Loose Units: The Podcast

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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

  • Loose Ends 156 - The Dial of Destiny

    22/06/2023 Duration: 27min

    Paul reviews Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, John weighs in on the missing submarine, and the boys grapple with billionaire morality. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • The Prospect of Murder - Part Two

    19/06/2023 Duration: 40min

    A strange smell begins to issue forth from a mineshaft, and it becomes clear that the Kehlet case has taken a turn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Loose Ends 155 - Black Market Body Parts

    15/06/2023 Duration: 20min

    A black market body part racket is broken up in the US, so Paul and John discuss the ethics of this grisly trade - plus, we find out which Beatle John thinks should have their head shrunken and tucked away! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • The Prospect of Murder - Part One

    12/06/2023 Duration: 38min

    The disappearance of Ray and Jennie Kehlet is a fascinating, tragic, eerie case. A loving couple head into the outback with a colleague... and only the colleague returns. This week, John and Paul delve through the coroner's inquest, and try to figure out exactly what happened back in 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Loose Ends 155 - Live from Acast HQ

    08/06/2023 Duration: 21min

    John and Paul head to the Sydney Acast offices for an in-person hang session, where they discuss the Sydney fire (amongst other things)! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • The My Way Killings

    05/06/2023 Duration: 36min

    Almost a dozen karaoke-induced killings in the Philippines... why? Why so many murders, and why Sinatra? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Loose Ends 153 - Bag Theft and Arson

    01/06/2023 Duration: 31min

    The case of Paul's stolen bag gets a compelling update, and John ruminates on the complexities of arson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • The Albatross Arsonist

    29/05/2023 Duration: 39min

    In 1976, a naval base near Jervis Bay went up in flames, leading to one of Australia's biggest acts of arson ever. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Loose Ends 154 - London Calling

    25/05/2023 Duration: 29min

    John reports live from London in this very special episode of Loose Ends! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • The Concrete Slab Killing

    22/05/2023 Duration: 41min

    In the 1940's in Perth, a woman is found dead, and the police find the killer almost immediately. But not all is as it seems in this untold, grim tale from the annals of Australian true crime history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Loose Ends 153 - John and Anne Verhoeven, live from London!

    18/05/2023 Duration: 20min

    Meet Anne Verhoeven, daughter of John and Christine! John visits Anne in London and records this very Loose Ends from her Notting Hill apartment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • The Mutilator - Part Three

    15/05/2023 Duration: 40min

    The police finally find The Mutilator... but not is all as it seems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Loose Ends 152 - Like...

    11/05/2023 Duration: 23min

    John and Paul's discussion about robotic cops takes a very odd turn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • The Mutilator - Part Two

    08/05/2023 Duration: 34min

    John and Paul take a look at the third victim in the Mutilator case, before a strange smell in a laundromat takes things in a surreal direction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Loose Ends 151 - Robotic Cops!

    04/05/2023 Duration: 30min

    John and Paul tackle the issue of artificial intelligence! Would robot cops work? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • The Mutilator - Part One

    01/05/2023 Duration: 40min

    John and Paul take a close look at the case of The Mutilator, a truly wretched, complex and frightening serial killer from 1960s Australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Loose Ends 150 - Wait. Dad Almost Became a Criminal?

    27/04/2023 Duration: 16min

    Dad drops an accidental bombshell on our 150th Loose Ends! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • The Night Caller

    24/04/2023 Duration: 43min

    How much damage does it take to turn a child into a killer? Enter the Night Caller, one of Australia's most confounding and prolific criminals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • An apology from John

    21/04/2023 Duration: 02min

    ...He HAS told that joke before. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Loose Ends 149 - Tragic Odds and Ends

    20/04/2023 Duration: 18min

    John and Paul receive updates on several unresolved cases. Also, John relays a truly drawn-out Dad joke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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