Twenty Thousand Hertz
The stories behind the world’s most iconic and fascinating sounds.
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Breathe: My Unexpected Journey
A story from Dallas’ former life.
32 min
77
Relearning Boléro: How our brains rewrite the s...
Can we really trust our ears?
38 min
78
Ghosts in the Hit Machine: The secrets of music...
Inside the secretive world of ghostwriting and ghost producing.
27 min
79
Why Windows Got Rid of Startup Sounds
The death and rebirth of the Windows startup sound.
31 min
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Ta-da! The history of Windows’ classic startup ...
Start me up.
26 min
81
The Waterphone: Hollywood’s spookiest sound effect
The sound that haunts Hollywood.
24 min
82
Mind the Gap: NYC & London’s iconic transit voices
Stand clear of the closing doors, please.
32 min
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Hidden Hitmakers: The unsung heroes behind pop’...
Who writes the hits for the pop stars?
30 min
84
Happy Little Episode: The soothing voice of Bob...
How a soft-spoken, poofy-haired painter changed the world, one gentle word at a time.
41 min
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Pirate Radio: Britain’s AM rebels of the ’60s
How a group of scrappy radio pirates changed the course of music history.
33 min
86
Being Dallas Taylor: Meeting my name twins
What’s in a name?
40 min
87
Sul Sul! Behind the gibberish language of The Sims
The secrets of Simlish, the gibberish language of The Sims.
25 min
88
Aural Exam: Guess That Sound! w/ Underunderstood
The hosts of Underunderstood go head to head in our annual Mystery Sound game.
37 min
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The Static Angel: How HBO perfected its sonic i...
How HBO reconciled its analog past with its digital future.
25 min
90
It’s Not TV: Behind HBO’s legendary sounds
How HBO crafted two of the most iconic pieces of sonic branding in history.
23 min
91
One simple trick scientists say will stop snoring
If you live with a snorer, it can be tricky to roll out of bed after a night of little sleep.
40 min
92
Creature Speakers: The art of voicing monsters
How do you voice over 200 monsters?
26 min
93
How blind gamers are changing the world of vide...
The ins and outs of gaming without sight.
24 min
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Sports Without Sight: The sound-driven world of...
Keep your ears on the ball.
21 min
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Sound Cinema: Experiencing film through audio d...
Hearing is believing.
27 min
96
Sonic Bubbles: Escaping noise, but at what cost?
Self-control through sound control.
24 min
97
Domestic Symphony: Why your dryer has a theme song
What happens when dryers and dishwashers get the sound design treatment?
22 min
98
The mysterious “Windsor Hum” is finally solved!
Cracking the case of a sonic mystery.
13 min
99
The Buzzer: Are there secret spy messages on th...
Tuning in to spy radio.
31 min
100
Stay Tuned: The new voices of the Looney Tunes
The new voices of the Looney Tunes.
25 min