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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Baby Baby Baby
19/07/2021 Duration: 39minJohn tells the intimate story of what it was like when Christine quit the force to give birth to Paul. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Loose Ends 70 – I Worked with a Mercenary
15/07/2021 Duration: 30minDad drops a bombshell: he used to work with a mercenary. He tells Paul some truly bizarre stories about how this mystery merc carried out hits. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Sleeping With a Witness
12/07/2021 Duration: 36minJohn and Julian attend a domestic disturbance, and Julian crosses a line. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Loose Ends 69 - Cut and Run
08/07/2021 Duration: 25minThose who hang but run away, live to hang another day. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Taking a Dive
05/07/2021 Duration: 33minWhat happens when three off-duty cops decide to dive for bottles, after midnight, underneath the QE2... and the propeller starts up? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Loose Ends 68 - I Did it Steinway
01/07/2021 Duration: 37minJohn tells a picture hanging story for the ages. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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The Girl Under the Train
28/06/2021 Duration: 39minOne fateful night, a train stops just short of St. Leonards Station, and a young officer is called to find out why. It's time for John to tell the story behind one of the hardest cases of his career. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Loose Ends 67 - #freebritney
24/06/2021 Duration: 34minJohn finds out about Britney Spears' situation, Paul reveals his new weekly podcast alongside Tegan - DISH! - and John laments his COVID-cancelled class reunion. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Bad Guys with Ninja Stars
21/06/2021 Duration: 43minJohn and Julian pull over a guy with a certain illegal weapon stashed in his glove box. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Loose Ends 66 - Tickets on Himself
17/06/2021 Duration: 43minTHE BOYS ARE DOING A LIVE SHOW! Head to the Loose Units discussion page on Facebook for links - pre-sale is now open for our Melbourne show on July the 31st as part of the Melbourne Podcast Festival. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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A Nightmare on LSD
14/06/2021 Duration: 38minTRIGGER WARNING: SELF HARM. Paul gently grills John on his sudden change of heart on highway patrol, and John tells a truly upsetting story or two about prisoners on LSD. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Loose Ends 65 - Bikie Drug Mules
10/06/2021 Duration: 32minQantas is being infiltrated by criminals! How will John hold onto his frequent flyer status with bikie drug mules roaming the skies? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Two Cars Chases in One
07/06/2021 Duration: 35minJohn tells Paul what it was like to find out he was a Dad as a 21 year old cop, and about the time he and Julian landed two car chases for the price of one. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Loose Ends 64 - Dad Meets the Veronicas
03/06/2021 Duration: 35minJohn appears on Celebrity Apprentice Australia, meets The Veronicas, and has a word or two to say about Lord Sugar. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Roger Rogerson
31/05/2021 Duration: 38minA terrifying true story about infamous corrupt cop, Roger Rogerson, involving murdered hitman Warren Lanfranchi. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Loose Ends 63 - LOCKDOWN.
27/05/2021 Duration: 33minAnother Victorian lockdown looms, John eavesdrops, and Paul makes some PA-TIC-U-LAR-Y good points. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Blowing His Cover
24/05/2021 Duration: 40minJohn and Christine deal with Julian's clingy ex, there's a haunting at the station, and in the present day, John almost makes a fatal mistake. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Loose Ends 56 - The Somerton Man
20/05/2021 Duration: 33minJohn explains to Paul what The Somerton Man is all about. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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ADRENALINE!
17/05/2021 Duration: 38minLive in Melbourne, Paul gets to the bottom of John's ongoing obsession with thrill-seeking, and in the process, uncovers some uncomfortable truths. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Loose Ends 55 - Snitches Get Stitches
13/05/2021 Duration: 35minJohn tells Paul aboutt he time he saw a fellow officer carry out what he calls "summary justice" on a fleeing suspect, and Paul takes John to task on the possible ramifications. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.