probably just like you.
Fritzi
And millions of others. But for me, I saw myself in his story.
Michael Douglas
From cleaning canary cages to this night.
Paulie
Here in New York, it's a long ways. On the podcast starring Desi Arnaz and Wilmer Valderrama, I'll take you on a.
Michael Douglas
Journey to Desi's life. The moments it has overlapped with mine.
Fritzi
How he redefined American television and what that meant for all of us watching from the sidelines, waiting for a face like ours on screen.
Michael Douglas
This is the story of how one.
Fritzi
Man spotlight led the path for so many others and how we carry his legacy today. Listen to Starring Desi Arnaz and Wilmer Valderrama.
Paulie
That's part of the My Cultura podcast network, available on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
Fritzi
Hey there. Dr. Jesse Mills here. I'm the director of the men's clinic at UCLA Health and I want to tell you about my new podcast called the Mailroom And I'm Jordan, the show's producer. And like a lot of guys, I haven't been to the doctor in many years. I'll be asking the questions we probably should be asking but aren't because guys usually don't go to the doctor unless.
Paulie
A piece of their face is hanging off or they've broken a bone.
Fritzi
Depends which bone. Well, that's true. Every week we're breaking down the unique world of men's health, from testosterone and.
Paulie
Fitness to diets and fertility and things.
Fritzi
That happen in the bedroom. You mean sleep? Yeah, something like that. Jordan. We'll talk science without the jargon and get you real answers to the stuff you actually wonder about. It's going to be fun, whether you're 27, 97 or somewhere in between. Men's Health is about more than six packs and supplements. It's about energy, confidence and connection. We don't just want you to live longer, we want you to live better. So check out the mailroom on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your favorite shows.
Dan Patrick
On an all new episode of iHeartRadio's Las Culturistas, Emmy, Golden Globe and Tony Award winner Sarah Paulson spills on red carpet hacks.
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Dan Patrick
Like, what is the story with this? She gets real about the inspiration behind her roles.
Fritzi
Oh, no.
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Dan Patrick
And she puts hosts Matt Rogers and Bowen Yag on notice.
Podcast Advertiser
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Dan Patrick
Open your free iHeartRadio app, search Las Culturistas and listen to the full podcast. Now we will have the most must win game of the weekend. Best week in sports was turned in by who? We'll have that for you coming up as well. There is nothing like Kings Hawaiian slider Sunday. Enjoy your NFL games with friends and family and make that watch part of your tailgate special and you pick up a pack of Kings Hawaiian this weekend. We want to thank the Vegas Golden Knights. They sent some jerseys over. Seaton got to go to see a game, although he's got a pick between the Avalanche. He went to see an abs game on the way out and then got to go see a Golden. You're going to have to decide here. The abs didn't give us jerseys, but the Golden Knights did.
Seaton
Abs are a good team. Abs are really impressive to see in person, but they didn't come through with.
Dan Patrick
A jersey, you know, and we're very, very transparent. If you give us stuff, then we love you. And if you don't, then, yeah, I mean.
Seaton
I mean, the Bruins want to come through.
Dan Patrick
Rangers for sale. All right, so we slide into the weekend. We'll have Todd's rhyme time coming up and a special caller coming up next hour. Special caller. Yes, that's fun. Might have to do with a stat of the day person. All right, you got Colts at the Chiefs. How big is this? The Chiefs have to avoid. If they lose, they're under.500. Okay, so this is a big test. This is what we've been waiting for with Daniel Jones. Big test for him. Eagles at the Cowboys. So The Eagles are 8 and 2, but Dak Prescott's really good against the NFC East. Really good. And the defense might be. I. I don't want to say formidable, but maybe better than average. And that might be good enough to keep this really competitive. Steelers at the Bears. Which team is real here? Neither.
Paulie
They're. They're both in the mix.
Dan Patrick
The Bears and Steelers at the top of their divisions ahead of teams like Cincinnati, Baltimore, Detroit and Green Bay. Who would have thought? Number 15, USC at number 7, Oregon. That's spicy. But this game could be a statement game there with USC with playoff aspirations. This would be a big, big win for Lincoln Riley. Number 22, Missouri at number 8, Oklahoma. Coming off that big win against Alabama, Oklahoma has to avoid a letdown against the Tigers. So we slide into the week. Oh, the Golden Knights. Who do they play this weekend? Seaton.
Seaton
Yeah, I've got my Golden Knights at the Ducks of Anaheim. Dan, this is a big game. This is a big game. Of course, currently the Pacific Division. I know all about this stuff. They're a point ahead of my Vegas Golden Knights right now. That's a big, big time showdown.
Dan Patrick
Man, you sold that matchup.
Seaton
Oh, yeah.
Dan Patrick
There is nothing like Kings of Wine. Slider Sunday. Enjoy the NFL with family and friends. Slide into the weekend with our good friends at Kings. Hawaiian. Update the poll results if you can see.
Seaton
I sure can. I got a bunch of them up there.
Dan Patrick
Dude.
Seaton
I have sort of a must winish poll question as well. In the NFL must win game this weekend for the Chiefs, Cowboys, Buccaneers or Rams. Right now the chiefs have about 76% of that vote.
Dan Patrick
Okay, let's go around the room. The most must win game of the week. Okay, Todd, I'm going to start with you. Who has to win this weekend?
Fritzi
You mentioned it just a short time ago. The Chiefs need to bounce back at home versus the Colts after the loss in Denver. If they come up short under 500 at 5 and 6.
Dan Patrick
All right, Seaton. Most most win game of the weekend.
Seaton
I have most must win game of the weekend. Colts at Chiefs as well. But it's the Colts that need to win. That's a marquee win for them. And I need the Chiefs to keep losing for my prediction. So I got Colts.
Dan Patrick
The Colts are getting three and a half at Kansas City. Paulie Most must win game of the weekend.
Paulie
I'm going to go with Oklahoma. Oklahoma is having a really resurgence. They're right back in the thick of things. They're hosting Missouri. They're given six and a half. Missouri is really dangerous. They don't have a lot to play for except to take down Oklahoma. Oklahoma loses, they're out of the playoff picture.
Dan Patrick
Marvin. Most must win game of the weekend.
Fritzi
The Buccaneers against the Rams. The Buccaneers have lost two straight games and they're only a game up on the Panthers in the AFC South.
Dan Patrick
Let's see, what are the other point spreads here that make this. The Eagles are minus three. They're three point favorites at the Cowboys. And that's not a must win game for them. I mean it. All these games from now on out are must win games for the Cowboys. How about this? I'm gonna say. I'm gonna say Vegas. Vegas against the Browns. You got to win this game against Shador Sanders and the Cleveland Browns. Anybody there with me on that?
Paulie
It would be embarrassing because it's going to be such a referendum on that game. And if you stink it up like.
Dan Patrick
They did last weekend, the Browns are getting three and a half at the Raiders. Most must win game of the weekend. All right, let's see. Oh, Todd, do you want to do rhyme time? Do you have enough time?
Fritzi
We do okay.
Seaton
There's always time for rhyme time.
Fritzi
How do we do it?
Dan Patrick
Okay, why don't you. Let's go. Fire away.
Fritzi
One Arm Bandits. These are Vegas themed. One Arm Bandits, Taters, One arm slots and tots. Hey, Holmgren the wheel. Holmgren the wheel. The kind of wheel you'd see in a casino. Holmgren the wheel.
Paulie
Mike Roulette. I don't think that rhymes.
Fritzi
There's a basketball player that would rhyme with roulette, though.
Dan Patrick
Chat roulette.
Fritzi
Chat roulette. Ex Miami coach card game. Ex Miami coach card game.
Seaton
Shula.
Fritzi
The judges were looking for Coker. Poker.
Seaton
Coker.
Paulie
Reference.
Dan Patrick
Larry Coker.
Fritzi
How about that?
Dan Patrick
Got it.
Fritzi
Betting token. Adult dance chip strip. Chip strip is exactly what that is. And beans. Dirty nursery rhymes. And beans. Dirty nursery rhymes.
Seaton
Rice, dice.
Fritzi
Rice, dice.
Seaton
Andrew Dice, Clay Exactly.
Fritzi
Dirty nursery rhymes. Rice dice. Famous chef Bobby. All you can eat. Flay buffet. Quick look, prepaid gyration. Quick look, prepaid gyration. Peak. That would be glance lap dance. Quick look.
Dan Patrick
What?
Fritzi
Prepaid gyration. Embarrassing another to engage in bets. Embarrassing another to engaging bets.
Seaton
Fritz.
Fritzi
Embarrassing another would be to shame them. So embarrassing another shaming. And to engage in vets would be Gaming. Gaming. Shaming.
Seaton
Gaming.
Fritzi
Elvis coordinate, creed leader. Elvis coordinate, creed leader.
Dan Patrick
Step, trap, Trap. And trap.
Fritzi
There you go. Alcohol storage container, local gum chewing coach.
Paulie
Oh, boy.
Fritzi
Alcohol storage container, local gum chewing coach. Barrel. Carol, that's awful.
Paulie
They're forced.
Fritzi
Feral says get off this. Points plus or minus. Feral says get off this. Shed.
Paulie
Spread.
Fritzi
Shed and spread.
Dan Patrick
Will Ferrell and three more quick ones.
Fritzi
Agonize, ready to rumble. Agonize, ready to rumble. Rhyme time.
Seaton
This segment.
Fritzi
Suffer. Buffer would be agonized and ready to rumble. Former Titans receiver. Ear biter. Former Titans receiver.
Paulie
Dyson.
Fritzi
Tyson.
Dan Patrick
Dyson.
Fritzi
Tyson. Kevin Dyson. Mike Tyson. Last one.
Dan Patrick
Yay. Last one. I had one more. I know. We're almost done.
Fritzi
Bring down qb. They were legendary entertainers here.
Dan Patrick
Sack and the Rat pack.
Fritzi
Rat Pack. There you go, Sack.
Michael Douglas
Rat pack.
Dan Patrick
Yes.
Paulie
Nobody knows more about Vegas traditions and themes than Fritzi. Without enjoying any of them.
Fritzi
Any of them having experienced none of it. It's all just research. That's all it is. From my hotel room.
Dan Patrick
You never leave your room.
Fritzi
I just. I got my Kit Kat and I got my buttons. What do you. What else do you need?
Dan Patrick
Play with the curtains. That's all you need.
Fritzi
Such a great time.
Dan Patrick
Okay, we've done it. We've made it to the final hour of the program. And we will talk to Matt friend, comedian, and also a special phone call, I believe, coming in in the final hour of the program. Two hours in the books here at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Las Vegas. One hour to go. It's fritzing, it's Seton, it's Marv, it's Paulie. Yours truly in the back room. Guys, we will be back with the final hour on this meet Friday right after this.
Michael Douglas
This is an I heart podcast.
Date: November 21, 2025
Podcast Network: iHeartPodcasts and Dan Patrick Podcast Network
Recorded at: Fontainebleau Hotel, Las Vegas
This episode, broadcast live from Las Vegas during F1 weekend, fuses sports talk, pop culture, and humor. Dan and the crew are joined by Academy Award-winner Michael Douglas, a passionate auto racing fan, for a rich discussion about his lifelong connection with motorsports—including F1, Monaco, and personal stories involving Steve McQueen and Paul Newman. The episode also takes lively detours into NFL analysis, social media quirks, Vegas escapades, and some comedic banter.