**If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 19 mins for Chopper!

This week Josie tells Mel all about the ridiculous life of Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read. 

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EPISODE RESOURCES:

The Guardian, 2013:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/09/mark-chopper-read-obituary

Sydney Morning Herald by Andrew Rule, 2010: https://www.smh.com.au/national/in-a-gang-started-by-choppers-christmas-sausages-20100420-srrp.html

Herald Sun article by staff writers, 2013:

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/the-life-times-and-crimes-of-notorious-celebrity-crook-mark-8216chopper8217-read/news-story/6eff9b560e70e82dd599eaed4bea662d

Article by Adam Shand: The Overcoat War or Who Hid The Sausage? https://adamsh.wordpress.com/2016/09/11/the-overcoat-war-or-who-hid-the-sausage/

The Age by John Silvester, 2012: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/trotter-v-chopper-day-of-judgment-20121130-2am3m.html

The Herald Sun by Anthony Dowlsey and Mark Buttler, 202:

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/police-courts/chopper-v-gangitano-inside-a-vicious-underworld-rivalry/news-story/27bdd395e0aea83077c36009a32244e9

Daily Telegraph by Nui Te Koha, 2008: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/chopper-read-doesnt-deserve-transplant/news-story/87a66b354e73f72965c3ab8ace8236d7

Nine News by Erin Tennant, 2013: https://www.9news.com.au/national/chopper-s-murder-confessions-fairy-tales/e30f9d36-e664-4602-84ed-0b183bec92fd#:~:text=Read%20made%20the%20admissions%20in,Sidney%20Michael%20Collins%20in%202002. 

New York Times by Matt Siegel, 2013: https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/13/world/asia/chopper-read-australias-brand-name-for-ferocity-is-softened-by-illness.html?_r=0

Acclaim Magazine by Andrew Montell:: https://www.acclaimmag.com/culture/from-vaults-chopper-read/

Enough Rope with Andrew Denton, episode aired June 4 2007

Chopper: From the Inside by Mark “Chopper” Read

**If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 19 mins for Chopper!
This week Josie tells Mel all about the ridiculous life of Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read. 
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EPISODE RESOURCES:
The Guardian, 2013:
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/09/mark-chopper-read-obituary">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/09/mark-chopper-read-obituary</a>
Sydney Morning Herald by Andrew Rule, 2010: <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/national/in-a-gang-started-by-choppers-christmas-sausages-20100420-srrp.html">https://www.smh.com.au/national/in-a-gang-started-by-choppers-christmas-sausages-20100420-srrp.html</a> 
Herald Sun article by staff writers, 2013:
<a href="https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/the-life-times-and-crimes-of-notorious-celebrity-crook-mark-8216chopper8217-read/news-story/6eff9b560e70e82dd599eaed4bea662d">https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/the-life-times-and-crimes-of-notorious-celebrity-crook-mark-8216chopper8217-read/news-story/6eff9b560e70e82dd599eaed4bea662d</a> 
Article by Adam Shand: The Overcoat War or Who Hid The Sausage? <a href="https://adamsh.wordpress.com/2016/09/11/the-overcoat-war-or-who-hid-the-sausage/">https://adamsh.wordpress.com/2016/09/11/the-overcoat-war-or-who-hid-the-sausage/</a> 
The Age by John Silvester, 2012: <a href="https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/trotter-v-chopper-day-of-judgment-20121130-2am3m.html">https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/trotter-v-chopper-day-of-judgment-20121130-2am3m.html</a> 
The Herald Sun by Anthony Dowlsey and Mark Buttler, 202:
<a href="https://www.heraldsun.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/police-courts/chopper-v-gangitano-inside-a-vicious-underworld-rivalry/news-story/27bdd395e0aea83077c36009a32244e9">https://www.heraldsun.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/police-courts/chopper-v-gangitano-inside-a-vicious-underworld-rivalry/news-story/27bdd395e0aea83077c36009a32244e9</a> 
Daily Telegraph by Nui Te Koha, 2008: <a href="https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/chopper-read-doesnt-deserve-transplant/news-story/87a66b354e73f72965c3ab8ace8236d7">https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/chopper-read-doesnt-deserve-transplant/news-story/87a66b354e73f72965c3ab8ace8236d7</a> 
Nine News by Erin Tennant, 2013: <a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/chopper-s-murder-confessions-fairy-tales/e30f9d36-e664-4602-84ed-0b183bec92fd#:~:text=Read%20made%20the%20admissions%20in,Sidney%20Michael%20Collins%20in%202002">https://www.9news.com.au/national/chopper-s-murder-confessions-fairy-tales/e30f9d36-e664-4602-84ed-0b183bec92fd#:~:text=Read%20made%20the%20admissions%20in,Sidney%20Michael%20Collins%20in%202002</a>. 
New York Times by Matt Siegel, 2013: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/13/world/asia/chopper-read-australias-brand-name-for-ferocity-is-softened-by-illness.html?_r=0">https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/13/world/asia/chopper-read-australias-brand-name-for-ferocity-is-softened-by-illness.html?_r=0</a> 
Acclaim Magazine by Andrew Montell:: <a href="https://www.acclaimmag.com/culture/from-vaults-chopper-read/">https://www.acclaimmag.com/culture/from-vaults-chopper-read/</a> 
Enough Rope with Andrew Denton, episode aired June 4 2007
Chopper: From the Inside by Mark “Chopper” Read

G’day mates and welcome to All Aussie Hour, the new podcast from Melissa Mason and Josie Rozenberg-Clarke. You might remember them from the hit podcasts All Aussie Mystery Hour and The Zest Is History, and to be quite honest their new offering is… basically the same.

Each week, one host will spin the other a yarn from Australia’s rich and, let’s face it, completely batshit past. Strap in for zesty tales, weird mysteries and potentially even some research!

Proudly Produced by DM Podcasts 

G’day mates and welcome to All Aussie Hour, the new podcast from Melissa Mason and Josie Rozenberg-Clarke. You might remember them from the hit podcasts All Aussie Mystery Hour and The Zest Is History, and to be quite honest their new offering is… basically the same.
Each week, one host will spin the other a yarn from Australia’s rich and, let’s face it, completely batshit past. Strap in for zesty tales, weird mysteries and potentially even some research!
Proudly Produced by <a href="https://dm.org.au">DM Podcasts </a>

Australia's wildest yarns, told to you by Melissa Mason and Josie Rozenberg-Clarke.

All Aussie Hour

G’day mates and welcome to All Aussie Hour, the new podcast from Melissa Mason and Josie Rozenberg-Clarke. You might remember them from the hit podcasts All Aussie Mystery Hour and The Zest Is History, and to be quite honest their new offering is… basically the same.

Each week, one host will spin the other a yarn from Australia’s rich and, let’s face it, completely batshit past. Strap in for zesty tales, weird mysteries and potentially even some research!

Produced by DM Podcasts

G’day mates and welcome to All Aussie Hour, the new podcast from Melissa Mason and Josie Rozenberg-Clarke. You might remember them from the hit podcasts All Aussie Mystery Hour and The Zest Is History, and to be quite honest their new offering is… basically the same.
Each week, one host will spin the other a yarn from Australia’s rich and, let’s face it, completely batshit past. Strap in for zesty tales, weird mysteries and potentially even some research!
Produced by <a href="https://dm.org.au">DM Podcasts</a>