Twenty Thousand Hertz

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

Design
Arts
Music Commentary
1
"blah, blah, blah..."
A linguistic deep dive into nonsensical phrases.
24 min
2
Lofi Girl
How Lofi became the go-to genre for studying and relaxing.
28 min
3
Sonic Diagnosis
What sound can tell doctors about our health.
23 min
4
The Sound of Apple 2.0
The design genius behind Apple’s ringtones, alarms, and more.
23 min
5
The Sound of Apple 1.0
The design secrets behind Apple’s iconic sounds.
24 min
6
Listener Stories
A collection of six audience tales.
20 min
7
Nursery Rhymes
Once you listen, you’ll never hear nursery rhymes the same way again.
41 min
8
Silent Sea
The mysteries of aquatic sound, and the fight against underwater noise pollution.
22 min
9
TikTok’s Boom-Bling
The dog bark was a mistake.
20 min
10
Late Night
Mixing Seth Meyers
24 min
11
Untranslatable Words
Je ne say what?
26 min
12
Hans Zimmer's Remote Control
Bringing an alien world to life through sound.
44 min
13
Aural Obscura
You’ve gotta hear it to believe it.
25 min
14
All About That Bass
It’s time to bass the music.
24 min
15
Industrial Musicals
A hidden world of showbiz…
28 min
16
Into the Huluverse
Take Me There.
23 min
17
Welcome to Twenty Thousand Hertz
A lovingly-crafted podcast about the amazing world of sound.
2 min
18
Tournament of Champions
Simply ear-resistible.
43 min
19
Tune Tech
Tech on me.
25 min
20
Headphone Handbook
Check your head(phones).
23 min
21
Sounds That Sell
How brands use sound to make the invisible visible.
20 min
22
Auto-Tone
AVAS, ye matey.
22 min
23
Wilhelm Screamix
aaAAAAgghh!
19 min
24
Subtitles: On
We'll fix it in post.
27 min
25
Mangini's Moments
Sandworms and gremlins and bees, oh my!
23 min