Forrest Chat

Interview - Michelle Gauntlett - Silversmith

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 tutoring and the accommodation and you know, and plus leave my home for six months and my job and everything and still pay the bills. And so I am, I wrote for a creative development grant  and I got it. Nice. Which paid for.  My tuition workshop fees and my accommodation in the uk. So basically I just had to pay for airfares and food. It was amazing. "
MG Silversmith https://www.mgsilversmith.comThe Jewellers & Metalsmiths Group of Australia, WA Inc. https://www.jmgawa.com.auNorth Metropolitan TAFE Jewellery https://www.northmetrotafe.wa.edu.au/jewellery

Interview - Aaron Young - Bibbulmun Track FKT

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 more important part to me is that each day I get up and I practice being, what I would say is like, strong-minded and exercising willpower, having discipline. And I found that is a really important way to get on top of my mental health personally."
https://www.tiacs.orghttps://trademutt.com/pages/how-a-trademutt-shirt-works

Interview - Christine Sefton - Car Club Secretary

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 they had great fun with it too. They did, they did. And people make a, a day of it, you know, if, if it's a nice day as well. So the, there was one up at Beverley. It. It was a shocking weekend. It was freezing cold hail. Oh, lightning and thunder all the way to Beverley that morning. Wow. It was just diabolical, but people still came, so you know."
https://lightcarclub.com.au/

Interview - Amos Vagg - Pentathlon

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 sport for especially a high school student to, get active but also strategize and it can tie into the curriculum really well. And it's after school activity. Again, a lot of fun. So we'd love to see more people trying it."
Modern Pentathlon Australia https://www.modernpentathlon.org.au
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Interview - Edward Shepherd - The Dardanup Observer

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 difficult. You know, I make realizations for instance, if, I mean, there's some rude truths, like if we all really cared, there'd be no homeless people. A lot of people don't like sitting with that truth, you know? if we all really cared, we could go out and I'm sure we got somewhere we can put down a bed and we could, couldn't we?"

Interview - Jenni Doherty - Artist

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, and how disappointing is that Most of the time. If you go in with an open heart and an open mind,  what comes from you needs to be respected,  and if you don't like it, it's yours. You can burn it."
Talking With Painters https://talkingwithpainters.comArtRank https://artrank.comTalk Art Podcast https://www.instagram.com/talkart/Steal Like An Artist https://austinkleon.com/steal/

Interview - Dianna Evans - Podcaster

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 several hours researching Noxious Lakes and how they impacted communities in the area. If I didn't have that person to talk to, and this was within the Finding Elara Group, if I didn't have that person to contact, or speak to, I wouldn't have even thought of that for a world building aspect. There's just so many fascinating things you can't know by yourself."
Finding Elara podcast episodes: https://findingelara.libsyn.comShadow Lair: https://ko-fi.com/findingelarahttps://www.bushlandcastleproductions.com/findingelara
Contact DiannaWebsite: www.dlnix.comFacebook: (DL Nix) https://www.facebook.com/FaepatriantalesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/findingelara/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@findingelarapodcast

Interview - Dan Baldwin - parkrun Statesman

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 had parkrun coffees that have gone for say, five hours, and you can talk a lot about parkrun in five hours, but at the same time,  we all walk her away with a smile on our face. So, which is great."

Interview - Ray Jones - Musician

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, be careful what you tell me, because I can't help it. I might, you know, somehow inadvertently in a third person tell your story. And that song is powerful, but so much so that I don't wanna make people cry, you know, in just what I, and it's very subtle. It's. When I say powerful, it's subtle, but it says enough for, and I, I have seen people in audiences hang their heads  during that song. So yeah, I just don't do that anymore.  I like, I like to make people happy."
https://www.facebook.com/rayjoneslivemusic

Interview - Barry Green - Operating a Radio Station

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 we need because,  that, that doesn't naturally happen with, with radio as a broadcast format. I get a buzz out of that."
Western Tourist Radio
Donnybrook Balingup Community Radio (dbcr.com.au)