Brands of the Week: Star Wars 50th Anniversary, Bill Gates, Pumpkin Stylists, NBA and Peacock, Divorced Dad Rock, and more.

On Brand with Donny Deutsch

Donny Deutsch Podcast Admin

Entertainment News, News, Arts, News Commentary

4.6 • 896 Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Donny discusses various brands and their current standings, touching on political issues, youth perspectives on violence and free speech, the impact of AI on employment, and cultural reflections in Hollywood and music. The conversation also highlights alarming trends in literacy rates among American students and concludes with seasonal trends in pumpkin styling. Takeaways: The government shutdown reflects poorly on both parties. Younger Americans show surprising apathy towards political violence. AI is reshaping the job market, leading to layoffs. Hollywood is seeing a decline in female directors. Divorced dad rock is a rising music trend. Literacy rates among American students are declining. Bill Gates advocates for a shift in climate change focus. Pumpkin stylists are capitalizing on seasonal trends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm James Patterson. I write way too many books. Welcome to Hungry Dogs. The title comes from my
0:07.1	maternal grandmother, Isabel Zelvis Morris. Nan used to always say, Hungry Dogs Run Faster, James,
0:13.9	and I've been running fast ever since. Here's what will be coming your way soon, and this is a really
0:19.2	terrific list, I think. You'll hear from some incredible people like Stacey Abrams.
0:24.6	Yay.
0:25.6	B.J. Novak.
0:26.9	Yay.
0:27.7	Kathy Bates, Dolly Parton, Josh Gadd, and Pope Leo.
0:32.4	Okay, maybe not Pope Leo.
0:33.7	But who knows?
0:34.4	Maybe he'll show up.
0:35.3	Hungry Dogs Run Faster.
0:37.2	Thank you, Grandma, for turning me into a hopeless, obsessive, compulsive.
0:42.0	Listen to Hungry Dogs with James Patterson. That'd be me on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever
0:49.1	you get your podcast. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
0:59.2	This is it.
1:01.3	The world, as you know it, is over.
1:02.5	Completely done.
1:04.9	It's not about to be over.
1:06.2	It's over.
1:11.6	Some of the scientists who helped build AI are now sounding the alarm. I was selling AI as a great thing for decades, and I was wrong. I was wrong.
1:19.6	There is a longer-term existential threat that will arise when we create digital beings that are more intelligent than ourselves.
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