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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.

Paul F Verhoeven


    • Mar 31, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekdays NEW EPISODES
    • 31m AVG DURATION
    • 559 EPISODES

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    The Loose Units: The Podcast is an incredibly entertaining and engaging podcast hosted by Paul and his father, John, where they share hilarious and fascinating stories from John's time as a police officer and firefighter. The dynamic between father and son is fantastic, adding an extra layer of humor to the already captivating stories. I discovered this podcast through Australian True Crime, and I was instantly hooked. The episodes that go through the books chapter by chapter are particularly enjoyable, providing a deeper dive into the stories.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is the perfect balance it strikes for listeners. Whether you're a true crime junkie or simply interested in hearing captivating stories from law enforcement, this podcast has something for everyone. The chemistry between Paul and John is evident throughout each episode, making for a fun and touching listening experience. Paul's reactions to his father's stories are spot-on, adding to the comedic elements. Additionally, John's deadpan delivery adds an extra layer of hilarity to the already fascinating narratives.

    While it's difficult to find any major faults with this podcast, one possible drawback could be that it centers around specific themes related to law enforcement. If you're not particularly interested in true crime or police procedurals, this podcast may not be your cup of tea. However, even for those who aren't usually drawn to these topics, the storytelling ability of John coupled with the banter between him and Paul make it worth giving a try.

    In conclusion, The Loose Units: The Podcast is an exceptional show that combines true crime storytelling with humor and heartfelt moments between father and son. It stands out as one of the best podcasts I've listened to hands down. From start to finish, each episode leaves you wanting more. Whether you're a fan of true crime or simply enjoy well-told narratives filled with laughter and warmth, this podcast is sure to captivate you. I highly recommend giving it a listen – you won't regret it!



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    The Last Post

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 31:54


    John and Paul make an announcement about this staggeringly long season of THE SHADOW FILES. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Loose Ends 253 - The Moral Weirdness of Robocop

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 21:49


    Paul and John discuss the many merits of Peter Weller, then John sounds off on summary justice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Apple Cider Vinegar and Belle Gibson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 41:14


    John and Paul take a look at Belle Gibson, the con-artist at the heart of Netflix's new Apple Cider Vinegar dramatisation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Retirement Home Killer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 26:53


    Garry Davis was charged with killing multiple retirees with lethal doses of insulin, but were there more victims? John raises the possibility that he may, in fact, be a serial killer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Jack the Ripper - Part Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 28:17


    John and Paul try to narrow down the suspect pool. But who are their top picks for who Jack the Ripper actually was? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Loose Ends 252 - ARGH! MY EYES!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 24:27


    John has some health related news, which he delivers to Paul (and yourselves) in peak John fashion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Jack the Ripper - Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 30:24


    John and Paul look at the letter from a medical expert which forever dictated the profile of Jack the Ripper. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Loose Ends 251 - What's Wrong With John's Foot?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 26:09


    John has a foot problem - but will he open up about it in a timely manner? Also: are people getting stupider? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Jack the Ripper - Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 35:07


    John and Paul begin their look at the Whitechapel Murders by heading back to the beginning. Who were Jack's first victims? And was he interrupted? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Loose Ends 250 - All Signs Point to a Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 34:25


    A strange ute pulls up in John's street. Another minor neighbourhood story... or a full-blown mystery? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    They Found Jack the Ripper! ...Or Did They?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 40:55


    DNA evidence purports to reveal - finally - who Jack the Ripper was! Or does it? John and Paul begin a lengthy multi-part exploration of this unmissable serial killer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Loose Ends 249 - Happy Valentine's Day!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 20:32


    A special Valentine's Day episode of Loose Ends, featuring Christine! But did John get her anything? And will he live to regret it if he didn't? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Escape from Alcatraz

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 32:49


    Three men escaped from notorious prison, Alcatraz, shortly before it closed down in the sixties. But how did they do it? And could John give them a run for their money? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Loose Ends 248 - Ankle Monitors

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 24:33


    How do ankle monitors work? What happens when cops can't cop properly? And will Musk doom us all? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 24:32


    Did you know that Frank Sinatra's son was kidnapped mere days after the assassination of JFK? Because John and Paul sure didn't! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Loose Ends 247 - Steamed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 19:02


    John finally cashes in on some long overdue presents, and finds himself steaming in a most unlikely location. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Veteran and his Wife

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 26:09


    John tells Paul about a WW2 veteran who returns home, commits a murder, and is brought to justice. Or is he? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Loose Ends 246 - Falling Out of the Sky

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 35:09


    Paul jumps out of a plane from 15,000 feet - something John has plenty of experience with. Plus... hang on. John was a garbage man? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Missing: Ruth Ridley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 41:21


    John and Paul return with their first full-length episode since before the Holidays. Today, they're looking at the strange case of a missing woman, and what forestry workers found in her abandoned car in the woods one day back in 2019. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Back From Holidays - An Update!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 9:12


    John 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.

    Loose Ends 245 - The Bali Nine

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 23:32


    In 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.

    JonBenét Ramsey - Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 32:06


    John 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.

    Loose Ends 244 - Raiding the Palace

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 20:25


    The 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.

    JonBenét Ramsey - Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 34:21


    Netflix'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.

    Karen Read

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 45:53


    John 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.

    Loose Ends 243 - John's Shameful Secret

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 22:05


    On 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.

    The "Lesbian Vampire Killer"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 37:14


    In 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.

    Loose Ends 242 - Word of the Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 27:00


    Paul 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.

    Night Terrors

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 33:18


    In 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.

    Loose Ends 241 - Dropping It

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 19:49


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    The Gardener

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 33:45


    John 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.

    The Dance Teacher

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 29:14


    John 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.

    Loose Ends 240 - Bluey Coins

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 19:17


    Paul is ill, yet still manages to (try to) explain to John what Bluey is. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The University of Texas Tower Shooting

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 41:42


    The 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.

    Loose Ends 239 - A Slippery Slope

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 32:00


    Are 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.

    The Beltway Snipers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 38:35


    John 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.

    Loose Ends 238 - Batman and Butt Stuff

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 38:35


    A 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.

    Snipers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 32:39


    John and Paul begin their exploration of snipers. What are they? What are some common myths? And is John as good a shot as he claims to me? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Loose Ends 237 - Recruitment Drive

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 20:58


    A 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.

    The Sniper

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 39:36


    What happens when the head of a bikie gang has a hit taken out on them? A fascinating story involving a sharpshooter and inter-gang rivalries rears it's head on this week's Loose Units. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Loose Ends 236 - The Stolen Gorilla

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 17:32


    A gorilla goes missing, and a wall nearly comes down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ronald Joseph Ryan

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 46:08


    John and Paul take a look at Ronald Joseph Ryan, the last person to be legally executed in Australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Loose Ends 235 - Inhibitions, Shame, Arson.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 36:34


    John and Paul discuss why they have such a deep-seated inability to sing or dance in public. Plus: FIRE! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Monster of Avignon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 31:20


    John and Paul discuss the unfolding case of the monstrous Dominique Pelicot, and the bravery of his wife, Gisèle Pelicot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Loose Ends 234 - Exploding Pagers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 19:16


    In breaking news, a string of pager explosions has wrought havoc across Lebanon - John gives Paul and update. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Lufthansa Heist

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 27:33


    In 1978, a daring airport heist went down - one which soon became part of the film Goodfellas. John and Paul take a look at this truly brazen crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Loose Ends 223 - Football Treasure

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 32:09


    John receives an antique call which has him contending with an iconic piece of footy history - but does he (can he) care? Plus: shoplifting! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Fingerprint Genius - Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 34:48


    The year is 1970, and our renowned fingerprint expert is about to help close the book on a sadistic killer on the run. Part two of John and Paul's look at a forensics legend is here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Loose Ends 222 - Hell's Angels

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 18:43


    A rumor regarding Hell's Angels sets John and Paul off - plus, Christine's health scare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Fingerprint Genius - Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 32:05


    Today, John begins taking a two-part look at one of his most formative mentors in Scientific, through the lens of one of his most storied cases. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Loose Ends 221 - Dad Host

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 21:44


    John steps up and plays host. But how does he fare? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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