Loose Units: The Podcast
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...
Pillow Talk Productions · Paul F. Verhoeven
Show overview
Loose Units: The Podcast has been publishing since 2018, and across the 8 years since has built a catalogue of 583 episodes, alongside 244 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 300 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 6th season.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 25 min and 37 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. The publisher flags most episodes as explicit, so expect adult themes or strong language throughout. It is catalogued as a EN-language True Crime show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 24 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2023, with 108 episodes published. Published by Paul F. Verhoeven.
From the publisher
With TEN MILLION LISTENS under it's belt, Loose Units is back! John is an ex-cop, and his son, Paul, is a broadcaster trying to figure out exactly what his Dad got up to on the force back in the 1980s. Based on the bestselling books Loose Units and Electric Blue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest Episodes
View all 583 episodesMum Reveals All about Department Store Brawl
Whose Body Did Dad Dig Up?
Plummeting Out of the Sky - Part Two
Plummeting Out of the Sky - Part One
It Takes Balls to Hate Rugby.
John Gets Stalked
Surprisingly Horny
He Flew Through the Air, Your Honour.
BONUS EP: Sentencing Snafu
I'll See You in Court!
All-Out Brawl in a Department Store
He Doesn't Look Strong Enough (To Lift Shops)
On Your Marks
Applying for a Transfer
S6 Ep 9Do You Need Good Grades to Become a Cop?
What kinds of grades do you need to become a police officer? And what kind of rapscallion was John in school? Well, today on Loose Units: Busted, Paul reveals John's old school report. Your favourite father and son duo takes a trip down memory lane, delving into the marks that drove John into his uniform in the first place. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S6 Ep 8What Happened to Dad's Ex-Partner?
Paul pushes John to finally open up about how he met his partner on the force, Julian, and asks him why the friendship fell apart. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S6 Ep 7The Other Woman
For years, John has told Paul the love story of how he joined the police force to get together with Christine - his mum. But now, it turns out there's...Another woman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S6 Ep 6Marching Orders
Young John is all set for his passing out parade at the police acaademy, when disaster strikes - he needs a military-grade haircut, stat! Plus, what happens when teenage John decides to suddenly don an impressive moustache? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S6 Ep 5Three Car Chases in One Night - Part Two
EOne car chase down... two to go. This week, John tells Paul all about the rest of his "night of three car chases", and Christine's witnessing of a crime takes a terrifying step up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S6 Ep 4Three Car Chases in One Night - Part One
EJohn reveals a terrible crime witnessed by Christine, before beginning his tale of a night in the 80s when he, and his partner, took part in three consecutive car chases. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.