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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Back From Holidays - An Update!
09/01/2025 Duration: 09minJohn and Paul are back soon, but in the meantime, a quick update for all of you loyal listeners! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Loose Ends 245 - The Bali Nine
19/12/2024 Duration: 23minIn the final episode for 2024, Paul and John wheel through a rolodex of current crime headlines, culminating in a revelation from on high. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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JonBenét Ramsey - Part Two
16/12/2024 Duration: 32minJohn and Paul look at the balls dropped by Boulder police, the press pile-on, and the legacy of this tragic case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Loose Ends 244 - Raiding the Palace
12/12/2024 Duration: 20minThe Assad regime has toppled, and left behind a surreal cache of treasures. John ruminates on their worth, before he and Paul chat about a recent grisly find at Sydney airport. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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JonBenét Ramsey - Part One
09/12/2024 Duration: 34minNetflix's new documentary about this infamous case spurs John and Paul to finally begin looking at one of the most storied crimes in US history? Did the family do it? Or was an intruder too blame? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Karen Read
05/12/2024 Duration: 45minJohn and Paul take a blow-by-blow look at the case dividing a small town, and captivating true crime obsessives the world over. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Loose Ends 243 - John's Shameful Secret
28/11/2024 Duration: 22minOn today's Loose Ends, John (eventually) makes a truly odd admission about a shameful deep from his past. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The "Lesbian Vampire Killer"
25/11/2024 Duration: 37minIn 1989, 24-year old Tracey Wigginton committed a murder which consumed the public's attention - and with good reason. Was her moniker accurate? Did Brisbane briefly fall prey to a vampire, or was this nothing more than a tragedy amplified by the tabloids? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Loose Ends 242 - Word of the Year
21/11/2024 Duration: 27minPaul tells John about a Bitcoin heist, before he and John take a look at the Oxford English Dictionary's word of the year. Will John accept Rizz? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Night Terrors
18/11/2024 Duration: 33minIn 1989, an assassination and a federal police investigation led to Paul's descent into nightmare. John takes Paul on a trip back in time in this look at a notorious Australian cop-killing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Loose Ends 241 - Dropping It
14/11/2024 Duration: 19minHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Gardener
12/11/2024 Duration: 33minJohn walks Paul through a case from back in 2005, where he bodies of a retired couple were found strangled in their home. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Dance Teacher
04/11/2024 Duration: 29minJohn walks Paul through a case involving a woman who, one night, hears her husband's computer turn on. What happened next will floor you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Loose Ends 240 - Bluey Coins
31/10/2024 Duration: 19minPaul is ill, yet still manages to (try to) explain to John what Bluey is. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The University of Texas Tower Shooting
28/10/2024 Duration: 41minThe incredible true story of a man who climbed a clocktower, wreaked havoc, ended lives, and changed American law enforcement forever in the process. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Loose Ends 239 - A Slippery Slope
24/10/2024 Duration: 32minAre we all doomed, or has John gone full "man yells at cloud"? The boys debate whether or not society is backsliding, before John makes a bold claim. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Beltway Snipers
21/10/2024 Duration: 38minJohn and Paul set their sights on an infamous case involving two snipers and many tragic murders, carried out in Washington State shortly after 9/11. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Loose Ends 238 - Batman and Butt Stuff
17/10/2024 Duration: 38minA certain costumed crimefighter has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, leading to a very strange discussion about vigilantism. Then, John talks about butts, and things truly go off the rails. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Loose Ends 237 - Recruitment Drive
10/10/2024 Duration: 20minA hypothetical discussion about police recruitment triggers a surprisingly deep discussion between John and Paul about the nature of police work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.