Forrest Chat

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...

Sharon talks about living simply, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of this episode is "I love that concept of the native Americans. That they refer to the natural community as all our relations, and that we are caretakers. And it's our decisions in life that affect all of the other creations on the planet."

Luke talks about running a business while on the road, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of this episode is "I understand that not a lot of people get the opportunity to take that step either.  It's been a choice that we've had to make, regardless of the financial side of things, especially starting out. It was like we're gunna drop a bit here for sure, but we're g...

Holly talks about being a mountaineer, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of this episode is "I definitely feel, like even my last climb in Pakistan, I was having a way better time than a lot of the other people on my team. Just 'cause I was so grateful to be up there. I didn't even really think about the hardships to be fair. I just, yeah, I was just so happy to be...

Leanne talks about being a triathlete, what it takes, what it means and how to do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "If you aren't injured, and your bike's okay, then yep, you, you have to get back on that bike. Otherwise, it's very easy to go, nup, I'm not gonna risk it anymore. I don't wanna get injured, or, you know, when you fall off, it does hurt. But yeah, you've gotta get back on the...

Phil talks about running backyard ultra-marathons, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "It's kind of just something that I fell into, like started with short distances and, yeah, it just kind of snowballed and got bigger and bigger. And I think it's just it's something that I've discovered that I'm good at, and I think when you find that thing that...

Chris talks about organising running events, what it takes, what it means and how to do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "They might be doing a parkrun, they might want to get up to a 10 K or, it might be for a real good cause. It might just be something that they, you know, wanna kick off that they've been thinking about for a long period of time. So I think  everyone has their own reason...

Sugi talks about being a Library Officer, what it takes, what it means and how to do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "My mother tongue is Tamil. 'cause I was born in Sri Lanka and there was another language in Sri Lanka. We had to learn Sinhalese. So my dad said, no, you had to learn that language and both languages and English. We have to learn English. So he made us study English all th...

Paul talks about one year of Forrest. Chat podcasting, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "There's a balance between the skills and experience that the person has and what they do and often what they've done in the past and the skills they've learned make it easier for them to, to do something. And knowing that you actually have a particular set of...

Chloe talks about beng an actor, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of this episode is "I guess in sharing my story, I can encourage young people to dream big and pursue their passions.  I don't feel society encourages that enough, but it's about creating a ripple effect. When one person rises, they can lift others along the way."