Loose Units: The Podcast

About this podcast

The true crime book Loose Units, out now through Penguin Publishing (and in bookstores everywhere), had one thing it couldn't do: it couldn't fit everything. So each week, Paul and John will sit down and delve into cases too surreal, brief or contentious to fit into the book.

Loose Units: The Podcast

Episodes

Season 5
Moving Too Fast
Paul finds out the real story behind how John courted Christine, and how the two young officers kept their newfound love a secret. Also, John – for some reason – begins to brag about how cool he was back in the day, and a war of words ensues. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
April 5, 2021
36 min
Loose Ends 49 - Road Rage
Paul and John are back together in person, for one episode only! They encounter IRL road rage, and talk about this disturbing and furious phenomenon. Plus, a listener ghost story! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
April 1, 2021
32 min
Cops Dating Cops
What is it like to be a young cop, and fall for your partner? Time to find out about John and Christine’s burgeoning love story unfolding while on duty. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
March 29, 2021
36 min
Loose Ends 48 - Accidental Cannibalism
Is breathing in crematorium ash technically cannibalism? Did Christine witness a secret drug deal? And can you survive if you fall from an exploding plane onto some elses deployed parachute thousands of feet below? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
March 25, 2021
29 min
The Tunnel
John and Dunne catch a truly sketchy dude, and Dunne decides to exact some "cowboy diplomacy". John confronts some of the loosest policing of his entire career. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
March 22, 2021
41 min
Loose Ends 47 - Amusement Parks After Dark
A listener reveals a story about a haunted amusement park, prompting Paul and John to speculate wildly on the supernatural. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
March 18, 2021
32 min
Abe Saffron VS John Verhoeven
Find out how notorious Sydney crime boss, Abe Saffron, and John have been orbiting each other for years. Plus, Christine makes a surprising cameo, and John almost starts a fight with an underworld figure MERE DAYS AGO. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
March 15, 2021
41 min
Loose Ends 46 - Dad Insults Children
This week on Loose Ends, a listener's apartment block is saved thanks to Dad, Dad insults babies, and we discuss the Netflix series Murder Among the Mormons, See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
March 11, 2021
35 min
Dunne For
John finally gets to work with everyone's favourite borderline frightening Glaswegian cop: Dunne. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
March 8, 2021
36 min
Loose Ends 45 - John Gets Smashed
On a dark, mysterious morning (yesterday), John is involved in a very strange traffic accident. The boys continue to investigate a truly bizarre listener question about an airborne car and an injured witness. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
March 4, 2021
32 min
The Nightmare Tunnel
John tells Paul an entirely new, and utterly horrifying, story: a call is received to check in on a wealthy recluse. What happens next almost makes Paul physically ill. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
March 1, 2021
46 min
Loose Ends 44 – Shattered Ankles and Superhuman Strength
A car flies through the air and gets wedged five metres up in a tree. How the hell does the driver walk away with just two broken ankles? And what happens when John’s ankle is shattered? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
February 25, 2021
29 min
Dad gets Sued
A young John, desperate for an offsider and a mentor, finally gets paired up with a woman named Sue. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
February 22, 2021
38 min
Loose Ends 43 - STICKING STUFF UP YOUR BUTT.
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. This week, John does some truly odd research and tells Paul - in horrifying detail - the perils of sticking foreign objects up your butt. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
February 18, 2021
30 min
Clowns and Corpses
Why is John scared of clowns? Are ghosts real? And if a dead body washes up on the shore of Luna Park in the middle of the night, does it make a sound? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
February 15, 2021
37 min
Loose Ends 42 - BACK TOGETHER
After a year of being stuck in separate cities, Paul and John are finally back together in person to do a very special episode of Loose Ends! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
February 11, 2021
41 min
Written in Blood
John's 61st birthday results in a series of disturbing stories, culminating in a statement from a dying man scrawled on a bloody notebook. In short, it's time for a particularly on-brand episode of Loose Units. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
February 8, 2021
48 min
Loose Ends - BURIED ALIVE.
BURIED ALIVE! THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR JUSTICE! AN INFAMOUS ART HEIST! This episode is absolutely packed, and we're sure you're going to love it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
February 4, 2021
31 min
Police Brutality
A 21 year old cop encounters shocking, unprovoked police brutality. Paul and John discuss the implications, as well as talk about what smartphones mean for police accountability. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
February 1, 2021
38 min
Loose Ends 40 - The Girl on the Train
Anne Verhoeven, Paul's Sister, John's daughter, has a misadventure on a train hurtling across Europe. Time to find out what really happened! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
January 28, 2021
32 min

Loose Units: The Podcast

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Loose Units: The Podcast

Episodes

Moving Too Fast

Loose Ends 49 - Road Rage

Cops Dating Cops

Loose Ends 48 - Accidental Cannibalism

The Tunnel

Loose Ends 47 - Amusement Parks After Dark

Abe Saffron VS John Verhoeven

Loose Ends 46 - Dad Insults Children

Dunne For

Loose Ends 45 - John Gets Smashed

The Nightmare Tunnel

Loose Ends 44 – Shattered Ankles and Superhuman Strength

Dad gets Sued

Loose Ends 43 - STICKING STUFF UP YOUR BUTT.

Clowns and Corpses

Loose Ends 42 - BACK TOGETHER

Written in Blood

Loose Ends - BURIED ALIVE.

Police Brutality

Loose Ends 40 - The Girl on the Train