Meet Your Host

Pete Wright

Pete Wright is a podcaster, author, and co-founder of TruStory FM. He’s been behind a microphone for over thirty years and has logged thousands of episodes across three dozen shows covering film, ADHD, creative process, and the craft of storytelling. He spent fifteen years teaching graduate students and has consulted on brand communications for organizations ranging from global brands to one-person shops. His debut science fiction novella, Lattice, was published in 2026. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

Pete has hosted as well as been a panelist on a number of episodes.
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TDW Minutes 101-105: Throne of Lies

Thor lays his heart bare to his father… only to discover he’s been pouring his soul out to Loki in disguise the entire time. Then we vault into the cosmic chaos of James Gunn’s universe, where the Collector, the Reality Stone, and one very questionable assistant open the door to the MCU’s Infinity future.

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Quiz Show • Season 31 Finale

For our Season 31 finale, DiscordMom Melissa takes over hosting duties and puts us through a no-stakes quiz show filled with nostalgia, chaos, and confessions we absolutely can’t take back. It’s the most fun way possible to close out the season—and maybe the most honest we’ve ever been on-mic.

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The Next Reel • Season 15 • Series: Cinema Centennial: 1925's Pioneering Visions • The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

We continue our Cinema Centennial: 1925’s Pioneering Visions series with the movie with possibly the most confusing history of releases, Rupert Julian’s adaptation of Gaston Leroux’s classic novel “The Phantom of the Opera.”

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Tikkun Olam

The first month of parenthood is a crash course in bodily fluids, sleep deprivation, and existential wonder.

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TDW Minutes 96-100: The Shreddies Timeline

Thor battles Malekith inside a swirling Aether blender, while Selvig’s space-remote delivers the villain a very large, very final surprise. Back in Asgard, Thor turns down the crown — unaware he’s sharing his big emotional moment with Loki in disguise.

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Dr. Nachi Felt: Always Becoming

A psychologist who once went by Michael reclaims his true name — and with it, the story of who he’s becoming. In this conversation, Dr. Nachi Felt opens up about identity, faith, mortality, and the lifelong practice of learning to love the person you evolve into.

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Night of the…

It’s the 80s, the lights are low, and somebody just said, “Let’s have a séance.” Grab your MAC-10 and your Aqua Net — Sitting in the Dark dives into three “Night of…” cult favorites that prove horror was never scarier—or funnier—after midnight.

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The Next Reel • Season 15 • Series: Cinema Centennial: 1925's Pioneering Visions • The Big Parade

The Big Parade

We continue our Cinema Centennial: 1925’s Pioneering Visions series with King Vidor’s The Big Parade, a groundbreaking WWI epic that shocked 1925 audiences with its intimate portrait of soldiers’ lives before confronting the brutal realities of modern warfare.

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