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Pete Wright

Pete has been a broadcaster for the last 30 years, falling in love with the edit bay in the back of a newsroom in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He studied journalism at the University of Colorado with a focus on long-form documentary production, turning that early experience into a career helping businesses shape the stories of their brands through image and sound. Pete earned an M.S. in Organizational Design and spent fifteen years teaching graduate marketing students the power of human-centered communications. From public relations teams on global multi-million dollar brand projects to marketing for independent business owners, Pete has helped shape communications that build brands. In 2006, he launched Fifth & Main, LLC., a media consultancy focused on brand-building through the nascent field of podcasting. In 2020, nearly 3,000 individual podcast episodes behind them, the company rebranded as TruStory FM with an ear toward the next decade of podcast education and entertainment.

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.

ADHD & Eating Disorders with Dr. Jean Doak

This week, Nikki and Pete dive into the complex and often overlooked relationship between ADHD and eating disorders. Joined by special guest Dr. Jean Doak, a professor of psychiatry and clinical director at the Center for Excellence for Eating Disorders at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the trio explores how these two conditions can intertwine and exacerbate each other.

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 2013 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Actor Nominees • Sinister

Sinister

We continue our 2013 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Actor nominees series with a conversation about Scott Derrickson’s 2012 creepfest “Sinister,” in which Ethan Hawke goes toe-to-toe with the buhguul and terrifying super-8 films.

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Pay Equity & Pay Transparency

This week on the show we’re talking all about Pay Equity and and the proposed legislation on Pay Transparency that might just have an impact on the way we talk about pay at work.

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1993 Academy Awards Best Film Editing Nominees • The Crying Game • Member Bonus

The Crying Game • Member Bonus

We continue our member bonus 1993 Academy Awards Best Film Editing Nominees series with Neil Jordan’s fascinating and complex story about the IRA, relationships, and human nature. That’s right, it’s time for ‘The Crying Game.’

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 2013 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Actor nominees • Kill List

Kill List

We continue our journey through the 2013 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Actor nominees with Ben Wheatley’s psychological hitman horror film “Kill List.”

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You Don’t Belong Here

The world is a beautiful place—stunning vistas, the highest mountains, and most expansive rivers. But what happens when we, puny humans, decide to make our pastime of exploring these natural wonders too aggressively? The environment gets aggressive back. 

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