Forrest Chat

Interview - Nick Theodore - Music is the highest form of magic

Nick 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 yet she was very, very tolerant and very long suffering."

Interview - Marilyn Novak - Cycling tour to Mongolia

Marilyn 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."

Interview - Jon Phillips - Organising Skyrunning events

Jon 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."

Interview - Bill Hayes - Guiding the first female to Australian Rally Champion

Bill 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..."

Interview - Amy Holdsworth - Dragon Boat Racing

Amy 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: https://www.ausdbf.com.au/events1/auschamps/

Interview - Suzi McMahon - Balancing profession and sport

Suzi 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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Interview - Tom Wilde - Farmer

Tom 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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Interview - Wendy Rudge - Author

Wendy'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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Interview - Andy van Kann - Mountain Biking

Andy 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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Interview - Caroline van der Mey - 500 parkrun Milestone

Caroline 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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