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Pete Wright

Pete has hosted as well as been a panelist on a number of episodes.
This page features episodes on which he has been a panelist.
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Purple Rain • The Most Excellent 80s Movies • Episode 902
The Most Excellent 80s Movies

Purple Rain

Two returning special guests—Kyle Olson and Pete Wright—join us to dig into one of the most electric, beguiling, and undeniably Prince films ever committed to celluloid: Purple Rain (1984).

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Superhero Daddy Issues • Superhero Ethics • Episode 385
Superhero Ethics

Superhero Daddy Issues

Pete Wright and Mandy Kaplan join Matthew to ask why almost every superhero has a parent problem—and what that reveals about all of us.

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Theodicy & Thor: Love and Thunder • Superhero Ethics • Episode 373
Superhero Ethics

Theodicy & Thor: Love and Thunder

Thor: Love and Thunder opens with one of philosophy’s oldest questions: if gods exist and have the power to prevent suffering, why don’t they? But does the film dig into this or abandon it for jokes?

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Mission Forward with Carrie Fox

How to Build a Life, and a Legacy with Pete Wright

Pete Wright has spent his career as the invisible force behind other people’s voices, but when he steps in front of the microphone for his own show about legacy and death, he discovers something unexpected about courage and change. In this role-reversal conversation, Carrie sits down with her own producer to explore the collection of small choices that leads to a well-lived life.

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Blue Velvet (1986) • The Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast • Episode 805
The Most Excellent 80s Movies

Blue Velvet (1986)

David Lynch’s Dark Suburban Masterpiece Join hosts Krissy Lenz and Nathan Blackwell with special guests Andy Nelson and Pete Wright as they dive into David

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