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Forrest ChatInterview - Dan Gardiner - Ultra-endurance Inline Skating and FundraisingDan 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 before, and you are setting goals to do longer skates, and you are meeting them, and that's absolutely wonderful. So I get inspired by the things...2025-07-1547 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Helen Punch - HarpistHelen 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 along to the music. I encourage 'em if they want to sing along they just love it. They absolutely love it."
2025-07-0845 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Nathalie Mitchell - Paint by numbersNathalie 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 would be completing these canvases. But yeah, just give it a go. Just...2025-07-0127 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Sharon Rose - Living SimplySharon 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."
2025-06-2437 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Luke Deighton - Business on the roadLuke 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 gonna gain so much more. And it was really making the change, from putting focus on the financial aspect or looking a...2025-06-1738 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Holly Taylor - MountaineerHolly 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 up there and so glad that my training had got me this far and that...2025-06-1035 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Leanne Haggart - TriathleteLeanne 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 bike. Otherwise, yeah, there is that. Yeah, sometimes you just don't want to do it, but you've just...2025-06-0342 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Phil Gore - Running in Backyard EventsPhil 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 you're good at you just need to embrace that and see how far you can go with it."
2025-05-2732 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Chris Lark - Running Event OrganiserChris 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 reasons to do events. But I know personally that me putting on these events means a lot to people."2025-05-2028 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Sugi Kossen - Library OfficerSugi 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 the time.
And so he would tell us, because I'm from a church back Christian background, so...2025-05-1330 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Paul van der Mey - One Year of PodcastingPaul 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 skills that you have built up and experiences that you've had that allows you to get on and and do the things...2025-04-0822 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Chloe Jean Vincent - ActorChloe 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."
2025-04-0139 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Abdul-Raouf Mohamed-Isa - Basketball RefereeAbdul talks about being a basketball referee, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "One thing from memory, I can remember, which has helped me in life as well. What I used to do, I didn't think about it, but when they explained it to me, I would subconsciously, depending on who my co-official was, I would, if they were less experienced, I'd actually drop my standard to kind of match theirs rather than staying where I was and making them, I guess, come up to my...2025-03-2544 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Sasha Wasley - AuthorSasha talks about being an author, what it takes, what it means and how to do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "Well, to me it means the achievement of a lifelong dream, because when I was a kid, I wanted to be a writer, but I didn't think that it was possible. It was on the same level to me as becoming a movie star. So I thought the likelihood of it was very low. I thought that perhaps one day I might get a book published, but I would have to continue having an...2025-03-1859 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Alex Smith - Head of YearAlex talks about being head of year, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.
My favourite quote of this episode is "And that's one of the interesting things about teaching. You seldom, if ever, know you've made the impact. But every now and then you get these little moments and they're gold. They're absolute gold. I've had a number of interactions with students who have graduated, and I had in my classes, you know, sort of 10 years down the track. Last year I actually had a wonderful experience where I bumped into a pr...2025-03-1144 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Michelle Scarrott - AstrologerMichelle talks about being an astrologer, what it takes, what it means and how to do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "And the thing is that people think that's luck. I don't believe in luck. Luck, it means that you're not connected, that it's random and arbitrary and you didn't deserve it, or you haven't worked towards it, or you haven't made changes in your life to set up. Um, I don't believe in that. I believe that we do or we don't do, but there are consequences in both directions. And so this...2025-03-0441 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Sandi Parsons - Writing a novelSandi talks about writiing with and about cystic fibrosis (cf), what it takes, what it means and how you do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "Maybe other children who know kids with CF may get a little bit of an insight into our headspace, of what it's like to live with something where you're constantly worried about being judged and not fitting in and not being normal. Because, we all do that, we all have something where we don't feel that we're normal. Whether we're not good at sports, whether we're not good at m...2025-02-2549 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Blake Glossop - Football UmpiringBlake talks about being a football umpire, what it takes, what it means and how to do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "But for me as umpire manager within the Perth District, and umpiring all my junior footy there, now as umpire manager, I'm giving back to all the young umpires that are just starting. And hopefully providing a safe space for them to start their umpiring career. And being able to watch them develop their career and start out and then maturing, and starting their progress down the talent pathways is really rewarding...2025-02-1840 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Natalie Cream - Making cakesNatalie talks about making cakes, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "It's pretty special for me, knowing that I'm actually making cakes for all sorts of different reasons. And for people that don't want to or can't make it for themselves.
For all the different reasons that people want cake. 90th birthdays. 100 birthdays, just because. Just to say thanks. To say thank you for the cancer treatment, and I'm finished. All those lovely, lovely reasons. It fills my heart. Yep. It's really nice to be...2025-02-1131 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Alison Kidman - Camino TrailAlison talks about walking the Camino trail, what it takes, what it means and how to do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "Yes, and you do have plenty of time to contemplate. We didn't set out to particularly, do any sort of deep and meaningful introspection, but you just do as a natural consequence of doing this, this walking. And for me, it definitely taught me to live more simply because, you've just got your backpack, and you just put it on at the start of the day and off you go. And it's...2025-02-0454 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Jaime Bowler - Busselton Jetty Swim ambassadorJaime talks about what it takes to be an ambassador for Busselton Jetty Swim, what it means and how you do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "I think that, engaging with the swimmers and the families, the participants down there, hopefully providing something positive to them and inspiring and motivating. And not everyone has the swim they wanna have. There are gonna be ups and downs and people who are disappointed about how they went, but it's also, you know what, we don't always have the race and swim we wanna do. So it's...2025-01-2825 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Shane Sewell - Leading Collie Trail RunnersShane talks about what it takes to lead Collie Trail Runners, what it means and how to do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "It's also a matter of not distracting the group as well because a lot of them are new to trail running as well. So they are probably watching the runners feet in front of them. So calling out if there's any obstacles, any tree roots or toe grabbers as I call them, because any rocks and tree roots they certainly grab the toes and bring you down. Keeping them aware of...2025-01-2140 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Taarna Cam - Swim coachingTaarna talks about what it takes to be a competitive swimming coach, what it means and how you do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "It's been a long journey, but like over the last five years, I can see how far the club's come. And my swimmers are, they're teenagers now, like when I first become head coach they were like nine. And now they're teenagers and, becoming really good swimmers, really good competitive swimmers. And yeah, to see them growing and how well they're doing, not only at swimming, but, in school and...2025-01-1435 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Cara Sackett - Home schoolingCara talks about what it takes to homeschool their son, the benefits they see and how to do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "I've built community through homeschooling. I guess the great thing about meeting other homeschoolers is also learning different ways of teaching. If a child might be having difficulty with something, making suggestions of what maybe you've tried. The curriculum that I'm actually using at the moment was because another homeschooling mum recommended it to me. And then I recommended it to another homeschooling mum who said, this is great because I've...2025-01-0736 min
Forrest ChatForrest-Chat-New-Year-2025Wishing you all the best for 2025 and looking forward to 2025 episodes.
2024-12-3105 min
Forrest ChatForrest.Chat Christmas 2024 messageChristmas blessings from Forrest.Chat
2024-12-2405 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Wayne Turner - Rallying a Classic Rally CarWayne talks about classic rally cars, what it takes to have one, what it means to share the experience and how to do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "So it might sound silly that we get into a race car and go belting through the forest with big trees at 200 Ks plus an hour and feels relaxed. But, I guess if you ask anyone who does any type of speed event, everything slows down. You get used to it very quick, and it's, I don't play golf, so it is an out, for me...2024-12-1729 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Jon Pendse - 100 Raced MarathonsJon talks about raced marathons, what it took him to complete 100 raced marathons, what it means and how to do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "To me, failure is essential really. So I've had several did not finishes in races where I've actually so a couple of ultra marathons. One of the races the Delirious West I went back a second time. So this is a 200 mile race and it was probably within the first 10km I rolled my ankle to the point where I couldn't run on it, so I had to pull o...2024-12-101h 00
Forrest ChatInterview - Theo Grant - U17 National Road Cycling ChampionshipsTheo travels to South Australia (and Italy) to contest the Under 17 Australian Cycling Championship and talks about what it takes, what it means and how to do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "Yeah, it can be training load, it could be the places you're riding, it could be the food you're eating. A lot of it is wash, rinse, repeat. Like it is in many sports, you have to practice and practice and practice. So, I feel like just having the knowledge that in the end it'll work out, it really helps you."
2024-12-0329 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Sue-Maree Wilks - Walking the Cape to CapeSue-Maree hikes the cape to cape and shares with us what it takes, what it means and how to do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "We know that hiking really promotes mental and physical health and wellbeing. And I think not just for me, but I think for everyone who does hike, that must be quite a large part of it. And there's that natural ebb and flow, I think, when you're hiking. And I think we spoke about it earlier, where there are the really good moments of hiking and that, that joy a...2024-11-2638 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Nathalie Mitchell - Open Water SwimmingNathalie talks about what it takes to swim in the open waters, what it means and how to do it.
My favourite quote of this episode is "I think the open water swimming for me is really good for my mental health. It helps me unwind at the end of the day or even at the beginning of the day. It's a great start to the day. I find the salt water, especially in the ocean, really invigorating and it has a lot of health benefits as well. Yeah, so it means a lot to me. Apart...2024-11-1930 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Laura Firth - BraveheartsLaura talks about Bravehearts, what it takes to raise funds for them, what it means and how to do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "A lot of people have always come up to me and asked me about it, what it is. And I've even had a couple of people even open up to me, adults saying that they were abused and wished they had known about something that was out there at the time, which I feel shouldn't have taken us this long to actually have a charity that does that. I mean...2024-11-1224 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Caroline van der Mey - Making Skin Care ProductsCaroline talks about what it takes to make her own skin care products, what it means and how she does it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "On another level I also like being able to teach people and for me that's always been a big thing with anything I do, with what I make. I love being able to share it with others and I also love being able to teach others how to do it. And so I often run courses on how to make your own moisturizer so people can go home with...2024-11-0521 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Aisha Valenti - Painting MuralsAisha talks about painting murals, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "I think sometimes we forget about how important and what a big role the arts play in our life, whether it's, entertainment, music, visual art. It is so important because a world without it would be a very boring and depressing place, I imagine. And we have both kinds of people, you know, they say that we have the right side of the left side of our brain. One is creative and then one is...2024-10-2928 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Heath Bennett - Motorsport VolunteeringHeath talks about volunteering at grassroots motorsport events, what it takes, what it means and how to do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "If you're new to motorsport and you want to get involved in motorsport, this is probably the best way to do it. You haven't got to be jumping straight into competition. Go along to an event, watch an event, volunteer, because when you volunteer, you understand how the events work more. So if you then go to, to be a competitor, you actually have that experience and knowledge of being an...2024-10-2221 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Caroline Parkin - GeocachingCaroline talks about geocaching, finding things in the environment, what it takes, the special meaning it has for her and how you can find things too.
My favourite quote of the episode is "There are events as well, which are really good fun. Didn't know anything about those at first. Then events put out there for... or people to come together and talk geocaching. And as a beginner, those are things to go to because you can pick up some tips, some advice. It's quite handy. Although I think some beginners feel a bit nervous about going...2024-10-1537 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Sandy De La Mare - Solo Motorcycle TourSandy talks about what it takes to ride solo across across Australia on a motorbike, what it means and how she did it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "I think sometimes you can hopefully inspire other people to do just a few crazy things. And you know, that's kind of fun if you're the one inspiring people to do crazy things. And it might just give someone who's always wanted to go for a motorbike ride to say, hey, maybe I could do that."
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Forrest ChatInterview - Jaysen Miguel - City of Bunbury MayorJaysen talks about the being the City of Bunbury Mayor, what it takes, what it means and how to do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "You generally hear from it when you when you've made a mistake where in the other forms of politics, if you are this, quite often people might make decisions based and they're obviously might be affecting a lot of people that, you know, they've got to make the decision. And but they might be not aware of the impacts where. Don't worry, you make a decision here, your next...2024-10-0144 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Oliver Robertson - Running in EventsOliver runs in events, he shares what it takes, what it means and how he does it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "And I guess the understanding that Dad won't be around forever and it's good to do these things while we both can. And I think that's quite special. And that's actually something we have. spoke about on a run before when we were in New Zealand last year. We ran up the Ben Lomond mountain in Queenstown and while we were on the top looking out with the 360 view of mountains everywhere, we...2024-09-2429 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Tamsin Emmett - Community SupporterTamsin talks about being involved in her community, what it takes, what it mans and how you do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "I think it's just being involved in your community. I think coming together with other people for a common good, trying to do things in a positive manner puts you in a great place to meet like-minded people and have a positive effect on your own life as well as the community's."
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Forrest ChatInterview - Russell van der Mey - Speedway Team OwnerRussell talks about the fast-paced life of a speedway team owner, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.
My favourite quote of this episode is "Well, Wyatt, he just wants to win. He is, he is getting better at, I suppose, getting better at not winning, you know, cause he can't win all the time, especially now that he's moved up into a higher division with faster kids. He's not at the front anymore. I think that's done him really well. He really enjoys the racing more now than the actual winning. It's...2024-09-1023 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Steffan White - Motorsport PhotographerSteffan talks about what it takes for him to take motorsport photos, what it means to him and competitors and how to do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "I had a driver from the autocross explaining to me, oh, those photos of that sequence, we actually worked out there was something wrong with the rear wheel. Their braking system or suspension or something along those lines, I can't recall now. And yeah, that makes me feel good, you know, being able to help in that way."
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Forrest ChatInterview - Jenny Gerdei - Womens Autocross CompetitorJenny embraces friendly competition and family sport as she explains what it takes to compete in autocross, what it means to her, her family and the community and how you can do it too.
My favourite quote of this episode is "It's great being part of a bigger thing that's just me but then by saying that too, I lose the nana, the mum and the wife and the sister thing and I'm actually a person. who's racing as well. So you're not sort of labeled. And the boys treat you like an equal. There's no sexism...2024-08-2724 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Daniel + Lauren Cole - Run Directors at parkrunDaniel and Lauren talk about what it takes to be a Run Director at parkrun, what it means to them and the community and how you can become a Run Director too.
My favourite quiote of the episode is "I think even from a community perspective, there'd be meaning there for other people that we aren't aware of. There's a group of four of us that are Run Directors now, so I'm the first female that's stepped up and done it, so hopefully other young ladies or girls that are down there see that and think, oh...2024-08-2058 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Rhonda Finnie - Escaping the crowdsRhonda is an escape artist and she talks about what it takes to get away, what it means to get away and how you can get away too!
My favourite quote of this episode is "We weren't getting anywhere very quickly. So we ended up having to detach the car from the caravan, putting the caravan jockey wheel into an Esky that we had, taking the car around the back of the caravan, hooking up the winch, and then just dragging the caravan about, oh, I don't know, 400 meters out of the sand drift. going backwards, that...2024-08-1338 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Paul van der Mey - parkrun photographerPaul talks about being a parkrun photographer, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "Yesterday's parkrun, we had one photo that a mother and child and actually did a fantastic jump. The youngster was like, who knows how many feet off the ground? They were unbelievable. But I managed to get Mum jumping out of the frame. Her hairdo is curtailed in that photo."
2024-08-0625 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Crystal Glossop - Family Trip Around AustraliaCrystal talks about cramming the car and caravan full with family and things, what that takes, what it meant to her, her family and the community and how to do it!
My favourite quote of this episode is "That was a river there as well and that's where we sort of swam with the freshwater crocodiles. And just to see that the children were brave enough to go in the water knowing that there were crocodiles in there, swam across to a little island in the middle and then swimming back across."
2024-07-3027 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Rodney Glossop - Building a social running clubRodney talks about the what it takes to start a social running club, the wide range of positives it has for many people and how he started a social running club.
My favourite quote of this episode is "And to see how much they enjoyed improving and being able to run further. But we tried not to make it too serious. It was all about having fun. And at times, I remember taking the girls made up some binoculars with toilet rolls and going on parkrun and we're trying to find the different birds in the trees...2024-07-2336 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Todd Bowler - Burpee World RecordTodd talks about what it takes to do the training to achieve a world record, what it meant to attempt the wworld record and, because he knows, how to achieve a world record!
My favourite quote of this episode is: "My wife and kids were all down there. My parents were down there. Brother and sisters, people turned up from all walks of life really. So I guess it was fun having them along. But I suppose the big one would be my kids coming down, joining in, supporting, getting an idea of how my brain works...2024-07-1628 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Tony van der Mey - Speedway Crew MemberTony talks about being a speedway crew member, what it takes, what it means and how to get into it!
My favourite quote of the episode is "Drove them around the back paddocks a lot and pulled them to bits and put them back together again and chopped them up and did this with them and did that with them."
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2024-07-0928 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Rod Barrett - Brunswick St John Ambulance
Rodney describes the Brunswick St John Ambulance sub-centre and what it takes to be chair of the committee, he gives examples of what the sub-centre means to the community and how to join and set yourself up to do a range of different roles in the service.
My favourite quote of the episde is "I also have an umbrella effect".
2024-07-0236 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Damian Porter - Special Forces Operator + self-defence teacherDamian knows it takes everything, it means everything and you need to be all-in to get there. For you, he has keys that can help you keep yourself safe.
My favourite quote of this episode is: “And he looked at me, square in the eye, Paul, and he said, “you do know if you don't do this right you will die”.”
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2024-06-2541 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Paul van der Mey - PodcasterWe flip the script this episode with Caroline interviewing Paul about being a podcaster. It's a little of what goes on behind the scenes and covers the questions we ask each guest.
My favourite quote of the episode is: "I certainly see some crossing of I's when I talk through some of these things with people."
2024-06-1834 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Ken Dewhirst - State Emergency Service MemberKen talks about what it takes to be a State Emergemcy Services (SES) member, what it means to him, his family and the community, and then talks about getting involved in your community.
My favourite quote of the episode is: "It's not necessarily, let's get a chainsaw and cut it off."
2024-06-1156 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Jason Lowther - Being a Club PresidentJason talks about being the president of a car club, what it takes, the connections it builds and how he became a club prsident.
My favourite Quote of the episode is "It's been a real eye-opener this year and really encouraging from my perspective as president"
2024-06-0416 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Gloria Kitson - Being a MissionaryGloria talks about what it takes to be a missionary, what being a missionary means to the community and how to become a missionary.
My favourite quote of this episode "There always seemed to be someone that I just could sense that they had a problem or they were needy or they were sad or troubled in some way. And a conversation would just strike up."
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2024-05-2819 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Tom Atkinson - Being a pilotTom shares what it takes to be a pilot, the difference being a pilot makes and how to become a pilot.
My favourite quote of this episode is: “You know, the pilots, you know, we're all saying, oh, we wish we were a rock star. And he's there saying, oh, I wish I was a pilot.”
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Forrest ChatInterview - Nick Theodore - Music is the highest form of magicNick talks about his musical history, what it takes to be a musician in a band, what being a musician means to him, his family and the community, and how to go about becoming a musician.
My favourite quote of the episode is: "And there was this big, empty, cool room downstairs under the house. And almost immediately, we filled it up with gear and noise. Lots of noise. Lots of noise and lots of cigarette smoke, and I feel sorry for my poor mum because the kitchen was on top of the, of the room. And...2024-05-1433 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Marilyn Novak - Cycling tour to MongoliaMarilyn shares her experience of cycling in Vietnam and Mongolia, what it took, what it means to her, her family and the Mongolian community and how she got there.
My favourite quote of the episode is: "I think it kind of feels like it can't end there because we all got so much out of it."
2024-05-0721 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Jon Phillips - Organising Skyrunning eventsJon explains just what skyrunning is and then shares what it takes to organise skyrunning events, what skyrunning events mean to people involved and how he makes the events happen.
My favourite quote if the eipisode is: "Because if they go the wrong way, they can end up miles off in the bush, completely lost, well away from where they should be."
2024-04-3027 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Bill Hayes - Guiding the first female to Australian Rally ChampionBill talks about what it takes to guide the first female to win the Austraian Rally Championship Driver title, what it means and how he did it.
My favourite quote of the episode is: "Especially a professional level as a co-driver, once you agree to be in you've got to be in 100%. You know your whole focus from fitness to keeping your body weight low in the car. all these sorts of things, you've got to be a 100% in..."
2024-04-2336 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Amy Holdsworth - Dragon Boat RacingAmy talks about what it takes to go dragon boat racing, what it means to her and her friends and how to go dragon boat racing.
My favourite quote of this episode: “I've become involved more locally in my community and this is just another addition to that that's helped me to look around and go gosh I live in a great place and I can be part of something, I can have teammates and friends and work towards a common goal and that's been so rewarding for me.”
2024 AusChamps - Champion Lakes, Armadale, WA: http...2024-04-1628 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Suzi McMahon - Balancing profession and sportSuzi talks about how she came to be in a profession and have a sporting background, what it means to athletes she coaches and professionals she leads and the importance of having a plan.
My favourite quote of the episode: “But you start comparing yourself to somebody, that is the thief of joy in whatever you do, whether it be work or running.”
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2024-04-0927 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Caroline van der Mey - 500 parkrun MilestoneCaroline shares what it takes to achieve the 500 parkrun milestone, what it means to her and community members and how she goes about her parkrun day.
parkrun Australia homepage: parkrun.com.au
5K App for keeping tabs of your parkrun history and progress: apps.apple.com/au/app/5k-parkrunner-results/id1481416790
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2024-04-0222 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Andy van Kann - Mountain BikingAndy shares what it takes to be a mountain biker, what it means to him as a rider and a coach, and how to get started with mountain biking.
My favourite quote from this episode: "After that, it really becomes a case of did you fall in love and if so, do the next three. That gets to a higher level."
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2024-04-0225 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Wendy Rudge - AuthorWendy's undertaking a five-year apprenticeship to become a published author. No guarantees of course!
My favourite quote from this episode is: "I can escape into this world where I'm the I'm the king because I dictate how the world runs. And I think there's a nice sense of power involved in that, that I get to say whose head goes off and who gets saved at the end of the day."
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2024-04-0231 min
Forrest ChatInterview - Tom Wilde - FarmerTom talks about what it takes to be a farmer in the South West of Western Australia, what talking to customers means to farmers and describes a day in the life of a farmer.
My favourite quote from this episode is: "Basically, it's just he's not getting enough income from farming and I guess while the price is high, some people are jumping on that. But yeah, but you can't, so keep telling you can't eat trees."
Margaret River Farmers Market
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HonigdachsHonigdachs #95 - The Genesis FolgeHeute ist Bitcoin mehr wert denn je. Das für sich ist unglaublich. Doch noch viel unglaublicher ist, dass es so etwas wie Bitcoin überhaupt gibt. Wie es trotzdem dazu kam, fasst "The Genesis Book" zusammen. Und wir haben es gelesen.
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Buch: Marc Friedrich...2024-03-051h 27
Forrest ChatForrest.Chat podcast trailerWelcome to Forrest.Chat where we interview Western Australians about their endeavours. We ask what it takes, what it means and how they do it.
Host Paul van der Mey invites you to join us and join in.
The people of Western Australia are active and doing interesting things. We interview them and they get to share their experiences, which is great!
You get to listen and find some take-aways, which is magic! When you listen, special things happen.
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Memento Macabre: Ein Mey & Edlich Podcast über Tod und TeufelEpisode 11: Retro-Horror
Seit geraumer Zeit scheint die Popkultur vom Retro-Trend überkommen: Pixelgrafik in Videospielen; Reboots und Remakes in der Filmwelt; und Serien, die in den 80er-Jahren spielen. Auch das Horrorgenre ist vor diesem Trend nicht sicher. Ganz im Gegenteil: Insbesondere in der düsteren Phantastik florieren Nostalgie und Retro. Doch warum ist das so?
Gemeinsam gehen Rahel Schmitz und Jamie Ellrich auf Spurensuche. Dabei betrachten sie, wie sich der aktuelle Retro-Trend ausdrückt und ob er wirklich so neu ist. Sie gehen auf die Theorie des 30-Jahre-Zyklus ein und beleuchten, wie sich der Horror durch solche Einflüsse verändert. Dabei sprec...2023-12-261h 05
De SandwichUitzending van 5 juli 2020Uur 1
1. The shadow of your smile – Barbra Streisand
2. Scheveningse tram – Wim Sonneveld
3. Im Hotel zum ewigen Gang der Gezeiten – Reinhard Mey
4. Waiting around to die – The Be Good Tanyas
5. Sunny – Stevie Wonder
6. You ain’t big – Rufus Wainwright
7. Waarom wacht ik als ik weet…. – Alex Roeka
8. Hurts to be alone – Norah Jones
9. Les copains d’abord – Georges Brassens
10. A ma reputaçao – Bïa
11. Summer clouds – Ray LaMontagne
12. Waarkhanden – Marlene Bakker
13. Star – Stealers Wheel
14. Sunny – Erroll Garner
Uur 2
1. Sleep’s dark and silent night – Jackson Browne
2. Weet je nog wel die avond in de regen – The Ramblers
3. Mainta – Aymar Torres
4. We’re in this love together – Al Jarreau
5...2020-07-051h 51