Big Forest Trail Map Podcast
Big Forest Trail Map Podcast
Podcast Description
The Big Forest Trail Map is a podcast about people charting bold, unconventional paths through life. Hosted by Matt Gregory, each episode features a conversation with someone who’s forging their own way — from musicians and athletes to entrepreneurs, scientists, and chefs. Together, we explore the decisions, detours, and defining moments that shape meaningful work and personal growth. Inspiring, unpolished, and full of surprises, Trail Map is a guide for anyone navigating their own unmarked trail.
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The podcast focuses on themes of personal growth, resilience, and unconventional life choices. Episodes often explore topics like career transitions, overcoming adversity, and the pursuit of passion, with specific examples such as John's story of developing his gym and writing a transformational self-help book, as well as episodes featuring athletes discussing their unique training regimes and musicians sharing their creative processes.
Trail Map is a podcast about people charting bold, unconventional paths through life. Hosted by Matt Gregory and Patrick Dyer Wolf, each episode features a conversation with someone who’s forging their own way — from musicians and athletes to entrepreneurs, scientists, and chefs. Together, we explore the decisions, detours, and defining moments that shape meaningful work and personal growth. Inspiring, unpolished, and full of surprises, Trail Map is a guide for anyone navigating their own unmarked trail.
In this episode, Matt and Pat sit down with chef Rahul Khopkar, co-founder of LA’s beloved vegan ramen shop Ramen Hood. Rahul shares how his Korean and Indian upbringing shaped his palate, the winding path that took him from Whole Foods to Napa Valley to working in Copenhagen, and the process behind creating a cult-favorite vegan ramen and yolk. He also talks candidly about the hard truths of the restaurant industry—the physical grind, the psychology of leading a team, and what it takes to keep a small business running in Los Angeles for a decade. A grounded, generous conversation about craft, culture, and resilience in food.
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