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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Prime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/

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Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/


Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas


Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.



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