The Guyra ghost
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.
Dec 13, 2021•23 min•Season 6Ep. 17
Loose Units: The Podcast
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.
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Loose Ends 89 - The Grinch
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.
Dec 09, 2021•26 min•Season 6Ep. 16
Callan Park Hospital for the Insane
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.
Dec 06, 2021•32 min•Season 6Ep. 15
Loose Ends 88 - Is the Death Penalty Wrong?
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.
Dec 02, 2021•20 min•Season 6Ep. 14
Monte Cristo Homestead
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.
Nov 29, 2021•38 min•Season 6Ep. 13
Loose Ends 87 - The Mystery of D.B. Cooper
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.
Nov 25, 2021•24 min•Season 6Ep. 12
The Stanley Hotel
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.
Nov 22, 2021•37 min•Season 6Ep. 11
Loose Ends 86 - The Final Taboo
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.
Nov 18, 2021•22 min•Season 6Ep. 10
The Old Melbourne Gaol
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 acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 15, 2021•49 min•Season 6Ep. 9
Loose Ends 85 - Man on the Tracks
A listener sends John a tragic true story about a terrible accident. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 11, 2021•17 min•Season 6Ep. 8
Mamre House
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.
Nov 08, 2021•41 min•Season 6Ep. 7
Loose Ends 84 - Cleo Smith
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.
Nov 04, 2021•25 min•Season 6Ep. 6
Sunset on Cockatoo Island
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.
Nov 01, 2021•41 min•Season 6Ep. 5
Loose Ends 83 - John's Close Encounter
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.
Oct 28, 2021•21 min•Season 6Ep. 4
The Most Haunted Road in Australia
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.
Oct 25, 2021•36 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Loose Ends 82 - The Chestnut Man
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.
Oct 21, 2021•26 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Welcome... to The Shadow Files.
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.
Oct 18, 2021•48 min•Season 6Ep. 1
Loose Ends 13 - The V Word
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.
Oct 12, 20210
Loose Units: The Shadow Files. Launching at midnight on October 18.
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.
Oct 11, 2021•1 min
Loose Ends 81 - Paul is a Detective
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.
Oct 07, 2021•34 min•Season 5Ep. 96
This is the End
...Or is it? John and Paul finish Loose Units: Origins, with John revealing what became of his buddies from the force many years later. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 04, 2021•37 min•Season 5Ep. 95
Loose Ends 80 - Exploding Cow
John tells Paul about a tiny exploding cow, an antique story gets dished up, and a listener meets the OTHER Paul Verhoeven! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 30, 2021•32 min•Season 5Ep. 94
John Quits General Duties
Paul grills John on why he hung up his uniform... and what happened to Julian. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 27, 2021•39 min•Season 5Ep. 93
Loose Ends 79 - EARTHQUAKE!
An unexpected earthquake, and a kid riding cross-country to see the harbour bridge on his horse? Must be a new Loose Ends! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 23, 2021•23 min•Season 5Ep. 92
John Crosses the Line
John finally may have crossed the line. But does he go too far? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 20, 2021•35 min•Season 5Ep. 91
Loose Ends 78 - Don't Be So Reckless
Paul asks John to grapple with a big question: was he reckless as a cop? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 16, 2021•20 min•Season 5Ep. 90
The Burning of a Witch - Part Two
The terrifying conclusion to the most harrowing case of John's career. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 13, 2021•42 min•Season 5Ep. 89
Loose Ends 77 - Neddy Smith
Neddy Smith dies, John talks about a weird malty dream he had, and Paul outs John as a fan of Aqua. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 09, 2021•24 min•Season 5Ep. 88
The Burning of a Witch - Part One
The case which gave Paul five years of night terrors, and which is the entire reason Loose Units exists, has finally arrived. In a terriyfing two-part episode, John tells Paul the story of The Witch in incredible, forensic detail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 06, 2021•40 min•Season 5Ep. 87
Loose Ends 76 - Roger Rogerson's Restaurant
John and Paul talk about obsessive habits, and John tells a tale about Roger Rogerson's shady involvement with a restaurant in Sydney back in the eighties. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 02, 2021•25 min•Season 5Ep. 86
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