Who the Hell Is Hamish?
Who the Hell Is Hamish? was an Australian crime podcast by The Australian newspaper reporting on the exploits of conman Hamish Watson (aka Hamish McLaren, Hamish Earle McLaren, Hamish Phillip McLaren, Hamish Philip Watson, Hamish Maxwell, and Max Tavita). It was hosted by Greg Bearup.
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| Presentation | |
| Hosted by | Greg Bearup |
| Format | True crime investigation |
| Language | English |
| Production | |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Publication | |
| Original release | 8 February 2019 – 21 June 2019 |
| Provider | The Australian |
| Website | www |
Reception
The investigative podcast was a popular success both in Australia and abroad. It peaked at #1 on the iTunes charts in Australian and the UK and #3 in the US and Canada.[1] It spent a continuous 94 days in the top ten in Australia, 34 of which it was #1.[2]
The podcast was a podcast pick of the week by The Guardian, writing "It's incredible to hear how much trust people put in him, but easy to see how they fell for the ruse."[3] The Sydney Morning Herald called it a "Blue Velvet journey into Australian suburbia."[4] It was featured as a favourite true crime podcast of the week by New York magazine. [5]
References
- "The Australian - 'Who the Hell Is Hamish?' International iTunes Chart Performance". iTunesCharts.net. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- "The Australian - 'Who the Hell Is Hamish?' Australian iTunes Chart Performance". iTunesCharts.net. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- Mumford, Gwilym; Davies, Hannah J.; Verdier, Hannah; Godfrey, Katherine (22 February 2019). "The Incredible True Story of a Globe-Trotting Conman – Podcasts of the Week". The Guardian.
- Wells, Peter (21 February 2019). "Four New Podcasts to Start Your 2019 Bucket List". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- "This Week in True-Crime Podcasts: Is Ron Burgundy a Psychopath?". New York. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.