Loose Units: The Podcast

BEST! CHRISTMAS PRESENT! EVER! Because you're our favourites, Paul and John sat down in the studio for this HUGE Crimesmas episode! Christine calls in and the Verhoevens talk about doing Christmas as a cop, and Tegan Higginbotham rocks up to talk about her bizarre run-ins with the law. It's a proper Christmas episode, Loose Units everywhere, so enjoy and have a fantastic holiday!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on Loose Units: NSFW, Dad nearly finds out the secret ingredient in Coca-Cola during a gruesome investigation, Paul finds out a new layer of weirdness to dad's police origin story, and we leap into the tough, complex world of unions in the 1980's.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Why did John leave the police force and spend several years investigating disturbing industrial accidents? How did he apply his police skills to this surprisingly fraught job? This week we kick off a special three-parter, Loose Units: NSFW! Paul finds out about an untold era of John's career after the force, and hears about a horrifying accident involving molten rubber and a tragic explosion.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ever wondered what it would be like to road trip with the Loose Units crew, heading from live show to live show on their sold out tour? Well, join us for this rare fly-on-the-wall (well, fly-in-the-car) episode, with Paul, John and Tegan trekking from Melbourne, to Bendigo, the Mount Gambier, to Horsham, and finally to Adelaide.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In part two of Loose Units: Mum’s the Word, my ex-cop mum Christine talks about being a trailblazer, a woman in the police force who had male cops refuse to work with her because of her gender. She also talks about being a bloody brilliant driver during a chase, working in internal affairs, and the REAL story of how she and Dad got together whilst on the force.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jumping fences in an A-line skirt, attending an armed holdup, facing down a man armed with a shotgun, and literally talking someone down from a ledge. Find out exactly what it was like being one of the first female officers in the NSW police force… from my ex-cop mum.Part two of Loose Units: Mum's the Word will be out next week!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A lone body, mummified, fifteen metres down a cliff. Detectives from the city with an agenda. And John... with a length of rope and a job to do. In this episode, ex-cop John tells son Paul about a truly strange case, and the disturbing (and revealing) autopsy that followed. He also explores the forbidden depths of the ancient prison cells beneath Sydney's streets.Head to facebook.com/looseunits to pick up tickets for Loose Units LIVE in Bendigo and Adelaide before they run out!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A staggering, disturbing look at death by suicide from the perspective of an ex-cop. John takes his son, Paul, through a terrifying ocean suicide, a tragic aviation death, a surreal hanging, and the time he himself almost died at sea. WARNING: this episode deals almost entirely with suicide.DO NOT MISS our Bendigo live show on the 27th of November: https://bit.ly/2WGDGi4  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

John reveals a complex trade secret: how does safe-cracking work? Turns out it's super, super complicated. The boys also discuss a how to use iron filings to take fingerprints, and turning a stack of palm prints into break in a major, major case in Australian crime history.Remember, tickets to our live Adelaide show are on sale NOW! https://bit.ly/31VArUB  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this bizarre episode of Loose Units, John and Paul literally walk through a live crime scene and speculate on what happened. John talks about how to pick locks, being asked by Spooks to help break into secret places, and speculates on whether the guy from The Staircase actually did it.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this horrifying new episode, John tells Paul about one of his most grisly cases involving a complex, tragic death. He also tells Paul how he once gave a ride to a pair or unlikely passengers, and he and Paul talk about revolutionary fingerprinting techniques!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

WARNING: This episode contains nature of a graphic sexual content.This week on Loose Units, John tells Paul about what happens when you realise you've run into a criminal before, and how to square away the desire to exact some kind of revenge.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on Loose Units, John tells Paul about some of the worst motoring accidents he encountered - and was almost involved in - during his time in forensics. He also tells Paul a very odd perk that people in Internal Affairs were afforded... and guess whose wife was in Internal Affairs? Also, tickets are almost sold out for the very first Loose Units LIVE in Sydney! Get your tickets at giantdwarf.com.au!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Did you know that in the eighties, footy players were given positions on the police force? This episode, Paul finds out how his ex-cop Dad found working with celebrity athletes, and they discuss the time one of Australia's most violent crimes inadvertently saved John's life.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hear the thrilling conclusion to our first ever live Loose Units, where Paul and John Verhoeven do true crime for a sol-out crowd at Toff in Town! Fun fact: they're doing an even bigger, more epic live show at Giant Dwarf on the 11th of October! Don't miss out: grab your tix now right here: https://giantdwarf.com.au/events/loose-units-live/  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Paul and John bring Loose Units LIVE to Melbourne! In part one of this epic two-parter, they do Loose Units for a sold-out crowd from the Toff in Town, and ask the big questions: how does autoerotic asphyxiation work? What is that yellow stuff on the ceiling? And can our audience solve a whodunnit? If you missed out on our first live show... fear not. WE'RE COMING TO SYDNEY ON OCTOBER 11! Tickets available here, and they're selling out FAST. https://giantdwarf.com.au/events/loose-units-live/  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week's episode, John and Paul talk about something hard. Something... VERY hard. A series of grisly thefts from a morgue leads to a discussion about some of the fiddlier elements of forensics, and John reveals to Paul exactly what kind of a cop he'd have made if he'd made a run at it.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How bad does it get in forensics? And what happens when cases crop up that are just too much to process? Ex-cop John Verhoeven and his son, Paul, sift through complex, bizarre forensic techniques, and talk about a truly tragic accident. Get your copy of Loose Units the book here: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/loose-units-9780143783169  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on Loose Units Season 2: Electric Blue, we've got a truly weird case involving a cat burglar. We could go into more detail, but it's honestly worth listening to find out how it all panned out on the day. Some epic skydiving stories and truly weird true crime this week with Paul and John on a very surreal episode. And don't forget: order your copy of Loose Units, the book, online right now for Father's Day! https://www.penguin.com.au/books/loose-units-9780143783169  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this insane episode of Loose Units, Paul sits down with his ex-cop dad, John, and they delve into a case that begins with a headless, handless body hidden in a national park... and ends somewhere truly unbelievable. We also talk about what it takes to make an initial assessment of a crime scene.Don't forget: Loose Units the book is almost sold out nationally! To help us reach a milestone, grab yours for Father's Day right here: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/loose-units-9780143783169  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.