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.
What happens when you go viral and nothing changes? We talk about measuring success, forgetting your own lore, and villains with a carb addiction—plus, we end with a game that should never be played in public.
We continue our Golden Jubilee: 1975’s Pioneering Visions in Global Cinema series with Dario Argento’s Deep Red, aka Profondo Rosso, our first dip into Italian Giallo films.
October 29 is coming fast—and Massachusetts’ new pay transparency law goes live. In 30 minutes, Kyle Pardo and Dan Baker cut through myths and mechanics so you can meet the deadline, talk about ranges with confidence, and turn compliance into a talent advantage.
In our first bonus check-in, adulthood hits hard: Tommy’s arms don’t work, Pete’s crawlspace is raccoon property, and every eye doctor apparently moonlights as a prophet of doom. Welcome to your membership dollars at work.
Asgard’s under attack, Frigga’s not messing around, and Heimdall proves you don’t need a laser cannon when you’ve got a good knife and a clear sprint path. This episode celebrates peak VFX spectacle while asking the hard-hitting questions—like why are we still sword-fighting in a laser war?
Glenn Fleishman has spent his life rescuing forgotten fragments of culture—from flongs to type specimens to the hidden craft of comics—and showing us why they matter. This week, he reveals how the smallest impressions often leave the deepest marks.
Guest host Andy Nelson joins the panel with a trio of horror films that turn belief itself into a source of terror. From cursed villages to hostile gods, we explore what happens when your grandmother’s bedtime stories aren’t just true—they’re angry.
Fad diets promise fast results—but often leave you worse off than when you started. This week, Pete, Srdjan, and guest Misty Lohn reveal the truth behind crash diets, why preserving muscle matters most, and how small, sustainable steps lead to real change.
Love the thrill of a side hustle but dread the burnout? This week, we’re talking ADHD, ambition, and how to make your hustle work with your brain—not against it.
We continue our Golden Jubilee series exploring 1975’s global cinema with Jeanne Dielman, debating how three hours of domestic routine builds to cinema’s most earned ending.