Twenty Thousand Hertz

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

Design
Arts
Music Commentary
26
Zelda: Tones of the Kingdom
Hey! Listen!
28 min
27
Zelda: A Beep to the Past
It's dangerous to groove alone.
21 min
28
From Cylinders to Streaming
New format, who dis?
28 min
29
Seventh-Inning Stretch
Just to cheer up the boys she knew, she made the gang sing this song…
31 min
30
Vocal Stratosphere
You have to sound bad in order to sound good.
34 min
31
Songbugs
Cricket good.
25 min
32
Breathe Deep
Embracing imperfection.
41 min
33
The Spatial Race
Stereo killed the monaural star.
31 min
34
Found In Translation
Pardon my tartle.
19 min
35
Insurance Jingles... Why?
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
34 min
36
Soundalikes
Hanks for listening.
27 min
37
Golden
Finding solitude in chaos.
31 min
38
Recalculating
Head South.
29 min
39
Endless Hertz
Stop, hey, what’s that sound?
50 min
40
Synth War II: Digital Doom
A new foe has appeared!
22 min
41
Synth War
Round one. Fight!
23 min
42
A Thousand Words
Do you see what I hear?
27 min
43
The Booj Strikes Back
How to turn your trailers up to 11.
24 min
44
1-900-20K-HRTZ
The rise and fall of 900 numbers.
34 min
45
Tokyo Rose
How a Japanese-American radio host became one of the most despised voices of World War II.
24 min
46
TikTalk
Meet the voices of TikTok.
28 min
47
Ted Lasso's Dark Forest
The winning sound design behind Ted Lasso.
30 min
48
Handbook for Sonic Happiness
Practical tips for making your world sound better so that you feel better.
42 min
49
Shock Horror (A)
Dun dun duuun!
27 min
50
Sleight of Ear
Dallas reveals the tricks of the trade.
24 min