Loose Units: The Podcast

Why is John scared of clowns? Are ghosts real? And if a dead body washes up on the shore of Luna Park in the middle of the night, does it make a sound? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a year of being stuck in separate cities, Paul and John are finally back together in person to do a very special episode of Loose Ends! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John's 61st birthday results in a series of disturbing stories, culminating in a statement from a dying man scrawled on a bloody notebook. In short, it's time for a particularly on-brand episode of Loose Units. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

BURIED ALIVE! THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR JUSTICE! AN INFAMOUS ART HEIST! This episode is absolutely packed, and we're sure you're going to love it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A 21 year old cop encounters shocking, unprovoked police brutality. Paul and John discuss the implications, as well as talk about what smartphones mean for police accountability. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anne Verhoeven, Paul's Sister, John's daughter, has a misadventure on a train hurtling across Europe. Time to find out what really happened! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A car chase, hidden knives, and a head-on look at police violence. In short, it's a hell of a week to be a Loose Units listener. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul and John weigh in on the disturbing new true crime doco, Night Stalker, and discuss what role the press plays in bringing down a serial killer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John's first real piece of detective work finds him out of area, and confronted by a truly dangerous love triangle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Paul's birthday, so he and John discuss names. They also talk about jandals, and whether or not traffic cops have petty little quotas to fill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul and John discuss what happens when a brawl kicks off and the cops are called. John then reveals an untold story of an officer whose night goes horribly wrong when a noise complaint takes a dark turn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John tells Paul about what happens when cops absolutely freak out on duty. They also talk about hitting 2.1 million global listens in 2020! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Could John make it in Police Rescue? He and Paul decide to find out, once and for all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John reveals a secret diary, the boys discuss new years resolutions, and an explosive tit-bit from the past detonates in the hands of our heroes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, John stands up to some bullies in the form of several hulking tow truck drivers victimising a young woman at the scene of an accident. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul and John talk bad (very, very bad) Santas, and wish you a merry Christmas... and flip the bird to the year-that-shall-not-be-named! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why are highway patrol officers called Cockroaches? And are old people really more dangerous at driving than young ones? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eric Bana and Jane Harper drop by to talk about the spectacular new crime drama THE DRY, based on Jane's bestselling novel! It's out January1st, and you absolutely have to see it. If you loved Loose Units and Electric Blue, it's going to really float your boat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Young John, fresh off a thrilling car chase, now has to get down to routine, sh*t-kicking police work. But things get interesting when a prisoner insists on showing John his tattoo... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An old woman stops John in the street, and suddenly, a decades-old murder mystery unfolds at his feet. An incredible, unexpected story from John is in store this week on Loose Ends! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How does a scrawny 21 year old cop haul a 100kg prisoner into the back of a sedan with a crowd watching? And what happens when someone gets thrown through a plate glass window and almost gets skinned in the process? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John, Paul and Tegan get together for a very special look at Red Host Australian Christmas, and to talk about the challenges of telling a story about bushfire season in regional Victoria., Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Loose Units, Castaway Studios and Tegan Higginbotham proudly present Red Hot Australian Christmas, a hilarious and touching 45-minute Christmas audio play based in Gippsland, Victoria. It’s Christmas in Australia, and Victoria is in the grip of an unprecedented heatwave.   As the mercury rises across the state, the threat of fire plays heavily on the minds of many. But for a stubborn few, Christmas is – first and foremost – a time for family, feasting, and forced frivolity. And as far as they’re concerned, the fires can go and get f**ked.  One such believer is grizzled country Grandmother Heather Kelly, who has finally managed to get her entire family under one roof in Maffra, Gippsland. But before Heather even has time to interrogate her children about their failing love lives, the family receive a fire evacuation order. Code Red – they have to leave.  With danger pressing in on them, the Kelly family pack Christmas into the back of a caravan and flee for their lives. But as night rolls into day and the fires begin to surround them, Heather has to face up to the fact that she could be about to lose much, much more than her Christmas.   Starring (in alphabetical order):Michala Banas, Eddie Baroo, Michelle Brasier, Bev Killick, Jackson Tozer, Paul Verhoeven, Kirsty Webeck. With special guests, Georgia Love and John Verhoeven.   Written and directed by Tegan Higginbotham Audio production by Paul Verhoeven Proudly recorded on Wurundjeri land.  All proceeds going to Stand by Support – dedicated to supporting individuals and communities across Australia bereaved or impacted by suicide.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul and John discuss how to dissolve a body in lye, whether social workers can become cops, AND they reveal the single biggest thing to happen on this podcast EVER. Next Tuesday is going to be EPIC! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

21 year old John, green as hell, steps out of his first car chase and is confronted with a terrible choice. Shots are fired, suspects are fleeing, and before long, John undertakes his very first high-pressure arrest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a series of rapid fire questions from listeners, the boys field a somewhat epic and troubling tale from a UK listener involving a stalker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John and Paul contend with John's first - and worst - mentor on the force: Len Beater. This week on Loose Units, the boys look at working the Sylvester Switch, pining after unrequited love, and being buddied-up with a maniac-in-the-making. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul and John discuss the corrections officers, and the inherent squiggliness of prison as a concept. They also dive into John's weird, potentially stupid way of keeping track of things. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Loose Units: Origins, find out what it was like for 20 year old John Verhoeven to enter a room full of dead bodies on slabs. Paul and John delve into the imapct of seeing dead bodies, talk about how brains are removed from skulls, and John mocks the very idea of bringing lunchboxes to work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A listener sends in a question about ADHD and autism, and suddenly, Paul and John have a talk decades in the making. This episode of Loose Units delves into father and son issues, depression, anxiety, guilt, ADHD and medication. It's also the first time Paul and John have ever aired these issues face-to-face. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A young John gets smashed in the face during training for flipping a fellow cadet! A very angry man threatens to cave his skull in if he doesn't shoot straight! This week on Loose Units: Origins, the boys take a look at John's search for a mentor whilst learning to become a police officer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What begins as an exploration into touch-typing mishaps soon devolves into DRUGS. More specifically, a listener tells a harrowing story of a near-miss when a cop enters their grow-house, and John gets invited into a very well-lit, very green Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John is 21, and two police arrive at his door... but there's weed growing in the bathroom. Is John's police career about to disappear in a puff of smoke? Also: did you know that John almost ended up investing in a drug ring? Neither did Paul! It's a jam-packed and super stressful episode of Loose Units: Origins, and this week, we're looking at Chapter 2. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is it safe to eat - or snort - the ashes of a cremated loved one? Are John's antiques stories as thrilling as he suspects? AND ARE THOSE SIRENS OUTSIDE? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're going right back to the eighties. In the book Loose Units, Paul told fanciful, fantastical versions of John's adventures as a cop in North Sydney in the early 1980s. Now, he and John go chapter-by-chapter and break down the stories behind the stories. This week, why did John actually join the police force? Why didn't his family want him to enrol? And how the hell did he pass the entrance exam anyway? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A listener sends in a truly incredible story which floors John and Paul. They also discuss whether creamtoriums have chimneys, if bodies get burnt with their clothes in, and what happens when you burn weed and are standing down-wind. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is it. The end of Loose Units: Dead Serious. What pushed John to leave the funeral industry? What was the straw that finally broke the camel’s back? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul and John take a look at the new Netflix true crime feature, American Murder: The Family Next Door. Warning: this episode contains SPOILERS. Also, it was recorded while Paul was moving house, so apologies for the audio quality! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A body, wrapped in plastic. An unjust set of laws. And trapped in the middle, an ex-cop and ex-firefighter struggling with a terrible decision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John forgets that Paul almost drowned, the boys discover that Australian forensics experts are the reason the heist from National Treasure even exists, and a trapped demon escapes it's salty prison. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A mysterious box full of human remains. A grieving mother. A strange request... and a terrible moment for John, who realises he's going to have to do something truly questionable to salvage this situation. Find out the story behind one of the most tragic chapters from Electric Blue in this harrowing and honest episode of Loose Units. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John attends a seance, a folk band gets waterlogged at a funeral, and Paul tells John all about the legendary Inuit Sh*t Knife. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John begins to work with an embalmer who performs emergency surgery on a corpse with one of John's most prized possessions. But what will said embalmer use to settle a debt? And what does UNDEAD SEX DUNGEON allude to? All will become clear on this truly twisted episode of Loose Units: Dead Serious. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Icelandic witches, weird zombie rituals, and pants made from dead people. It’s a super-grisly Icelandic folklore edition of Loose Ends! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A cemetery the size of a suburb, a procession of a hundred cars following you, a dead body in the back, and wife of the departed running out of oxygen. What could possibly go wrong? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can you smother a person to death, then get water into their lungs to make it look like a drowning? And why on Earth would you WANT to? It's time for a violent, speculative and hilarious episode of Loose Ends! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A nervous, inept minister who has crossed paths with young John before nearly does something truly terrible. That’s right: the Anglican minster who flings holy water and rocks up at the Catholic masses to wreak havoc is back, and this time… there’s a body on the line. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John tells Paul about how to sort through a garbage bag full of pulverized dead person to find something you can actually fingerprint. It's time for a bloody, soupy, and very loose Father's Day episode of Loose Ends! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John walks Paul through his worst day as a funeral director. A dead child, a secret stash of holy water, and several staggering funeral mistakes add up to make this a truly unforgettable day for young John. TRIGGER WARNING: Deceased children, SIDS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John and Paul revisit a tale involving Roger Rogerson, Sallie-Ann Huckstepp and penile rigor mortis. An accident on the Sydney Harbour Bridge leads to an unlikely meeting, and John's secret passion takes centre stage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.