Loose Units: The Podcast

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/privacy for more information.

A skydiving tragedy cuts deep, while closer to home, a stabbing takes place right near John and Christine's house. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John explains what happens when he was forced to chaperone rugby players whilst on duty, and Paul asks about John's skydiving prowess. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 ridiculous. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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, moustaches, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. And don't forget: Watson's new sketch comedy show, Watson: Underground, is on at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and listeners get $25 tickets...

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 war helicopter pilot enters the picture, and John makes an embarrasing admission. New episodes of Loose...