Loose Units: The Podcast

Pillow Talk Productions

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...

  • 31 minutes 24 seconds
    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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    20 April 2026, 8:00 pm
  • 31 minutes 38 seconds
    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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    13 April 2026, 8:00 pm
  • 21 minutes 41 seconds
    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, moustaches, and more.

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    6 April 2026, 8:00 pm
  • 33 minutes
    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 uniform in the first place.

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    30 March 2026, 7:00 pm
  • 38 minutes 2 seconds
    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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    23 March 2026, 7:00 pm
  • 33 minutes 53 seconds
    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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    16 March 2026, 7:00 pm
  • 31 minutes 24 seconds
    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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    9 March 2026, 7:00 pm
  • 37 minutes 48 seconds
    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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    2 March 2026, 7:00 pm
  • 36 minutes 39 seconds
    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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    23 February 2026, 7:00 pm
  • 40 minutes 17 seconds
    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.


    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 when they use the code LOOSEUNITSLOL at checkout!

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    16 February 2026, 7:00 pm
  • 38 minutes 19 seconds
    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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    9 February 2026, 7:00 pm
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