Loose Units: The Podcast

  • Author: Vários
  • Narrator: Vários
  • Publisher: Podcast
  • Duration: 281:25:52
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Synopsis

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.

Episodes

  • Robbery in Progress

    19/04/2021 Duration: 40min

    A young cop tries to impress his offsider... only to put her smack-bang in front of a robbery in progress.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • Loose Ends 51 - Human Bones and Chopsticks

    15/04/2021 Duration: 38min

    What's the link between human bones and chopsticks? And did John really used to carry coins in his butt?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • The Note

    12/04/2021 Duration: 37min

    How does a 21 year old junior officer find the house of a girl he likes? He uses detective work, of course! John tracks down Christine and leaves her a mysterious note on this week's episode of Loose Units.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • Loose Ends 50 - (Police) School Reunion

    08/04/2021 Duration: 29min

    John gets an invite to the 40th anniversary reunion of his class in the NSW Police Academy. Will he say yes?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • Moving Too Fast

    05/04/2021 Duration: 35min

    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.

  • Loose Ends 49 - Road Rage

    01/04/2021 Duration: 31min

    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.

  • Cops Dating Cops

    29/03/2021 Duration: 35min

    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.

  • Loose Ends 48 - Accidental Cannibalism

    25/03/2021 Duration: 28min

    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.

  • The Tunnel

    22/03/2021 Duration: 41min

    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.

  • Loose Ends 47 - Amusement Parks After Dark

    18/03/2021 Duration: 31min

    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.

  • Abe Saffron VS John Verhoeven

    15/03/2021 Duration: 40min

    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.

  • Loose Ends 46 - Dad Insults Children

    11/03/2021 Duration: 34min

    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.

  • Dunne For

    08/03/2021 Duration: 35min

    John finally gets to work with everyone's favourite borderline frightening Glaswegian cop: Dunne.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • Loose Ends 45 - John Gets Smashed

    04/03/2021 Duration: 31min

    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.

  • The Nightmare Tunnel

    01/03/2021 Duration: 45min

    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.

  • Loose Ends 44 – Shattered Ankles and Superhuman Strength

    25/02/2021 Duration: 28min

    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.

  • Dad gets Sued

    22/02/2021 Duration: 37min

    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.

  • Loose Ends 43 - STICKING STUFF UP YOUR BUTT.

    18/02/2021 Duration: 29min

    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.

  • Clowns and Corpses

    15/02/2021 Duration: 36min

    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.

  • Loose Ends 42 - BACK TOGETHER

    11/02/2021 Duration: 40min

    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.

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