Loose Units: The Podcast
by Pillow Talk Productions
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.
Episodes
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Rogerson, Jamie Gao, and Storage Cages
Jamie Gao was killed inside a storage facility, leading to a double murder conviction. But what is the deal with these strange, private facilites? John weighs in.
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Roger Rogerson
John tells some untold stories about Roger Rogerson and Lenny Macpherson, plus Paul reveals a recent Rogerson-related project of his own.
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Police on the Streets
John and Paul discuss the Paris protests, rioting, and sports in this strange new episode of Loose Units.
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GNOMES!
Paul and Tegan wrote a cop show for the telly! Yes, Gnomes is out now on Stan, and follows a small town police force dealing with a supernatural threat - specifically, killer garden gnomes. John and Paul chat about how Loose Units informed the research process, and John discusses his favourite...
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Ladders in the Sky
John talks the terrifying heights he climbed as a firefighter, Paul meets Special Agent Dale Cooper, and the boys break some news.
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The Whistle
John pays tribute to a fallen officer, before he and Paul discuss a rather disgusting tradition involving fireman's whistles. Also: Lanterns!
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Blame it on Manson
Did Jeffrey McDonald murder his wife and two daughters, or was this horrific crime carried out by a crazed gang of Manson-inspired psychopaths?
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Babies
A Verhoeven has a baby, John discusses the oddities of fatherhood, and there's an over-abundance of milk.
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Balls.
From tucking to the illegal removal of genitals from a well known morgue, John and Paul really go places in this new episode of Loose Units: Busted.
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Ecological Terrorism?!
How did John and Christine end up on the Sea Shepard? And how did John fare on the ABC this weekend past?
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Scammed!
Paul gets scammed! But can he out-scam a scammer? Also, John weighs in: can you kick open those stupid automatic gates appearing in supermarkets?
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John Worked at Dispatch?
An unearthed work appraisal leads to the revelation that John worked at VKG - but what did working at dispatch actually involve? Also, John and Paul make some lose recommendations!
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The Carvery - Part Two
What does John recall about the killer from the carvery? And will John abide driving lessons from Paul, instead of the other way around?
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The Carvery - Part One
How does John feel about superheroes? And how do he and Paul find their way to the front door of a terrifying two-part story? Plus, Paul recieves some new Spider Man goodies courtesy of the good folks at The Gamesmen.
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TOYS!
What toys did John always want as a kid but never get? And how will he and Paul go from toys to decapitations in a matter of minutes? It's time to find out! (And a big thanks to the folks at Gamesmen!)
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Dusting for Prints
After a terrifying story about exploding toilets, John and Paul take a walk down memory lane, back to a day when John tried to teach a young Paul the fine art of forensics.
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John's Test Results
How did John fare in his assessment during his time in the fingerprints division back in 1984? This episode, we find out - and we also discover a pretty whopping timeline error made way back when the boys first started this adventure.
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From A***hole to Breakfast
What did John's superiors really think of him? Also, an explosion in the Verhoeven house creates utter chaos.
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Stabbings, Skydiving and Suitcases
A skydiving tragedy cuts deep, while closer to home, a stabbing takes place right near John and Christine's house.
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Mum Reveals All about Department Store Brawl
In this very special bonus episode, Christine tells her side of the department store prison escapee story, revealing what it was like to see John fight with the suspect, being kicked in ths stomach during the brawl (whilst heavily pregnant), and what happened next.
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Whose Body Did Dad Dig Up?
When a young John, working in forensics, dug up a body in the middle of Kurangai Chase National Park in the early eighties, he had no idea whose body it was. Until now.
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Plummeting Out of the Sky - Part Two
John explains just how loose he and his skydiving buddies got before jumps - and how a mis-timed exit almost spelled the end for a friend.
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Plummeting Out of the Sky - Part One
What makes someone want to fling themselves out of a plane, over and over? Is it the same impulse that makes someone want to be a cop? This week, Paul interrogates his dad about what compelled him to skydive over and over - and what made him finally stop.
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It Takes Balls to Hate Rugby.
John explains what happens when he was forced to chaperone rugby players whilst on duty, and Paul asks about John's skydiving prowess.
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John Gets Stalked
In this (sort of) bonus episode, John delivers a story - mere hours old - of his being stalked whilst hauling priceless silver. Then, he tells Paul an untold tale of a member of the New South Wales Police Band getting in way over his head.
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Surprisingly Horny
Ex=cop John Verhoeven has claimed to have played trumpet in front of teeming crowds, and Paul has mocked these claims over the years. But this week, an unearthed photo has Paul eating humble pie. Also: the latest on the traffic accident which broke Paul's elbow last week.
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He Flew Through the Air, Your Honour.
In this, the thrilling conclusion to John's story of a prison escapee turned department store brawler, Paul finds out that there have been some details long left buried - details now brought into the light.
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BONUS EP: Sentencing Snafu
Thanks to an intrepid listener, we now know what in certain parts of the world, sentences CAN be comically long. John and Paul hopped on the mic for a bonus ep to rectify this sentencing snafu.
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I'll See You in Court!
Paul reveals a piece of historic evidence: a newspaper clipping from the 1980s which tells the true, untold story of John and Christine's encounter with their attacker in all it's lurid glory. Plus, John and Paul joust over just how many years someone can be put in prison for, before it gets...
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All-Out Brawl in a Department Store
Two off-duty cops, John and a pregnant Christine, encounter a certain prison escapee slash shoplifter in a department store. What happens next is violent, strange, and almost folkloric.
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He Doesn't Look Strong Enough (To Lift Shops)
Paul unearths a newspaper clipping that puts one of John's most iconic cases under the microscope - but before they can get to the crime itself, the boys need to take a quick detour down memory lane.
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On Your Marks
John tries to take Paul inside the head of a first-time burglar, before Paul walks John through the transfer papers that saw a Constable get promoted to Fingerprints.
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Applying for a Transfer
Last week, John's grades at school looked set to threaten his psospects as a cop - but how'd he do with his grades when he actually WAS a cop? In this episode of Loose Units: Busted, Paul walks John through the paperwork that saw him transferred to fingerprints, and the boys talk bullying,...
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Do 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...
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What 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.
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The 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.
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Marching 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?
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Three Car Chases in One Night - Part Two
One 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.
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Three Car Chases in One Night - Part One
John 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.
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Driving Me Nuts
How do cops learn how to drive - not the basics, but the chases, the evasive driving, the scary stuff? In this week's episode, John tells Paul all about driver training at the academy, accidentally getting a little too personal in the process.
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Police at the Door
What happens when John unearths a newspaper clipping - the very same ad that drew him to join the plice force all those years ago? Well, he and Paul end up finding out exactly what happened to John when he enrolled. Then, bloody new details from a surprise late night police inspection come to light.
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Boxes Full of Secrets
LOOSE UNITS IS BACK! In this brand new season, John and Paul dive into literal boxes filled with photos, files and articles thought lost to time. In this, the very first episode of Loose Units: Busted, John and Paul discover new details about John's time enrolling in the police force, a Vietnam…
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LOOSE UNITS RETURNS FEB 3RD!
Loose Units is back with a brand new season, premiering Febuary 3rd. LOOSE UNITS: BUSTED will follow Paul and John as they go through a treaure trove of files, clippings and reports long thought lost which reveal untold details and cases from John's storied career as a cop in the eighties. After...
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The Last Post
John and Paul make an announcement about this staggeringly long season of THE SHADOW FILES.
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Loose Ends 253 - The Moral Weirdness of Robocop
Paul and John discuss the many merits of Peter Weller, then John sounds off on summary justice.
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Apple Cider Vinegar and Belle Gibson
John and Paul take a look at Belle Gibson, the con-artist at the heart of Netflix's new Apple Cider Vinegar dramatisation.
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The Retirement Home Killer
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.
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Jack the Ripper - Part Three
John and Paul try to narrow down the suspect pool. But who are their top picks for who Jack the Ripper actually was?
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Loose Ends 252 - ARGH! MY EYES!
John has some health related news, which he delivers to Paul (and yourselves) in peak John fashion.
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Jack the Ripper - Part Two
John and Paul look at the letter from a medical expert which forever dictated the profile of Jack the Ripper.
About this show
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.
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