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
The Loudness Wars
We take a deep dive into the Loudness War, and look for signs of hope in the modern age.
32 min
127
The [COMPRESSED] History of Mastering
A look at the mystical art of mastering from its analog beginnings to the digital world of today.
27 min
128
You've Got Mail!
The most recognizable 3 words of the early internet age + the birth of a whole new musical instrument.
20 min
129
Speak Easy
How to find your voice.
18 min
130
Hear Here!
The story of how acoustics changed our history, and how we might use it to better our world today.
19 min
131
Stradivarius
The story behind the most valuable violins in the world.
22 min
132
808
The story of the drum machine that (accidentally) changed music forever.
23 min
133
Soundmarks®
How sonic branding shapes a brand.
26 min
134
Deaf Gain
The story of how a revolutionary implant sparked a human rights movement.
22 min
135
Plants that Sing
For plants and the people who love them.
20 min
136
Sonic Illusions
Our hearing can be deceiving.
20 min
137
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
138
Sound Escapes
Sound Tracker Gordon Hempton gives us a masterclass on how to listen.
28 min
139
Voyager Golden Record
The most epic album of all time isn’t even on Earth. It’s over 11 billion miles away.
31 min
140
Birdsong
The story of how birdbrains produce the most complex sounds in the natural world.
24 min
141
Phone Tones
The touch tone sounds from our phones might be slowly going extinct.
22 min
142
The Booj
The story of the sounds you always hear in movie trailers, but never noticed... until now.
22 min
143
Dining on Decibels
The story behind how restaurants became so darn loud.
21 min
144
Do Not Disturb
The story of how alarms and alerts came to rule, and endanger, our lives.
24 min
145
Blue! 42!
How headsets revolutionized American football.
23 min
146
Silence
Dallas is locked into an anechoic chamber to experience how our brains process complete silence.
21 min
147
Space Remix
A completely remixed version of our favorite episode, where we explore what other plants sound like.
19 min
148
Boots 'n Cats
The evolution & science of beatboxing.
21 min
149
Being George Clooney
Explore how Hollywood films are adapted for foreign languages.
30 min
150
Xbox Startup Sound
How the designers of the Xbox startup sounds overcame tight parameters to come up with an iconic audio logo.
21 min