493 - Mark "Chopper" Read
Do Go On2 Apr 2025

493 - Mark "Chopper" Read

This week Alice Tovey joins us to tell us the story of one of Australia's most notorious criminal identities, Mark "Chopper" Read.


This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 11:01 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).


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