Twenty Thousand Hertz
The stories behind the world’s most iconic and fascinating sounds.
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Cat Translation Guide: Decoding Meows, Purrs, &...
How to decode your cat’s meows, chirrups, and chitters.
36 min
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The Voices of Bluey w/ Uncle Stripe
The voices and real-life inspiration behind the hit series.
25 min
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The Organic Sound of Bluey w/ Sound Designer Da...
The organic sound design of the hit series.
27 min
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"Blah, blah, blah" and the Ungooglable Phrase
A linguistic deep dive into nonsensical phrases.
24 min
30
Lofi Girl: The story behind 📚 beats to relax/st...
How Lofi became the go-to genre for studying and relaxing.
28 min
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How Doctors Listen: A sonic journey through the...
What sound can tell doctors about our health.
23 min
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The Sound of Apple: Marimbas, Radars & Reflections
The design genius behind Apple’s ringtones, alarms, and more.
23 min
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The Sound of Apple: Tritones, Chords & Origins
The design secrets behind Apple’s iconic sounds.
24 min
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Listener Stories: Auditory hallucinations & fam...
A collection of six audience tales.
20 min
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The dark history of nursery rhymes
Once you listen, you’ll never hear nursery rhymes the same way again.
41 min
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Sounds of the Deep: Mysteries and threats benea...
The mysteries of aquatic sound, and the fight against underwater noise pollution.
22 min
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Boom Bling: TikTok's sonic guerrilla marketing
The dog bark was a mistake.
20 min
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Mixing Seth Meyers: Behind the sound of late ni...
Mixing Seth Meyers
24 min
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Untranslatable Words: Guess That Meaning!
Je ne say what?
26 min
40
Inside Hans Zimmer’s Remote Control Studios
Bringing an alien world to life through sound.
44 min
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Hidden Sounds of America: NYC Hum & Underground...
You’ve gotta hear it to believe it.
25 min
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All About That Bass: How pop became obsessed wi...
It’s time to bass the music.
24 min
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Industrial Musicals: The Golden Age of corporat...
A hidden world of showbiz…
28 min
44
Into the Huluverse: The sonic evolution of Hulu
Take Me There.
23 min
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Welcome to Twenty Thousand Hertz
A lovingly-crafted podcast about the amazing world of sound.
2 min
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Tournament of Champions: Guess That Sound! w/ p...
Simply ear-resistible.
43 min
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Tune Tech: Distortion, sequencers, Auto-Tune, a...
Tech on me.
25 min
48
Headphone Handbook: How to pick your perfect pair
Check your head(phones).
23 min
49
Sounds That Sell: How companies entice us with ...
How brands use sound to make the invisible visible.
20 min
50
Auto-Tone: What will cars sound like in the fut...
AVAS, ye matey.
22 min