Twenty Thousand Hertz

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

Design
Arts
Music Commentary
126
Soundmarks®
How sonic branding shapes a brand.
26 min
127
Deaf Gain
The story of how a revolutionary implant sparked a human rights movement.
22 min
128
Plants that Sing
For plants and the people who love them.
20 min
129
Sonic Illusions
Our hearing can be deceiving.
20 min
130
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
131
Sound Escapes
Sound Tracker Gordon Hempton gives us a masterclass on how to listen.
28 min
132
Voyager Golden Record
The most epic album of all time isn’t even on Earth. It’s over 11 billion miles away.
31 min
133
Birdsong
The story of how birdbrains produce the most complex sounds in the natural world.
24 min
134
Phone Tones
The touch tone sounds from our phones might be slowly going extinct.
22 min
135
The Booj
The story of the sounds you always hear in movie trailers, but never noticed... until now.
22 min
136
Dining on Decibels
The story behind how restaurants became so darn loud.
21 min
137
Do Not Disturb
The story of how alarms and alerts came to rule, and endanger, our lives.
24 min
138
Blue! 42!
How headsets revolutionized American football.
23 min
139
Silence
Dallas is locked into an anechoic chamber to experience how our brains process complete silence.
21 min
140
Space Remix
A completely remixed version of our favorite episode, where we explore what other plants sound like.
19 min
141
Boots 'n Cats
The evolution & science of beatboxing.
21 min
142
Being George Clooney
Explore how Hollywood films are adapted for foreign languages.
30 min
143
Xbox Startup Sound
How the designers of the Xbox startup sounds overcame tight parameters to come up with an iconic audio logo.
21 min
144
Theater for the Mind
The stories behind the golden age of sci-fi and horror radio dramas.
29 min
145
The Theremin
The story behind this infamous, spooky-sounding instrument.
25 min
146
Classic Cartoon Sound Effects!
How were old cartoon sounds made, and how did they become so iconic?
27 min
147
Twenty Thousand Hertz
A behind the scenes look at the inspiration and creation of Twenty Thousand Hertz.
31 min
148
Jingles
What is the story behind these unforgettable earworms?
28 min
149
Sonic Branding
The story behind audio logos and what makes them so powerful.
24 min
150
Loop Groups
We go behind the scene with the actors responsible for bringing your TV and film backgrounds to life.
25 min