Shortcut: The ex-bikie enforcer who turned to mental health advocacy
Australian True Crime
Bravecasting
4.5 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 17 December 2023
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.
Brent Simpson is a former sergeant-at-arms for the Bandidos Motorcycle Club.
Considering his childhood was marked by poverty, physical and sexual abuse, it's almost easy to imagine how he found community and connection within the bikie gang.
What is hard to imagine, however, is how someone could leave that club and commit their life to mental health advocacy - a path Brent has not only embarked on but continues to do so.
Be sure to tune in to Australian True Crime later this week for an episode that delves into Brent's childhood story.
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Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram
Guest: Brent Simpson
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| 0:00.0 | We're bringing Australian True Crime live to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne this July, |
| 0:04.3 | and I have to tell you that Brisbane sold out already. |
| 0:07.4 | Good for you, Brisbane, so we've quickly added a second show. |
| 0:10.3 | Now we can't keep adding more shows, so please make sure you get your tickets. Our special guests, |
| 0:15.2 | our forensic criminologist Santee Mallet in Brisbane and Sydney and the one and only Charlie Bazzina in |
| 0:19.9 | Melbourne. There'll be a Q&A of course so you can ask your own burning questions on the night but you have to book quickly. |
| 0:25.8 | This is a true crime podcast as the title suggests. |
| 0:29.1 | So please consider this your warning that it's not suitable for children and it probably will |
| 0:33.8 | contain content that may be triggering to some people. Also it's an Australian |
| 0:38.3 | true crime podcast so Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander |
| 0:41.9 | listeners should be aware it may contain the voices of deceased people. |
| 0:47.0 | The producers of this podcast recognize the traditional owners of the land on which it's recorded. |
| 0:59.0 | They pay respect to the Aboriginal elders past, present and those emerging. |
| 1:07.0 | I think it's fair to say most of us have pretty strong ideas about motorcycle clubs. |
| 1:17.0 | For one thing, most of us tend to call them biker gangs. |
| 1:21.0 | We've heard lots of allegations on Australian true crime about bikey gangs and their |
| 1:26.3 | involvement in various criminal activities. |
| 1:29.7 | The Banditos in particular are considered to be a criminal organization by the United States Department of Justice, |
| 1:36.2 | the Criminal Intelligence Service of Canada, Europol, and the Australian Federal Police. |
| 1:42.7 | They are literally an outlaw motorcycle club |
| 1:45.0 | in many parts of the world. |
| 1:47.1 | But our guest today, Brent Simpson, |
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