1 00:00:11,657 --> 00:00:14,937 Speaker 1: You're listening to The Buck Sexton Show podcast, make sure 2 00:00:14,937 --> 00:00:17,977 Speaker 1: you subscribe to the podcast on the iHeartRadio app or 3 00:00:17,977 --> 00:00:21,737 Speaker 1: wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, everybody, Welcome to another 4 00:00:21,777 --> 00:00:25,097 Speaker 1: episode of The Buck Sexton Show. Catalina Alauf is with 5 00:00:25,217 --> 00:00:29,017 Speaker 1: us for this one. She ran for Congress in a 6 00:00:29,257 --> 00:00:32,817 Speaker 1: super close race up in Illinois. She also runs a 7 00:00:32,937 --> 00:00:38,617 Speaker 1: leadership pack. She's very involved in veteran veteran issues and 8 00:00:38,857 --> 00:00:43,777 Speaker 1: has a startup in the tech space, a nutraceutical for kids. 9 00:00:43,897 --> 00:00:47,057 Speaker 1: So we have a lot of ground to cover here. Catalina, 10 00:00:47,217 --> 00:00:51,217 Speaker 1: first time on the well the newly relaunched Buck buck 11 00:00:51,217 --> 00:00:54,457 Speaker 1: Sexton Show. Thanks for coming to hang out. Honored to 12 00:00:54,537 --> 00:00:56,617 Speaker 1: be here, Thanks for having me on Buck. All right, 13 00:00:56,737 --> 00:01:00,697 Speaker 1: running for Congress? The good, the bad, the ugly. What'd 14 00:01:00,697 --> 00:01:03,537 Speaker 1: you learn? What do people need to know? How was 15 00:01:03,577 --> 00:01:08,817 Speaker 1: the whole thing? And where do I start? I'll first 16 00:01:10,937 --> 00:01:16,057 Speaker 1: that clearly the outcome for I think all across the 17 00:01:16,097 --> 00:01:20,377 Speaker 1: board I was really shocking for most people. I think 18 00:01:20,417 --> 00:01:23,817 Speaker 1: we did make some important games, but there were a 19 00:01:23,817 --> 00:01:28,777 Speaker 1: lot of concerns in some very winnable districts as to 20 00:01:28,897 --> 00:01:31,977 Speaker 1: why we didn't win. And I think in order for 21 00:01:32,097 --> 00:01:34,497 Speaker 1: us to really move forward. I think we need to 22 00:01:34,497 --> 00:01:39,017 Speaker 1: take like a post mortem of what happened in twenty 23 00:01:39,097 --> 00:01:43,457 Speaker 1: twenty two and kind of re evaluate what our party, 24 00:01:43,697 --> 00:01:48,337 Speaker 1: our values, what we want to be moving forward if 25 00:01:48,337 --> 00:01:53,217 Speaker 1: we ever want to win in really winnable seats again. 26 00:01:53,377 --> 00:01:55,937 Speaker 1: You know, I was in a purple district, A lot 27 00:01:55,977 --> 00:01:59,337 Speaker 1: of my candidate friends were in purple districts, some in 28 00:01:59,417 --> 00:02:03,937 Speaker 1: red leaning states, and it just doesn't really add up. 29 00:02:04,777 --> 00:02:07,657 Speaker 1: And so I think, you know, we all kind of 30 00:02:07,697 --> 00:02:11,577 Speaker 1: need to reevaluate what's going on that's so much deeper 31 00:02:11,617 --> 00:02:15,857 Speaker 1: than just you know, what the media wants, the sound 32 00:02:15,857 --> 00:02:18,617 Speaker 1: bites or the social issues. I think there's a much 33 00:02:18,697 --> 00:02:23,857 Speaker 1: greater organizational problem within the Republican Party that needs to 34 00:02:23,897 --> 00:02:28,257 Speaker 1: be solved. And I'm actually, you know, super disappointed at 35 00:02:28,257 --> 00:02:31,417 Speaker 1: Illinois as a whole. The Wall Street Journal wrote in 36 00:02:32,217 --> 00:02:36,017 Speaker 1: a piece saying that democracy died in Illinois and they 37 00:02:36,057 --> 00:02:38,017 Speaker 1: don't want it to happen within the rest of the 38 00:02:38,017 --> 00:02:42,057 Speaker 1: country in terms of the tactics that they used to 39 00:02:42,257 --> 00:02:45,577 Speaker 1: win in Illinois with the Democrats used and so unfortunately, 40 00:02:45,617 --> 00:02:48,497 Speaker 1: I don't see the state turning read or even purple 41 00:02:48,537 --> 00:02:52,577 Speaker 1: anytime soon, and we have to kind of look deeper 42 00:02:52,617 --> 00:02:55,777 Speaker 1: into what's going on in our elections. So you got 43 00:02:55,777 --> 00:02:59,217 Speaker 1: to tell us then give us some specifics. What does 44 00:02:59,257 --> 00:03:02,017 Speaker 1: that mean? And when they say democraty died in Illinois, 45 00:03:02,297 --> 00:03:04,937 Speaker 1: how what are they? What's the other side doing? How 46 00:03:04,937 --> 00:03:06,897 Speaker 1: are they playing dirty? What are they? What are they 47 00:03:06,937 --> 00:03:12,057 Speaker 1: up to? Well, first of all, I think in Illinois 48 00:03:12,097 --> 00:03:15,177 Speaker 1: and Chicago as a whole, you know, vote early, vote often, 49 00:03:15,457 --> 00:03:19,537 Speaker 1: and the Windy City are just like terms that you 50 00:03:19,897 --> 00:03:23,737 Speaker 1: learn when you're born here in Illinois. So there's always 51 00:03:23,817 --> 00:03:28,817 Speaker 1: some sort of kind of trickery always happening from the left. 52 00:03:29,377 --> 00:03:32,497 Speaker 1: But my concern is more broader than that. I think 53 00:03:32,537 --> 00:03:39,137 Speaker 1: they Governor Pritzker put in multi millions of dollars into 54 00:03:39,177 --> 00:03:43,777 Speaker 1: a very organized, well thought out mail and ballot program, 55 00:03:44,817 --> 00:03:49,457 Speaker 1: and so I've heard from multiple you know, families and 56 00:03:49,497 --> 00:03:53,177 Speaker 1: supporters and residents like people were getting ballots of people 57 00:03:53,217 --> 00:03:57,777 Speaker 1: who had you know, were deceased or people who had 58 00:03:57,817 --> 00:04:01,377 Speaker 1: lived there in the past, and just the organizational efforts 59 00:04:02,057 --> 00:04:04,657 Speaker 1: on top of that to collect the ballots on the 60 00:04:04,697 --> 00:04:09,337 Speaker 1: Democrat side, whether there was fraud involved is just on 61 00:04:09,457 --> 00:04:14,817 Speaker 1: a complete different level that Republicans just could never compete with. 62 00:04:16,457 --> 00:04:20,577 Speaker 1: And so we need a focus on changing you know, 63 00:04:20,577 --> 00:04:23,137 Speaker 1: if we can't change the culture. A lot of every 64 00:04:23,177 --> 00:04:25,857 Speaker 1: time I speak to most Republicans and I'm this way too. 65 00:04:26,017 --> 00:04:28,417 Speaker 1: They want to vote in person. They don't want to 66 00:04:28,457 --> 00:04:34,737 Speaker 1: go and just give somebody their ballot or do things 67 00:04:34,777 --> 00:04:38,697 Speaker 1: that way. But unfortunately, like the Democrats, are so heavily organized. 68 00:04:38,737 --> 00:04:40,897 Speaker 1: You know, when you have thirty thousand mail in ballots 69 00:04:41,417 --> 00:04:45,937 Speaker 1: dumping at ten pm, calling every single race and all 70 00:04:45,977 --> 00:04:49,657 Speaker 1: of them for Democrats, you have to start asking questions, 71 00:04:49,777 --> 00:04:53,017 Speaker 1: and then not only that, start wondering how you can 72 00:04:53,057 --> 00:04:57,297 Speaker 1: even compete with something like that. So if somebody came 73 00:04:57,377 --> 00:04:59,737 Speaker 1: up to you and they said they were young Conservative, 74 00:05:01,097 --> 00:05:04,257 Speaker 1: and they said that they were thinking about getting involved 75 00:05:04,257 --> 00:05:07,577 Speaker 1: in running, so you know, you're about what you're You're 76 00:05:07,617 --> 00:05:10,377 Speaker 1: a millennial, so you're uncertainly the young or end of 77 00:05:10,457 --> 00:05:14,217 Speaker 1: running for Congress. But would you encourage other people who 78 00:05:14,297 --> 00:05:16,057 Speaker 1: are interested in doing it or do you feel like 79 00:05:16,577 --> 00:05:19,457 Speaker 1: it's more important to be a grassroots organizer right now 80 00:05:19,497 --> 00:05:22,777 Speaker 1: at that level to help change the system instead of 81 00:05:22,777 --> 00:05:25,297 Speaker 1: trying to necessarily be the candidate yourself. I'm just wondering 82 00:05:25,337 --> 00:05:29,937 Speaker 1: what your lessons learned are. Yeah, that's a great question. 83 00:05:30,177 --> 00:05:33,337 Speaker 1: I think there is value in both, and I think 84 00:05:33,737 --> 00:05:39,177 Speaker 1: two different I think it requires a similar personality, right. 85 00:05:39,257 --> 00:05:43,137 Speaker 1: I think a grassroots organizer and a candidate, you know, 86 00:05:43,257 --> 00:05:48,777 Speaker 1: politician have very similar personality types. You know, you have 87 00:05:48,777 --> 00:05:51,977 Speaker 1: to be extroverted. You have to be almost like a salesperson, right. 88 00:05:52,057 --> 00:05:54,097 Speaker 1: You want to get people to register to vote, or 89 00:05:54,097 --> 00:05:59,457 Speaker 1: if you're the politician, gain votes, and you're selling yourself 90 00:05:59,457 --> 00:06:02,377 Speaker 1: and your platform and why you're the best person to 91 00:06:02,497 --> 00:06:05,497 Speaker 1: go be the representative. Right. And I think in the 92 00:06:05,537 --> 00:06:09,377 Speaker 1: grassroots movement, like we certainly need more people who want 93 00:06:09,377 --> 00:06:13,617 Speaker 1: to get involved. But I will tell you it's incredibly 94 00:06:13,657 --> 00:06:19,697 Speaker 1: difficult to be a candidate. It's very isolating. It's you know, 95 00:06:19,777 --> 00:06:24,297 Speaker 1: your entire life is flipped upside down. You have a 96 00:06:24,377 --> 00:06:26,137 Speaker 1: very and I'm not trying to just kind of talk 97 00:06:26,137 --> 00:06:28,537 Speaker 1: about the negatives here, it's just it does. There is 98 00:06:28,577 --> 00:06:33,657 Speaker 1: a huge sacrifice on a personal front. But also it 99 00:06:33,697 --> 00:06:36,337 Speaker 1: takes a ton of work. And if you love it 100 00:06:36,377 --> 00:06:38,177 Speaker 1: and you love your people and you know what you 101 00:06:38,217 --> 00:06:40,457 Speaker 1: stand for and you want to be a voice, you 102 00:06:40,617 --> 00:06:43,017 Speaker 1: have to have the fire in the belly to be 103 00:06:43,137 --> 00:06:49,657 Speaker 1: able to grapple with the realities, the constant pressure, the 104 00:06:50,977 --> 00:06:53,297 Speaker 1: you're never gonna please everybody. And the way the media 105 00:06:53,497 --> 00:06:57,977 Speaker 1: is to Republican candidates is horrific. The way that they 106 00:06:58,017 --> 00:07:02,257 Speaker 1: are to your family is horrific. But you have to 107 00:07:02,417 --> 00:07:05,177 Speaker 1: love what you do, and you have to love your 108 00:07:05,217 --> 00:07:08,297 Speaker 1: people and you're what you stand for to be able 109 00:07:08,297 --> 00:07:12,697 Speaker 1: to stomach the entire priss during an election. Wait, what 110 00:07:12,737 --> 00:07:16,417 Speaker 1: are the what are the communist aligned media in this 111 00:07:16,457 --> 00:07:18,537 Speaker 1: country also known as Democrats? What do they do to 112 00:07:18,577 --> 00:07:22,897 Speaker 1: your family? How did that come into play? Well, there 113 00:07:22,937 --> 00:07:26,377 Speaker 1: were a few like undercover journalists that were always trying 114 00:07:26,457 --> 00:07:30,297 Speaker 1: to like meet with my family or get um, trying 115 00:07:30,297 --> 00:07:35,537 Speaker 1: to get information or um. You know, they just look, 116 00:07:35,897 --> 00:07:38,377 Speaker 1: they just make up things like whatever. I and I 117 00:07:38,457 --> 00:07:42,377 Speaker 1: actually honestly like we're luckily, we have a pretty good 118 00:07:42,457 --> 00:07:45,937 Speaker 1: like my mom especially has been in the community for 119 00:07:45,977 --> 00:07:49,817 Speaker 1: a long time and so everybody knows who we are. 120 00:07:49,937 --> 00:07:53,377 Speaker 1: People know like my family's character. But journalists will say 121 00:07:53,417 --> 00:07:56,617 Speaker 1: whatever they want. They will make up whatever they want, 122 00:07:57,737 --> 00:08:05,417 Speaker 1: especially on the political side. You know they will. For example, 123 00:08:05,697 --> 00:08:09,097 Speaker 1: moms were really concerned about the furry problem in high schools, 124 00:08:09,257 --> 00:08:12,577 Speaker 1: Like it was these kids were dressing up as furries 125 00:08:13,057 --> 00:08:15,417 Speaker 1: and they still do this. They like dress up as 126 00:08:15,457 --> 00:08:19,337 Speaker 1: animals and whatever. And I went to a school board 127 00:08:19,337 --> 00:08:21,537 Speaker 1: meeting and I was hearing this going on, and I 128 00:08:22,497 --> 00:08:24,617 Speaker 1: made a comment about it, like, this is ridiculous. We 129 00:08:24,657 --> 00:08:28,417 Speaker 1: have tampons and little boys bathrooms because of JB. Pritzker 130 00:08:28,977 --> 00:08:34,617 Speaker 1: made a statewide law requiring tampons and little boys bathrooms 131 00:08:34,697 --> 00:08:37,857 Speaker 1: because of the He's trying to push the transgender transgender 132 00:08:37,897 --> 00:08:41,897 Speaker 1: stuff so much. So all these weird things were happening 133 00:08:41,897 --> 00:08:44,457 Speaker 1: in schools, and you say one thing and then it's 134 00:08:44,497 --> 00:08:47,897 Speaker 1: like all the journalists take one thing out of context, 135 00:08:48,417 --> 00:08:51,337 Speaker 1: try to make you sound like a crazy, you know 136 00:08:51,457 --> 00:08:54,097 Speaker 1: person in that year, this is the Republican, the right 137 00:08:54,137 --> 00:08:57,857 Speaker 1: wing conspiracy theorists, when all the stuff is actually going 138 00:08:57,977 --> 00:09:01,417 Speaker 1: on in our schools and then that's what the majority 139 00:09:01,457 --> 00:09:06,337 Speaker 1: of the voters read. And just things like that. You know, 140 00:09:08,297 --> 00:09:10,777 Speaker 1: there was a lot of money spent against us meet 141 00:09:10,817 --> 00:09:14,857 Speaker 1: my campaign on different issues, and which is fine, that's politics. 142 00:09:14,937 --> 00:09:17,577 Speaker 1: But it's sad that it's they can get away with 143 00:09:17,697 --> 00:09:21,177 Speaker 1: lying so much the other side and they're never held accountable. 144 00:09:21,537 --> 00:09:25,857 Speaker 1: I have to ask for furies. What do you mean 145 00:09:25,977 --> 00:09:30,297 Speaker 1: there are kids who are dressing up in animal costumes 146 00:09:30,337 --> 00:09:33,657 Speaker 1: and going to school and the school allows this. The 147 00:09:33,737 --> 00:09:36,417 Speaker 1: schools allow it, and the teachers are so fraid to 148 00:09:36,417 --> 00:09:42,377 Speaker 1: say anything because the woke parents threatened to sue them. Wait, 149 00:09:42,577 --> 00:09:46,817 Speaker 1: wait on on what bait on anti furree discrimination? Is 150 00:09:46,857 --> 00:09:50,377 Speaker 1: this a thing? Yeah, basically because you're not like, you're 151 00:09:50,377 --> 00:09:53,217 Speaker 1: not honoring whatever identity that kid wants to be in 152 00:09:53,297 --> 00:09:55,977 Speaker 1: school that day. And for just to put it further, 153 00:09:56,137 --> 00:09:59,617 Speaker 1: it all comes down to again the transgender stuff in 154 00:09:59,697 --> 00:10:04,417 Speaker 1: Illinois public schools. 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So you don't know this about me, 212 00:13:24,697 --> 00:13:29,337 Speaker 1: but I find this area to be both fascinating and 213 00:13:29,577 --> 00:13:33,537 Speaker 1: essential and also very poorly understood because I have Celiac disease. 214 00:13:34,217 --> 00:13:39,537 Speaker 1: So I'm somebody who has an autoimmune an autoimmune disorder 215 00:13:39,657 --> 00:13:43,377 Speaker 1: that treats gluten as though it is some kind of 216 00:13:43,537 --> 00:13:47,697 Speaker 1: need for an immune response like an invading pathogen, and 217 00:13:47,777 --> 00:13:50,497 Speaker 1: it's if you including if you keep eating gluten, it's 218 00:13:50,537 --> 00:13:52,857 Speaker 1: very very debilitating. And actually for small children, they can 219 00:13:53,177 --> 00:13:55,977 Speaker 1: if it's undiagnosed, they can die from it because they 220 00:13:55,977 --> 00:13:58,657 Speaker 1: can't absorb any nutrients after a long enough period of 221 00:13:59,057 --> 00:14:01,217 Speaker 1: damage is done. And I going to tell you from 222 00:14:01,657 --> 00:14:03,537 Speaker 1: learning that I had Celiac disease and going through the 223 00:14:03,537 --> 00:14:06,657 Speaker 1: whole process of understanding what it was, and also the 224 00:14:06,657 --> 00:14:08,977 Speaker 1: many months of being put on all kinds of antibiotics 225 00:14:09,017 --> 00:14:13,737 Speaker 1: and the things. Most doctors know almost nothing about nutrition, 226 00:14:14,297 --> 00:14:17,897 Speaker 1: and even the doctors just a fancy way of saying 227 00:14:17,937 --> 00:14:19,977 Speaker 1: the food that we're eating. Doctors are like, yeah, you know, 228 00:14:20,217 --> 00:14:22,217 Speaker 1: don't eat too much butter or red meat because of 229 00:14:22,217 --> 00:14:24,497 Speaker 1: heart disease, Like that's basically the or you know, don't 230 00:14:24,537 --> 00:14:26,337 Speaker 1: eat too many calories because you'll be fat. I mean, 231 00:14:26,377 --> 00:14:28,857 Speaker 1: that's really what you might get from your average GP. 232 00:14:29,497 --> 00:14:31,097 Speaker 1: I know there's some who know a whole lot about it, 233 00:14:31,097 --> 00:14:32,577 Speaker 1: but a lot of them don't know very much at all. 234 00:14:32,897 --> 00:14:36,577 Speaker 1: And the knowledge though about things like IBS, the knowledge 235 00:14:36,577 --> 00:14:41,057 Speaker 1: about these chronic conditions that affect millions, maybe tens of 236 00:14:41,097 --> 00:14:46,417 Speaker 1: millions of Americans, is pretty pathetic. Actually, modern medicine is 237 00:14:46,457 --> 00:14:48,137 Speaker 1: not good on these issues. And a lot of the 238 00:14:48,177 --> 00:14:51,257 Speaker 1: stuff that they give you to deal with these things 239 00:14:51,297 --> 00:14:54,857 Speaker 1: at besque treat and mask symptoms of these chronic conditions 240 00:14:54,857 --> 00:14:58,337 Speaker 1: that are all inflammations of the whether it's you know, 241 00:14:58,417 --> 00:15:02,817 Speaker 1: krones inflammatory Bale disease IBS, they don't they certainly don't 242 00:15:02,857 --> 00:15:04,457 Speaker 1: have cures for these things, and a lot of the 243 00:15:04,457 --> 00:15:06,617 Speaker 1: time they don't have a whole lot to tell you. 244 00:15:06,737 --> 00:15:10,857 Speaker 1: And an understanding of the microbiome that is your stomach 245 00:15:10,897 --> 00:15:15,057 Speaker 1: and you're more to the point, your intestines is absolutely essential. 246 00:15:16,417 --> 00:15:19,457 Speaker 1: It absolutely is. And you know, there's so many studies 247 00:15:19,497 --> 00:15:25,457 Speaker 1: that show having a gut microbiome off or all of 248 00:15:25,497 --> 00:15:29,257 Speaker 1: the things that we're eating again, processed food, seed oil, 249 00:15:29,377 --> 00:15:32,177 Speaker 1: things like that are just destroying it and can lead 250 00:15:32,297 --> 00:15:37,337 Speaker 1: to diseases down the line or autoimmune issues and things 251 00:15:37,377 --> 00:15:39,897 Speaker 1: like that. And you're exactly right. But when it comes 252 00:15:39,937 --> 00:15:45,497 Speaker 1: to just what doctors and the research behind it, it's 253 00:15:45,537 --> 00:15:48,777 Speaker 1: all backed by money. I mean, it's so easy for 254 00:15:48,817 --> 00:15:52,457 Speaker 1: them to just prescribe something. I understand there are cases 255 00:15:52,497 --> 00:15:58,857 Speaker 1: where you absolutely need something and there's a reason for 256 00:15:59,017 --> 00:16:02,417 Speaker 1: modern medicine. But in a lot of cases, a lot 257 00:16:02,457 --> 00:16:04,977 Speaker 1: of these things can be solved if you look at 258 00:16:05,017 --> 00:16:07,537 Speaker 1: it through a holistic way. And it all comes down 259 00:16:07,577 --> 00:16:10,537 Speaker 1: to personal responsibility too and research. You know, we have 260 00:16:10,977 --> 00:16:15,817 Speaker 1: parents who it's just sometimes easy for them to just 261 00:16:16,057 --> 00:16:19,057 Speaker 1: give their kids something like me relax or something, and 262 00:16:19,097 --> 00:16:23,617 Speaker 1: then with prolonged use, these kids are reliant on something 263 00:16:23,657 --> 00:16:26,377 Speaker 1: that they shouldn't be reliant on. It's not a proof 264 00:16:26,377 --> 00:16:29,817 Speaker 1: for the FDA, and that's that you're the little They 265 00:16:29,857 --> 00:16:32,857 Speaker 1: don't have a choice, right, it's the parents choice, and 266 00:16:32,897 --> 00:16:36,017 Speaker 1: so we're really trying to disrupt the industry for children, 267 00:16:36,137 --> 00:16:40,777 Speaker 1: especially to get them where it begins and at such 268 00:16:40,777 --> 00:16:43,337 Speaker 1: a young age so that you know, long term they 269 00:16:43,377 --> 00:16:46,617 Speaker 1: can be healthier. And but you're exactly right. You know, 270 00:16:46,737 --> 00:16:50,257 Speaker 1: doctors sometimes don't know, they don't want to prescribe these things. 271 00:16:50,257 --> 00:16:54,217 Speaker 1: There are others who really do believe in more neutraceuticals. 272 00:16:55,377 --> 00:16:58,017 Speaker 1: In our product works. I mean, we have a ton 273 00:16:58,177 --> 00:17:01,577 Speaker 1: of clients and reviews and things that you know, it's 274 00:17:01,577 --> 00:17:05,857 Speaker 1: something that does work, but unfortunately it takes personal responsibility, 275 00:17:06,057 --> 00:17:12,857 Speaker 1: research and just a wanting tore some other options. Can 276 00:17:12,897 --> 00:17:15,217 Speaker 1: you tell us anything about what is the product or 277 00:17:15,297 --> 00:17:19,857 Speaker 1: these like gut health gummies or something. What are you making? Yeah, 278 00:17:19,897 --> 00:17:23,457 Speaker 1: so it's actually it's a it's in a sachet. It's 279 00:17:23,457 --> 00:17:25,937 Speaker 1: a powder that you can put in your drink. You know, 280 00:17:25,937 --> 00:17:28,937 Speaker 1: I put it my coffee. Kids can put it in juice, water, 281 00:17:29,177 --> 00:17:34,097 Speaker 1: you know, yogurt, whatever, and tasteless, but it has We 282 00:17:34,217 --> 00:17:39,457 Speaker 1: formulated it with scientists and researchers and created this formula 283 00:17:39,617 --> 00:17:44,737 Speaker 1: for our product and it actually has a HMO that 284 00:17:44,857 --> 00:17:48,857 Speaker 1: mirrors breast milk. And we originally wanted to get into 285 00:17:49,017 --> 00:17:53,097 Speaker 1: the baby formula industry because we had seen just so 286 00:17:53,137 --> 00:17:57,137 Speaker 1: many harsh ingredients, corn syrup, you know, you name it, 287 00:17:57,817 --> 00:18:02,577 Speaker 1: for babies in the baby formula category, and unfortunately, we 288 00:18:02,697 --> 00:18:05,777 Speaker 1: found that it was just incredibly difficult to get past 289 00:18:05,817 --> 00:18:09,897 Speaker 1: the FDA. You know it was it had basically monopoly 290 00:18:10,257 --> 00:18:14,377 Speaker 1: with three conglomerate companies. And then of course we all 291 00:18:14,417 --> 00:18:17,817 Speaker 1: saw that the country, the world saw what happens when 292 00:18:17,817 --> 00:18:21,137 Speaker 1: you have three major companies owning ninety percent of a 293 00:18:21,177 --> 00:18:25,057 Speaker 1: marketplace and then a shortage happens and babies can't get 294 00:18:25,097 --> 00:18:30,137 Speaker 1: their formula. And so we really struggled with getting into 295 00:18:30,177 --> 00:18:33,377 Speaker 1: that industry. And I've seen, especially from a political and 296 00:18:33,417 --> 00:18:41,457 Speaker 1: private sector standpoint, just how horrible the overregulation. And just 297 00:18:41,737 --> 00:18:44,457 Speaker 1: I understand again, this is a category that and you 298 00:18:44,497 --> 00:18:48,177 Speaker 1: want to be safe. It's kids, it's something that you're ingesting. 299 00:18:48,617 --> 00:18:52,017 Speaker 1: But the amount of money and the lobbyists and just 300 00:18:52,097 --> 00:18:55,977 Speaker 1: everything involved when it comes to FDA regulations is through 301 00:18:56,057 --> 00:18:59,017 Speaker 1: the roof, and it's so detrimental to small to medium 302 00:18:59,057 --> 00:19:03,817 Speaker 1: sized businesses or startups that want to make this industry 303 00:19:03,897 --> 00:19:08,217 Speaker 1: better and more innovative. But it's being completely hijacked by 304 00:19:08,937 --> 00:19:14,057 Speaker 1: the major corporations that dominate the entire market. Share. So 305 00:19:14,297 --> 00:19:17,737 Speaker 1: it was an incredible learning just being on the business side, 306 00:19:17,777 --> 00:19:22,017 Speaker 1: but then also understanding just the relationship in politics and 307 00:19:22,057 --> 00:19:26,297 Speaker 1: how Republicans just really value entrepreneurship and innovation and how 308 00:19:26,297 --> 00:19:29,177 Speaker 1: we can make things better, and how Democrats just want 309 00:19:29,177 --> 00:19:32,657 Speaker 1: bigger government, they want big businesses, they want big pharma 310 00:19:32,737 --> 00:19:36,977 Speaker 1: to dominate us, and ultimately, you know, kind of threw 311 00:19:36,977 --> 00:19:39,777 Speaker 1: over the little guy. Are you going to try to 312 00:19:39,817 --> 00:19:41,697 Speaker 1: go on Shark Tank with this? I have to ask 313 00:19:41,737 --> 00:19:45,697 Speaker 1: since I started out thinking about it, you know, in 314 00:19:45,777 --> 00:19:49,377 Speaker 1: full disclosure, we were asked to be on it, and 315 00:19:50,497 --> 00:19:53,377 Speaker 1: you are not allowed to be a political candidate and 316 00:19:53,497 --> 00:19:58,497 Speaker 1: also be on Shark Tank, So it was we couldn't do. 317 00:19:59,457 --> 00:20:02,857 Speaker 1: It's a great show, we love it. Have you know 318 00:20:03,217 --> 00:20:05,817 Speaker 1: would have been an honor, but we decided to go 319 00:20:05,857 --> 00:20:08,697 Speaker 1: a different route. Since you're not going that route, I 320 00:20:08,737 --> 00:20:11,657 Speaker 1: can ask you now, and there's you know, there's no downside. 321 00:20:12,257 --> 00:20:14,177 Speaker 1: Which Shark would you have wanted to get a deal 322 00:20:14,217 --> 00:20:19,657 Speaker 1: from for your kids nutraceutical company? Oh man, that's a 323 00:20:19,697 --> 00:20:22,977 Speaker 1: great question. You know, everybody hates Mark Cuban and I 324 00:20:23,017 --> 00:20:24,817 Speaker 1: don't even know if he would have wanted to invest, 325 00:20:24,937 --> 00:20:31,497 Speaker 1: but he would have been um strategic uh, maybe Laurie. 326 00:20:32,617 --> 00:20:35,417 Speaker 1: I love her too. Yeah, you guys would ask there's 327 00:20:35,457 --> 00:20:38,137 Speaker 1: some girls some girl power synergy there as well, so 328 00:20:39,217 --> 00:20:42,217 Speaker 1: that would make that sure. No, she's great. I've I've 329 00:20:42,217 --> 00:20:44,577 Speaker 1: seen I reached the point of saturation, but I've seen 330 00:20:44,617 --> 00:20:46,417 Speaker 1: so many I feel like I could sit there and 331 00:20:46,817 --> 00:20:48,697 Speaker 1: I'm like, you know, I know what the sharks are 332 00:20:48,697 --> 00:20:50,097 Speaker 1: gonna say before they say it. 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How's 369 00:22:31,817 --> 00:22:34,257 Speaker 1: it going when you were out there, when you're out 370 00:22:34,297 --> 00:22:37,577 Speaker 1: there trying to raise money with their guys sometimes saying hey, 371 00:22:37,737 --> 00:22:39,217 Speaker 1: I don't know if I want to make a political donation, 372 00:22:39,257 --> 00:22:45,577 Speaker 1: but we should get a drink sometime. Yeah, unfortunately fell 373 00:22:45,657 --> 00:22:49,497 Speaker 1: too often. Yes, you know, we got a lot of 374 00:22:49,497 --> 00:22:52,217 Speaker 1: Democrats on our side, which is good, you know from 375 00:22:54,297 --> 00:22:57,297 Speaker 1: Oh a new face, a young girl. You know, maybe 376 00:22:57,297 --> 00:23:00,737 Speaker 1: I'll be a Republican today now I'm kidding. Um. Yes, 377 00:23:00,937 --> 00:23:05,537 Speaker 1: it's interesting. It's an interesting life. And right here we are. 378 00:23:07,497 --> 00:23:10,337 Speaker 1: What advice do you give to like I'm sure if 379 00:23:10,337 --> 00:23:13,337 Speaker 1: you haven't yet, you will do some of the college 380 00:23:13,377 --> 00:23:17,417 Speaker 1: conservative tours. And I think that there's a perspective that 381 00:23:17,497 --> 00:23:20,777 Speaker 1: young conservative women can give to the you know, the 382 00:23:20,897 --> 00:23:25,257 Speaker 1: up and coming conservative women in a college age, just 383 00:23:25,337 --> 00:23:28,737 Speaker 1: about what it's like being in the culture these days, 384 00:23:28,777 --> 00:23:32,657 Speaker 1: what they face, what's true, what's not, what's important, what's not? What? 385 00:23:32,657 --> 00:23:37,857 Speaker 1: What do you tell them? Making your man a sandwich 386 00:23:38,377 --> 00:23:43,297 Speaker 1: is a nice thing to do, it is not. It 387 00:23:43,377 --> 00:23:48,497 Speaker 1: is not the problem with the patriarchal society. I'll just 388 00:23:48,537 --> 00:23:50,857 Speaker 1: start off with that you know, I think there's been 389 00:23:50,937 --> 00:23:55,297 Speaker 1: such a you know, especially in our generation and the 390 00:23:55,377 --> 00:24:00,337 Speaker 1: post you know, feminist era, of that women have to 391 00:24:00,537 --> 00:24:04,617 Speaker 1: you know, have to do it alone. They're not you know, 392 00:24:04,617 --> 00:24:07,457 Speaker 1: you shouldn't settle down, you shouldn't be married, and I 393 00:24:08,137 --> 00:24:11,897 Speaker 1: want to. I want young women espec. Actually to hopefully 394 00:24:11,897 --> 00:24:14,897 Speaker 1: look at somebody like myself. Of course I'm not married yet, 395 00:24:14,977 --> 00:24:18,257 Speaker 1: but you know, you can pursue your dreams and you 396 00:24:18,337 --> 00:24:22,697 Speaker 1: can be ambitious and you can go after what you want, 397 00:24:22,737 --> 00:24:27,857 Speaker 1: but also want to have a traditional family and relationship 398 00:24:27,897 --> 00:24:30,897 Speaker 1: and marriage. And I think in our generation we were 399 00:24:30,937 --> 00:24:35,777 Speaker 1: just so I don't want to say manipulated, but just 400 00:24:36,137 --> 00:24:40,497 Speaker 1: it was the culturally just grown up with hey, do 401 00:24:40,577 --> 00:24:42,857 Speaker 1: it on your own, be this you know, boss babe 402 00:24:42,937 --> 00:24:44,977 Speaker 1: or whatever they want to call it nowadays, like I 403 00:24:45,017 --> 00:24:46,977 Speaker 1: don't need no man kind of thing, and like I 404 00:24:47,057 --> 00:24:51,217 Speaker 1: don't think that that's right. And so I think you 405 00:24:51,257 --> 00:24:54,217 Speaker 1: can be both, and that you shouldn't be ashamed to 406 00:24:55,337 --> 00:24:59,617 Speaker 1: want again a traditional family and settle down, but then 407 00:24:59,697 --> 00:25:03,897 Speaker 1: also want to pursue the ambition and you know, good 408 00:25:04,177 --> 00:25:07,337 Speaker 1: career whatever that is, even if that happens to be 409 00:25:07,337 --> 00:25:10,537 Speaker 1: being a mom. I think you can have at all, 410 00:25:10,617 --> 00:25:14,417 Speaker 1: and Democrats tried to say that we couldn't have it all, 411 00:25:14,497 --> 00:25:19,537 Speaker 1: and we certainly we're being you know, passed up by 412 00:25:19,817 --> 00:25:23,697 Speaker 1: our male counterparts. Speaking of male counterparts, there's a lot 413 00:25:23,697 --> 00:25:27,297 Speaker 1: of talk these days on the right in a cultural sense, 414 00:25:27,657 --> 00:25:30,737 Speaker 1: people who are very online influencers and all the rest, 415 00:25:31,657 --> 00:25:34,377 Speaker 1: from folks you know who work at the Daily Wire 416 00:25:34,537 --> 00:25:36,017 Speaker 1: on the one side, all the way over to people 417 00:25:36,097 --> 00:25:38,177 Speaker 1: like Andrew Tate, who as we speak right now is 418 00:25:38,177 --> 00:25:40,937 Speaker 1: sitting in prison and Romaani, i think for the third 419 00:25:40,977 --> 00:25:44,817 Speaker 1: month on on all these charges that he completely denies, 420 00:25:44,977 --> 00:25:47,097 Speaker 1: and you know, there's a whole whole mess around all that. 421 00:25:48,537 --> 00:25:51,577 Speaker 1: A crisis of masculinity. Though, what does that mean when 422 00:25:51,577 --> 00:25:53,097 Speaker 1: people talk about that? Do you do do you think 423 00:25:53,137 --> 00:25:55,537 Speaker 1: that's a because I'll tell you, like the other day 424 00:25:55,577 --> 00:25:57,737 Speaker 1: on radio, I just said, hey, for the young guys 425 00:25:57,737 --> 00:25:59,577 Speaker 1: out there, I know I just got married, but I 426 00:25:59,577 --> 00:26:01,017 Speaker 1: always telling them I'm like, I was in the game 427 00:26:01,057 --> 00:26:04,897 Speaker 1: a long time, Like I went on and I was 428 00:26:04,937 --> 00:26:07,937 Speaker 1: out on the scene for for many years, and I said, 429 00:26:07,937 --> 00:26:09,697 Speaker 1: one of the most important things I tell you guys 430 00:26:09,897 --> 00:26:13,817 Speaker 1: is to be confident and be decisive in their social 431 00:26:13,897 --> 00:26:16,657 Speaker 1: lives the way they would in their business lives, and 432 00:26:16,697 --> 00:26:18,537 Speaker 1: they find that that's a that's just a very helpful 433 00:26:18,537 --> 00:26:22,257 Speaker 1: place to start. Like go up and ask. If someone 434 00:26:22,297 --> 00:26:23,457 Speaker 1: says no, if they don't want to have have a drink 435 00:26:23,457 --> 00:26:24,417 Speaker 1: with you, or they don't want to dinner with you 436 00:26:24,497 --> 00:26:26,977 Speaker 1: or whatever, it may be fine. But go up and 437 00:26:27,017 --> 00:26:29,377 Speaker 1: ask and have a plan in mind too. Don't say hey, 438 00:26:29,537 --> 00:26:31,497 Speaker 1: I'd like to hang out some time. I'll follow up 439 00:26:31,497 --> 00:26:34,057 Speaker 1: with like maybe what that would look like? Is there 440 00:26:34,057 --> 00:26:36,297 Speaker 1: a crisis of masculinity right now? Do you come across it? 441 00:26:36,337 --> 00:26:40,057 Speaker 1: Do you think that's a real thing? I do? I 442 00:26:40,057 --> 00:26:42,337 Speaker 1: mean there are furies going to schools now apparently, right, 443 00:26:42,337 --> 00:26:44,097 Speaker 1: so we got all kinds of problems. But go ahead. 444 00:26:45,337 --> 00:26:55,257 Speaker 1: I think it's twofold. I think number one you're still there, Yeah, okay, 445 00:26:55,457 --> 00:27:00,977 Speaker 1: I think number one is I think men again from 446 00:27:01,017 --> 00:27:04,217 Speaker 1: society have just been so beaten down by this feminist 447 00:27:04,297 --> 00:27:10,497 Speaker 1: culture that they don't feel that they can be I 448 00:27:10,497 --> 00:27:14,457 Speaker 1: don't want to say aggressive, but assertive in you know, 449 00:27:14,617 --> 00:27:20,257 Speaker 1: pursuing somebody or paying a compliment or you know, actively 450 00:27:20,457 --> 00:27:23,577 Speaker 1: trying to court. I think at some point, like the 451 00:27:23,617 --> 00:27:27,177 Speaker 1: table's turned and I'm not sure if that and maybe 452 00:27:27,217 --> 00:27:29,777 Speaker 1: you can kind of elaborate on this as to why, 453 00:27:29,817 --> 00:27:33,057 Speaker 1: but at some point it's like women should not be 454 00:27:33,137 --> 00:27:37,577 Speaker 1: chasing men, and I feel that that has come up 455 00:27:37,617 --> 00:27:42,457 Speaker 1: a lot in especially women my age. And I also 456 00:27:42,497 --> 00:27:48,777 Speaker 1: will say, like men should feel confident in any you know, 457 00:27:48,857 --> 00:27:51,497 Speaker 1: if they have passion and they have purpose and they 458 00:27:51,977 --> 00:27:55,217 Speaker 1: are you know, working hard for their own dreams, like 459 00:27:55,297 --> 00:27:58,697 Speaker 1: women should support that and a woman should be a partner. 460 00:27:58,737 --> 00:28:03,537 Speaker 1: And I think sometimes women are women just kind of 461 00:28:04,217 --> 00:28:07,857 Speaker 1: expect something or just want to be like taken out 462 00:28:07,897 --> 00:28:12,297 Speaker 1: to dinner or you know, they're not really bringing anything. 463 00:28:14,417 --> 00:28:17,417 Speaker 1: Sometimes I think they're just not playing their part either. 464 00:28:17,617 --> 00:28:20,657 Speaker 1: And so I think the gender roles there's a reason 465 00:28:20,777 --> 00:28:24,137 Speaker 1: why they're there when men and women are different, as 466 00:28:24,137 --> 00:28:27,097 Speaker 1: they should be, and we kind of need to lean 467 00:28:27,177 --> 00:28:31,097 Speaker 1: in a little bit more on those gender roles, but 468 00:28:31,137 --> 00:28:35,217 Speaker 1: then also modernize it, if that makes sense, Like again, 469 00:28:35,217 --> 00:28:37,617 Speaker 1: women should not be chasing men, but men should also 470 00:28:38,257 --> 00:28:41,817 Speaker 1: want to pursue or but then women should also support 471 00:28:42,057 --> 00:28:46,537 Speaker 1: dreams and likewise be a partnership. 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I think 513 00:30:58,777 --> 00:31:00,897 Speaker 1: so many people are like, oh, I have healthcare and 514 00:31:01,017 --> 00:31:04,097 Speaker 1: I feel okay most of the time, and they think 515 00:31:04,137 --> 00:31:08,537 Speaker 1: of that as I'm healthy, m there are levels beyond that. 516 00:31:08,857 --> 00:31:12,337 Speaker 1: And also I think whenever somebody deals with real health challenge, 517 00:31:12,337 --> 00:31:15,337 Speaker 1: they understand it's in your hands, right, I mean, you 518 00:31:15,337 --> 00:31:17,377 Speaker 1: have to be the one that's actually driving the ship. 519 00:31:17,417 --> 00:31:20,177 Speaker 1: If you're just gonna get on zoc doc and hope 520 00:31:20,177 --> 00:31:21,577 Speaker 1: that a doctor is going to give you a pill 521 00:31:21,577 --> 00:31:26,417 Speaker 1: that has all the answers. More complicated than that, absolutely, 522 00:31:26,617 --> 00:31:30,737 Speaker 1: and it starts with you know, making small decisions and 523 00:31:31,217 --> 00:31:35,017 Speaker 1: exercising and just making up your health a priority like 524 00:31:35,057 --> 00:31:38,177 Speaker 1: your meant. Like you said, it is so important because 525 00:31:38,497 --> 00:31:42,777 Speaker 1: you can't just fix things, especially long term issues, and 526 00:31:42,977 --> 00:31:45,977 Speaker 1: we need to all have it's like personal responsibility. That's 527 00:31:45,977 --> 00:31:48,297 Speaker 1: why I love like Joe Rogan and kind of people 528 00:31:48,337 --> 00:31:51,377 Speaker 1: who are looking at things through an alternative perspective in 529 00:31:51,417 --> 00:31:53,657 Speaker 1: a way that we just really haven't. We've always been 530 00:31:53,657 --> 00:31:57,417 Speaker 1: just clouded by here's a pill, here's this, here's that. 531 00:31:57,577 --> 00:32:01,457 Speaker 1: Take it, It'll all be fine, instead of looking at 532 00:32:01,497 --> 00:32:05,297 Speaker 1: things in a kind of more holistic way. No, I 533 00:32:05,337 --> 00:32:08,417 Speaker 1: think it's it's critical lot of people take a more 534 00:32:08,457 --> 00:32:11,297 Speaker 1: active role in the Luca's one of the reasons why 535 00:32:11,417 --> 00:32:13,977 Speaker 1: shows like Rogans, I think, have have blown up so 536 00:32:14,057 --> 00:32:17,817 Speaker 1: much because one of the more helpful, one of the 537 00:32:17,817 --> 00:32:21,257 Speaker 1: more helpful verticals and media speak or you know, modalities 538 00:32:21,337 --> 00:32:25,737 Speaker 1: approaches to to one's day to day is to optimize 539 00:32:25,817 --> 00:32:28,777 Speaker 1: who you are and how you feel every day with 540 00:32:29,057 --> 00:32:30,977 Speaker 1: you know, the best stuff you get. I'm always amazed 541 00:32:30,977 --> 00:32:33,377 Speaker 1: also though, at how many people and this is always 542 00:32:33,377 --> 00:32:35,097 Speaker 1: a sign that you're over the target, right at the 543 00:32:35,217 --> 00:32:37,697 Speaker 1: hostility that you'll get if you speak about these things 544 00:32:38,017 --> 00:32:39,497 Speaker 1: and you and you and you talk about it in 545 00:32:39,577 --> 00:32:41,297 Speaker 1: the most helpful way. You know, if you said to people, 546 00:32:41,297 --> 00:32:43,977 Speaker 1: you know, it's a really good idea to get more sleep, 547 00:32:44,137 --> 00:32:49,217 Speaker 1: and um, try to limit your alcohol intake, you'll see, 548 00:32:49,297 --> 00:32:51,017 Speaker 1: you know, some people say, oh that's great, you know 549 00:32:51,017 --> 00:32:52,617 Speaker 1: on Twitter or something of all these people, you know, 550 00:32:52,817 --> 00:32:55,577 Speaker 1: shut up, You're not the boss of me. Why no 551 00:32:55,617 --> 00:32:57,857 Speaker 1: one's the boss of anybody. You're just trying to come 552 00:32:57,897 --> 00:33:00,777 Speaker 1: up with some uh, some thoughts that would be useful 553 00:33:00,817 --> 00:33:03,217 Speaker 1: to people who choose to act on them. But I 554 00:33:03,257 --> 00:33:04,897 Speaker 1: think there's a lot of hostility out there because I 555 00:33:04,897 --> 00:33:07,377 Speaker 1: do think that America as a country, um could be 556 00:33:07,417 --> 00:33:13,537 Speaker 1: a lot not just physically but but emotionally healthier. Absolutely, 557 00:33:13,737 --> 00:33:17,017 Speaker 1: And you know, people don't ever want they always want 558 00:33:17,097 --> 00:33:20,857 Speaker 1: somebody to be reliant on something. And you know, I 559 00:33:20,937 --> 00:33:24,097 Speaker 1: almost equate it to the founders too, they always wanted 560 00:33:24,497 --> 00:33:29,017 Speaker 1: you know, man defines his own destiny. Individuals define their 561 00:33:29,057 --> 00:33:32,537 Speaker 1: own destiny. And by doing that, like you are your 562 00:33:32,537 --> 00:33:35,137 Speaker 1: most authentic self, Like you're taking your matter in your 563 00:33:35,137 --> 00:33:38,817 Speaker 1: own hands. That is true freedom and liberty. And we 564 00:33:38,897 --> 00:33:41,897 Speaker 1: live in just a culture now that you know, there 565 00:33:42,017 --> 00:33:44,457 Speaker 1: isn't a lot of freedom. And then when you are 566 00:33:44,497 --> 00:33:48,137 Speaker 1: exposing that freedom or you are taking the route that 567 00:33:48,537 --> 00:33:51,657 Speaker 1: kind of you define your own destiny. You do things 568 00:33:51,857 --> 00:33:57,457 Speaker 1: to help yourself. You again, personal responsibility. That does kind 569 00:33:57,457 --> 00:33:59,977 Speaker 1: of trigger a lot of people who are so set 570 00:34:00,017 --> 00:34:04,017 Speaker 1: on this victim mentality. And that's in any aspect of life. 571 00:34:04,297 --> 00:34:07,777 Speaker 1: You know, again, you define your own destiny. You decide who, 572 00:34:07,897 --> 00:34:09,537 Speaker 1: what you want to be, how you want to feel, 573 00:34:09,857 --> 00:34:14,537 Speaker 1: and the way out is always from within. And I 574 00:34:14,577 --> 00:34:17,417 Speaker 1: think that's super important too. And you're right, you get 575 00:34:17,457 --> 00:34:19,777 Speaker 1: a lot of hate for that, for speaking your mind 576 00:34:19,857 --> 00:34:24,097 Speaker 1: and pursuing the alternative route that's less traveled. But I 577 00:34:24,137 --> 00:34:26,177 Speaker 1: think a lot of people are waking up now and 578 00:34:26,657 --> 00:34:31,457 Speaker 1: really kind of going down that path of true freedom 579 00:34:32,177 --> 00:34:36,697 Speaker 1: and true authenticity. Catalina Lauf. Everybody, Catalina, where should people 580 00:34:36,697 --> 00:34:40,057 Speaker 1: go to follow your work? What you're up to, get involved, 581 00:34:40,097 --> 00:34:45,297 Speaker 1: all that good stuff. Catalina Lauf on all social media platforms, 582 00:34:45,337 --> 00:34:48,497 Speaker 1: and then Catalina for Congress dot com. We'll be updating 583 00:34:48,537 --> 00:34:51,137 Speaker 1: that website just with the new and the next steps 584 00:34:51,217 --> 00:34:55,857 Speaker 1: here post campaign season, but stay tuned with what's to come. 585 00:34:56,217 --> 00:34:58,657 Speaker 1: Thanks again for having me on, Thanks for hanging out