About Brett de Hoedt

The creator and host of The Hardest Word was an early adopter of podcasting, creating podcasts Hootville and The Anglican and the Atheist in 2004. He was a young kid with a pocket full of pod-dreams.

Alas the dawn of podcasting's golden age was a decade away and the podcasts withered along with his ego. 

Since then Brett has strutted stages as a speaker and emcee. When not basking in the limelight he consults on marketing and communications via his agency Hootville Communications. 

He lives with his partner and their wirehaired dachshund Archibald in Melbourne, Australia. Brett feels he is due many more apologies that he is likely to receive.

Brett launched acted as spokesperson for the global campaign Giving Tuesday Podcasts to help promote under-appreciated podcasts. He was also a core supporter Podcasts Declare which campaigns for Climate categories on podcast apps to increase engagement with the most vital issue of all.