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.

Mommy Acts This Way Because she Loves You

This month on Sitting in the Dark, we pay homage to the original Final Girl—Mom. From toxic devotion to architectural annihilation, we crack open the gift box of maternal horror and unwrap three deeply uncomfortable truths about the women who raised us… and might bury us.

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The Next Reel • Season 14 • Series: Car Racing • Le Mans

Le Mans

We continue our Car Racing series with a conversation about Steve McQueen’s passion project, a film he spent at least five years trying to make with several different directors. That’s right, it’s Lee H. Katzin’s 1971 film Le Mans.

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The Next Reel • Season 14 • Series: Car Racing • Grand Prix

Grand Prix

We kick off our Car Racing series with a look at the melodrama and incredible racing footage captured in John Frankenheimer’s 1966 film Grand Prix, starring James Garner, Yves Montand, Eva Maria Saint, and more.

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Pay Transparency 101 with Kyle Pardo

Pay transparency is no longer a future trend—it’s here, reshaping how companies hire, compensate, and retain talent. Kyle Pardo returns to the show to help HR professionals navigate the shifting legal, cultural, and strategic terrain of transparent pay practices.

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Thunderbolts*

Earth’s Most Reluctant Group Project has arrived. The Film Board assembles for a rare Marvel movie we all genuinely like—Thunderbolts—digging into found families, unresolved trauma, and why sometimes the real villain is the emotional baggage we drag behind.

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The Money Issue: Magically Adjusted Gross Incompetence

In the Season 10 premiere, Pete and Tommy confront the myth of the American Dream, one broken oven and terrifying IRS form at a time. From homeownership FOMO to tax-time existential spirals, it’s a full-frontal emotional audit of what it means to feel wildly unprepared… again.

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