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Pete Wright

Pete has been a broadcaster for the last 30 years, falling in love with the edit bay in the back of a newsroom in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He studied journalism at the University of Colorado with a focus on long-form documentary production, turning that early experience into a career helping businesses shape the stories of their brands through image and sound. Pete earned an M.S. in Organizational Design and spent fifteen years teaching graduate marketing students the power of human-centered communications. From public relations teams on global multi-million dollar brand projects to marketing for independent business owners, Pete has helped shape communications that build brands. In 2006, he launched Fifth & Main, LLC., a media consultancy focused on brand-building through the nascent field of podcasting. In 2020, nearly 3,000 individual podcast episodes behind them, the company rebranded as TruStory FM with an ear toward the next decade of podcast education and entertainment.

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.

Benefits Reimagined: A Fresh Strategy

Figuring out how to best design a benefits program that aligns with your company’s culture, values, and the needs of your employees isn’t easy. And, just as tastes shift over time, so must the offerings in you company benefits plan. This week, Mary McNally and Stacey Wenczel join Pete Wright to share their insights into building a benefits plan that satisfies your teams, while thinking out of the box, too.

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How to Split a Toaster episode 722

Season Seven Mailbag! Questions From Our Listeners

We’re closing out our seventh season with more listener questions. From relationships with your ex’s kids from a previous marriage and threats from your ex, to PTSD in the courtroom and bigamy, we cover a wide range of topics. Plus, we look at exceptional/unique/unusual divorces and what that means.

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Marvel Movie Minute Season Six • The Avengers • Minute 82

The Grenade Block

Mike Gravagno from The Superhero Show Show and Movie of the Year joins us to talk about minute 82 of Marvel’s The Avengers: from Barton’s mercenaries approaching engine three to engine one in shut-down.

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Marvel Movie Minute Season Six • The Avengers • Minute 81

Oh No You Don’t!

Ryanne Bennett from Black Girl Nerds joins us to talk about minute 81 of Marvel’s The Avengers: from moving into position to massive falling debris.

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Terrifying Trespassers: A Cinematic Exploration of Unwanted Company

It’s dark. The middle of the night. Wait, did you hear that? The sliding door to the back of your house? That creak in the floorboard? Did the dog just bark, or was that a dream? You’re all alone in your home… but are you? This month, Pete Wright, Tommy Metz III, and Ray DeLancey come together for a tour of 15 home invasion horror films spanning nearly 50 years.

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Marvel Movie Minute Season Six • The Avengers • Minute 80

TA080: Awkward Choke Hold

Jason Dittmer, Professor of Political Geography at University College London and author of ‘Captain America and the Nationalist Superhero’, joins us to talk about minute 80 of Marvel’s The Avengers: from Thor trying a choke hold on Hulk to the young SHIELD pilot dropping into position.

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Red Flags in the Workplace

Work is hard. Working with ADHD adds a layer of complication around self-direction and awareness which others might not understand. This week, Nikki and Pete are talking about the red flags at work that can help you get a better sense of your own performance and clearly define your needs to your team.

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Marvel Movie Minute Season Six • The Avengers • Minute 79

TA079: A Certified Lever Lover

Jason Dittmer, Professor of Political Geography at University College London and author of ‘Captain America and the Nationalist Superhero’, joins us to talk about minute 79 of Marvel’s The Avengers: from Tony’s tech-jargon to Hulk failing to pick up Mjølnir.

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The Next Reel • Season 12 • Series: Mission: Impossible • Mission: Impossible 2

Mission: Impossible 2

Tom Cruise is back for more crazy stunts! That’s right, we’re talking about John Woo’s 2000 film MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 2. Why does this film feel so different from the rest? It has elements that work, but it mostly doesn’t. Still, it allows for a great conversation. Tune in!

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Marvel Movie Minute Season Six • The Avengers • Minute 78

TA078: Hulk Head Through Bulk Head

Jason Dittmer, Professor of Political Geography at University College London and author of ‘Captain America and the Nationalist Superhero’, joins us to talk about minute 78 of Marvel’s The Avengers: from the hallway chase to Steve warning Tony about that thing getting up to speed.

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