gwunspoken - Beyond the Plan
gwunspoken: Beyond the Plan
Hear the person beyond the plan.
This podcast is where NDIS participants, families, and supporters reclaim their narrative. We dive into life beyond the diagnosis, beyond the reports, and beyond the plans—exploring identity, strength, and voice.
Whether you're a parent seeking connection, a support worker craving understanding, or someone walking their own NDIS journey, this space is for you.
Because labels don’t define people—stories do.
gwunspoken - Beyond the Plan
Gaming, Donuts, and Life Through a Child's Eyes: An Honest Car Conversation
Ever wonder what real conversations sound like when the studio lights dim and the formal setting disappears? Our drive-time podcast with Arie captures exactly that magic—a relaxed, authentic exchange while we navigate the roads home after a full day of recording sessions.
The journey begins with Arie sharing highlights from his day, including his longest podcast recording ever at 36 minutes, complete with a musical performance of "All My Life." We learn about the simple joys that made his day special—hot chocolate topped with precisely two marshmallows and a visit to EB Games. The conversation shifts effortlessly between everyday moments and deeper discussions as only car conversations can.
Gaming emerges as a central theme as Ari enthusiastically explains the power systems in Roblox, where "dragon gives you heat wave transformation," and the creative building aspects of Minecraft. His detailed knowledge reveals not just gaming preferences but how these virtual worlds offer both entertainment and social connection for young people today. Beyond the screen, we glimpse Arie's reality of navigating life between two homes, his father's search for a new house, and the challenges of school bullies contrasted with his love for subjects like maths and art.
What makes this episode special isn't fancy production or scripted questions but the natural rhythm of conversation that unfolds when someone feels truly comfortable sharing their world. Join us for this unique mobile recording experience and rediscover the art of genuine conversation. Have you ever considered what unexpected insights might emerge during your own everyday car rides? Try recording your next meaningful conversation—you might be surprised at the podcast-worthy moments hiding in plain sight.
Welcome to an edition of GWN Spoken Beyond the Plan on behalf of EngageU, and I'm with Ari Ari, where are we? What are we doing at the moment?
Speaker 2:Driving.
Speaker 1:How can we drive and talk on a podcast? How does this work? There's no microphones and headsets. What's going on?
Speaker 2:We're using clip mics.
Speaker 1:Very good, we're using our clip mics. They're Bluetooth, aren't they? Yeah, so people listening to us now would have probably, just when we upload your other podcasts, hear your podcasts that you were just on before. Have you enjoyed your day today? Yeah, very good. And where are we heading now? You?
Speaker 2:going home. Yeah, are you going home to day today?
Speaker 1:Yeah, very good. And where are we heading now? Going home, yeah, heading home to Dad's yeah. And when Dad says to you, okay, what did you do today with Gary, with EngageU, what will you say? What did you do today?
Speaker 2:We were driving while doing a podcast.
Speaker 1:Yep, and what did we do as well today?
Speaker 2:We had another podcast.
Speaker 1:Yeah, very good, how long did you speak for? Can you remember About three, 36 minutes or something, wasn't it?
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 1:It was the longest one ever.
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 1:Did you sing on that podcast? Yes, what was the name of the song that you sung? Can you remember all my life? Oh, I like that song very good. And then, after the podcast, what do we do then?
Speaker 2:And we uploaded it to Spotify. Yeah, we did, we actually uploaded your other one up to.
Speaker 1:Spotify. We just saved that one to the hard drive so I can edit it later. And then what did we do after that?
Speaker 2:We went to get a donut and had hot chocolate.
Speaker 1:But yours had something special in your hot chocolate Marshmallow how many.
Speaker 2:Two Was it good in your eye, chocolate.
Speaker 1:Marshmallow. Ooh, how many? Two Ooh was it good.
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 1:Yeah, nice. And so now we've got our roaming podcast on. Is that right?
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 1:And then we're heading back to your dad's house. Yeah, drop you back off. And then do you know what you're doing tomorrow, sunday?
Speaker 2:Walking Ikea. Oh, you have to buy something from Ikea.
Speaker 1:What Are you going to buy something from Ikea? Does Dad or Mum have to buy something?
Speaker 2:from Ikea. Yeah, what are you going to buy from Ikea? Probably some meatballs.
Speaker 1:Oh okay, nice. Oh, guess what? I just remembered something well, there's, something else we did at the shops. What else did we do at the shops, what? What did we do before we got a donut? There's a special shop. You want to go into ebk? Tell me about that. Do you like eb games? Yeah, and then we've talked on another podcast about this. But what's your favourite game at the moment?
Speaker 2:Roblox and Minecraft, yeah, nice.
Speaker 1:And you're going to buy something for Roblox. Is that right? Yeah, what was it going to do If you buy that little thing you're going to buy today? What was it what? Yeah, if you buy that little box you're going to buy today, what was it what? Yeah, if you buy that little box, you're going to say I wish I had this.
Speaker 2:What was that going to do in your game? Redeem a code and then you can redeem it, and then you get a fruit.
Speaker 1:Oh, and then what happens when you get a fruit? Because I've never played the game. Does it make you have energy?
Speaker 2:No, it makes you have powers. Oh Bomb I mean rocket is the worst fruit up to dragon is the best fruit.
Speaker 1:Like a dragon fruit, yeah. And can you remember what fruits give you what powers? Dragon fruit, yeah.
Speaker 2:And can you remember what fruits give you, what powers Dragon gives you?
Speaker 1:heat wave transformation, that's all Transformation. That's pretty good, that's really cool. All right, and so there you are, T-Fabricade. What does Minecraft do?
Speaker 2:What do you do in that game? You just build and then survive.
Speaker 1:Oh, what happens when you?
Speaker 2:don't survive. Does that mean the game's?
Speaker 1:over? Yeah, that would suck. And do you play all those games with your mates?
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 1:Yeah, cool, and I believe I heard that you have a new microphone too.
Speaker 2:Yes, Do you know what the brand?
Speaker 1:is no. No, can't remember. No, that's all right. Gaming microphone, gaming microphone. That's nice and clear. Do you have a? Headset when you do gaming.
Speaker 2:Yeah, like headphones.
Speaker 1:I have normal headphones.
Speaker 2:Yep, and they work. Yeah, and I have my microphone.
Speaker 1:Nice, and do you have a comfy chair? Yeah, is it a gaming chair?
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 1:No way.
Speaker 2:Actually I sit on the bed.
Speaker 1:Oh, you're fine to sit on the bed. It's comfy, hang on.
Speaker 2:Does that mean you've got a TV in your own room? What? You've got your own TV. No, there's only two bedrooms.
Speaker 1:Oh, okay, so do you share a bedroom?
Speaker 2:Yeah, with.
Speaker 1:Dad, oh cool, what about Oscar?
Speaker 2:He sleeps by himself.
Speaker 1:Oscar sleeps by himself.
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 1:Okay, and you're with Dad at school and Dad's looking for a new house. Is that right?
Speaker 2:Yeah. Yeah, nice and are you looking forward to going to a new house?
Speaker 1:Yeah, yeah, cool. And so yeah, because you live across two houses, don't you?
Speaker 2:Yeah?
Speaker 1:That's good. And you've got Mum and Dad looking after you, that's good. And the moment you're not going to school are you yeah. You might have to go back to school when Next week or the week after.
Speaker 2:Next week.
Speaker 1:Next week, all right.
Speaker 2:This week.
Speaker 1:I mean this week, yeah, Next week alright, this week I mean this week, yeah, and you say you don't like school sometimes because there's bullies.
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 1:I don't like bullies do you?
Speaker 2:Yeah, I don't like it.
Speaker 1:Bullies often tease, don't they?
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 1:Yeah, isn't that good. Just got to learn to walk away from them and tell the teacher, don't we? Yeah, yeah, and who's your teacher at the moment at school?
Speaker 2:Miss Billing.
Speaker 1:Miss Billing.
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 1:Yep, and I believe your favourite subject is maths. You said before on the podcast.
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 1:What about art? Yep, do you like art?
Speaker 2:too yeah.
Speaker 1:Yeah well, I think one time you need to design a podcast cover. I wonder what we'd call it Ari's Authentic, I don't know something. Acknowledgements or something. What would we call your podcast? If you had your own podcast, what would you talk about? You talk about different games you play. Yeah yeah, that's cool. Alright, now here's a question for you. Do you like driving in the car or do you find it boring?
Speaker 2:I find it.
Speaker 1:Find it boring? No, oh, you like it, yeah. Is it nice and comfy and warm in here? Yeah, and when we go to the podcast, are you going to play some more music on Spotify?
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 1:Because you do like music, don't you. Yeah. Do you like playing Just Dance? Yeah, hmm, that's cool. And what kind of music do you think you're going to play on the way home?
Speaker 2:What.
Speaker 1:Do you know what band you're going to?
Speaker 2:play no.
Speaker 1:Just a bit random anyone's you think?
Speaker 2:No.
Speaker 1:Okay, anything else you want to talk about in the podcast?
Speaker 2:No.
Speaker 1:I've got a question for you.
Speaker 2:What.
Speaker 1:How can you be so tired?
Speaker 2:Something I don't know. I just got tired. Because, of all that concentrating you've been doing probably.
Speaker 1:You reckon yeah, and I believe you're having steak Chips and fried rice tonight. Do you have any kind of sauce with your steak? Do you have your favourite kind of sauce?
Speaker 2:No.
Speaker 1:No, alright, well, shall we sign out? Yeah, thanks for coming on the podcast. Another good job and I'll speak to you soon. See you, mate.