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.
This page features episodes on which he has been a host.
See episodes where Pete has been a panelist right here.

James Ochoa: The Storm Chaser

James Ochoa has spent a lifetime steering into the storms most of us would avoid. In this conversation, he and Pete explore how a life built around helping others survive chaos can become its own quiet form of grace.

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Sitting in the Dark… Literally

The lights are out, and the monsters are in. This month, the gang dives into Wait Until Dark, Don’t Breathe, and Pitch Black—three terrifying reminders that nothing good happens after someone says, “Wait, where’s the switch?”

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Addressing the World Crunch Crisis

What happens when grown adults treat snack food like a science experiment? Pete, Tommy, and Mandy dive tongue-first into the wildest chip flavors on Earth—and learn that sometimes progress just tastes like regret.

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The Next Reel • Season 15 • Series: Platinum Performances: The 1950 Best Actress Oscar Race • Born Yesterday

Born Yesterday

We kick off our Platinum Performances: The 1950 Best Actress Oscar Race series with the film that took home the Oscar, George Cukor’s Born Yesterday with the hilarious and perfect Judy Holliday.

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What’s in a Name?

What if the perfect name you chose ends up on half the kids in your child’s kindergarten class—and should you even tell people your top picks before the baby arrives? Matthew navigates competing Jewish and Southern family naming traditions while Pete and Mandy share hard-won wisdom about popularity trends, the social power certain names carry, and why those adorable baby sneakers are destined to become airborne projectiles.

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Future You is Counting On You with James Ochoa

When you live with ADHD, it’s easy to say, “My future self will thank me.” But what happens when that future self feels like a stranger — someone you’ve let down too many times before? This week, we’re joined by therapist and author James Ochoa to explore how to build trust with Future You, transform planning into an act of self-care, and learn why emotional safety is the secret ingredient in every sustainable system.

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The Next Reel • Season 15 • Series: Ricardo Darín • The Aura

The Aura

We return briefly to our Ricardo Darín series with a one-off episode, looking at Darín’s second collaboration with writer/director Fabián Bielinsky, The Aura. It’s about an epileptic taxidermist and a casino heist, and absolutely worth tracking down.

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