This week Mel tells Josie all about the 1974 Darwin disaster of Cyclone Tracy, and the devastating effects it had on NT's capital city.

**If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 14 mins!

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EPISODE RESOURCES:

The Elements Podcast: Air: Cyclone Tracy

Big Blow Up North: A History of Tropical Cyclones in Australia’s Northern Territory, Kevin Murphy, 1984

BOM: Remembering Cyclone Tracy

The NT News, Cyclone Tracy 40 Years On

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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

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G'day mates! On today's ep, Josie tells Mel about the 1975 Tasman Bridge Disaster.

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We’re back mates! On this very first ep of All Aussie Hour, Mel tells Josie all about the history of Aussie Rules Footy.

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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!

Tune in Tuesday 30 April for the first episode!

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This month, Josie (fresh from her trip to France) tells Mel about Nancy Wake - an Aussie living in the south of France who became a spy known as the White Mouse during WWII.

This episode of The Zest Is History was produced by Josie Rozenberg-Clarke, with research by Caitlin Robson.

Credits:

Wikipedia, obvs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Wake

Timeline World History Documentaries, How Nancy Wake Saved Countless Lives | Enemy Of The Reich, July 18 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNXKovYM15A

Variety, “Elizabeth Debicki to Star in World War II-Set Limited Series For Vendôme, Anonymous Content, August 27, 2020 https://variety.com/2020/tv/global/elizabeth-debicki-world-war-2-vendome-group-anonymous-content-ariel-lawhon-1234750738/

Justine Clarke, “Nancy Wake — the girl who spied”, March 5, 2018

https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/fierce-girls/nancy-wake-the-girl-who-spied/9485892

Kim Willsher, “Farewell to Nancy Wake, the mouse who ran rings around the Nazis”, August 9, 2011 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/aug/08/nancy-wake-white-mouse-gestapo

Australian War Memorial, “Nancy Grace Augusta Wake” https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P332

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This week, Mel tells Josie all about the life of Bob Hawke, one of Australia's greatest Prime Ministers who was also known for his wild sex life and penchant for downing a beer in record time.

The Zest Is History was produced by Melissa Mason this week, with research by Caitlin Robson.

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This week, Josie tells Mel all about the Picasso Art Heist, where a very famous, VERY EXPENSIVE Picasso painting was literally taken straight off the wall of the National Gallery in Victoria.

The Zest Is History was produced by Josie Rozenberg-Clarke this week, with research by Caitlin Robson.

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