The Hardest Word
Real apologies from real people around the globe. Each short episode showcases an apology ranging from hilarious to heartbreaking. Hosted by the show's creator Brett de Hoedt. The show is intimate - total strangers reveal themselves - and genuinely most diverse. Apologies come from China, Palestine, Australia, Bangladesh, Macedonia, New Zealand, Kenya, the Philippines, India and more. Original score by Brian Wallace.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 9 minutes
- Episodes
- 100
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2022
The Hardest Word: Dolly Gets A Haircut
In Hong Kong, a little sister is crying and her big sister is apologizing.
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The Hardest Word: My Big Fat Apology
Grace from Kenya was once disgusted at her own body. No more!
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The Hardest Word: Support Dog
A bad day for our dog-loving apologizer in Malaysia.
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The Hardest Word: Multi-Apology
Rimsha from Pakistan has so many apologies to make!
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The Hardest Word: An alcoholic's apology
Patrick in Rwanda knows he's let his parents down.
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The Hardest Word: Letter to Gran
An unmailed letter. A heartbreaking apology from the UK decades in the making.
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The Hardest Word: Bangladesh
The state of the environment in one man's Bangladeshi hometown is too much to bear.
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The Hardest Word: Vale Mosquito
From India comes this cleverly written apology.
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The Hardest Word: Wiccan Daughter
A wiccan daughter apologizes - kind of.
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The Hardest Word: The Rwandan Genocide
From Rwanda comes the most gripping apology we will ever broadcast.
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The Hardest Word: Abortion
Our first Chinese apology is from an Aunt who regrets arguing for the termination of her niece - who she now cares for.
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The Hardest Word: True (Yoghurt) Crime from Warsaw
A Warsaw guy loved his flatmate's yoghurt so much he stole it. Now he repents.
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The Hardest Word: Scars
A Malaysian woman apologizes to the scars she once resented.
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The Hardest Word: I've Got Crush On You. Sorry.
A South African man apologizes to his female friend.
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The Hardest Word Podcast: Colombia
A Colombian woman feels she has let her nation down.
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The Hardest Word Podcast: The Dear John Text
Patricia from England has an apology that probably applies for millions of ex-boyfriends out there.
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The Hardest Word Podcast: Apology to the Patriarchy
A Serbian woman apologizes to the patriarchy - sort of.
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The Hardest Word Podcast: Strictly Physical
An Indian woman tells her fiance that she's not in love.
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The Hardest Word Podcast: Wet Son
An English Mother still feels bad about not picking up her sone from a hellish night of camping. But is an apology even required?
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The Hardest Word Podcast: Australia on Fire
A Father realises he let his love of money trump his love of nature.
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