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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Christmas Stocking Stuffers: Part Five
04/01/2024 Duration: 14minIn our final Stocking Stuffer, the boys talk about a case involving a Christmas tree which wasn't what it seemed at first glance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Christmas Stocking Stuffers: Part Four
01/01/2024 Duration: 13minSanta comes down a chimney, right? Well, what happens when a criminal tries to employ the same tactic? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Christmas Stocking Stuffers: Part Three
28/12/2023 Duration: 12minThe true story of a real-life Grinch, with a typically tragic turn at the end! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Christmas Stocking Stuffers: Part Two
25/12/2023 Duration: 13minOur Christmas miniseries continues! This week, John and Paul take a foray into a truly odd (and oddly tragic) Christmas crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Christmas Stocking Stuffers: Part One
21/12/2023 Duration: 13minWelcome to our Christmas miniseries, where twice a week, we look at a Christmas related crime! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Santa Claus Bank Robbery
19/12/2023 Duration: 29min1927, Texas. Santa Claus is up to no good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Loose Ends 188 - Dick (Richard) Jokes
14/12/2023 Duration: 13minThe boys congratulate a listener for completing her HSC, before John tells the tale of a very brave man named Dick. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Qantas Bomb Hoax
11/12/2023 Duration: 40minA man sees a feature film, gets an idea for a robbery... and a daring airline heist is conceived. John and Paul take a look at an audacious Aussie true crime story for the ages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Loose Ends 187 - Bomb in the Yard
07/12/2023 Duration: 21minIn Pembrokeshire, England, an unexploded bomb is found in a yard. What happens next? Things get a little loose. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Lindbergh Kidnapping - Part Three
04/12/2023 Duration: 33minThe culprit in the kidnapping is finally caught - but how did law enforcement actually pull it all off? And what was it about this case which had such wide-reaching ramifications? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Loose Ends 186 - Jones Family Christmas is here!
30/11/2023 Duration: 29minTegan's new Christmas movie, Jones Family Christmas, is here, and Dad wanted to sit down to talk with her all about how an audio play (and episode of Loose Units) became a Stan Original Christmas movie! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Lindbergh Kidnapping - Part Two
27/11/2023 Duration: 31minJohn and Paul continue their look at history's most famous kidnapping, pouring over the almost unprecedented number of random notes delivered over several harrowing months. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Loose Ends 185 - NANGS!
23/11/2023 Duration: 32minWhat happens when John and Christine witness a strange crime outside their apartment? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Lindbergh Kidnapping - Part One
20/11/2023 Duration: 33minJohn and Paul begin their look at the infamous Lindbergh kidnapping. Who was Charles Lindbergh, and why was the kidnapping of his son such a colossal event in American history? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Loose Ends 184 - How Much Verhoeven is Too Much Verhoeven?
16/11/2023 Duration: 28minJohn and Paul debate whether it's OK to go full-bore Verhoeven upon meeting strangers, and discuss whether or not the soul really exists (it gets real, folks). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Missing in the Nursery Ward
13/11/2023 Duration: 44minJohn takes listeners back to a case involving a maternity ward, Scotland Yard, and a singularly awful tragedy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Loose Ends 175 - Death by Robot
09/11/2023 Duration: 16minOn this week's Loose Ends, John tells Paul all about a robot-related death. Or was it... murder? (It absolutely wasn't). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Lilie James
06/11/2023 Duration: 40minJohn and Paul take a quick look at the recent, tragic murder of Lilie James. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Loose Ends 174 - John: The Thief
02/11/2023 Duration: 27minGuess what, everyone? Turns out... John was a bit of a thief. Please enjoy this frankly incredible untold story of childhood shenanigans! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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He Mowed the Lawn - Part Two
30/10/2023 Duration: 45minThis mysterious untold story from the annals of Australian true crime reaches a sordid conclusion, with the perpetrator's story beginning to unravel... despite his best laid plans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.