{"podcast":{"title":"Loose Units: The Podcast","slug":"loose-units-the-podcast-402573","podcast_index_feed_id":402573,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/8a4dc9be-c503-49ef-979d-af6c75f54929","website_url":"http://looseunitsthepodcast.libsyn.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6176c2ddb67d9b5f07f7eea1/1770062163095-3752d2bc-6af1-4b5a-acfe-cc3741295a2c.jpeg","author":"Paul F. Verhoeven","episode_count":579,"summary":"With TEN MILLION LISTENS under it's belt, Loose Units is back! John is an ex-cop, and his son, Paul, is a broadcaster trying to figure out exactly what his Dad got up to on the force back in the 1980s. Based on the bestselling books Loose Units and Electric Blue . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/loose-units-the-podcast-402573"},"episode":{"title":"Do You Need Good Grades to Become a Cop?","slug":"do-you-need-good-grades-to-become-a-cop","published_at":"2026-03-30T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/loose-units-the-podcast-402573/do-you-need-good-grades-to-become-a-cop","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/loose-units-the-podcast-402573","url":"https://shows.acast.com/loose-units-the-podcast/episodes/do-you-need-good-grades-to-become-a-cop","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/loose-units-the-podcast/e/69c9e63f9b6be94a1a99e568/media.mp3","summary":"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.","meta_description":"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 rev…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1980,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/loose-units-the-podcast-402573/episodes/do-you-need-good-grades-to-become-a-cop/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/loose-units-the-podcast-402573/do-you-need-good-grades-to-become-a-cop.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}