Twenty Thousand Hertz
The stories behind the world’s most iconic and fascinating sounds.
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The Price is Right: The drama behind TV’s catch...
The story behind one of the most recognizable TV show themes ever.
18 min
152
The Loudness War: Can streaming finally end it?
We take a deep dive into the Loudness War, and look for signs of hope in the modern age.
32 min
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The [COMPRESSED] history of music mastering
A look at the mystical art of mastering from its analog beginnings to the digital world of today.
27 min
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You’ve Got Mail: The voice behind AOL
The most recognizable 3 words of the early internet age + the birth of a whole new musical instrument.
20 min
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From Spinal Tap to The Simpsons: Voice acting w...
How to find your voice.
18 min
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Hear Here: The messy history of architectural a...
The story of how acoustics changed our history, and how we might use it to better our world today.
19 min
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What makes Stradivarius violins so special?
The story behind the most valuable violins in the world.
22 min
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808: The drum machine that changed music forever
The story of the drum machine that (accidentally) changed music forever.
23 min
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Soundmarks: AT&T, United Airlines, and inventiv...
How sonic branding shapes a brand.
26 min
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Deaf Gain: The promise and controversy of cochl...
The story of how a revolutionary implant sparked a human rights movement.
22 min
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Plants That Listen (and some that sing)
For plants and the people who love them.
20 min
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Sonic Illusions: Can you really trust your ears?
Our hearing can be deceiving.
20 min
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Mother of Dragons(sounds): Game of Thrones’ bit...
Hear from the sound designer who gave a voice to the dragons, direwolves, white walkers, and more in Game of Thrones.
19 min
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Sound Escapes: Nature’s untouched soundtrack
Sound Tracker Gordon Hempton gives us a masterclass on how to listen.
28 min
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The Voyager Golden Record: Humanity’s message t...
The most epic album of all time isn’t even on Earth. It’s over 11 billion miles away.
31 min
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Bird Translation Guide: Decoding Tweets, Hoots,...
The story of how birdbrains produce the most complex sounds in the natural world.
24 min
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Phone Tones: The hidden language of phone numbe...
The touch tone sounds from our phones might be slowly going extinct.
22 min
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The Booj: The secret sound formula behind block...
The story of the sounds you always hear in movie trailers, but never noticed... until now.
22 min
169
Dining on Decibels: Why are restaurants so noisy?
The story behind how restaurants became so darn loud.
21 min
170
Do Not Disturb: The unseen impacts of alarms an...
The story of how alarms and alerts came to rule, and endanger, our lives.
24 min
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Blue! 42! How helmet radio changed the NFL
How headsets revolutionized American football.
23 min
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Silence: Dispatches from the quietest place on ...
Dallas is locked into an anechoic chamber to experience how our brains process complete silence.
21 min
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A sonic journey through the Solar System
A completely remixed version of our favorite episode, where we explore what other plants sound like.
19 min
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Boots ’n Cats: The scientific secrets of beatbo...
The evolution & science of beatboxing.
21 min
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Being George Clooney: Dubbing Hollywood celebri...
Explore how Hollywood films are adapted for foreign languages.
30 min