Episode notes
Nick Park is a trader who worked alongside Hamish Watson on the Sydney Futures trading floor in the mid 1990s, he suspected something was off with Hamish from the start. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Who the Hell is Hamish?
The Australian · News · English
He was born Hamish Watson, a surfie dude from Sydney – but he could morph into whatever you needed him to be. After pleading guilty to 18 charges, Hamish McLaren was sentenced in June 2020 to an aggregate sentence of 16 years in prison with a non-parole period of 12 years for 17 counts of fraud.
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Bonus: Judge Colin Charteris
The swan song of judge Colin Charteris - his final words from the bench, the sentencing of Hamish McLaren. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Bonus: Tim Watson-Munro
A criminal psychologist with 40 years experience analysing offenders in prisons. Tim hasn’t examined Hamish but listening to the podcast he believes Hamish is a psychopath who operates at the top 1 percent of offenders. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Bonus: James Leigh
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Bonus: Matt Nable
Before Matt Nable became a successful actor and screenwriter, he was a rugby league player, but gave up being the Manly strength and conditioning coach to be Hamish’s personal trainer. Matt taught Hamish how to box, and witnessing his jet setting, extravagant lifestyle first hand. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Bonus: Jack Rosen
Jack thought he had a solid role model when Hamish McLaren married his mum, Bec Rosen. But soon the spotlight fell on his high school sweetheart, as Hamish betrayed the family that had let him into their lives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Bonus: Catherine Coleman
Catherine Coleman watched from the sidelines as Max Tavita entranced her good friend Tracy Hall. It's very difficult to burst the Hamish bubble, but she tried her hardest, fact checking his story however she could. But what do you do when you find evidence, but your friend refuses to take it seriously? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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