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Loose Units: The Podcast

Paul F. Verhoeven

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...

Episodes

20 of 601 episodes

Roger Rogerson

John tells some untold stories about Roger Rogerson and Lenny Macpherson, plus Paul reveals a recent Rogerson-related project of his own. Ho...

36:33Oct 26, 2026

Police on the Streets

John and Paul discuss the Paris protests, rioting, and sports in this strange new episode of Loose Units. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

31:06Oct 19, 2026

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 supernat...

40:39Oct 12, 2026

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. Hosted on...

33:06Oct 5, 2026

The Whistle

John pays tribute to a fallen officer, before he and Paul discuss a rather disgusting tradition involving fireman's whistles. Also: Lanterns...

25:51Sep 28, 2026

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 psychopat...

42:28Sep 21, 2026

Babies

A Verhoeven has a baby, John discusses the oddities of fatherhood, and there's an over-abundance of milk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

29:33Sep 14, 2026

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:...

39:19Sep 7, 2026

Ecological Terrorism?!

How did John and Christine end up on the Sea Shepard? And how did John fare on the ABC this weekend past? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

39:13Aug 31, 2026

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 supermar...

31:43Aug 24, 2026

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...

30:02Aug 17, 2026

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? Hos...

33:03Aug 10, 2026

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 rec...

29:28Aug 3, 2026

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 t...

33:20Jul 27, 2026

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...

40:32Jul 20, 2026

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 disco...

35:02Jul 13, 2026

From A***hole to Breakfast

What did John's superiors really think of him? Also, an explosion in the Verhoeven house creates utter chaos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

34:10Jul 6, 2026

Stabbings, Skydiving and Suitcases

A skydiving tragedy cuts deep, while closer to home, a stabbing takes place right near John and Christine's house. Hosted on Acast. See acas...

28:37Jun 29, 2026

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...

22:48Jun 24, 2026

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 w...

39:35Jun 22, 2026