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
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Robbery in Progress
19/04/2021 Duration: 40minA 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.
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Loose Ends 51 - Human Bones and Chopsticks
15/04/2021 Duration: 38minWhat'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.
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The Note
12/04/2021 Duration: 37minHow 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.
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Loose Ends 50 - (Police) School Reunion
08/04/2021 Duration: 29minJohn 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.
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Moving Too Fast
05/04/2021 Duration: 35minPaul 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.
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Loose Ends 49 - Road Rage
01/04/2021 Duration: 31minPaul 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.
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Cops Dating Cops
29/03/2021 Duration: 35minWhat 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.
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Loose Ends 48 - Accidental Cannibalism
25/03/2021 Duration: 28minIs 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.
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The Tunnel
22/03/2021 Duration: 41minJohn 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.
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Loose Ends 47 - Amusement Parks After Dark
18/03/2021 Duration: 31minA 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.
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Abe Saffron VS John Verhoeven
15/03/2021 Duration: 40minFind 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.
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Loose Ends 46 - Dad Insults Children
11/03/2021 Duration: 34minThis 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.
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Loose Ends 45 - John Gets Smashed
04/03/2021 Duration: 31minOn 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.
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The Nightmare Tunnel
01/03/2021 Duration: 45minJohn 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.
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Loose Ends 44 – Shattered Ankles and Superhuman Strength
25/02/2021 Duration: 28minA 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.
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Dad gets Sued
22/02/2021 Duration: 37minA 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.
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Loose Ends 43 - STICKING STUFF UP YOUR BUTT.
18/02/2021 Duration: 29minWARNING: 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.
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Clowns and Corpses
15/02/2021 Duration: 36minWhy 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.
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Loose Ends 42 - BACK TOGETHER
11/02/2021 Duration: 40minAfter 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.