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True Crime ConversationsThe Russian Woman Who Hijacked A Helicopter To Free Her Aussie LoverJohn Killick is one of Australia's most infamous criminals. Why? Because in 1999, he escaped from Sydney’s Silverwater Correctional Complex on a helicopter. Killick was on remand for armed robbery, and his girlfriend at the time, Lucy Dudko, hijacked a helicopter, landed it in the prison, and flew him out. In this episode, we speak with John Killick himself about his life of crimes, his days of reform now and that fateful day when he was broken out of prison on a helicopter. You can read The Last Escape by John Killick, here and M...
2025-12-171h 02True Crime ConversationsUnmasking Chopper Read: The Infamous Australian CriminalPart criminal, part storyteller, and part myth. Mark “Chopper” Read is one of Australia’s most polarising figures. Today, we dive into the life and legacy of the man behind the legend. From a violent childhood and years in Pentridge Prison to bestselling books, stage shows, and the iconic film portrayal by Eric Bana, Chopper’s story is as chaotic as it is captivating. Was he a violent criminal, a folk hero, or just a master manipulator of his own narrative? Journalist and author Mark Dapin, who once featured in a Chopper tale himself, joins us to expl...
2025-10-0849 min
Good Weekend TalksTrue crime writer Mark Dapin on cops, Chopper, and the good within bad peopleIn this episode, we speak with Mark Dapin. Dapin is a veteran true crime writer, with a career including a stint as editor of the lad mag Ralph - but also as a columnist for Good Weekend. He has spent many, many hours with infamous hardened criminals, and now - for a story in the current issue of Good Weekend - has flipped sides to see through the eyes of aspiring police officers. Dapin - an irreverent but incisive and insightful writer - joins us today for a chat about that piece, but also the wild popularity of the...
2025-07-0439 min
Do Go On506 - Mr. Democracy Manifest and his Succulent LifeOn 11 October 1991, a man was arrested at a Chinese Restaurant in Brisbane. The charge? Enjoying a meal? A Succulent Chinese Meal?? No… actually it was credit card fraud. Now I was assured that I could speak, so this week I will tell the story of the man, the myth, the legend himself and his wild life!CW: institutional abuse is briefly mentionedThis is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 06:50 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://li...
2025-07-022h 29
Puppies and Crime#245 - Prison Break: Auf den Spuren des Russell CoxAustralien, 1949.Als der kleine Melville Peter Schnitzerling das Licht der Welt erblickt, ahnt noch niemand, dass er eines Tages- unter einem neuen Namen- Kriminalgeschichte schreiben wird.Nach einer Kindheit und Jugend in einigen von Australiens berüchtigtsten Jugendfürsorge-Einrichtungen, ändert Schnitzerling im Erwachsenenalter seinen Namen.Als Russell Cox macht er nun das Land unsicher und landet immer wieder hinter Gittern.Mit Mitte 20 landet Cox dann in Katingal, einem neuen Hochsicherheitsgefängnis, das von dem Autoren Mark Dapin als "Betongrab für die lebenden Toten" bezeichnet wird.Um nicht an der u...
2025-03-311h 32
New Zealand TodayEp. 04 - "My wife was murdered!"Listener discretion is advised for this episode as Guy and Jack discuss one of the darkest and most serious stories from Jacks life; The disappearance and murder of his wife Ivanka “Eve” Karlson. This is a continuation from the story that Jack was telling in Ep. 01 and the last time we talk about it with Jack on this podcast.
For more information we recommend “Carnage” by Mark Dapin.
2025-03-0929 min
Literary La TrobeUnmaking Australian History (2024 Bendigo Writers Festival)What happens to our national story when three unconventional historians listen to people, country and the archives in new and challenging ways?
In this event three writers and historians Dr Mark Dapin, Professor Anna Clark and Dr Shannyn Palmer explore approaching Australian history with an impartial new light with host Professor Stuart Kells.
Recorded on 18th August, 2024.
2025-01-0255 min
Archive Fever48 | Wotcher CockIt’s complete carnage as Clare and Yves attempt to wrangle the phenomenon that is journalist, editor, historian, screenwriter, novelist and award-winning author Mark Dapin into the Archive Fever hot seat to discuss his latest venture in investigative crime writing, Carnage. We talk about growing up Jewish and working-class in a British army town, the stratified landscape of male violence, The Troubles, Chinese restaurants, what happens when your archives can shoot you in the knees and why researching true crime is the archival equivalent of crack cocaine. A wild and hilarious ride.
2024-12-0640 min
The Real Story With Joe HildebrandWho is to Blame for the Rise of Trump?This week, Joe gives us the real story on who is actually to blame for the rise of Trump, and the answer might surprise you. Also, the Greens believe they should be the alternative government; is this a possibility? PLUS! Joe speaks to Author and historian Mark Dapin about his new book, 'LEST - AUSTRALIAN WAR MYTHS' LINKS Read Daily Telegraph Joe's column here Follow @joe_hildebrand on Instagram Follow Nova Podcasts @novapodcastsofficial. Got a question for Joe? You can email us at therealstory@novapodcasts.com.au...
2024-07-1747 min
Step Back Into Audiobooks — A Fresh Bundle For Every Day.Mark Dapin's LestPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/27146 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Lest
Author: Mark Dapin
Narrator: Henry Nixon
Format: mp3
Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
Release date: 07-02-24
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Australia, New Zealand & Oceania
Publisher's Summary:
Australia has many stories and statues ‘lest we forget’ our military past. But from Simpson’s donkey to Ben Roberts-Smith, our history is full of events that didn’t happen the way most people think they did. The first Anzac Day, for example, was far from being a solemn march – it was a cele...
2024-07-029h 34
The Drawing RoomSo you want to write True Crime? A lesson with Mark DapinIf you’ve ever fancied yourself as a crime writer, exploring crime scenes, jailhouses and courthouses, crime writer Mark Dapin can teach you a thing or two.
2024-05-0212 min
Writers @ StantonMark DapinDiscover how a viral video led Mark Dapin to a story that went to the heart of the Australian underworld and shed light on a number of unsolved murders, in this revealing portrait of Australian crime from the 1960s to the 2010s.
2023-08-1742 min
Download High-Quality Free Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Law & PoliticsCarnage: A succulent Chinese meal, Mr Rent-a-Kill and the Australian Manson murders by Mark DapinPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/645754 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Carnage: A succulent Chinese meal, Mr Rent-a-Kill and the Australian Manson murders Author: Mark Dapin Narrator: Henry Nixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 5 minutes Release date: August 2, 2023 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Millions have been entertained by the viral video of a man being arrested after a ‘succulent Chinese meal’. But when Mark Dapin investigated, it emerged that this man's story went to the heart of the Australian underworld. A true crime cult classic in the making. Whether you know it as the ‘succulent Chinese meal’ video, or ‘democracy ma...
2023-08-0203 min
Stream Popular Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, True CrimeCarnage: A succulent Chinese meal, Mr Rent-a-Kill and the Australian Manson murders by Mark DapinPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/645754 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Carnage: A succulent Chinese meal, Mr Rent-a-Kill and the Australian Manson murders Author: Mark Dapin Narrator: Henry Nixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 5 minutes Release date: August 2, 2023 Genres: True Crime Publisher's Summary: Millions have been entertained by the viral video of a man being arrested after a ‘succulent Chinese meal’. But when Mark Dapin investigated, it emerged that this man's story went to the heart of the Australian underworld. A true crime cult classic in the making. Whether you know it as the ‘succulent Chinese meal’ video, or ‘democracy ma...
2023-08-0203 min
Escape To The Binge-Worthy Full Audiobook Now, Curious Minds!Carnage by Mark DapinPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/27042to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Carnage
Author: Mark Dapin
Narrator: Henry Nixon
Format: mp3
Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
Release date: 08-02-23
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings
Genres: Australia, New Zealand & Oceania
Publisher's Summary:
Whether you know it as the ‘succulent Chinese meal’ video, or ‘democracy manifest’, chances are you have seen the video of baritone larrikin Jack Karlson getting arrested outside a Brisbane Chinese restaurant in 1991. The Guardian called it ‘perhaps the pre-eminent Australian meme of the last 10 years’. When Karlson called crime writer Mark Dapin out of the blue, though, Dapin hadn’t heard of him...
2023-08-029h 05
ConversationsThe army town, the lodger, and a succulent Chinese mealWriter Mark Dapin’s childhood was disrupted at the age of 10, when his mum fell in love with the lodger. He was then raised in an army town called Aldershot in the UK, which began his fascination with stories of crime and warfare
2023-07-2152 min
I Catch Killers with Gary JubelinHelicopters and hacksawsIn part two of Gary's chat with Mark Dapin they talk more about famous prison breaks including the story of Russell Cox and John Killick.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-01-121h 01I Catch Killers with Gary JubelinAustralia's most shocking prison breaksIn this episode, Gary is joined by respected journalist and author Mark Dapin to talk about the stories behind some of Australia's most infamous prison breaks and the crooks behind them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-01-0953 min
2TM's Breakfast Bits with Sally-Anne WhittenAuthor Mark Dapin gives us the inside info about his new book "Prison Break"www.2tm.com
2021-08-2210 min
Listen to Best Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, True CrimePrison Break by Mark DapinPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523293 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Prison Break Author: Mark Dapin Narrator: Henry Nixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 44 minutes Release date: August 1, 2021 Genres: True Crime Publisher's Summary: The true stories behind the myths of Gregory Roberts, John Killick and Australia's most wanted men. On a Sunday afternoon in 1980, armed robber Gregory David Roberts abseiled down the front wall of a maximum-security prison in broad daylight. He spent a decade on the run in West Asia before writing his own legend in the bestselling semi-autobiographical novel, Shantaram. In the late nineties, Melbourne-based drug dealer...
2021-08-0103 min
Australian True CrimeRe Issue - Golden Age of Australian Armed RobberyBank robbers like Russell ‘Mad Dog’ Cox and Ray Denning were household names in Australia in the 1980s, when they brazenly escaped prison and taunted police for years. Author Mark Dapin joins us to talk about this period in Australian history.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 172:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Mark DapinLike us on FacebookFollow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisi...
2021-04-1845 min
Mamamia Out LoudWe Tried Those Vulva MasksThis week, Holly, Mia, and Jessie freed up 20 minutes of their day to try their newly purchased vulva masks. We discuss. Also, let’s draw a line under the disaster that has been 2020: Could September be the new January? Plus, Jessie thought she killed a dozen people, Holly’s celebrating her book’s success, and Mia’s youngest son pleasantly surprised her. We’re talking about this week’s best and worst. LINKS Lindy Rama-Ellis on Lady Startup Podcast… https://mamamia.com.au/podcasts/lady-startup/lindy-rama-ellis/ A link to Lindy’s vulva mas...
2020-08-2835 minTrue Crime ConversationsTwo Of The Most Wanted Men In AustraliaWhen it comes to violent crime, can what happened to someone as a child, ever justify their actions as an adult? In today’s episode, Jessie is speaking with a journalist, screenwriter, and author Mark Dapin. In his book, Public Enemies Mark explores the lives of armed robbers Russell 'Mad Dog' Cox and Ray Denning. In the 1960s, 70s, and 80s, armed robbers were the top of the criminal food chain. And Russell ‘Mad Dog’ Cox and Ray Denning were the best. Cox and Denning were once Australian Public Enemies Number One and Two. Bot...
2020-08-1940 min
Australian True CrimeThe Golden Age of Armed Robbery - #172Bank robbers like Russell ‘Mad Dog’ Cox and Ray Denning were household names in Australia in the 1980s, when they brazenly escaped prison and taunted police for years. Author Mark Dapin joins us to talk about this period in Australian history.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 172:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Mark DapinLike us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit...
2020-08-1646 min
Life and Crimes with Andrew RuleMemories of public enemiesAuthor Mark Dapin joins the show to talk about two of Australia's most feared men: Russell Cox and Ray Denning, the subjects of his new book, Public Enemies. Special thanks to Del Fordham for production assistance. Read more Andrew Rule at: heraldsun.com.au/andrewrule. Get more information on the book at: https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/general-books/true-crime/Public-Enemies-Mark-Dapin-9781760295356 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2020-08-1552 min
Step Inside The Thrilling Full Audiobook Experience!Public Enemies by Mark DapinPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/92353to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Public Enemies
Author: Mark Dapin
Narrator: Henry Nixon
Format: mp3
Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
Release date: 08-04-20
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating
Genres: Heists & Robberies
Publisher's Summary:
In the Australia of the 1960s, '70s and '80s, armed robbers were the top of the criminal food chain. Their dash and violence were celebrated, and men like Ray Denning and Russell 'Mad Dog' Cox were household names long before Underbelly established Melbourne's gangland thugs as celebrities. Both were handsome, charismatic bandits who refused to bow to authority. Both...
2020-08-049h 57
Conversations with CornesyConversations with Cornesy - Mark DapinMark Dapin
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2020-06-0244 min
RN Presents08 | Myths of War — Vietnam: the war's forgotten supportersIf everyone was against the Vietnam War, how come Australian forces spent 10 years fighting in Southeast Asia? Why have the supporters of the Vietnam commitment been forgotten? And why do we believe returned men were abused?Perhaps we should ask Rambo.Written and presented by Dr Mark Dapin.
2020-01-2025 minRN Presents08 | Myths of War — Vietnam: the war's forgotten supportersIf everyone was against the Vietnam War, how come Australian forces spent 10 years fighting in Southeast Asia? Why have the supporters of the Vietnam commitment been forgotten? And why do we believe returned men were abused?Perhaps we should ask Rambo.Written and presented by Dr Mark Dapin.
2020-01-2025 min
RN Presents07 | Myths of War: Gay servicemen in VietnamAnyone could be discharged from the Australian armed forces for gay sexual behaviour in Vietnam. And since nobody wanted to fight the Vietnam War – and gay men were excused national service — there must have been no gay people on Australian military bases in Vietnam, right? Wrong.Written and presented by Dr Mark Dapin.
2020-01-1325 minRN Presents07 | Myths of War: Gay servicemen in VietnamAnyone could be discharged from the Australian armed forces for gay sexual behaviour in Vietnam. And since nobody wanted to fight the Vietnam War – and gay men were excused national service — there must have been no gay people on Australian military bases in Vietnam, right? Wrong.Written and presented by Dr Mark Dapin.
2020-01-1325 min
RN Presents06| Myths of War — The Thai-Burma railway and the myth of the river KwaiDid mateship really sustain Australian POWs of the Japanese any more than it helped — for example — the Dutch to endure the horrors of the Thai-Burma Railway? And why is there a bridge on the River Kwai today when there was no bridge in the Second World War?Written and presented by Dr Mark Dapin.
2020-01-0625 minRN Presents06| Myths of War — The Thai-Burma railway and the myth of the river KwaiDid mateship really sustain Australian POWs of the Japanese any more than it helped — for example — the Dutch to endure the horrors of the Thai-Burma Railway? And why is there a bridge on the River Kwai today when there was no bridge in the Second World War?Written and presented by Dr Mark Dapin.
2020-01-0625 min
RN Presents05| Myths Of War — Was there a battle for Australia?Why do we commemorate an event that probably didn’t happen?Did the Japanese really plan to invade Australia in 1942? What does it mean that we have come to commemorate a battle that many historians argue never actually happened? And whatever happened to the Rats of Tobruk?Written and presented by Dr Mark Dapin
2019-12-3025 minRN Presents05| Myths Of War — Was there a battle for Australia?Why do we commemorate an event that probably didn’t happen?Did the Japanese really plan to invade Australia in 1942? What does it mean that we have come to commemorate a battle that many historians argue never actually happened? And whatever happened to the Rats of Tobruk?Written and presented by Dr Mark Dapin
2019-12-3025 min
RN Presents04 | Myths of War — Changi and the POWs behind the wireWhy some prisoners of war were happiest in Singapore.Was Changi a POW heaven or a death-camp hell? The camp’s reputation has worsened in the years since the Second World War, but the truth lies somewhere in between.Written and presented by Dr Mark Dapin.
2019-12-2325 minRN Presents04 | Myths of War — Changi and the POWs behind the wireWhy some prisoners of war were happiest in Singapore.Was Changi a POW heaven or a death-camp hell? The camp’s reputation has worsened in the years since the Second World War, but the truth lies somewhere in between.Written and presented by Dr Mark Dapin.
2019-12-2325 min
RN Presents03 | Myths of War — General Sir John Monash: a flattering self portraitA great general — but was he really the greatest?General Monash, the only Jew to command an army in the First World War, has been described in Australia as an outsider who won the war. But how much of an outsider was Monash, and how much of the war did Australia win? And did Monash write his own story?Written and presented by Dr Mark Dapin.
2019-12-1625 minRN Presents03 | Myths of War — General Sir John Monash: a flattering self portraitA great general — but was he really the greatest?General Monash, the only Jew to command an army in the First World War, has been described in Australia as an outsider who won the war. But how much of an outsider was Monash, and how much of the war did Australia win? And did Monash write his own story?Written and presented by Dr Mark Dapin.
2019-12-1625 min
RN Presents02 | Myths of War— Gallipoli: ANZAC misrememberedAtaturk never said his famous words and Bert Facey wasn’t there for the landing. Gallipoli stripped bare.One of the most famous and best-loved Australian accounts of the Gallipoli landing is a fabrication. The most quoted quote was never actually said. What else do we believe about Gallipoli that is untrue?Written and presented by Dr Mark Dapin.
2019-12-0925 minRN Presents02 | Myths of War— Gallipoli: ANZAC misrememberedAtaturk never said his famous words and Bert Facey wasn’t there for the landing. Gallipoli stripped bare.One of the most famous and best-loved Australian accounts of the Gallipoli landing is a fabrication. The most quoted quote was never actually said. What else do we believe about Gallipoli that is untrue?Written and presented by Dr Mark Dapin.
2019-12-0925 min
RN Presents01 | Myths Of War — The white feather women and their unwelcome giftsDid young women really hand out white feathers to young men who didn’t enlist in the services during the First World War? It sounds like a myth, but there are lost limbs and lost lives to attest that the white feathers were real. A relative of a prominent Australian historian joined up when he received a white feather and returned from the front with only one leg.Written and presented by Dr Mark Dapin.
2019-12-0125 minRN Presents01 | Myths Of War — The white feather women and their unwelcome giftsDid young women really hand out white feathers to young men who didn’t enlist in the services during the First World War? It sounds like a myth, but there are lost limbs and lost lives to attest that the white feathers were real. A relative of a prominent Australian historian joined up when he received a white feather and returned from the front with only one leg.Written and presented by Dr Mark Dapin.
2019-12-0125 min
FLAT CHAT WRAPIt’s Byron Airbn-Bay as holiday town “gutted” by online letsA newspaper interview by our good mate Mark Dapin reveals that online holiday letting is "gutting" Byron Bay.Meanwhile the State government snuggles up to Airbnb with a plan to give every pensioner $100 the first time they let a room to a visitor on the global internet platform.This prompted a call from ABC radio and Josh Szeps (filling in for James Valentine). Let me know when they start giving $100 to every neighbour whose sleep is disturbed by Airbnb party animals next door. Until then, here's the radio interview.____________________________________________________Flat Chat is all about apartment li...
2018-04-1621 min
New Books in JournalismMark Dapin, “Jewish Anzacs: Jews in the Australian Military” (New South Press, 2017)In his new book, Jewish Anzacs: Jews in the Australian Military (New South Press, 2017), author, journalist and historian Mark Dapin explores the little-known story of the thousands of Jews that have fought in Australia’s military conflicts. Through archival research, military records, private letters, and interviews, Dapin tells the story of the Jewish servicemen and women that have fought—and died—for Australia in all of the nation’s wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/journalism
2017-10-2718 min
New Books in Australian and New Zealand StudiesMark Dapin, “Jewish Anzacs: Jews in the Australian Military” (New South Press, 2017)In his new book, Jewish Anzacs: Jews in the Australian Military (New South Press, 2017), author, journalist and historian Mark Dapin explores the little-known story of the thousands of Jews that have fought in Australia’s military conflicts. Through archival research, military records, private letters, and interviews, Dapin tells the story of the Jewish servicemen and women that have fought—and died—for Australia in all of the nation’s wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/australian-and-new-zealand-studies
2017-10-2718 min
Writers & Ideas: A NewSouth Publishing PodcastMark Dapin, “Jewish Anzacs: Jews in the Australian Military” (New South Press, 2017)In his new book, Jewish Anzacs: Jews in the Australian Military (New South Press, 2017), author, journalist and historian Mark Dapin explores the little-known story of the thousands of Jews that have fought in Australia’s military conflicts. Through archival research, military records, private letters, and interviews, Dapin tells the story of the Jewish servicemen and women that have fought—and died—for Australia in all of the nation’s wars.
2017-10-2718 min
Sydney Jewish Writers FestivalMark Dapin - Jewish AnzacsMark Dapin talks about his latest book examining Australian Jews in the military, Jewish Anzacs as part of the 2017 Shalom Sydney Jewish Writers Festival. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-08-2814 min
So You Want to be a WriterWRITER 014: Meet Mark Dapin, columnist and author of 'Spirit House'Is the Internet an enemy of writers' creativity? Huffington Post and Techcrunch establish a presence in Australia, how to make story time count with your kids, free homes to dedicated writers, the book 'Everyone can write' by Howard Gelman, build your following before your book deal, Writer in Residence Mark Dapin, is Scrivener right for you? And why you need to treat your writing as a business. Read the show notes. Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.comS...
2014-05-271h 00