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The Dead Walk Again! Disturbing (and True) Ghost Stories from John’s Past
Season 4 Episode 17
Finally, John goes supernatural. From a mysterious stranger who appears under the Verhoeven's house, to a dead person spontaneously sitting upright a…
5 years, 7 months ago
Loose Ends 20 - Putting Makeup on Dead People
Season 4 Episode 16
It's launch week for Electric Blue, so John and Paul discuss the release and the impending Zoom launch party! John talks the qualifications needed to…
5 years, 8 months ago
John Returns to Forensics for One Last Case
Season 4 Episode 15
To celebrate today's release of Electric Blue, Paul's new book based on John's real cases, John revisits a case which didn't make it into the book. A…
5 years, 8 months ago
Loose Ends 19 - Corpse Popcorn and Mafia Funerals
Season 4 Episode 14
What happens when John's Dad helps him carry a coffin at a potential mafia funeral? Can you cook popcorn inside a body being cremated? And what is th…
5 years, 8 months ago
Thanks, EMBALMER.
Season 4 Episode 13
What does embalming involve? Making the dead look alive, and keeping them preserved, seems like a subtle art. But as John learned one very odd day at…
5 years, 8 months ago
Loose Ends 18 - Dad Goes to Court
Season 4 Episode 12
This week on Loose Ends, John ends up in court embroiled in an art forgery case. No, seriously. He and Paul also discuss whether you'll be ending up …
5 years, 8 months ago
How to F*ck up a Funeral
Season 4 Episode 11
Sure, John is an emergency services jack-of-all-trades. But what happened the first time he was trusted to conduct a funeral? The wheels fell off, th…
5 years, 8 months ago
Loose Ends 17 - My Dad's Ashes
Season 4 Episode 9
What happens when you scatter the wrong ashes? Do teddy bears get cremated with their owners? And what's it like to carry your Dad's ashes around wit…
5 years, 8 months ago
When an Officer Dies
Season 4 Episode 8
The death of a familiar character from Loose Units (the book) sees John fast-tracked from cleaning hearses to actively helping. But what was it like …
5 years, 8 months ago
Loose Ends 16 - Kick the Ashes
Season 4 Episode 6
This week on Loose Ends, John and Paul discuss live-streaming funerals, how double plots work, and how sports fans might want their ashes used after…
5 years, 8 months ago