Twenty Thousand Hertz

A lovingly crafted podcast that reveals the stories behind the world's most recognizable and interesting sounds.

Music
Society & Culture
Arts
126
Sonic Illusions
Our hearing can be deceiving.
20 min
127
Mother of Dragons(ounds)
Hear from the sound designer who gave a voice to the dragons, direwolves, white walkers, and more in Game of Thrones.
19 min
128
Sound Escapes
Sound Tracker Gordon Hempton gives us a masterclass on how to listen.
28 min
129
Voyager Golden Record
The most epic album of all time isn’t even on Earth. It’s over 11 billion miles away.
31 min
130
Birdsong
The story of how birdbrains produce the most complex sounds in the natural world.
24 min
131
Phone Tones
The touch tone sounds from our phones might be slowly going extinct.
22 min
132
The Booj
The story of the sounds you always hear in movie trailers, but never noticed... until now.
22 min
133
Dining on Decibels
The story behind how restaurants became so darn loud.
21 min
134
Do Not Disturb
The story of how alarms and alerts came to rule, and endanger, our lives.
24 min
135
Blue! 42!
How headsets revolutionized American football.
23 min
136
Silence
Dallas is locked into an anechoic chamber to experience how our brains process complete silence.
21 min
137
Space Remix
A completely remixed version of our favorite episode, where we explore what other plants sound like.
19 min
138
Boots 'n Cats
The evolution & science of beatboxing.
21 min
139
Being George Clooney
Explore how Hollywood films are adapted for foreign languages.
30 min
140
Xbox Startup Sound
How the designers of the Xbox startup sounds overcame tight parameters to come up with an iconic audio logo.
21 min
141
Theater for the Mind
The stories behind the golden age of sci-fi and horror radio dramas.
29 min
142
The Theremin
The story behind this infamous, spooky-sounding instrument.
25 min
143
Classic Cartoon Sound Effects!
How were old cartoon sounds made, and how did they become so iconic?
27 min
144
Twenty Thousand Hertz
A behind the scenes look at the inspiration and creation of Twenty Thousand Hertz.
31 min
145
Jingles
What is the story behind these unforgettable earworms?
28 min
146
Sonic Branding
The story behind audio logos and what makes them so powerful.
24 min
147
Loop Groups
We go behind the scene with the actors responsible for bringing your TV and film backgrounds to life.
25 min
148
Slot Machines
The sound design and science behind today's slot machines.
16 min
149
Misophonia
The hatred of sound.
16 min
150
THX Deep Note, Part 2
What happened after THX lost its iconic "Deep Note"?
25 min