Twenty Thousand Hertz
The stories behind the world’s most iconic and fascinating sounds.
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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
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Being Dallas Taylor: Meeting my name twins
What’s in a name?
40 min
78
Sul Sul! Behind the gibberish language of The Sims
The secrets of Simlish, the gibberish language of The Sims.
25 min
79
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
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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
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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
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Creature Speakers: The art of voicing monsters
How do you voice over 200 monsters?
26 min
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How blind gamers are changing the world of vide...
The ins and outs of gaming without sight.
24 min
85
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
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Sonic Bubbles: Escaping noise, but at what cost?
Self-control through sound control.
24 min
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Domestic Symphony: Why your dryer has a theme song
What happens when dryers and dishwashers get the sound design treatment?
22 min
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The mysterious “Windsor Hum” is finally solved!
Cracking the case of a sonic mystery.
13 min
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The Buzzer: Are there secret spy messages on th...
Tuning in to spy radio.
31 min
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Stay Tuned: The new voices of the Looney Tunes
The new voices of the Looney Tunes.
25 min
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Inside the Foley Prop Room: Frozen, Jurassic Pa...
The secret tools of Foley Artists.
21 min
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The Art of Foley: Bringing Slimer & Batman to life
The secrets behind the subtle art of Foley.
20 min
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Leaky Pipeline: The fight that revolutionized c...
A story within a story about pioneering women in audio.
25 min
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Auditory Icons: Credit card beeps to driverless...
Why are some device sounds pleasing, while others stress us out?
16 min
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Progression Obsession: Pop music’s most used ch...
From Pachelbel's Canon, to the Ice Cream Changes, to the Four Chords, we examine the most-used chord changes in pop music.
25 min
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SM7: The mic that shaped sound and culture
How the Shure SM7 became one of the most game-changing vocal microphones of all time.
22 min
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The Sound of Minecraft: A melancholy masterpiec...
Crafting the music and sounds of Minecraft.
24 min
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20th Century Fox Fanfare: A family legacy
The history and future of the 20th Century Fox fanfare.
24 min
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Sonic Weapons: How “sound cannons” are used for...
What happens when you get hit with a “sound cannon?”
20 min