Loose Units: The Podcast

Driving home from the Wakehurst Parkway at midnight... John's EMF meter goes off. But are these devices all they're cracked up to be? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

John parks on the Wakehurst Parkway at midnight, turns off all the lights, and waits for Paul to call. This episode is what happens when a grizzled ex-cop, alone in his ute, begins to suspect there might be more to all of these ghost stories than he'd previously thought. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lurking in Centennial park in preparation for his foolhardy outing to the most haunted stretch of highway in Australia, John tells Paul why he - a cop and a bit of a skeptic - agreed to do The Shadow Files in the first place. Also: John receives a creepy visit from The Chestnut Man. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Do you believe in ghosts? That’s the question Paul F. Verhoeven asks his ex-cop father, John Verhoeven, in this chilling new season of Loose Units. This week, the boys talk with a police officer who investigates hauntings on the side, and explore a famous ghost story from Cockatoo Island, Sydney.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on Loose Ends, John and Paul answer some of your best listener questions ever. And in a stunning turn, John finally says... The V Word. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Do you believe in ghosts? That’s the question Paul and John will tackle in the chilling new season of Loose Units: The Shadow Files, launching Midnight October 18. Because if they've learned anything, it’s that the story doesn’t end when the killing is done.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

John shares a trippy dream about Paul being a detective, and the boys psychoanalyze John's childhood.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

...Or is it? John and Paul finish Loose Units: Origins, with John revealing what became of his buddies from the force many years later.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

John tells Paul about a tiny exploding cow, an antique story gets dished up, and a listener meets the OTHER Paul Verhoeven!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Paul grills John on why he hung up his uniform... and what happened to Julian.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

An unexpected earthquake, and a kid riding cross-country to see the harbour bridge on his horse? Must be a new Loose Ends!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

John finally may have crossed the line. But does he go too far?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Paul asks John to grapple with a big question: was he reckless as a cop?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The terrifying conclusion to the most harrowing case of John's career.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Neddy Smith dies, John talks about a weird malty dream he had, and Paul outs John as a fan of Aqua.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The case which gave Paul five years of night terrors, and which is the entire reason Loose Units exists, has finally arrived. In a terriyfing two-part episode, John tells Paul the story of The Witch in incredible, forensic detail.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

John and Paul talk about obsessive habits, and John tells a tale about Roger Rogerson's shady involvement with a restaurant in Sydney back in the eighties.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're big believers in the power of investigative reporting and speaking truth to power, so we're sharing with you the trailer for a hard-hitting new podcast. From the creators of 7am, Australia’s most listened to daily news podcast, comes a gripping new investigative series: Everybody Knows. In this five-part podcast series, join journalist Ruby Jones as she explores the rise and fall of the MeToo movement in Australia and investigates serious allegations of harassment, abuse and assault in the Australian music industry.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In a totally illegal move, the young John Verhoeven needs intel... so he poses as a prisoner, and has Julian lock him in with the suspects.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

John thinks he, like DISH! guest Merrick Watts, has what it takes to go on SAS. Later, Tegan and John conspire to reveal Paul's secret shame, and Paul makes sure everyone knows how John pronounces "protagonist".  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.