Forrest Chat

Joash & Andrew talk about Soul Runners, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "It spurs them on, it gives them inspiration to keep going. It's kind of irrational in some ways that we would do something just for a little bit of metal that we are probably gonna put on a wall and we are never gonna see it again. We're not gonna do that. But the, the...

Michelle talks about being a Silversmith, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "Which sounded to me like some kind of magical fairytale world, and when I saw the video of where it was, I, I just thought, oh, it would be like a dream come true. And it came true.  I, um, was accepted to. Attend. And then I had to come up with the money to pay for the t...

Aaron talks about setting a fastest known time (FKT) for the Bibbulmun Track, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "So going through that process and really thinking about,  like, what it takes to actually be someone who has, like, willpower and who is strong mentally. I've kind of, I guess, started to go down this pathway where that's probably the m...

Christine talks about being a car club secretary, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "It is. It is. And so there's families that are coming now to the Khanacross, so we had three generations at one event. Nice. Yeah. So that's all, all competing. All competing. Fantastic. So from the 12-year-old to the, to the 75-year-old, that's incredible. I bet...

Amos talks about being a pentathlete, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "We'd love to see some, in school programs, so think about all the skill acquisition or the motor skills that required, especially for the shooting, the laser run. And who doesn't wanna like, try and shoot a laser like everyone plays fortnight nowadays. So it's a great little...

Edward talks about being The Dardanup Observer, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "I want to know the truth, that that's the main guiding light for me. The truth. What is the truth? And I push towards that, and it unearths some very uncomfortable things also. I mean, truth can be, truth isn't always nice and fuzzy and warm and cuddly. Truth can be...

Jenni talks about being an artist, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. Jenni studied to be an art educator and eventually ended up with her own studio in the southwest of Western Australia. My favourite quote of the episode is "Having a picture is a guaranteed disappointment.  Surely we've all had a picture of how an event's gonna be or how a meal's gonna be, or how a person's gonna be...

Dianna talks about being a podcaster, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "I'm so curious about so many things, and you just cannot get all the answers by yourself. The other day. I was talking to a friend and she was talking about the noxious gases released by a lake in South Africa, or around that way, and I ended up going on a side quest for seve...

Dan talks about being a parkrun Statesman, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "And sometimes like we'll have a parkrun coffee.  And you go, okay, I've had coffee and then suddenly it's morning tea. And then after morning tea, suddenly, lunches come out. And then it's like after lunch we've left coffee. Right? So at times we up to, sometimes I've ha...

Ray talks about being a musician, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "I don't play it because it's too hard for anyone in the audience that has suffered. You know, it, it deals with domestic violence. And a, a lady that worked for me in the early days told me her story, the next day I wrote her song and I wrote her story. And I always say to people...

Barry talks about operating a radio station, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "We rely on fundraising. We have two or three raffles a year. And it's very satisfying when you're selling raffle tickets or people come oh, I love listening to you. I don't want a ticket, but here's $50. Now, you know, that's the sort of thing that, that's the feedback...

Don talks about being a missionary, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "This is all the things that I've learned about with it,  and these are the things that I go and I teach people how they can lead.  That none of us are gonna be perfect, let's face it mate, you know, none of us. But I can go and I can teach these people how they can live more of...

Chris talks about being The Flying Painter, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "Oh it's like just a passion I always had  since a young teenager. And now we can use this experience and the aircraft that we have to go out and quote where we can and fly into these places. And I'll also use it not just for business, but mainly for recreation because i...

Duncan talks about being a radio show host, what it takes, what it mens and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "The old expression practice makes perfect, is one that I've always said is incorrect. It's perfect practice makes perfect. Because if you keep practicing the mistakes over and over again and not learn from them, you know, it doesn't get you any better at all." https://ww...

Karen talks about cycling from Busselton Jetty to Eucla and back, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "I think what it highlighted for me is just how powerful community is. And when we create mechanisms to divide community, it's not helpful. But if we can find ways to unite community, that says a lot, it's huge."

Richard talks about digitising military history records, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "They got a big three meter by three meter canvas photograph done of that pyramid and he donated it to us. And we've been using that as a backdrop when we go out on site. And, this lady came and said, oh, this person here is my great, great grandfather and,...

Richard talks about being an amateur photographer and an employed photographer, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "Will Rogers said that some people can learn by reading. Some people can learn by observing others. And some just have to pee on the electric fence themselves. So in the case of photography, you can watch others be lectured to read abo...

Dianne talks about adult ballet, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "There's no pressure to do these little community performances. But I think it is wonderful and we've always gained a lot of respect when we have done a little performance or exhibition somewhere. I think they're amazed, and as I am, on the ability of some of these people that they...

Neil talks about being an adaptive cyclist, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "It's all about the enjoyment of getting out there with some friends and having some fun, and just knowing life is sort of, no matter what's happening in the background, life's still enjoyable."

Richard talks about scale modelling, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "I've heard it said that there are a number of things that everybody's got inside that they want satisfied. One is a desire to build things, right. One is a desire to collect things. One is a desire for physical activity where you are playing and doing something, and one is a d...

Paul talks about being a rally co-driver, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "There's people have a need for really, you know, generating some adrenaline and getting it out of the system, so to speak. And if that's not in society, then it gets down to pent up aggression and that sort of thing. So by allowing it, allowing people to get out there and...

Erik talks about being a commentator, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "If you are struggling with friendships and mental health and that sort of stuff, get involved in events. It doesn't have to be cycling or mountain biking can be local lawn bowls club. but yeah, building those relationships just great. Great, for you, great for mental health....

Dan talks about ultra-endurance in-line skating and fundraising, what it takes, what it means and how to do it. My favourite quote of the eisode is "When we get a new skater and they say to me, look I've done my first 30 kilometer skate. And then they'll qualify that by saying, oh, that's nothing compared to what you've done. But that doesn't matter, that's huge for you. You've never done this bef...

Helen talks about being a harpist, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "And the nursing home, I've been playing at various nursing homes, and one in particular, I've been going regularly for eight years now and I go there once a fortnight. And that's different type of music, that's familiar type music. And often, the residents will start to sing alo...

Nathalie talks about painting by numbers, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "Yeah, I've had people say to me, oh, if I do this, it's not gonna be as good as yours, or I'm thinking just give it a go and you will amaze yourself. I didn't think I would be any good at it. I would not even see my, you know, 10 years ago there's no way I would've said I...