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.

Build Your Own Weather

Do intros matter, or are they just verbal confetti we toss before the real party? Ryan leads the gang through a funny, strangely moving meditation on creative momentum, regret, and the tiny rituals that keep the art engine humming when life is very much… life.

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The Thursday Murder Club

A charming cast, a light mystery, and a lot of feelings about Netflix’s lighting presets. The Thursday Murder Club has been adapted for the screen—and The Film Board is here to investigate who did it, why it happened, and whether the cast deserves a heart.

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TDW Minutes 31-35: The Analogical Goat

In a rare turn, The Dark World stops punching things long enough to explain itself, giving us cosmic lore, unreliable royal narrators, and the return of the Asgardian DMV: the Book of Yggdrasil. It’s high fantasy meets hard sci-fi, delivered via one king’s snarky goat analogy and a surprising number of mythological side-eyes.

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The Next Reel • Season 15 • Series: Golden Jubilee: 1975’s Pioneering Visions in Global Cinema • Night Moves • Member Bonus

Night Moves • Member Bonus

Join us for this member bonus episode, part of our Golden Jubilee: 1975’s Pioneering Visions in Global Cinema series, discussing Arthur Penn’s neo-noir film Night Moves, starring Gene Hackman.

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Rug Pullers: Topsy-Turvy Horror Twists

Some horror films twist; these three commit identity theft halfway through. Chelsea Stardust joins us to dig into Ghostwatch, Barbarian, and Strange Darling—movies that pull the rug so hard you’ll hit the floor laughing and screaming.

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The Next Reel • Season 15 • Series: Silver Screams: 25 Years of Ju-on • Ju-on: The Grudge 2

Ju-on: The Grudge 2

We wrap up our Silver Screams: 25 Years of Ju-on series with the fourth feature entry in the franchise, Takashi Shimizu’s 2003 film Ju-on: The Grudge 2, in which Shimizu does an able job of changing things up and advancing the concept.

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