Cops and Writers Podcast
Patrick O'Donnell
4.9from 85 ratings
- 344
- Episodes
- 33
- Transcribed
- 85
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
- 437K
- YouTube views
About Cops and Writers Podcast
Cops and Writers is a podcast hosted by retired police sergeant and author, Patrick O'Donnell. The podcast provides valuable insights and humor for crime writers who want to create accurate and believable police stories. O'Donnell conducts in-depth interviews with members of law enforcement and civilian experts, discussing police procedures and culture. He also interviews crime fiction writers and writers from different genres, discussing what works in the ever-changing landscape of book sales and publishing. The podcast offers candid stories told with cop humor and technical details about the world of law enforcement.
- Publisher
- Patrick O'Donnell
- Category
- arts · comedy · true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 8 Feb 2021
- Latest episode
- 21 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
33 of 344 episodes have a transcript.
21 Oct 2026
Bonus Episode! Police Stories: Street Cop To Sergeant: The Satin Doll!
18 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Behind the Scenes of House, Law & Order & Homicide with Writer Matt Witten (Part 2)
11 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Behind the Scenes of House, Law & Order & Homicide with Writer Matt Witten (Part 1)
Inside a recent episode
Behind the Scenes of House, Law & Order & Homicide with Writer Matt Witten (Part 2)
Published 18 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So, you know, it's, you know, so I love that too. Well, those are your babies. You know, those are my babies. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So that helps that they're my babies. Yeah. Absolutely. So we touched on this earlier, but what advice do you have for someone who wants to break into writing for TV or movies? Well, the first advice is to watch some TV, watch movies. Watch TV in the genre that you're going to write for, that you hope to write for. Watch movies in the genre that you hope to write for. And then write a spec pilot. Come up with a pilot idea that you think is great and then write the spec pilot. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Cops and Writers Podcast
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- Patrick O’Donnell
- Matt Witten
- Marique Bartoldus
- Patrick O'Donnell
- Kerrie Droban
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 436,984
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 58 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 27 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 72 / 100
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- Quality
- 78
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 82
- Engagement
- 85
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Does Cops and Writers Podcast take guests?
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