Paul Verhoeven - Author, podcaster, comedian. "Having ADHD is like trying to put smoke back in a bottle"

Paul Verhoeven is a broadcaster, host of ABC’s TV Show ‘Steam Punks’ author of 2 books, a podcaster and comedian. Paul also has ADHD and was diagnosed when he was a kid. Paul’s father John is a former police officer with many crazy, unbelievable stories. These stories became the foundation for the podcast ‘loose units’ which was followed by a book by the same name. Paul’s second book is called ‘Electric Blue’. In this book, Paul sits down with his dad as he tells his stories as a forensic officer in the NSW police force. In this book, Paul also details his life and childhood growing up having a Cop as a Dad his struggles with ADHD, bullying and more. 



Paul’s books are: 


Loose Units  

Electric Blue

You can find them here : 


https://www.penguin.com.au/books/loose-units-9780143783169


Podcasts:


Loose Units https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/loose-units-the-podcast/id1445344726


Dish https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/dish/id1572588377


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