Loose Units: The Podcast

TW: SUICIDE. This week, ex-firefighter John tells his son, Paul, about some of the truly odd cases he handled on the job. From finding a dead man with a medal on his chest to a mysterious call to Luna Park, it’s all stations go on this week’s episode of Loose Units: Hot Stuff Coming Through!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

John, ex-cop and ex-firey, walks his author son, Paul, through the basics of firefighting! How do you actually put out a fire? It sounds simple. Fire plus water equals no fire, right? Wrong. Firefighters have a hell of a complex job, and it’s time for us to learn the fundamentals from an expert who has put out countless horrifying blazes. This episode is a masterclass in what fire and firefighting are ACTUALLY like.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ex-cop John Verhoeven and his son, Paul Verhoeven, embark on a new season of Loose Units! This time: John's ten years as a New South Wales fire fighter. But how do you actually join up? And how bizarre and taxing are the entrance exams? And why, John, why would you sign up in the first place? Loose Units: Hot Stuff Coming Through has arrived!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this glorious, disgusting, revealing episode of Loose Units, we do a crossover event with My Dad Wrote a Porno! Host Jamie Morton sits down with Paul, and they talk in-depth about what it's like to tell your Dad's confronting stories. They also play a game called Horny For Justice... and Jamie reads an erotic crime story written by John! It's extremely NSFW, but you'll never hear a true crime podcast crossover like this.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

An update on season three, as well as info on a NEW live Loose Units show!Find out more at facebook.com/looseunits  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the final installment of Loose Units: NSFW, John tells Paul some terrifying stories about his time in work cover, a gruesome adn explosive death, and finally, Paul finds out the single moment that drove his Dad to join the New South Wales Fire Brigade. It's a special New Year's Eve episode of Loose Units - don't forget, the boys are doing an extra live show in Brisbane on the 10th! Head to facebook.com/looseunits for more info.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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.