Meet the Hosts

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.

E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial

June 15, 2017

Steven Spielberg didn’t have a sense that his little, personal alien film was going to blow up like it did when he was making it. Universal Studios saw it as another kids film that likely would only be seen by moms taking their kids to the theater. But E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial managed to touch pretty much the hearts of everyone who saw it, turning it into the #1 film in the world in short order. So how does this film hold up? Join us – Pete Wright and Andy Nelson – to find out as we continue our screenwriter Melissa Mathison series with Spielberg’s 1982 film E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial.

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Fight the Drift to Day 2

June 13, 2017

“Jeff, what does Day 2 look like?”

That’s the first line of Jeff Bezos’ 2016 letter to shareholders, a question from a staff member at an all-hands meeting in which he describes a transformation that organizations can find themselves undertaking witho

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Lessons Learned from Legal Implementations with Rick Fafard

June 8, 2017

Rick Fafard, BA Insight’s technical director of professional services, is back to share his experience working with legal customers large and small in their effort to implement BA Insight solutions. He takes us behind the scenes on the decisions that serve to bring improved access to matter and information in an industry that has quickly become a leader in information utilization and organization at scale.

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The Black Stallion

June 8, 2017

Francis Ford Coppola’s successes in the 70s put him in a place where he was able to help a good number of people get projects off the ground. One of those people was his friend from college, Carroll Ballard. Nearly broke, Coppola’s call came just in time and Ballard found himself on board to direct The Black Stallion. Another person was Melissa Mathison, a friend who started working as an assistant on The Godfather Part II. Coppola suggested to her that she start writing and asked her to help with the script for The Black Stallion. Next thing you know, she and Ballard are working on it together. Join us – Pete Wright and Andy Nelson – as we kick off our Melissa Mathison series with 1979’s The Black Stallion.

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Waking Up: Start Your Day Right!

June 6, 2017

We fall back on the old saw, “I’m just not a morning person.” But, is that really the case? Or could it be that there are things you could begin doing right now that change the way you greet each day? This week on the show, we’re talking all about mornings, our routines, habits, and tools that help us get up and get going on the right foot.

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Introducing Search for Dynamics

June 1, 2017

Last week, BA Insight launched Search for Microsoft Dynamics bringing instant, enterprise-wide search results related to the specific case or opportunity a user is viewing, connecting Dynamics 365, SharePoint, and content from over 60 other enterprise systems, displaying content directly in Dynamics 365.

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