Twenty Thousand Hertz
The stories behind the world’s most iconic and fascinating sounds.
1
The Secret Soundtracks of Movies & TV
The vintage grooves behind modern hits.
42 min
2
Inside Disney Imagineering's Secret Sound Labs
The sonic secrets of Disney Imagineers.
23 min
3
He's Mixed SNL for 40 Years (His Final Night)
Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night!
33 min
4
The Nursery Rhyme That Ruined a Rock Band
30 min
5
Sound Off (Gold): Transit Tunes & Childhood Chimes
The winning stories from our listener-produced Sound Off competition.
25 min
6
Yahoo! The Yodel Heard Around the World
How a cowboy’s yodel became Yahoo’s signature sound.
23 min
7
Super Mario Bros: Koji Kondo’s 8-Bit Masterpiece
30 min
8
Sound Off (Silver): Pinball Pings & Airport Aco...
The second collection of listener-produced stories from our Sound Off competition.
27 min
9
Mixing Madison Square Garden for Vulfpeck’s Big...
Behind the faders at a legendary music venue.
36 min
10
The Music of Jeopardy! From a Lullaby to $100,0...
The evolution of Jeopardy’s unforgettable theme song.
22 min
11
Sound Off (Bronze): Siren Calls & Medical Melodies
The first collection of listener-produced stories from our Sound Off competition.
28 min
12
I interviewed 5 other Dallas Taylors and things...
An odyssey into the power of names.
41 min
13
Mix Notes: Dumb Farts, Alien Crickets & Junkyar...
Hollywood’s sound masters share their best sonic stories.
26 min
14
The Deaf Composer: How Beethoven wrote music he...
The fact and fiction around one of the greatest composers in history.
26 min
15
The Sonic Brand Makeover We Didn’t Know We Needed
How Switched on Pop changed their theme music after 400 episodes.
39 min
16
Inside Apple: Sonic Accessibility
How accessible design benefits everyone.
30 min
17
“In a World…” The epic evolution of movie trailers
The trends and tropes of movie marketing.
21 min
18
“The Autumn, She’s Been Hit!” The wish that cha...
The incredible story behind a single line of dialogue in Halo.
41 min
19
Solar Symphony: Listening to the Sun’s hidden “...
Hearing the universe through data sonification.
32 min
20
Speaker Terror Upper: When Bass Tapes shook the...
The rise and fall of the Boom Car phenomenon.
26 min
21
Radio Station Jingles: 80 Years of Earworms
How to keep radio listeners hooked.
32 min
22
Sound Pro Smackdown: Guess That Sound! w/ 3 ind...
Three audio pros go head to head in our annual Mystery Sound game.
41 min
23
Dog Translation Guide: Decoding Barks, Howls, &...
How to decode your dog’s barks, growls, and wags.
37 min
24
Cat Translation Guide: Decoding Meows, Purrs, &...
How to decode your cat’s meows, chirrups, and chitters.
36 min
25
The Voices of Bluey w/ Uncle Stripe
The voices and real-life inspiration behind the hit series.
25 min