Skip to main content

Hungry Dogs with James Patterson

James Patterson—the world’s bestselling author—created Hungry Dogs to explore the minds of extraordinary people, from authors and musicians to actors and politicians. The podcast features in-depth video interviews with leading voices from across a wide variety of industries, including books, music, film, television, politics and sports.

The title is inspired by Patterson’s maternal grandmother. As Patterson says, “Nan used to always say, hungry dogs run faster. And I’ve been running fast ever since.”

Tune in each Wednesday for interviews with notable guests like Dolly Parton, BJ Novak, Kathy Bates, Stacy Abrams, David Baldacci, Matthew McConnaughey and many more.

Listen to the Podcast

James Patterson
Host

James Patterson

One of the world’s best-selling authors, Patterson is known for his fast-paced thrillers and mystery novels. He gained fame with the Alex Cross series and titles such as the Women’s Murder Club and Michael Bennett. Patterson has also co-authored many books across genres, from adult thrillers to children’s and young adult fiction, making him one of the most prolific and widely read writers of our time.

Related News

James Patterson's new podcast to feature Dolly Parton, Matthew McConaughey – Exclusive

James Patterson is a busy man – just this year, he’s published a book about fatherhood, a third political thriller with former President Bill Clinton, an investigation into the University of Idaho murders and a workplace habits guide. Weeks before thieves broke into the Louvre, he started promoting an upcoming jewelry heist novel, now ripped-from-the-headlines relevant.

And that’s just scratching the surface.

His next venture is a podcast, “Hungry Dogs,” which will feature conversations with prominent figures ranging from Dolly Parton to Harlan Coben to Matthew McConaughey. Episodes will air weekly starting Oct. 29 on all major podcast platforms and YouTube, USA TODAY is exclusively revealing.

Email can still be fun.

Diversion sends you email you’ll actually want to receive: details about new shows and our great hosts, plus behind-the-scenes stuff you can't get anywhere else. Give it a try.

"*" indicates required fields