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.
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The Next Reel • Season 14 • Series: Movies and Their Remakes • Road House (2024)

Road House (2024)

We wrap up our return to our Movies and Their Remakes series with the remake of last week’s movie. That’s right, we’re returning to the world of bouncers and bars, this time in Florida with Doug Liman’s 2024 remake Road House, starring Jake Gyllenhaal.

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The Next Reel • Season 14 • Series: Movies and Their Remakes • Road House (1989)

Road House (1989)

We return to our Movies and Their Remakes series by taking a trip to the Double Deuce. That’s right, we’re joining Dalton in Rowdy Herrington’s 1989 film Road House, starring peak-80s Patrick Swayze.

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The Next Reel • Season 14 • Series: Roger Corman • The Big Doll House

The Big Doll House • Member Bonus

We continue our monthly member bonus series looking at Roger Corman. This month, we return to the women-in-prison subgenre and take a trip to the Philippines where we take on Jack Hill’s The Big Doll House.

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The Next Reel • Season 14 • Series: Conan • Conan the Destroyer

Conan the Destroyer

We return to the land of Cimmeria to follow another adventure of Conan, this time in Richard Fleischer’s 1984 sequel Conan the Destroyer. It’s treated with more of a comic book tone. Does that work?

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