Forrest Chat

Forrest Chat

Interviews exploring individual endeavour in Western Australia. What it takes, what it means and how to do it.

Episodes

January 13, 2026 35 mins

Daniel talks about being a Bayswater Men's Shed member, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.

My favourite quote of the episode is "We have a rule, uh, in our men's shed that, from 10 to 10 30, all machinery and all work stops. So you go into the meeting room and sit down and, yeah, have a, have a coffee, a cake or whatever you, and yeah. So it's, that's, that's very important cause that's the main thrust behind it, you k...

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Gaye talks about being a hypnotist, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.

My favourite quote of the episode is "So it's like having a head brain and a tummy brain. Basically what happens is you use your tummy brain for a wee while in hypnosis to override and release and, and just get yourself back on track basically, to better health and confidence and, better wellbeing."

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Paul talks about Forrest.Chat audio podcast and plans for 2026.

My favourite quote of the episode is "And you always feel good after you've listened to one of your podcasts because people are doing the things they love. And it's great to be able to share that with other people. And you don't know who you inspire by telling your story. And so I just like to say if you've got something that you do that you would like to share with Pa...

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December 23, 2025 27 mins

Santa Claus (aka Duncan) talks about being Santa Claus, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. It's a tongue-in-cheek look at Santa in society.

My favourite quote of the episode is "Well, it's just that magic of Christmas time. It, uh, it can be a very tough time for people out there, of course. And, uh, the joy of Christmas is very, very important to bring that joy of Christmas time to the world where we can forget about ...

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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 joy and the sense of accomplishment...

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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 y...

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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 ea...

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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. The...

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November 18, 2025 26 mins

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 ...

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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 realiz...

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November 4, 2025 47 mins

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 Mo...

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October 28, 2025 45 mins

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...

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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 fo...

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October 14, 2025 47 mins

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, beca...

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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...

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September 30, 2025 55 mins

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 a sinless life. None of us are gon...

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September 23, 2025 31 mins

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 it's something I'm passionate about....

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September 16, 2025 49 mins

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."

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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."

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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, we know that, he had medals, but no...

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