Loose Units: The Podcast

Hiding in plain sight is a street in Sydney, one which boasts a horrific history of mystery, violence and murder. Ghost hunters claim the place is haunted, but in part one of this two part special, John and Paul explore the crimes which took place there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Loose Ends, John brings stories about gnomes to the table. Will they impress Paul? Or will he come up... a little short? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Perched atop North Head sits the Sydney Quarantine Station. This week, John and Paul recount stories from their visits, both during and after hours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The wait is over! After a hard-earned break, John and Paul return in this truly frenetic and action-packed Loose Ends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Time to revisit a Christmas classic... Red Hot Australian Christmas 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 th...

In the final episode of 2021, John tells Paul about a poltergeist close to home. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John tries to explain why he became a Christmas grump, whilst Paul talks about the best gift he ever recieved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John and Paul went and visited the now abandoned Callan Park Hospital for the Insane. On today's episode, they explore the contentious history of the site, as well as discuss the myriad excuses authorities would use to trap people there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back together in person for the first time in a long time, John and Paul grapple with the ethics and complexities of the death penalty. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John and Paul pay a visit to the menacing Monte Cristo Homestead, an imposing structure with a deeply troubling past, in the small town of Junee, NSW. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A man hijacks a plane, leaps out of the aircraft over a stretch of forest, and is never seen again. What exactly happened to the mysterious D.B. Cooper? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Paul and John head to The Stanley Hotel, which formed the basis for Stephen King's Overlook Hotel in The Shining. Featuring a rare interview with Mike Flanagan, writer and director of Doctor Sleep and Midnight Mass . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John tells the story of a hidden room which led police to a truly terrible find. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Old Melbourne Gaol, where Ned Kelly was executed, is one of the most haunted locations in Melbourne. Or is it? To find answers, we chat with Troy Larkin, tour guide at the Old Melbourne Gaol. We then talk to Adam McKenzie and Tegan Higginbotham, whose sketch group Watson performed their critically acclaimed show, Who's Afraid of the Dark, inside the building. At night. Hosted on Acast. See aca...

A listener sends John a tragic true story about a terrible accident. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens when you send two ex-cops to an allegedly haunted homestead, then interview them separately so they can't get their stories straight? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul and John talk about the rescue of little Cleo Smith, and John tells a triumphant antiques story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John swore never, ever, ever again to go somewhere "haunted" and subject himself to the trauma. So what did we do? Sent him with a pair of ghost hunters to Cockatoo Island just as the sun was setting, obviously. Will he come away a believer? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Driving home from the Wakehurst Parkway at midnight... John's EMF meter goes off. But are these devices all they're cracked up to be? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John parks on the Wakehurst Parkway at midnight, turns off all the lights, and waits for Paul to call. This episode is what happens when a grizzled ex-cop, alone in his ute, begins to suspect there might be more to all of these ghost stories than he'd previously thought. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lurking in Centennial park in preparation for his foolhardy outing to the most haunted stretch of highway in Australia, John tells Paul why he - a cop and a bit of a skeptic - agreed to do The Shadow Files in the first place. Also: John receives a creepy visit from The Chestnut Man. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you believe in ghosts? That’s the question Paul F. Verhoeven asks his ex-cop father, John Verhoeven, in this chilling new season of Loose Units. This week, the boys talk with a police officer who investigates hauntings on the side, and explore a famous ghost story from Cockatoo Island, Sydney. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Loose Ends, John and Paul answer some of your best listener questions ever. And in a stunning turn, John finally says... The V Word. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you believe in ghosts? That’s the question Paul and John will tackle in the chilling new season of Loose Units: The Shadow Files, launching Midnight October 18. Because if they've learned anything, it’s that the story doesn’t end when the killing is done. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John shares a trippy dream about Paul being a detective, and the boys psychoanalyze John's childhood. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.