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.
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Memory isn’t a vault—it’s a fragile system of steps, and for ADHD brains, each one is more vulnerable to collapse. This week, Dr. Daniella Karidi helps us rethink what it means to forget, why prospective memory is the hardest of all, and how kindness might be the most powerful memory strategy we have.
We continue our Car Racing series with a story of an intense rivalry that was the predominant focus of the Grand Prix in 1976 between James Hunt and Niki Lauda. It’s Ron Howard’s 2013 film Rush.
Welcome to Craft and Chaos, the podcast for creative minds trying to thrive in the madness. Whether you write, paint, build, perform, or daydream ideas that keep you up at night, this show is your companion through the wild ride of making something out of nothing.
Why is it so hard to make friends as an adult—and even harder to keep them? Pete and Tommy dive into the shame, science, and slow fade of adult friendships.
Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg guides us through the art of healing during divorce, exploring her powerful 5-step framework for meaningful repair and growth—even when your ex refuses to participate.
Production designer Liz Bischof joins us to explore Takeshi Kitano’s meditative yakuza masterpiece Sonatine, sharing insights on its visual poetry and how it continues to influence her work today.
We return to our Mission: Impossible series for a member bonus episode that’s getting released to everyone as a way to celebrate this fantastic film and franchise. Enjoy!
We continue our member bonus Roger Corman series with Cannonball (1976). From Chargers to Panteras, star cameos to singing mobsters, speed isn’t everything.
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.
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.